Tony Dorsett Football League
04-27-2081
#54|Marcus Nichols Linebacker
Retired (2028, Age 36)
BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
Total Rating 52  Help Conditioning 95%
Status Deceased (05-22-2054) Potential 62
Age at Death 61 Born 06-26-1992 in Birmingham, AL
Drafted Round 2, Pick 24 (2014) Experience 12 Years (213 Wks)
College Kentucky University, 2014 Salary 845 ($130.455M/2081 $)
OFFENSE DEFENSE SPEC TEAMS
Throw Power 11 Catching 9 Pass Cover 39 Kick Power 23
Throw Acc 15 Pass Blocking 17 Run Cover 52 Kick Acc 2
Carrying 29 Run Blocking 1 Tackling 56 Kick Return 1
        Pursuit 62    
PHYSICAL MENTAL DEXTERITY
Speed 49 Stamina 17 Execution 47 Agility 43
Strength 59 Health 1 Aggressiveness 32 Hands 34
Jumping 35     Attitude 76 Break Tackle 2
ROLES
QB 14 C 18 DT 44 SS 44 K 1 GUN 39
WR 22 G 25 DE 40 FS 39 P 2 KR 20
HB/TB 22 T 27 ILB 53 CB 37 LS 13 KRB 21
FB 22 TE 17 OLB 52 H 11 HT 27 KOS 4
Year Team G GS TKL SOLO AST SACK SAF STF DEF BRK INT INTY AVG LNG TD FF
2014 POR 13 11 0 0 0 2.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 -- 0 0 3
2015 POR 15 14 0 0 0 1.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 -- 0 0 0
2016 POR 16 16 0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 -- 0 0 0
2017 POR 16 15 0 0 0 5.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 -- 0 0 3
2018 POR 16 15 0 0 0 4.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 -- 0 0 1
2019 POR 15 14 0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 -- 0 0 2
2020 POR 13 12 0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 -- 0 0 0
2021 POR 12 10 0 0 0 1.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 -- 0 0 0
2022 POR 15 14 0 0 0 2.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 -- 0 0 0
2023 POR 15 12 0 0 0 4.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 -- 0 0 2
2024 POR 15 14 0 0 0 2.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 -- 0 0 1
2025 POR 14 14 0 0 0 1.0 0 0.0 1 1 0 0 -- 0 0 0
Total   175 161 0 0 0 22.0 0 0.0 1 1 0 0 -- 0 0 12

Career Transactions
DateTransaction
02-28-2029Marcus Nichols has retired from football.
08-24-2026The Portland Strikes have waived Marcus Nichols.
08-16-2026The Portland Strikes have moved Mule Pearson, Tom Kulbitski, Gene Lewis, Jack Steinfeld, Randy Zeigler, Alfred Treadway, Ron Cobb, Dave Varrichione, Greg Moran, Ed Reiter, Phil Hoey, Rosey Meggett, Jojo McCarty, Fred Holmes, Tim Williams, David Gervais, and Marcus Nichols to the active roster. The Portland Strikes have moved Ian Odom, Tony Nixon, Chris Mann, Gil Cheroke, Adrian Kichefski, Mark Watters, John Bundra, Willie Speer, Warren Toles, Rich Masters, Jack Dorn, Bill Harmon, Rudy Mazzetti, Andrew Zendejas, Ronnie Crenshaw, Lindy Christy, Anthony Dallafior, Bob Wemple, and Bill Proby to the inactive roster.
01-05-2026The Portland Strikes have moved Slim Jim Jones, Walter Harrison, Willie Speer, Ken Khayat, George Lokanc, Ian Odom, and Paul Allen to the active roster. The Portland Strikes have moved Marcus Nichols, Fred Holmes, Brett Duren, Bob Bain, Brad Spagnola, Ed Shuler, and Dave Wilson to the inactive roster.
