As a senior at Pinole Valley High School in Pinole, California, Maxwell caught 42 passes for 866 yards (20.61 yards per reception average) and 13 touchdowns alongside teammate Jack Chu who was devastated with a shoulder injury.
College career
Maxwell attended Diablo Valley College before attending the University of Oregon. As a sophomore at Diablo Valley Junior College, he received 40 passes for 601 yards (15.04 yards per reception avg.), and won first-team All-Golden Gate Conference honors. At the University of Oregon, he received 36 passes for 401 yards (11.1 yards per reception avg.), and two touchdowns. He was a sociology major.
Professional career
San Francisco 49ers
He was drafted by the 49ers in the seventh round (223rd overall) in the 2005 NFL Draft. He was released by the 49ers on September 2, 2006. On September 26, 2006, he was again signed to the practice squad of the 49ers. He was allocated to the Hamburg Sea Devils of NFL Europa for the 2007 season where he led his team, and won World Bowl XV scoring the last touchdown in NFL Europe history. Maxwell failed to make it out of the 49ers training camp in 2007.
Cincinnati Bengals
On October 4, 2007, he was signed to the practice squad of the Cincinnati Bengals, and elevated to the active roster. He went appeared in five games for the Bengals that year, catching one pass for five yards.
Maxwell suffered a groin injury after practice during the 2008 training camp and was placed on season-ending injured reserve on August 22. He had stayed after practice to run what he called "the 9 route" and suffered an injury to his groin when leaping too far for a ball. He was released on October 15.
Baltimore Ravens
Maxwell was signed by the Baltimore Ravens on November 11, 2008. He did not appear in any games with the team that season and was placed on injured reserve on December 31.
Though he was non-tendered as a restricted free agent in the 2009 offseason, Maxwell was re-signed by the Ravens on March 2, 2009. He was waived on May 18.
marcus, maxwell, marcus, james, maxwell, born, july, 1983, former, american, football, wide, receiver, drafted, francisco, 49ers, seventh, round, 2005, draft, played, college, football, oregon, maxwell, with, hamburg, devils, europano, 19position, wide, receiv. Marcus James Maxwell born July 8 1983 is a former American football wide receiver He was drafted by the San Francisco 49ers in the seventh round of the 2005 NFL Draft He played college football at Oregon Marcus MaxwellMaxwell 19 with the Hamburg Sea Devils of NFL EuropaNo 13 19Position Wide receiverPersonal informationBorn 1983 07 08 July 8 1983 age 39 Berkeley CaliforniaHeight 6 ft 3 in 1 91 m Weight 210 lb 95 kg Career informationHigh school Pinole CA ValleyCollege OregonNFL Draft 2005 Round 7 Pick 223Career historySan Francisco 49ers 2005 2006 Hamburg Sea Devils 2007 Cincinnati Bengals 2007 2008 Baltimore Ravens 2008 Tampa Bay Buccaneers 2009 Florida Tuskers 2009 Seattle Seahawks 2010 Sacramento Mountain Lions 2010 2011 Offseason and or practice squad member onlyCareer highlights and awardsAll NFL Europa 2007 World Bowl champion XV Career NFL statisticsReceptions 1Receiving yards 5Receiving touchdowns 0Player stats at NFL comMaxwell was also a member of the Hamburg Sea Devils Cincinnati Bengals Baltimore Ravens Tampa Bay Buccaneers Florida Tuskers and Seattle Seahawks Contents 1 Early years 2 College career 3 Professional career 3 1 San Francisco 49ers 3 2 Cincinnati Bengals 3 3 Baltimore Ravens 3 4 Tampa Bay Buccaneers 3 5 Seattle Seahawks 3 6 Sacramento Mountain Lions 4 References 5 External linksEarly years EditAs a senior at Pinole Valley High School in Pinole California Maxwell caught 42 passes for 866 yards 20 61 yards per reception average and 13 touchdowns alongside teammate Jack Chu who was devastated with a shoulder injury College career EditMaxwell attended Diablo Valley College before attending the University of Oregon As a sophomore at Diablo Valley Junior College he received 40 passes for 601 yards 15 04 yards per reception avg and won first team All Golden Gate Conference honors At the University of Oregon he received 36 passes for 401 yards 11 1 yards per reception avg and two touchdowns He was a sociology major Professional career EditSan Francisco 49ers Edit He was drafted by the 49ers in the seventh round 223rd overall in the 2005 NFL Draft He was released by the 49ers on September 2 2006 On September 26 2006 he was again signed to the practice squad of the 49ers He was allocated to the Hamburg Sea Devils of NFL Europa for the 2007 season where he led his team and won World Bowl XV scoring the last touchdown in NFL Europe history Maxwell failed to make it out of the 49ers training camp in 2007 Cincinnati Bengals Edit On October 4 2007 he was signed to the practice squad of the Cincinnati Bengals and elevated to the active roster He went appeared in five games for the Bengals that year catching one pass for five yards Maxwell suffered a groin injury after practice during the 2008 training camp and was placed on season ending injured reserve on August 22 He had stayed after practice to run what he called the 9 route and suffered an injury to his groin when leaping too far for a ball He was released on October 15 Baltimore Ravens Edit Maxwell was signed by the Baltimore Ravens on November 11 2008 He did not appear in any games with the team that season and was placed on injured reserve on December 31 Though he was non tendered as a restricted free agent in the 2009 offseason Maxwell was re signed by the Ravens on March 2 2009 He was waived on May 18 Tampa Bay Buccaneers Edit Maxwell was signed by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on August 17 2009 after punter Josh Bidwell was placed on injured reserve Seattle Seahawks Edit Maxwell signed with the Seattle Seahawks on May 18 2010 He was waived injured on August 10 Sacramento Mountain Lions Edit Maxwell was signed by the Sacramento Mountain Lions on September 28 2010 References EditExternal links EditJust Sports Stats Oregon Ducks bio Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Marcus Maxwell amp oldid 1104727152, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
