Marcus Sherels

37-Year-Old CornerbackCB

Free Agent

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Height 5'10"

Weight 175

DOB 9/30/1987

College Minnesota

Re-signed by Vikings

CBMinnesota Vikings

January 3, 2020

The Vikings signed Sherels to a contract Friday.

ANALYSIS
Sherels' opportunity to rejoin Minnesota's roster comes following the placement of Mike Hughes (neck) on injured reserve. The special-teams ace stands to take over as the team's top punt returner, per Chad Graff of The Athletic. The 32-year-old previously spent nine consecutive seasons with the Vikings after joining the team as an undrafted free agent in 2010.

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Recent RotoWire Articles Featuring Marcus Sherels See More

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December 1, 2016

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November 29, 2016

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December 24, 2015

Erik Siegrist previews the Monday night matchup between Cincinnati and Denver as Brock Osweiler and the Broncos look to clinch a playoff spot.

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Sherels had just eight tackles last year as he was almost exclusively used as a punt returner. With the Vikings acquiring more talent in the secondary, Sherels may have a hard time justifying his roster spot on punt return duties alone. However, he was 7th in punt return yards per attempt, so he'll likely retain the job if he can remain as productive.

While Sherels posted a rather modest tackle total (46) and failed to record an interception last season, he did bat away seven passes and was a factor in the punt-return game as well. He'll return to the Vikings next season and figures to play a similar reserve defensive back and special teams role in new coach Mike Zimmer's defense.

Sherels will compete for a reserve defensive back role and to retain the job as Minnesota's punt returner. While Sherels isn't explosive, he consistently catches punts. He also improved last season in both his average return yardage (9.0 from 8.4) and scored a touchdown on a return. He doesn't get much playing time as a defensive back, so his fantasy value is limited to leagues that count return yardage.

Sherels, an undrafted free agent from the University of Minnesota, started three games at cornerback and got significant time in the secondary. He also became Minnesota's primary punter returner and also handled kickoffs. He could have a similar reserve secondary role again this year, but he wasn't explosive on returns (just a 8.4 average) and could easily lose the return roles.

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Waived by Miami

CBFree Agent

December 14, 2019

Sherels was waived by the Dolphins on Saturday.