12-22-2025The Portland Strikes have moved Fred Holmes, Larry Fulcher, Byron Petersen, Brad Spagnola, Bob Bain, Bill Harmon, Marcus Nichols, and Ed Shuler to the active roster. The Portland Strikes have moved Steve Clark, Ken Khayat, Ian Odom, Slim Jim Jones, Paul Allen, George Lokanc, Walter Harrison, and Willie Speer to the inactive roster.
12-07-2025The Portland Strikes have moved John Bundra to the active roster. The Portland Strikes have moved Marcus Nichols to the inactive roster.
09-09-2024The Portland Strikes have moved Rod Rayhle, Ken Khayat, Tyrone Ohmer, Tony Nixon, John Duper, Marcus Nichols, Ed Campbell, Tom Isom, and Bob "Mickey" Morse to the active roster. The Portland Strikes have moved Marvin Darden, John Jones, Frank DeMarco, Johnny Fairband, John Levanitis, Fred Fetz, Jim Moynihan, and Jim Patterson to the inactive roster.
09-09-2024The Portland Strikes have acquired Marcus Nichols from the waiver wire.
09-08-2024The Portland Strikes have automatically waived Marcus Nichols to comply with the 53-man roster limit.
08-26-2024The Portland Strikes have acquired Marcus Nichols from the waiver wire.
08-25-2024The Portland Strikes have automatically waived Marcus Nichols to comply with the 65-man roster limit.
09-11-2023The Portland Strikes have moved Chris Paup, Billy Ray Steele, Bob Wemple, Ian Odom, Slim Jim Jones, Bob "Mickey" Morse, Don Bland, Tom Ryan, George Lokanc, Tom Isom, Ed Campbell, John Bundra, Walter Harrison, Willie Speer, Warren Toles, Marcus Nichols, Jon Williams, Jack Dorn, and Ronnie Crenshaw to the active roster. The Portland Strikes have moved Tony Latzke, Arda Remington, Damon Manion, Harold Mayberry, Rosey Meggett, Evan Parker, Tony Sinnott, Jerry Kirkman, Scotty Bucek, Bill Kelly, Willie Douthard, Cedric Gonzalez, Matt Woodson, Larry Leigeb, Johnny Fairband, John Levanitis, Rich Masters, Jim Patterson, and Reggie Gradishar to the inactive roster.
01-15-2023The Portland Strikes have moved Tony Latzke, Curt Hayes, Cal Ackerman, George Lokanc, Larry Leigeb, John Levanitis, and Ron Susteric to the active roster. The Portland Strikes have moved Ian Odom, Carl Owen, Marcus Peelle, Matt Woodson, Willie Speer, Marcus Nichols, and Jack Dorn to the inactive roster.
09-12-2022The Portland Strikes have moved Ken Ladson, Marcus Nichols, Chris Paup, Jon Williams, Billy Ray Steele, Ronnie Crenshaw, Greg Ruddy, Bob McKay, Bob "Mickey" Morse, Carl Owen, Tom Hayes, Paul Allen, Walter Harrison, Willie Speer, Rod Rayhle, Ken Khayat, Marcus Peelle, and Bob Schmitz to the active roster. The Portland Strikes have moved Tony Sinnott, Gil Cheroke, Willie Douthard, Curt Hayes, Cal Ackerman, Harold Himes, Danny Thomas, Butch Carter, McDonald Angelo, Tim Leblanc, John Levanitis, Scotty Bucek, Bill Williams, Tony Latzke, Horace Shaw, Larry Leigeb, Steve Corker, and Ed Shuler to the inactive roster.
