Morris was born on May 29, 1985, in Orlando, Florida, to Marcia Morris. He played high school football, basketball and baseball at Jones High School in Orlando. In basketball, he averaged nine points per game and 10 rebounds per game. While in football he ended up being named the offensive player of the year after throwing for 1,179 yards with 14 touchdowns in his senior year.[1]
Morris was assigned to the Arkansas Twisters on December 15, 2008, along with ex-Florida State quarterback, Xavier Lee.[4] In the first round of the 2009 af2 season playoffs, Morris fumbled against the Boise Burn which was returned 32 yards for a touchdown. Arkansas ended up losing the game, 77–36.[5]
Bernard Morris signed with the expansion Pittsburgh Power of the AFL on September 27, 2010. He made his starting debut March 11, 2011, against the Philadelphia Soul. He was placed on injured reserve March 20 with a sore arm.
Jacksonville Sharksedit
On March 23, 2012, Morris re-signed with the Sharks for the 2012 AFL season.[7]
On October 14, 2016, Morris's rights were acquired by the Washington Valor during the dispersal draft.[9] He was placed on refused to report on March 15, 2017, and activated from refused to report on March 21, 2017.[10]
Monterrey Steeledit
Morris signed with the Monterrey Steel of the National Arena League on May 24, 2017.[11] He played in 4 games for the Steel, completing 51 of 79 passes for 607 yards, 13 touchdowns, and 3 interceptions. He also rushed for 88 yards and 4 touchdowns.[12]
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For the Canadian ice hockey player see Bernie Morris Bernard Raphael Morris born May 29 1985 is a former American football quarterback He was signed as a street free agent by the Arkansas Twisters in 2009 He played college football for the Marshall Thundering Herd Bernard MorrisMorris in 2017No 5Position QuarterbackPersonal informationBorn 1985 05 29 May 29 1985 age 38 Orlando Florida U S Height 6 ft 4 in 1 93 m Weight 220 lb 100 kg Career informationHigh school Orlando FL JonesCollege MarshallUndrafted 2008Career historyArkansas Twisters 2009 Jacksonville Sharks 2010 Pittsburgh Power 2011 Jacksonville Sharks 2012 2013 Orlando Predators 2014 2016 Washington Valor 2017 Monterrey Steel 2017 Career Arena statisticsComp Att 1 145 1 834Passing yards 13 346TD INT 284 48QB rating 112 24Rushing TD 68Player stats at ArenaFan com Contents 1 Early years 2 College career 2 1 College career statistics 3 Professional career 3 1 Pre draft 3 2 Arkansas Twisters 3 3 Jacksonville Sharks 3 4 Pittsburgh Power 3 5 Jacksonville Sharks 3 6 Orlando Predators 3 7 Washington Valor 3 8 Monterrey Steel 3 9 AFL statistics 4 References 5 External linksEarly years editMorris was born on May 29 1985 in Orlando Florida to Marcia Morris He played high school football basketball and baseball at Jones High School in Orlando In basketball he averaged nine points per game and 10 rebounds per game While in football he ended up being named the offensive player of the year after throwing for 1 179 yards with 14 touchdowns in his senior year 1 College career editCollege career statistics edit Marshall Thundering Herd 2 Season Passing Rushing Comp Att Yards Pct TD Int QB rating Att Yards Avg TD 2004 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 21 4 2 0 2005 114 216 1 121 52 8 6 6 100 0 75 256 3 4 4 2006 116 188 1 346 61 7 8 12 123 1 82 324 4 0 2 2007 253 398 3 149 63 6 17 10 139 1 130 488 3 8 4 NCAA career totals 253 803 5 616 60 1 31 28 124 7 292 1 089 3 7 10Professional career editPre draft edit Morris was rated the 12th best quarterback in the 2008 NFL Draft by NFLDraftScout com 3 Pre draft measurables Height Weight 40 yard dash 10 yard split 20 yard split Vertical jump Broad jump Bench press 6 ft 3 in 1 91 m 223 lb 101 kg 4 68 s 1 68 s 2 81 s 24 1 2 in 0 62 m 9 ft 1 in 2 77 m 18 reps All values from NFL Combine 3 Arkansas Twisters edit Morris was