Marcel Reece
{{Short description|American football player and executive (born 1985)}}
{{Use American English|date=February 2023}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox NFL biography
| name = Marcel Reece
| image = Marcel Reece (5607110697) (cropped).jpg
| image_size =
| alt =
| caption = Reece with the Raiders in 2011
| number = 45, 44
| position = Fullback
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1985|6|23|mf=y}}
| birth_place = Inglewood, California, U.S.
| death_date =
| death_place =
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 1
| weight_lb = 235
| high_school = Hesperia
(Hesperia, California)
| college = Chaffey (2004)
El Camino (2005)
Washington (2006–2007)
| undraftedyear = 2008
| pastteams =
- Miami Dolphins ({{NFL Year|2008}})*
- Oakland Raiders ({{NFL Year|2008|2016}})
- Seattle Seahawks ({{NFL Year|2016}})
| pastexecutive =
- Las Vegas Raiders ({{NFL Year|2020|2021}})
Senior advisor to the owner/President - Las Vegas Raiders ({{NFL Year|2022}})
Senior vice president/Chief of staff
| highlights =
| statlabel1 = Rushing yards
| statvalue1 = 844
| statlabel2 = Rushing average
| statvalue2 = 4.6
| statlabel3 = Rushing touchdowns
| statvalue3 = 3
| statlabel4 = Receptions
| statvalue4 = 210
| statlabel5 = Receiving yards
| statvalue5 = 2,088
| statlabel6 = Receiving touchdowns
| statvalue6 = 12
| pfr = R/ReecMa00
}}
Marcel Antoine Wayne Reece{{Cite web |title=Marcel Reece Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Draft, College |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/R/ReecMa00.htm |access-date=2024-03-13 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}} (born June 23, 1985) is an American former professional football player who was a fullback in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football as a wide receiver for the Washington Huskies and was signed by the Miami Dolphins as an undrafted free agent after the 2008 NFL draft. He was also a member of the Oakland Raiders and the Seattle Seahawks. After his playing career, Reece became an executive with the Las Vegas Raiders in 2020.
Early life
Reece attended Hesperia High School in Hesperia, California, where he was a first-team All-league performer in football, basketball and track. In football, he earned All-league honors as a wide receiver.
In track & field, Reece competed as a sprinter while at Hesperia, earning All-league honors. He recorded a personal-best time of 49.8 seconds in the 400-meter dash as a senior.{{Cite web|url=http://www.gohuskies.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=30200&ATCLID=208223356|title = Washington Huskies}} In addition, he also recorded a 4.45-second 40-yard dash, bench-pressed 360 pounds and had a 34-inch vertical.
College career
Reece continued his football career at Chaffey College where he posted 25 receptions for 600 yards and 7 touchdowns. Reece decided to transfer to El Camino College the following year where he posted 47 catches for 1,286 yards and 13 touchdowns. This performance earned him a scholarship to the University of Washington. He broke out during his senior year and made 39 catches for 761 yards and 8 touchdowns. The most notable play of Reece's career came against the University of Arizona where he had a 98-yard reception for a touchdown, which is the longest play from scrimmage in UW history. He also became a member of the Omega Psi Phi fraternity.
Professional career
=Pre-draft=
{{nfl predraft
| height ft = 6
| height in = 0
| weight = 231
| dash = 4.38
| ten split = 1.51
| twenty split= 2.55
| shuttle = 4.26
| cone drill = 7.20
| vertical = 36½
| broad ft = 9
| broad in = 6
| bench =
| wonderlic =
| arm span =
| hand span =
| note = All values from Pro Day
}}
Despite posting a 4.4-second 40-yard dash, Reece was not drafted. He was noted as a "tweener", meaning that scouts did not know what position would fit him in the NFL. He was noted as being too big to be a receiver and too small to be a tight end.
=Miami Dolphins=
He was signed by the Miami Dolphins as an undrafted free agent in 2008. That same year, he was later cut after not making the final squad.
=Oakland Raiders=
The Raiders picked him up and experimented with him in a variety of positions and in this process found that fullback fit him best. Reece spent the entire 2008 season and the majority of the 2009 campaign on the Raiders’ practice squad.