08-15-2022The Portland Strikes have moved Arda Remington, Stuart Butler, Johnny Shields, Mike Legette, Curt Hayes, Pete Bell, Tony Sinnott, Cal Ackerman, Scotty Bucek, Harold Himes, Willie Douthard, Irv Poole, Greg Ruddy, Bill Reed, Tim Leblanc, Matt Woodson, Tommy Weston, Bill Williams, Scott Carroll, Larry Leigeb, McDonald Angelo, Gordon Alexander, Hank Roche, Jim Patterson, Dave Schnarr, Ed Shuler, Steve Scioli, Jack Dorn, Kenny Kersey, and John Chantiles to the active roster. The Portland Strikes have moved Tom Musso, Derrick Whitley, Chris Paup, Claude Rapp, Billy Ray Steele, Bob Wemple, Mark Watters, Bob Schmitz, Ian Odom, Bob McKay, Chris Mann, Bob "Mickey" Morse, Carl Owen, Don Bland, Paul Allen, Marcus Peelle, Tom Ryan, Craig Thomason, Darryl Bryant, Gil Cheroke, George Lokanc, Tom Isom, Ed Campbell, John Bundra, Walt Johnson, Walter Harrison, Willie Speer, Robert Matuza, Warren Toles, Ken Ladson, Marcus Nichols, Jon Williams, Reggie Gradishar, and Ronnie Crenshaw to the inactive roster.
12-05-2021The Portland Strikes have moved Walter Harrison, Willie Speer, Marcus Nichols, Bob McKay, Chris Paup, Jon Williams, Billy Ray Steele, Marcus Peelle, Ronnie Crenshaw, Bob Wemple, George Lokanc, and Tom Ryan to the active roster. The Portland Strikes have moved Willie Douthard, Matt Nowaskey, Dave Varrichione, Anthony Dallafior, Arda Remington, Scotty Bucek, and Scott Carroll to the inactive roster.
11-08-2021The Portland Strikes have moved Rudy Tautolo, Dave Varrichione, Adrian Kichefski, Fred Fetz, Scott Carroll, and Matt Nowaskey to the active roster. The Portland Strikes have moved Chris Paup, Billy Ray Steele, Bob McKay, Bob "Mickey" Morse, Marcus Peelle, Walter Harrison, Willie Speer, Marcus Nichols, Jon Williams, and Ronnie Crenshaw to the inactive roster.
09-06-2021The Portland Strikes have moved Willie Speer, Ken Ladson, John Green, Marcus Nichols, Chris Paup, Robert Matuza, Jon Williams, Ronnie Crenshaw, Terry Hebert, Tom Ryan, Arda Remington, Craig Thomason, Dick LaBeaux, Derrick Whitley, and John Bundra to the active roster. The Portland Strikes have moved Willie Douthard, Stuart Butler, Matt Nowaskey, Fred Filchock, Cal Ackerman, James Kinlaw, Dave Varrichione, Mike Legette, George Lokanc, Kenny Kersey, Scotty Bucek, Walter Hayman, Pat McWatters, Scott Carroll, and Mark Preston to the inactive roster.
08-09-2021The Portland Strikes have moved Rudy Tautolo, Pat McWatters, Anthony Hanke, Danny Thomas, Tony Sinnott, Chris Mann, Dennis Johnson, Mark Preston, James Terry, Scott Carroll, Butch Carter, Noah Cota, Fred Filchock, Ross Brice, Santana Auer, Kenny Kersey, Carlos Sarboe, and Dick Slater to the active roster. The Portland Strikes have moved Walter Hayman, Derrick Whitley, Claude Rapp, Bob Schmitz, Cal Ackerman, Don Bland, Paul Allen, Marvcus Jackson, Jim Plumridge, Tom Ryan, Larry Hinchman, George Lokanc, Tom Isom, Matt Woodson, Ed Campbell, Walt Johnson, Willie Speer, John Carroll, Robert Matuza, Warren Toles, Marcus Nichols, Reggie Gradishar, and Mike Galimore to the inactive roster.
12-14-2020The Portland Strikes have moved Marcus Nichols to the active roster. The Portland Strikes have moved Don McCrary to the inactive roster.
11-30-2020The Portland Strikes have moved Al Logan and Tom Isom to the active roster. The Portland Strikes have moved Walt Johnson and Marcus Nichols to the inactive roster.
11-22-2020Marcus Nichols of the Portland Strikes is injured with a lower back muscle strain and is expected to be out for approximately 18 days.
