Marquise Copeland (born May 9, 1997) is an American football defensive end who is a free agent. He was signed by the Los Angeles Rams as an undrafted free agent in 2019 following his college football career at Cincinnati.
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| Born: | May 9, 1997 Cleveland, Ohio, U.S. | ||||
| Height: | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||||
| Weight: | 287 lb (130 kg) | ||||
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| High school: | Bedford (OH) | ||||
| College: | Cincinnati | ||||
| Position: | Defensive end | ||||
| Undrafted: | 2019 | ||||
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Professional career
| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | |
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| 6 ft 2+1⁄8 in (1.88 m) | 281 lb (127 kg) | 32 in (0.81 m) | 9+3⁄8 in (0.24 m) | 5.00 s | 1.82 s | 2.93 s | 4.84 s | 7.50 s | 30.5 in (0.77 m) | 9 ft 2 in (2.79 m) | 26 reps | |
| All values from Pro Day[1] | ||||||||||||
Copeland signed with the Los Angeles Rams as an undrafted free agent following the 2019 NFL Draft on May 14, 2019.[2] He was waived during final roster cuts on August 31, 2019,[3] and signed to the team's practice squad the next day.[4]
Copeland was signed to a reserve/futures contract with the Rams on January 9, 2020.[5] He was waived during final roster cuts on September 5, 2020,[6] and signed to the team's practice squad the next day.[7] He was elevated to the active roster on September 12 for the week 1 game against the Dallas Cowboys, and then reverted to the team's practice squad following the game.[8] He was placed on the practice squad/COVID-19 list by the team on December 22, 2020,[9] and restored to the practice squad on December 26.[10] On January 18, 2021, Copeland signed a reserve/futures contract with the Rams.[11]
On August 31, 2021, Copeland was waived by the Rams and re-signed to the practice squad the next day.[12] He was promoted to the active roster on November 26, 2021. Copeland became a Super Bowl champion when the Rams defeated the Cincinnati Bengals.[13]
On March 27, 2023, Copeland re-signed with the Rams.[14] He was waived on August 29, 2023 and re-signed to the practice squad.[15][16] He was not signed to a reserve/future contract after the season and thus became a free agent when his practice squad contract expired.[17]