Catching Up With Marquis Weeks

Marquis Weeks

Current Home: “I live in northeast Philadelphia.”
Current Job: “Right now, I work at an alternative school. The last few years I was the Phys Ed/Health teacher, and earlier this year, in December, I moved to attendance coordinator.”
Family: “All my family is from around here.” Weeks attended Conestoga High School in Tredyffrin Township, Pennsylvania.
At Virginia:Football, 2000-2004. Spent three seasons at running back before moving to safety for his redshirt senior year. A four-year letter winner, three times at running back and once at safety. Major contributor on special teams, averaging more than 30 yards per return on kickoffs. Returned two kickoffs for touchdowns in 2002 and 2004, both against North Carolina.
Nicknames: “I didn’t really have one, everyone just called me Weeks.”
Best Virginia moment: “It was really the whole experience, just being there with my teammates. I love UVa.”
Least favorite Virginia moment: “My senior year, when we played Virginia Tech at Virginia Tech. We would have had a piece of the ACC Championship and we just didn’t play well. Bryan Randall threw a bomb to Eddie Royal .”
Teammates you stay in touch with the most: “I stay in touch with Mike McGrew, Darrell Robertson, Billy McMullen, Alvin Pearman, and Brandon Isaiah. We get together and we try to get back to the games at least twice a year.”
Favorite Charlottesville restaurant/hangout: “Me and Mike were roommates our fifth year, so we went to University Grille a whole lot, and White Spot.”
Last time back on Grounds: “Me and Mike were at the Miami game this season, and I also went to the Richmond game to start the season.”

Sometimes, life takes you places you don’t necessarily expect. For former Cavalier football standout Marquis Weeks, fate has taken him full circle in a few different ways. After beginning his football career in the suburbs of Philadelphia and traveling as far west as Seattle, Weeks has made a return to his native area as a mentor and leader for the next generation of NFL hopefuls. Throughout his journey, Weeks has also been able to call the University of Virginia his home, and his alma mater remains a fixture in his life to this day.

Like so many college athletes, Weeks held aspirations of a professional career. And like so many college athletes, that career never quite panned out. Weeks spent two full seasons with the Seattle Seahawks before being released and bouncing around the tryout circuit. Although he reached the upper echelon of professional sports, it was his own personal triumph that eventually led to a lasting career. It wasn’t on the field.

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