Quick Facts
HIGHLIGHTS:
Games Played/Games Started: (2007, 16/16); (2006, 16/16); (2005, 16/15); (2004, 16/15); (2003, 16/16); (2002, 5/1); (2001, 2/0); (2000, 1/0); (1999, 0/0) Totals: 88/79
Playoffs: (2003, 1/1) Total: 1/1
Veteran leader who provides experience to the Ravens’ D-line
A durable performer, he has not missed a contest in the past 5 seasons (2003-2007)
Enters 2008 having appeared in 88 career games with 79 starts
Career totals include 437 tackles, 19 sacks, 11 PD, 6 FF and 3 FR
Spent the past 3 seasons (2005-2007) as a member of the San Francisco 49ers, where he was named a defensive captain in 2007
PRO CAREER:
2008 (with Baltimore) Saw action in all 16 games, netting 43 tackles, including 24 solo, as part of the NFL’s second ranked defense. POSTSEASON: Saw action in all three post-season games, including one start...Netted eight tackles and his first career postseason sack. (1/18 at PIT)...Dropped Ben Roethlisberger for a seven-yard loss in the AFC Championship. SEASON HIGHLIGHTS: (11/30 at CIN)…Played in his 100th-career game and had three tackles as part of a defense that held the Bengals to 155 total yards and six first downs in the 34-3 victory.
2007: (with San Francisco) Started all 16 games for 2nd straight season, finishing 4th on the team with a career-high 100 tackles
Also posted 3 sacks and 4 PD
2007 SEASON HIGHLIGHTS: Totaled 10 tackles, including a half sack, and 1 PD in game 10 vs. STL (11/18)
Had 8 tackles and a half sack in game 3 at Pit. (9/23)
2006: (with San Francisco) Started all 16 contests and led the D-line with 75 tackles, in addition to 3 sacks, 2 FF, 1 FR and 1 PD
2006 SEASON HIGHLIGHTS: Totaled a season-high 10 tackles in game 15 vs. Ari. (12/24)
Finished with 4 stops, including 1 sack and 1 FF in game 8 vs. Min. (11/5)
Posted 4 tackles and 1 sack of QB Marc Bulger while forcing a fumble in game 2 vs. STL (9/17)
2005: (with San Francisco) Played in 16 contests with 15 starts, finishing with 62 tackles, 1 sack, 1 FF and 2 FR
2005 SEASON HIGHLIGHTS: Collected 6 tackles in game 14 at Jax. (12/18)
Had 4 tackles, 1 sack, 1 FF and 1 FR in game 2 at Phi. (9/18)
2004: (with Baltimore) Appeared in all 16 games with 15 starts, finishing 3rd on team with 92 tackles, a career-high 5.5 sacks, 1 FF and 2 PD
2004 SEASON HIGHLIGHTS: Registered a career-high 11 tackles in game 15 at Pit. (12/26)
Had 5 tackles, 1 sack and 1 FF in game 10 vs. Dal. (11/21)
Posted 7 tackles, including 1 TFL and 1.5 sacks in game 9 at NYJ (11/14)
2003: (with Baltimore) Started all 16 games and 1 postseason contest with Baltimore, posting 89 tackles, 4.5 sacks, 2 FF and 4 PD
Voted by teammates as winner of Ed Block Courage Award
2003 SEASON HIGHLIGHTS: Had 10 tackles in the Wild Card playoff game vs. Tennessee (1/3)
Tallied 10 tackles, including a career-high 2.5 sacks, in game 16 vs. Pit. (12/28)
2002: (with Baltimore) Saw action in 5 games, including 1 start
Tallied 17 tackles before being placed on Injured Reserve with a knee injury on Oct. 15 (knee)
2002 SEASON HIGHLIGHTS: Made 1st-career start in game 5 at Ind. (10/13) and posted 1 tackle before leaving game with knee injury
2001: (with New Orleans/Baltimore) After spending the 1st 11 weeks of the season on the Saints’ practice squad, he was signed to the Ravens’ active roster on 11/28
Played in 2 games and was inactive for another 3 contests with the Ravens
Inactive for both playoff contests
2001 SEASON HIGHLIGHTS: Recorded 2 tackles and 1st-career sack in game 13 vs. Cin. (12/23)
2000: (with New Orleans) Played in 1 contest with New Orleans…Placed on Injured Reserve on 10/12 (knee)
2000 SEASON HIGHLIGHTS: Saw action in game 4 vs. Phi. (9/24)
Was game-day inactive for the 1st 3 weeks of the season
1999: (with Baltimore) Signed as an undrafted free agent by the Ravens and spent 1st 14 weeks on practice squad
Signed to active roster on 12/22, but was inactive for the final 2 games
Allocated to Rhein Fire of NFL Europe in the spring and tied for 2nd in league with 9 sacks, in addition to posting 21 tackles and 2 FF
Helped Rhein reach the World Bowl
Named to the All-NFL Europe team
PERSONAL:
Serves as United Way sponsor and is also a motivational speaker who talks to teens about importance of staying in school
Voted by Ravens teammates as the 2003 Ed Block Courage Award winner
Established Marques Douglas Foundation in 2004 to mentor students in academics, athletics and social issues
Foundation also works with various church and after school programs in North Carolina and beyond
Following the 2006 season, traveled on a goodwill trip with NFL alumni and cheerleaders to visit troops in Afghanistan
While with San Francisco, spent each Tuesday visiting a juvenile detention center to help kids with their school work and reinforce the importance of education
Has hosted 5 Marques Douglas Foundation youth football camps in his hometown of Greensboro, NC
Graduated from Dudley (Greensboro, NC) HS after lettering in football, track and basketball
He and his wife, Sparkle, have a daughter, Zahra
