Antonio Narcisse
Antonio Narcisse (born August 4, 1982) is an American football center who is currently a free agent. He played college football at Portland State. He has been a member of the New Orleans VooDoo, Cleveland Gladiators, Spokane Shock, Utah Blaze, Iowa Barnstormers, Portland Thunder, Pittsburgh Power, Jacksonville Sharks and San Jose SaberCats of the Arena Football League (AFL).
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born: | August 4, 1982 New Orleans, Louisiana |
| Height: | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
| Weight: | 340 lb (154 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school: | New Orleans (LA) Sarah T. Reed |
| College: | Portland State |
| Position: | Center |
| Undrafted: | 2006 |
| Career history | |
| * Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |
| Career highlights and awards | |
| Player stats at ArenaFan.com | |
College career
Narcisse attended Sarah T. Reed High School in New Orleans, Louisiana. He first played college football at the College of San Mateo.[1]
Narcisse then transferred to play for the Portland State Vikings of Portland State University, earning All-Big Sky honorable mention honors his senior year in 2005 and First Team All-Big Sky honors in 2004.[2]
Professional career
Narcisse was rated the 15th best center in the 2006 NFL Draft by NFLDraftScout.com.[3]
Narcisse was signed by the New Orleans VooDoo of the AFL on February 15, 2007.[4] He signed with the AFL's Cleveland Gladiators on November 21, 2007.[5] He was assigned to the Spokane Shock of the AFL on September 17, 2010.[6] Narcisse was traded to the Utah Blaze with Khreem Smith for Erik Meyer and Raymond McNeil on May 29, 2011.[7][8] He was assigned to the AFL's Iowa Barnstormers on September 6, 2013.[9] He was traded to the Portland Thunder on March 11, 2014.[9] Narcisse was traded to the Pittsburgh Power on March 26, 2014.[9] He was named First Team All-Arena in 2014. The Power folded in November 2014.[10] On March 14, 2015, he was assigned to the Jacksonville Sharks of the AFL.[11] On March 25, 2015, Narcisse was placed on reassignment.[12] On July 30, 2015, he was assigned to the AFL's San Jose SaberCats.[13] The Sabercats won ArenaBowl XXVIII against the Jacksonville Sharks on August 29, 2015.[14]
References
- Derry, Jim (May 11, 2007). "Narcisse center of improvement". smccd.net. Archived from the original on December 21, 2014. Retrieved August 15, 2014.
- "SHARKS ADD ALL-ARENA CENTER ANTONIO NARCISSE". jaxsharks.com. March 15, 2015. Archived from the original on May 4, 2015. Retrieved May 4, 2015.
- "Antonio Narcisse". nfldraftscout.com. Retrieved August 5, 2017.
- "New Orleans VooDoo make roster moves". arenafan.com. February 15, 2007. Retrieved August 15, 2014.
- "Wednesday November 21, 2007". arenafan.com. November 21, 2007. Retrieved August 15, 2014.
- "Friday September 17, 2010". arenafan.com. September 17, 2010. Retrieved August 15, 2014.
- Jim Meehan (May 30, 2011). "Shock acquire Meyer, trade Smith, Narcisse". www.spokesman.com. The Spokesman-Review. Retrieved April 28, 2017.
- "Sunday May 29, 2011". arenafan.com. May 29, 2011. Retrieved August 15, 2014.
- "NEWS". arenafootball.com. Archived from the original on December 2, 2015. Retrieved August 15, 2014.
- DiPaola, Jerry (November 17, 2014). "Power fold for now; AFL remains hopeful of keeping franchise viable". triblive.com. Archived from the original on December 21, 2014. Retrieved December 20, 2014.
- "Sharks Add All-Arena Center Antonio Narcisse". arenafan.com. March 15, 2015. Archived from the original on March 16, 2015. Retrieved March 16, 2015.
- "Team Transactions". arenafan.com. Archived from the original on September 29, 2015. Retrieved September 29, 2015.
- "Team Transactions". arenafan.com. Archived from the original on September 29, 2015. Retrieved September 29, 2015.
- Hacke, Ray (August 29, 2015). "San Jose SaberCats roll in ArenaBowl XXVIII for AFL title". mercurynews.com. Archived from the original on August 30, 2015. Retrieved August 30, 2015.