Marcus Wesley Wilkins is an American football

American football

American football is a sport played between two teams of eleven with the objective of scoring points by advancing the ball into the opposing team's end zone. Known in the United States simply as football, it may also be referred to informally as gridiron football. The ball can be advanced by...

 linebacker

Linebacker

A linebacker is a position in American football that was invented by football coach Fielding H. Yost of the University of Michigan. Linebackers are members of the defensive team, and line up approximately three to five yards behind the line of scrimmage, behind the defensive linemen...

 who is currently a free agent

Free agent

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. He was originally signed by the Green Bay Packers

Green Bay Packers

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 as an undrafted free agent in 2002. He played college football

College football

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 at Texas

Texas Longhorns football

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.

Early years

Wilkins attended Westwood High School

Westwood High School (Austin, Texas)

Westwood High School is a public high school in Anderson Mill, Austin, Texas, United States, and is part of the Round Rock Independent School District. It is located approximately 17 miles north of downtown Austin and 12 miles west of downtown Round Rock, Texas...

 in Austin, Texas

Austin, Texas

Austin is the capital city of the U.S. state of :Texas and the seat of Travis County. Located in Central Texas on the eastern edge of the American Southwest, it is the fourth-largest city in Texas and the 14th most populous city in the United States. It was the third-fastest-growing large city in...

and was a student and a three year starter in football. He played Linebacker moving to strong safety in his senior year. His mother is Gigi Bryant.

College career

Wilkins attended the University of Texas and was a four-year letterman in football.

External links

• Green Bay Packers bio