assigned to the Arkansas Twisters on December 15 2008 along with ex Florida State quarterback Xavier Lee 4 In the first round of the 2009 af2 season playoffs Morris fumbled against the Boise Burn which was returned 32 yards for a touchdown Arkansas ended up losing the game 77 36 5 Jacksonville Sharks edit Following AF2 s ceasing of operations in September 2009 Morris signed with the Jacksonville Sharks of Arena Football League AFL on January 6 2010 6 Pittsburgh Power edit Bernard Morris signed with the expansion Pittsburgh Power of the AFL on September 27 2010 He made his starting debut March 11 2011 against the Philadelphia Soul He was placed on injured reserve March 20 with a sore arm Jacksonville Sharks edit On March 23 2012 Morris re signed with the Sharks for the 2012 AFL season 7 Orlando Predators edit On February 10 2014 Morris was traded to the Orlando Predators along with Matt Marcorelle and Trevis Turner for Aaron Garcia Morris announced his retirement on October 11 2016 8 Washington Valor edit On October 14 2016 Morris s rights were acquired by the Washington Valor during the dispersal draft 9 He was placed on refused to report on March 15 2017 and activated from refused to report on March 21 2017 10 Monterrey Steel edit Morris signed with the Monterrey Steel of the National Arena League on May 24 2017 11 He played in 4 games for the Steel completing 51 of 79 passes for 607 yards 13 touchdowns and 3 interceptions He also rushed for 88 yards and 4 touchdowns 12 AFL statistics edit Year Team Passing Rushing Cmp Att Pct Yds TD Int Rtg Att Yds TD 2010 Jacksonville 51 83 61 4 567 8 0 105 85 32 97 6 2011 Pittsburgh 216 346 62 4 2 428 55 9 112 09 49 302 4 2012 Jacksonville 217 350 62 0 2 427 59 14 105 56 67 275 10 2013 Jacksonville 257 394 65 2 2 742 55 9 110 82 74 302 11 2014 Orlando 157 242 64 9 2 191 47 6 123 12 57 283 12 2015 Orlando 136 241 56 4 1 687 32 7 99 37 55 272 15 2016 Orlando 107 174 61 5 1 249 27 3 114 85 38 161 8 2017 Washington 4 4 100 0 55 1 0 158 33 6 13 2 Career 1 145 1 834 62 4 13 346 284 48 112 24 378 1 705 68 Stats from ArenaFan 13 References edit Bernard Morris Marshall University Archived from the original on July 8 2011 Retrieved January 9 2010 Bernard Morris www sports reference com Sports Reference LLC Archived from the original on August 4 2014 Retrieved July 24 2014 a b Bernard Morris nfldraftscout com Retrieved August 29 2016 Harris Jim December 15 2008 Arena Football s Suspension Won t Affect Twisters President Says ArkansasSports360 com Retrieved January 9 2010 Wayne Jeremy August 1 2009 Burn Torch Twisters In First Round Playoff KMVT com Archived from the original on February 29 2012 Retrieved January 9 2010 Sharks Bolster Roster With NFL Talent oursportscentral com January 6 2010 Retrieved January 9 2010 Sharks Assigned Three from 2012 Squad Arena Football League October 24 2012 Archived from the original on October 27 2012 Retrieved October 29 2012 Gower Jimmy October 12 2016 Bernard Morris Announces Retirement insidethearena org Archived from the original on October 20 2016 Retrieved October 19 2016 AFL Holds Dispersal Draft arenafootball com October 14 2016 Archived from the original on October 15 2016 Retrieved October 15 2016 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint bot original URL status unknown link Transactions afldigital com Archived from the original on March 22 2017 Retrieved March 22 2017 Bernard Morris Signs with Monterrey Steel nationalarenaleague com Archived from the original on May 27 2017 Retrieved May 30 2017 Monterrey Steel thestatguys com Archived from the original on June 2 2021 Retrieved June 28 2017 Bernard Morris arenafan com Retrieved July 19 2017 External links editJacksonville Sharks bio Marshall Thundering Herd bio postgazette com Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Bernard Morris amp oldid 1204816706, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
