The Redskins have signed two-time first-team All-American Conference linebacker Nico Marley following a tryout at Washington's 2017 rookie minicamp.
The Washington Redskins on Tuesday announced the signing of linebacker Nico Marley, who tried out over the weekend at the team’s annual rookie minicamp at the Inova Sports Performance Center at Redskins Park in Loudoun County, Va.
Marley, 22, spent his collegiate career at Tulane, where he appeared in 49 career games and collected 319 tackles (200 solo), 50.5 tackles for loss, 6.5 sacks, six passes defensed and four interceptions.
During his senior season in 2016, the 5-foot-8, 200 pounder earned first-team All-American Athletic Conference honors for a second consecutive season, leading the Green Wave in total tackles with 88.