Markus Zusevics

Markus Zusevics (Latvian: Markus Zuševics; born April 25, 1989) is an American football offensive tackle who is currently a free agent. He played college football for Iowa from 2009 to 2011. He is of Latvian descent.[1]

Markus Zusevics
Personal information
Born: (1989-04-25) April 25, 1989
Height:6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Weight:300 lb (136 kg)
Career information
College:Iowa
Position:Offensive tackle
Undrafted:2012
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career NFL statistics
Player stats at NFL.com

Early years

Zusevics graduated from Prospect High School in Illinois in 2007.[2]

Professional career

While bench pressing for the NFL Scouting Combine on February 24, 2012, Zusevics tore a pectoral muscle and missed most of the Combine workouts.[3]

New England Patriots

On May 10, 2012, he was signed as an undrafted free agent by the New England Patriots.[4] On August 26, 2013, he was placed on the injured reserve list and will miss the rest of the 2013 season.[5]

New York Jets

Zusevics was signed by the Jets on May 19, 2014 after trying out for the team during rookie minicamp.[6] He was released on August 23, 2014.[7]

References
  1. "Zusevics adds some new language to Iowa practices". Radioiowa.com. August 15, 2011. Retrieved January 21, 2012.
  2. "Markus Zusevics". ESPN.com. Retrieved January 21, 2012.
  3. "Report: Markus Zusevics injures pec". ESPN.com. February 25, 2012. Retrieved February 25, 2012.
  4. "Patriots Rookie Free Agents: Markus Zusevics, OT, Iowa". Patspulpit.com. April 28, 2012. Retrieved May 12, 2012.
  5. Hughes, Luke (August 26, 2013). "Patriots Release Kamar Aiken, Niko Koutouvides, Three Others, Re-Sign Two players". NESN.com. Retrieved September 4, 2013.
  6. Lange, Randy (May 19, 2014). "Jets Sign LB A.J. Edds, OL Markus Zusevics". New York Jets. Archived from the original on May 22, 2014. Retrieved May 20, 2014.
  7. Lange, Randy (August 23, 2014). "Jets Release Seven Players". New York Jets. Archived from the original on August 26, 2014. Retrieved August 24, 2014.
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