Torrance Marshall
Torrance James Marshall is an American former professional football player who was a linebacker for the Green Bay Packers of the National Football League. He played high school football at Miami Sunset Senior High. He played college football for the Oklahoma Sooners and was the MVP of the 2001 Orange Bowl. He is the nephew of former NFL player Harvey Clayton.
College
Marshall intended to spend his college playing career with the University of Miami, but was not accepted due to academic reasons. Instead, he attended Kemper Military School, where he had 198 tackles, and later Miami-Dade Community College. In 1999, he began attending the University of Oklahoma as a criminal justice major, and was co-captain of his football team for two consecutive seasons. He was a third-team All-American as a senior and finished second on the team in total tackles. He was named MVP of the 2001 Orange Bowl, in which the [2000 Oklahoma Sooners American football|football team|Sooners] defeated the Florida State Seminoles to win the national championship for the 2000 season. He was also named MVP of the Senior Bowl.NFL career
Marshall was drafted with the 72nd overall selection in the 2001 NFL draft by the Green Bay Packers in the third round. He spent most of his rookie season as a backup player as well as on special teams, totaling 20 tackles. He made his first start against the Tennessee Titans that season, replacing the injured Nate Wayne. During the 2002 season, he began seeing action at fullback as well as linebacker when starter William Henderson was battling injuries. He totaled 21 tackles on special teams that season.Marshall was suspended for the first four games of the 2003 season for violating the substance abuse rules of the NFL. He began the season again as a backup in 2004 but was placed on injured reserve that season and was released at the end of the season.