# Cassius Marsh
**Cassius Marsh** (Cassius Lee Marsh, born 1992 in Mission Hills, California) is a former [American football](https://www.edgepedia.org/american-football) defensive end and linebacker who played eight NFL seasons from 2014 to 2021, primarily as a rotational edge rusher, and retired as a member of the [Seattle Seahawks](https://www.edgepedia.org/seattle-seahawks), the team that drafted him.[1](https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/M/MarsCa00.htm) • [2](https://www.seahawks.com/news/defensive-end-cassius-marsh-retires-a-seahawk)
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Full name, born | Cassius Lee Marsh, 1992, Mission Hills, CA; 6-4, 254 lb (193 cm, 115 kg)[1](https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/M/MarsCa00.htm) |
| College | UCLA (2010-2013)[1](https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/M/MarsCa00.htm) • [3](https://www.fieldgulls.com/post/CjQk_n7iqnvZ) |
| Draft | Seattle Seahawks, 4th round (108th overall), 2014 NFL Draft[1](https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/M/MarsCa00.htm) |
| Career totals | 96 games, 15.0 sacks, 132 solo tackles, 5 forced fumbles[1](https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/M/MarsCa00.htm) |
| Teams | Seahawks (2014-16), Patriots (2017), 49ers (2017-18), Cardinals (2019), Jaguars, Colts, and Steelers (2020), Bears (2021)[4](https://www.steelers.com/news/five-fast-facts-cassius-marsh) |
| Combine 40-yard dash | 4.89 seconds at the 2014 NFL Scouting Combine[5](https://ninernoise.com/2018/06/11/49ers-2018-series-edge-cassius-marsh/) |
| Retirement | Signed a one-day contract and retired a Seahawk in June 2026[2](https://www.seahawks.com/news/defensive-end-cassius-marsh-retires-a-seahawk) • [6](https://profootballnews.net/articles/seahawks-cassius-marsh-retires-as-seahawk-a-journeymans-final-bow) |
## Early life and college
Marsh played college football at UCLA from 2010 to 2013.[3](https://www.fieldgulls.com/post/CjQk_n7iqnvZ) As a senior in 2013 he saw action in 13 games with 12 starts and finished with a career-high 60 tackles, 10 tackles for loss, 6.0 sacks, one pass defended, and one fumble recovery.[7](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/upload/jaguars/m2dvycx4b35dlnlarn4o.pdf) He earned an East-West All-Star game and NFL combine invite.[8](https://s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/sidearm.nextgen.sites/uclabruins.com/documents/2016/8/29/2016_UCLA_Media_Guide.pdf)
Football ran in the family: his father, Curtis Marsh Sr., was drafted by the [Jacksonville Jaguars](https://www.edgepedia.org/jacksonville-jaguars) and played three seasons in the NFL.[9](https://static.www.nfl.com/image/upload/v1597163312/league/uahghac8qrqq2srkpshu.pdf)
## NFL career
**Seattle, 2014-2016.** The Seahawks selected Marsh in the fourth round (108th overall) of the 2014 draft.[1](https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/M/MarsCa00.htm) His rookie season ended after five games when a foot injury in Week 7 placed him on injured reserve, which also kept him from participating in [Super Bowl XLIX](https://www.edgepedia.org/super-bowl-xlix) as a player on the reigning [Super Bowl XLVIII](https://www.edgepedia.org/super-bowl-xlviii) champion team.[10](https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/former-seahawks-cassius-marsh-signs-200623023.html) He returned to play 16 games in each of the 2015 and 2016 seasons, and his first career sack and forced fumble came against Miami on the next-to-last play of a game in 2014.[11](https://www.huddle.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/2016-17-Seattle.pdf)
**New England and San Francisco, 2017-2018.** Before the 2017 season Seattle traded Marsh to the [New England Patriots](https://www.edgepedia.org/new-england-patriots) for fifth- and seventh-round draft picks.[12](https://www.seahawks.com/news/seahawks-sign-defensive-ends-cassius-marsh-nate-orchard) He appeared in 9 games for the Patriots and 6 for the [San Francisco 49ers](https://www.edgepedia.org/san-francisco-49ers) that year, then 16 more with the 49ers in 2018.[13](https://www.nfl.com/players/cassius-marsh/stats/career) In San Francisco he graded better against the run (69.1 per [Pro Football Focus](https://www.edgepedia.org/pro-football-focus)) than in pass rush (46.5), and his 4.89-second 40-yard dash was noted as a limiting factor for an edge rusher.[5](https://ninernoise.com/2018/06/11/49ers-2018-series-edge-cassius-marsh/)
**Later stops, 2019-2021.