Marco Rivera
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| Position: | Guard | ||||||||
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| Date of birth: | April 26, 1972 | ||||||||
| Place of birth: | Brooklyn, New York | ||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 309 lb (140 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school: | Elmont (NY) Memorial | ||||||||
| College: | Penn State | ||||||||
| NFL Draft: | 1996 / Round: 6 / Pick: 208 | ||||||||
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| Games played: | 155 |
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| Games started: | 141 |
| Fumbles recovered: | 3 |
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Marco Anthony Rivera (born April 26, 1972) is a former American football guard who played eleven seasons in the National Football League (NFL) for the Green Bay Packers and Dallas Cowboys. Rivera is of Puerto Rican descent.
Rivera attended Penn State University from 1992 to 1995. He had a notable career at Penn State as a three-year starter and four-time letter winner (1992–95). He played in 41 career games for the Nittany Lions, making 31 starts. His experience also included appearances in three bowl games - the Outback, Rose and Blockbuster. He earned second-team All-Big Ten honors in both his junior and senior seasons. He earned his Bachelor of Science in Administration of Justice from Penn State in 1995.
Rivera was chosen by the Green Bay Packers in the sixth round of the 1996 NFL Draft. During his first year, he was inactive for all 16 regular season games, Rivera was a key practice contributor to the Packers run to their third world title in Super Bowl XXXI. In 1997, Rivera was allocated to the Scottish Claymores of the World League and started all ten games, helping his team finish third in the league in total offense. He was named honorable mention All-World League by Pro Football Weekly. Rivera returned to Green Bay and saw action in 14 regular season games, primarily on special teams as a member of the field goal and extra point units and on kickoffs. He was inactive for the Packers first two contests before seeing action in the club's final 14 games as well as all three playoff contests.
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