In the 2010 NFL season, he emerged as the starting fullback for the Oakland Raiders, hauling in 25 receptions for 333 yards and 3 touchdowns while rushing for 122 yards and one touchdown. He blocked for his teammate running back Darren McFadden, who rushed for 1,157 yards and 7 touchdowns.
In 2012, after a series of injuries to McFadden and back-up Mike Goodson, Marcel Reece was switched from fullback to running back. He rushed for a total of 271 yards and recorded 52 receptions for 496 yards and one touchdown.
In 2013, both McFadden and back-up Rashad Jennings were limited due to injures, allowing Reece to line up at running back. On December 27, 2013, he was the lone Raider selected for the 2013 Pro Bowl, his second Pro Bowl nomination.{{Cite web |title=Raiders FB Marcel Reece Selected to Second Pro Bowl |url=http://www.raiders.com/news/article-1/Raiders-FB-Marcel-Reece-Selected-to-Second-Pro-Bowl/ff30cc4b-b322-4fca-aa01-1c8c67583231 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304034837/http://www.raiders.com/news/article-1/Raiders-FB-Marcel-Reece-Selected-to-Second-Pro-Bowl/ff30cc4b-b322-4fca-aa01-1c8c67583231 |archive-date=March 4, 2016 |access-date=December 27, 2013 |website=raiders.com}}
On December 23, 2014, Reece was selected once again to the Pro Bowl, marking his third straight Pro Bowl appearance at the fullback position.{{cite web | title=Raiders FB Marcel Reece Selected to Third-Straight Pro Bowl | website=Las Vegas Raiders | date=2014-12-23 | url=https://www.raiders.com/news/raiders-fb-marcel-reece-selected-to-third-straight-pro-bowl-14649668 | access-date=2024-12-26}}
In 2015, after Derek Carr suffered an injury to his throwing hand, Matt McGloin stepped in at quarterback, finding Reece for two receiving touchdowns, in a season-opening loss to the Cincinnati Bengals. On December 22, 2015, he was selected to his fourth straight Pro Bowl.{{Cite web |title=Raiders FB Marcel Reece selected to Fourth straight Pro Bowl appearance |url=http://www.raiders.com/news/article-1/Woodson-Reece-and-Mack-Selected-to-Pro-Bowl/7881a524-1aa2-4a37-acc3-8eca5a4c30eb |access-date=December 22, 2015 |website=raiders.com}} On December 28, 2015, Reece was suspended for four games for violating league policy on performance-enhancing substances.{{cite web | last=Williamson | first=Bill | title=Raiders FB Reece suspended for PED violation | website=ESPN.com | date=2015-12-28 | url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/14454751/marcel-reece-oakland-raiders-suspended-violation-performance-enhancing-drug-policy | access-date=2025-03-23}}
Reece was released by the Raiders on September 26, 2016.{{cite web | title=Raiders Release FB Marcel Reece | website=Las Vegas Raiders | date=2016-09-26 | url=https://www.raiders.com/news/raiders-release-fb-marcel-reece-17770221?sf37017915=1 | access-date=2024-12-26}}
=Seattle Seahawks=
On December 6, 2016, Reece was signed by the Seattle Seahawks.{{Cite web |last=Boyle, John |date=December 6, 2016 |title=Seahawks Sign Jeron Johnson, Marcel Reece; Place Earl Thomas on Injured Reserve |url=https://www.seahawks.com/news/seahawks-sign-jeron-johnson-marcel-reece-place-earl-thomas-on-injured-res-176951 |access-date=May 27, 2022 |website=Seahawks.com}}
On July 28, 2017, Reece was re-signed by the Seahawks.{{Cite web |last=Boyle, John |date=July 29, 2017 |title=Seahawks Sign Fullback Marcel Reece And Defensive End Marcus Smith |url=https://www.seahawks.com/news/seahawks-sign-fullback-marcel-reece-and-defensive-end-marcus-smith-189067 |website=Seahawks.com}} He was released on September 2, 2017.{{Cite web |last=Drovetto, Tony |date=September 2, 2017 |title=Seahawks Make Three More Trades, Set 53-Man Roster |url=https://www.seahawks.com/news/seahawks-make-three-more-trades-set-53-man-roster-192286 |archive-url= |archive-date= |access-date=May 27, 2022 |website=Seahawks.com}}
