American football player
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| Position: | Linebacker | ||||||
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| Born: | (1955-05-05)May 5, 1955 Hennepin County, Minnesota, U.S. | ||||||
| Died: | April 12, 2018(2018-04-12) (aged 62) New Brighton, Minnesota, U.S. | ||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | ||||||
| Weight: | 237 lb (108 kg) | ||||||
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| College: | Minnesota | ||||||
| NFL draft: | 1978 / round: 2 / pick: 31 | ||||||
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Mark Merrill (May 5, 1955 – April 12, 2018) was a linebacker in the National Football League (NFL). His parents are Verna Anderson Merrill and Walter Leo Kelly Merrill.
Career
Merrill was drafted in the second round of the 1978 NFL draft by the New York Jets and would split that season between the Jets and the Chicago Bears. After a season away from the NFL, he would spend the 1981 NFL season with the Denver Broncos before splitting the following year between the Broncos and the Green Bay Packers. He spent the next season with the Buffalo Bills before once again splitting the next seasons, this time between the Bills and the Los Angeles Raiders.
He played at the collegiate level at the University of Minnesota.
See also
References
- "1978 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 17, 2024.
- "Mark Merrill Stats, News and Video - LB". NFL.com.
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- 1955 births
- 2018 deaths
- Players of American football from Saint Paul, Minnesota
- New York Jets players
- Chicago Bears players
- Denver Broncos players
- Green Bay Packers players
- Buffalo Bills players
- Los Angeles Raiders players
- American football linebackers
- University of Minnesota alumni
- Minnesota Golden Gophers football players