08-24-2020The Portland Strikes have moved Marcus Nichols to the active roster.
08-17-2020The Portland Strikes have moved Mark Lincoln, John Chantiles, Fritz Rosdahl, Mike Wendlick, Russ Hooley, James Kinlaw, Gary King, Darrell Morrison, Jerry Kirkman, George Lokanc, Robert Winder, Fred Fetz, Ken Thomas, Olrick Gajan, Hugh Phillips, Don McCrary, Deon Barnum, Nick Johnson, Darrick Wingo, Dave Varrichione, Bob Epstein, McDonald Angelo, Bob McClure, Dick LaBeaux, Tim Leblanc, Sid Masterson, Scotty Bucek, Antoine Terry, Warrick Davlin, James Terry, Alonzo Dahms, Sean Stamps, Ogden Stai, Frank DeMarco, Larry Leigeb, and Walter Hayman to the active roster. The Portland Strikes have moved Ken Ladson, Marcus Nichols, Jon Williams, Larry Hinchman, Fred Filchock, Ki-Jana Blair, Tom Musso, Marvcus Jackson, Claude Rapp, Al Logan, Billy Ray Steele, Willie Douthard, Donnell Swinton, Ronnie Crenshaw, Bob Wemple, Bob McKay, Mike Galimore, Greg Lamb, Carl Owen, Mark Watters, Chris Lyon, Paul Allen, Matt Woodson, John Bundra, Tom Ryan, Walter Harrison, Willie Speer, Dick Williams, Tony Latzke, Anthony Dallafior, Arda Remington, Vin Bass, Reggie Gradishar, Walt Johnson, Marcus Peelle, and Bob Schmitz to the inactive roster.
11-10-2019Marcus Nichols of the Portland Strikes is injured with a hip contusion and is expected to be out for approximately 8 days.
09-02-2019The Portland Strikes have moved Tom Musso, Chris Paup, Billy Ray Steele, Greg Lamb, Bob McKay, Paul Allen, Marvcus Jackson, Marcus Peelle, Larry Hinchman, Matt Woodson, John Bundra, Ken Ladson, Marcus Nichols, Jon Williams, Ki-Jana Blair, Mike Galimore, and John Chantiles to the active roster. The Portland Strikes have moved Arda Remington, Stuart Butler, Walter Hayman, Bob Grigg, Bob Hollar, Mike Lilly, Don McCrary, Nick Johnson, Fred Fetz, Paul Novoselsky, Dale Perry, McDonald Angelo, Jermaine Zelencik, Walter Harrison, Anthony Williams, Roman Fishback, and Luke Hubbard to the inactive roster.
08-05-2019The Portland Strikes have moved Paul Novoselsky, Mark Watters, Allen Martin, Deon Barnum, Al Logan, Dick LaBeaux, McDonald Angelo, Steve Peoples, Jermaine Zelencik, Don McCrary, Nick Johnson, Dave Varrichione, Walter Hayman, Craig Thomason, Luke Hubbard, Herman Pahukoa, Fred Fetz, Walt Shipp, Mike Lilly, Clifton James, Fred Filchock, Steve Scioli, Ronnie Crenshaw, Bob Hollar, Vin Bass, Sam Green, and Miles Thomas to the active roster. The Portland Strikes have moved Walt Johnson, Matt Woodson, Mike Galimore, Claude Rapp, Billy Ray Steele, Bob Wemple, Larry Hinchman, Chris Paup, Marcus Peelle, Ken Ladson, Marcus Nichols, Freddie Starnes, Jon Williams, Ki-Jana Blair, Tony Latzke, Walter Harrison, Jim Plumridge, Tom Ryan, Reggie Gradishar, John Chantiles, Calvin Brady, Tom Musso, Bob McKay, Bob Schmitz, Carl Owen, Paul Allen, and Marvcus Jackson to the inactive roster.
01-27-2019Marcus Nichols of the Portland Strikes is injured with an MCL sprain and is expected to be out for the rest of the season.