** In 2020 he appeared for three teams in one season, 4 games with the Jacksonville Jaguars, 3 with the [Indianapolis Colts](https://www.edgepedia.org/indianapolis-colts), and 1 with the [Pittsburgh Steelers](https://www.edgepedia.org/pittsburgh-steelers); [Pittsburgh](https://www.edgepedia.org/pittsburgh) offered him a one-year contract after the season, but he was not on the 53-man roster or practice squad to start 2021.[13](https://www.nfl.com/players/cassius-marsh/stats/career) • [14](https://as.com/us/us/2021/11/13/nfl/1636835259_134043.html) His final season was 2021 with the Chicago Bears, 4 games, in which he recorded 5 tackles and a sack in his first appearance and earned a 52.9 overall PFF defensive grade with 4 total pressures as a pass rusher.[13](https://www.nfl.com/players/cassius-marsh/stats/career) • [15](https://www.pff.com/nfl/players/cassius-marsh/8743) • [14](https://as.com/us/us/2021/11/13/nfl/1636835259_134043.html)
**The taunting fine.** In a Week 9 Monday night loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers in 2021, Marsh was penalized for taunting after sacking [Ben Roethlisberger](https://www.edgepedia.org/ben-roethlisberger), a call that affected part of the game's outcome. The NFL fined him $5,972 for the unsportsmanlike conduct, and he said he would appeal the fine.[14](https://as.com/us/us/2021/11/13/nfl/1636835259_134043.html)
## Retirement
On June 11, 2026, Marsh visited the Virginia Mason Athletic Center and signed a one-day contract to formally retire as a Seahawk, ending his career with the team that drafted him.[2](https://www.seahawks.com/news/defensive-end-cassius-marsh-retires-a-seahawk) • [6](https://profootballnews.net/articles/seahawks-cassius-marsh-retires-as-seahawk-a-journeymans-final-bow) He said he had needed time to heal after his playing days ended before he could come back and celebrate, calling his Seattle years his best in the league.[2](https://www.seahawks.com/news/defensive-end-cassius-marsh-retires-a-seahawk) His career covered 96 games over eight seasons with seven franchises after Seattle.[1](https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/M/MarsCa00.htm) • [4](https://www.steelers.com/news/five-fast-facts-cassius-marsh)
## Off-field notes
In June 2017, Marsh hosted the "Cassius Marsh and Friends Football Camp" at Renton Memorial Stadium in [Renton, Washington](https://www.edgepedia.org/renton-washington).[16](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/upload/49ers/a52tguzk3n32hfpl2xx7.pdf)
## References
1. [Cassius Marsh Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Draft, College, Pro-Football-Reference](https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/M/MarsCa00.htm)
2. [Defensive End Cassius Marsh Retires A Seahawk, Seahawks.com](https://www.seahawks.com/news/defensive-end-cassius-marsh-retires-a-seahawk)
3. [LB Cassius Marsh retired today as a Seahawk, Field Gulls](https://www.fieldgulls.com/post/CjQk_n7iqnvZ)
4. [Five Fast Facts: Cassius Marsh, Steelers.com](https://www.steelers.com/news/five-fast-facts-cassius-marsh)
5. [49ers' 2018 'Who Is?' series: EDGE Cassius Marsh, Niners Noise](https://ninernoise.com/2018/06/11/49ers-2018-series-edge-cassius-marsh/)
6. [Cassius Marsh Retires As Seahawk on One-Day Contract, Pro Football News](https://profootballnews.net/articles/seahawks-cassius-marsh-retires-as-seahawk-a-journeymans-final-bow)
7. [Cassius Marsh Sr. bio, Jaguars media guide](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/upload/jaguars/m2dvycx4b35dlnlarn4o.pdf)
8. [2016 UCLA Media Guide](https://s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/sidearm.nextgen.sites/uclabruins.com/documents/2016/8/29/2016_UCLA_Media_Guide.pdf)
9. [Cassius Marsh Sr., POSITION: DEFENSIVE END/LINEBACKER, NFL media guide](https://static.www.nfl.com/image/upload/v1597163312/league/uahghac8qrqq2srkpshu.pdf)
10. [Former Seahawks DE Cassius Marsh signs contract to retire as a Seahawk, Yahoo Sports](https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/former-seahawks-cassius-marsh-signs-200623023.html)
11. [2016-17 Seattle Seahawks media guide](https://www.huddle.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/2016-17-Seattle.pdf)
12. [Seahawks Sign Defensive Ends Cassius Marsh & Nate Orchard, Seahawks.com](https://www.seahawks.com/news/seahawks-sign-defensive-ends-cassius-marsh-nate-orchard)
13. [Cassius Marsh Career Stats, NFL.com](https://www.nfl.com/players/cassius-marsh/stats/career)
14. [Cassius Marsh es multado por provocar a los Steelers, AS.com](https://as.com/us/us/2021/11/13/nfl/1636835259_134043.html)
15. [Cassius Marsh, Chicago Bears ED, NFL and PFF stats, PFF](https://www.pff.com/nfl/players/cassius-marsh/8743)
16. [Cassius Marsh, 49ers media guide](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/upload/49ers/a52tguzk3n32hfpl2xx7.pdf)
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