=Career statistics=
| class=wikitable style="text-align:center;"
! rowspan=2|Season !! rowspan=2|Team !! rowspan=2|G !! rowspan=2|GS ! ! colspan=5|Rushing ! ! colspan=5|Receiving ! ! colspan=2|Fumbles | |||||||||||
| Att | Yds | Avg | Long | TD | Rec | Yds | Avg | Long | TD | Fum | Lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | OAK
| 0 || 0 || – || – || – || – || – || – || --|| – || – || – || – || – | ||||||||||
| 2009 | OAK
| 2 || 0 || – || – || – || – || – || 2 || 20 || 10.0 || 11 || 0 || – || – | ||||||||||
| 2010 | OAK
| 16 || 10 || 30 || 122 || 4.1 || 31 || 1 || 25 || 333 || 13.3 || 73T || 3 || 1 || 1 | ||||||||||
| 2011 | OAK
| 12 || 6 || 17 || 112 || 6.6 || 26 || 0 || 27 || 301 || 11.1 || 47 || 2 || 1 || 1 | ||||||||||
| 2012 | OAK
| 16 || 14 || 59 || 271 || 4.6 || 17 || 0 || 52 || 496 || 9.5 || 56 || 1 || 2 || 0 | ||||||||||
| 2013 | OAK
| 16 || 15 || 46 || 218 || 4.7 || 63T || 2 || 32 || 331 || 10.3 || 45 || 2 || – || – | ||||||||||
| 2014 | OAK
| 15 || 15 || 21 || 85 || 4.0 || 11 || 0 || 37 || 265 || 7.2 || 19 || 1 || 1 || 1 | ||||||||||
| 2015 | OAK
| 15 || 7 || 10 || 36 || 3.6 || 12 || 0 || 30 || 269 || 9.0 || 55 || 3 || – || – | ||||||||||
| 2016 | SEA
| 4 || 0 || 2 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 5 || 73 || 14.6 || 31 || 0 || – || – | ||||||||||
| ! colspan=2|[https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/R/ReecMa00.htm Career]|| 96 || 67 || 185 || 844 || 4.6 || 63 || 3 || 210 || 2,088 || 9.8 || 73 || 12 || 5 || 3 |
Return to the Raiders
On September 11, 2020, the Las Vegas Raiders announced Reece's return in an executive position, with the newly created title of Senior Advisor to the Owner and President for Mark Davis and Marc Badain.{{Cite web |date=September 11, 2020 |title=Marcel Reece Returns |url=https://www.raiders.com/news/marcel-reece-returns |website=Raiders.com |access-date=September 11, 2020 |archive-date=August 13, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220813011657/https://www.raiders.com/news/marcel-reece-returns |url-status=dead }} Less than two years later, Reece was promoted to Chief People Officer{{Cite news |last1=Belson |first1=Ken |last2=Vrentas |first2=Jenny |last3=Draper |first3=Kevin |date=2022-05-14 |title=The Disarray and 'Stone Age' Dysfunction of the Las Vegas Raiders |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2022/05/13/sports/football/las-vegas-raiders.html |access-date=2022-05-14 |issn=0362-4331}} and then around May 21, 2022 Reece became Raiders' Senior Vice President, Chief of Staff.{{Cite web |last=Straub |first=Luke |date=June 5, 2022 |title=Ex-NFL FB Marcel Reece is Raiders' new senior vice president, chief of staff |url=https://sports.yahoo.com/ex-nfl-fb-marcel-reece-012016897.html |access-date=June 6, 2022 |website=Yahoo Sports!}} He resigned in 2023.{{Cite web |last=Akers |first=Mick |date=February 28, 2023 |title=Marcel Reece, other executives no longer with Raiders |url=https://www.reviewjournal.com/sports/raiders/marcel-reece-other-executives-no-longer-with-raiders-2736528/ |access-date=March 21, 2023 |website=Las Vegas Review-Journal}}
References
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External links
- {{Footballstats |espn=11717 |yahoo=9158 |pfr=ReecMa00}}
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20140202113321/http://www.gohuskies.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=30200&ATCLID=208223356 Washington Huskies bio]
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