19 Facts About Marcus Monk

Marcus Monk was born on April 26,1986 and is an American former professional football wide receiver and a former professional basketball player.

Marcus Monk was selected by the Chicago Bears in the seventh round of the 2008 NFL draft.

Marcus Monk is the older brother of basketball player Malik Monk.

Marcus Monk attended, East Poinsett County High School and was a 4.0 student and a letterman in football and basketball.

Marcus Monk was an All-State honoree in both sports, 2004 Mr Basketball of Arkansas as a senior, and was named the National Football Foundation's Scholar Athlete of the Year.

Marcus Monk led all SEC freshmen in receiving in 2004 and set a school record for receptions by a freshman with 37 catches, breaking Richard Smith's school record of 33.

Marcus Monk garnered Freshman All-SEC honors for catching 37 balls for 569 yards and six touchdowns.

Marcus Monk continued to improve in his sophomore season by catching 35 passes for a team-high 476 yards and seven touchdowns.

Marcus Monk broke a school record with 11 touchdown passes caught and averaged 19.2 yards per catch.

Marcus Monk helped Arkansas win the SEC West Division championship that year.

Marcus Monk was sidelined for most of his senior season due to an injury in the offseason that required two surgeries.

Marcus Monk still holds the Arkansas school record for career touchdown receptions, with 27.

Marcus Monk was selected in the seventh round of the 2008 NFL draft by the Chicago Bears.

Marcus Monk signed a four-year rookie deal with the Bears on May 31,2008.

Marcus Monk was signed by the Carolina Panthers on April 28,2009, after impressing scouts at Arkansas's pro day.

On November 18,2008, KARK 4 News in Little Rock, Arkansas reported that Marcus Monk was possibly coming back for his last semester to play college basketball for the Arkansas Razorbacks.

Marcus Monk was allowed to play as he had basketball eligibility remaining and was never a professional athlete in that sport.

Marcus Monk was officially removed from the roster on February 13,2009, by the University of Arkansas after several weeks of not dressing out for the team, for a suspected undisclosed NCAA rules infraction.

Marcus Monk signed with Hertener Lowen of the German ProB league in 2010.