Marcus Dwayne Tubbs was born on May 16,1981 and is an American former professional football player who was a defensive tackle for three seasons with Seattle Seahawks of the National Football League.
12 Facts About Marcus Tubbs
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Marcus Tubbs played as a backup right tackle for the Seahawks in Super Bowl XL, after being selected by them 23rd overall in the 2004 NFL draft.
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Marcus Tubbs was an All-Big 12 conference player playing college football for the Texas Longhorns, with whom he later served as the director of football operations.
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Marcus Tubbs earned first-team All-District honors in his senior year, when he had 28 catches for 353 yards and two touchdowns.
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Marcus Tubbs was a starter for his basketball team for 3 years in a row.
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At Texas, Marcus Tubbs moved to the defensive line and became two-time All-Big 12 defensive tackle including first-team honors as a senior in 2003 when he was a team captain.
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Marcus Tubbs played in 48 games, starting 37 games of them and finished his college career with 205 tackles and 19.5 sacks.
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Marcus Tubbs forced 2 fumbles and 12 of his tackles caused a loss of yardage.
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Marcus Tubbs was selected by Seattle Seahawks in the first round of the 2004 NFL draft and was then with the team for four injury-plagued years.
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Marcus Tubbs recorded twenty-seven solo tackles, thirteen assisted tackles, 6 sacks and 2 forced fumbles.
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In 2006, after playing in 5 games, Marcus Tubbs was placed on injured reserve with a knee injury that required microfracture surgery.
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In 2009, Marcus Tubbs returned to Texas where he spent eight years on the football teams support staff, first as a football operations intern.