09-03-2018The Portland Strikes have moved Ken Ladson, John Chantiles, Marcus Nichols, Chris Paup, Jon Williams, Larry Hinchman, Ki-Jana Blair, Tom Musso, Marvcus Jackson, Walt Shipp, Billy Ray Steele, Donnell Swinton, Bob McKay, Jim Rourke, Chris Lyon, Tom Ryan, Charles Allen, Mack Simpson, Jerry Allen, Freddie Starnes, John Palmer, and Bob Schmitz to the active roster. The Portland Strikes have moved Allen Martin, Malcolm Trull, Jerry Thiele, Ronnie Crenshaw, Bill Songin, David Redmond, Stuart Butler, Biff Rehberg, Dennis Johnson, Brad Sanders, Jim Plumridge, Dave Varrichione, Butch Carter, Craig Thomason, Erik Noa, Mike Howley, Chet Heard, Anthony Dallafior, Johnny Whitehead, Walt Johnson, Jeff Terry, and Jesse Molenda to the inactive roster.
08-13-2018The Portland Strikes have moved Tony Latzke, Stuart Butler, Frank Dowrick, Bill Songin, Jim Plumridge, Dave Varrichione, Craig Thomason, Mike Howley, Chet Heard, Gordon Alexander, Ronnie Crenshaw, David Redmond, and Biff Rehberg to the active roster. The Portland Strikes have moved Tom Musso, Chris Paup, Mark Watters, Greg Lamb, Erik Noa, Charles Allen, Larry Hinchman, Jerry Allen, John Carroll, Marcus Nichols, Ki-Jana Blair, John Chantiles, and Chris Lyon to the inactive roster.
09-04-2017The Portland Strikes have moved Tom Musso, Chris Paup, Billy Ray Steele, Greg Lamb, Bob McKay, Carl Owen, Al McClain, Donovan Carreker, Marcus Peelle, Larry Hinchman, Craig Thomason, Jerry Allen, John Carroll, Marcus Nichols, Ki-Jana Blair, and John Chantiles to the active roster. The Portland Strikes have moved Walt Shipp, Don McGrath, Robert West, Chris Scott, Prince Miller, Dave Varrichione, Warrick Davlin, Ray Billman, John Mitchell, Ben Pastrana, Johnny Whitehead, Elbie Linne, Ronnie Crenshaw, Todd Brown, Biff Rehberg, and John Payton to the inactive roster.
08-07-2017The Portland Strikes have moved Greg Howard, Mark Watters, Nathan Kraynak, Warrick Davlin, Brad Sanders, Chris Lyon, Claude Rapp, Chris Scott, Doug Ryan, Bob Wemple, Gene Stark, W.K. Wright, Erik Noa, Brad Alford, Donnell Swinton, Dick LaBeaux, O'Brien Jones, Scott Moore, Arda Remington, Jim Plumridge, Dave Varrichione, Jim Rourke, Tom Ryan, Ben Pastrana, Calvin Brady, Walt Shipp, Don McGrath, Elbie Linne, Ronnie Crenshaw, Red Brettschneider, Ricky Snead, Robert West, Eddie Walker, Sam Green, and Prince Miller to the active roster. The Portland Strikes have moved Roman Fishback, Mike Galimore, Ray Billman, Keith Netherton, Sam Crow, Billy Ray Steele, John Mitchell, Larry Hinchman, Chris Paup, Al McClain, John Carroll, Donovan Carreker, Marcus Peelle, John Palmer, Ken Ladson, Ronnie Horne, Jerry Allen, Marcus Nichols, Freddie Starnes, Jon Williams, Ki-Jana Blair, Craig Thomason, John Chantiles, Eber Powell, Olrick Gajan, Greg Lamb, Tom Musso, Bob McKay, Bob Schmitz, Carl Owen, Paul Allen, Marvcus Jackson, John Payton, Charles Allen, and Dick Williams to the inactive roster.
