Mark Merrill
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| Position: | Linebacker |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | May 5, 1955 |
| Died: | April 12, 2018 (aged 62) |
| Height: | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) |
| Weight: | 237 lb (108 kg) |
| Career information | |
| College: | Minnesota |
| NFL draft: | 1978 / round: 2 / pick: 31 |
| Career history | |
| Stats at Pro Football Reference | |
Mark Merrill (born May 5, 1955 in Saint Paul, Minnesota-April 12, 2018) was a linebacker in the National Football League. 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.[1]
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- 1955 births
- Sportspeople 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
- Living people