32 Facts About Marcus Sherels

Marcus John Sherels was born on September 30,1987 and is a former American football cornerback and return specialist.

Marcus Sherels played college football at Minnesota, and was signed by the Vikings as an undrafted free agent in 2010.

Primarily known as a return specialist, Sherels is tied for first in Vikings franchise history with a 10.4 yard career punt return average and holds the franchise record with 5 career punt return touchdowns.

Marcus Sherels was a member of the New Orleans Saints and Miami Dolphins.

Marcus Sherels went to Franklin Elementary School, then John Marshall High School in Rochester, Minnesota.

Marcus Sherels excelled on the basketball team, earning all-conference honors after leading his team to the sectional semifinals, where they lost to Hastings.

Marcus Sherels played for the Minnesota Golden Gophers, earning a scholarship after initially joining the football program as a walk-on.

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Marcus Sherels ran a 4.37 and 4.39-second in the 40-yard dash and recorded a 40-inch vertical jump at his Pro Day.

Marcus Sherels was signed as an undrafted free agent by the Minnesota Vikings in the 2010 preseason after a strong performance in the Vikings rookie camp, where he participated on a tryout basis.

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Marcus Sherels holds the Vikings record with 5 career punt return touchdowns after he passed career marks of 2 previously held by Mewelde Moore and David Palmer.

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Marcus Sherels holds the team record with 5 career punt returns of more than 50 yards.

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Marcus Sherels was waived by the Vikings on September 4,2010, and then signed to the practice squad on September 6.

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Marcus Sherels spent 15 weeks on the Vikings' practice squad and was activated for the final game of the season against the Detroit Lions.

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On January 1,2011, Marcus Sherels was elevated to the active 53-man squad after safety Madieu Williams was placed on injured reserve.

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Marcus Sherels was moved from his habitual special teams role to start 3 games as a nickel cornerback as injuries took their toll on the Vikings secondary, but he still handled all punt return duties and was tied for second on the team with 16 kickoff returns, only behind Percy Harvin.

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Marcus Sherels recorded the Vikings' longest punt return of season with a 53-yarder in Week 3 against the Lions and the third-longest kickoff return with a 78-yarder against the Panthers in Week 8.

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In 2012, Marcus Sherels handled all punt return duties and tied for the team-lead again with Percy Harvin in kickoff returns with 16.

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Marcus Sherels ranked seventh in the NFC in punt return average at 9.0 yards per return.

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Marcus Sherels had a pair of 8-tackle games during the season, at Dallas in Week 9 and at Cincinnati in Week 16.

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Marcus Sherels started at cornerback for the NFL International Series game celebrated in London, England, against the Pittsburgh Steelers that resulted in the Vikings first win of the season.

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Marcus Sherels tied for sixth in the NFL and third in the NFC in punt return average with 11.0 per attempt.

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On November 4,2015, Marcus Sherels was named the NFC Special-Teams Player of the week for the first time in regards to his Week 9 65-yard punt-return for a touchdown against the Chicago Bears that helped break an 8-game losing streak at Soldier Field.

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Marcus Sherels ranked fifth on the team with 8 special teams tackles.

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Marcus Sherels deflected a pass intended to Kelvin Benjamin late in the game.

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Marcus Sherels's return was seventh longest in team history, and he moved into second place among Vikings in punt return yards with 1,688, trailing only Leo Lewis, who had 1,812 in 11 seasons.