09-05-2016The Portland Strikes have moved Marcus Nichols to the active roster.
05-01-2016The Portland Strikes have moved Omar Carr, Mark Lincoln, Allen Martin, Don McGrath, Talance Brister, Roman Fishback, Nate Stephens, Olrick Gajan, Greg Lamb, Bob O'Dwyer, Keith Netherton, Hugh Phillips, John Mitchell, Kline Robinson, Andre Brown, Larry Scott, Chris Scott, Mike Lilly, Dick Williams, Jon Mraz, George Rentzel, Freddie Starnes, Jack Pylman, Antoine Terry, Brad Alford, Sam Green, and Emlen Robinson to the active roster. The Portland Strikes have moved Ken Ladson, John Chantiles, Marcus Nichols, Eber Powell, Chris Paup, Jon Williams, Larry Hinchman, Tom Musso, Marvcus Jackson, Ray Billman, Todd Brown, Bob McKay, Derrick Maher, A.J. Sarratt, Mike Galimore, Biff Rehberg, Jackie Santiago, Carl Owen, Ron Short, Paul Allen, Sam Crow, W.K. Wright, Elmer Lane, Charles Allen, Ronnie Horne, Jerry Allen, Dan Jones, Al McClain, Donovan Carreker, John Palmer, and Bob Schmitz to the inactive roster.
09-14-2015The Portland Strikes have moved Chris Paup, Al McClain, Donovan Carreker, Charles Allen, Larry Hinchman, A.J. Sarratt, Ray Billman, Jerry Allen, Derrick Maher, Marcus Nichols, Jon Williams, and Mike Galimore to the active roster. The Portland Strikes have moved Walt Shipp, Mike Lilly, Hugh Phillips, Darryl Reinhard, Jon Philcox, Andre Brown, George Rentzel, and Antoine Terry to the inactive roster.
08-31-2015The Portland Strikes have moved Don Evans, Jim Childs, Dan Jones, Ray Weatherly, and Dave Virant to the active roster. The Portland Strikes have moved Bob McKay, Duane Peavey, Ron Short, and Marcus Nichols to the inactive roster.
08-30-2015The Portland Strikes have automatically moved Marcus Nichols to the active roster.
05-03-2015The Portland Strikes have moved Don McGrath, Gene Timpson, Drew Hodge, Jon Philcox, Chuck Townsend, Andre Brown, George Rentzel, Ray Weatherly, and Biff Rehberg to the active roster. The Portland Strikes have moved Chris Paup, Darryl Reinhard, John Palmer, Larry Hinchman, A.J. Sarratt, John Mitchell, Jerry Allen, Marcus Nichols, and John Chantiles to the inactive roster.
12-01-2014The Portland Strikes have moved Marcus Nichols to the active roster. The Portland Strikes have moved Hugh Pesonen to the inactive roster.
11-03-2014The Portland Strikes have moved Spencer Wells to the active roster. The Portland Strikes have moved Marcus Nichols to the inactive roster.
11-02-2014Marcus Nichols of the Portland Strikes is injured with a shoulder joint injury and is expected to be out for approximately 24 days.
08-04-2014The Portland Strikes have moved Jack Muellner, Buddy Sullivan, Greg Lamb, Frank Halladay, Eddie Morrison, Alex Blanchard, Talance Brister, Scott Roberts, Derrick Coles, Dan Jones, Sam Green, Ping DiGiacomo, John Carroll, Saville Pruitt, Marcus Nichols, Ronald Marks, Ki-Jana Blair, Vernon Sligh, and Fred Johnson to the active roster. The Portland Strikes have moved Mike Galimore, A.J. Sarratt, Derrick Maher, Al McClain, Donovan Carreker, Marcus Peelle, Ray Billman, Sidney Murray, Larry Hinchman, Chris Paup, Marvcus Jackson, Ron Short, Ronnie Horne, Jerry Allen, John Chantiles, John Payton, Tom Musso, Ken Ladson, Charles Allen, and Jim Childs to the inactive roster.