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{{Short description|American football player and coach (born 1978)}}
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{{Infobox NFL biography
| name = Marcel Shipp
| image =
| caption =
| number = 31, 26
| position = [[Running back]]
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1978|8|8}}
| birth_place = [[Paterson, New Jersey]], U.S.
| death_date =
| death_place =
| height_ft = 5
| height_in = 11
| weight_lbs = 224
| high_school = {{nowrap|[[Passaic County Technical Institute]]}}<br/>([[Wayne, New Jersey]])
| college = [[UMass Minutemen football|UMass]]
| undraftedyear = 2001
| pastteams =
* [[Arizona Cardinals]] ({{NFL Year|2001}}–{{NFL Year|2007}})
* [[Houston Texans]] ({{NFL Year|2008}})*
* [[Las Vegas Locomotives]] ({{UFL Year|2009}}–{{UFL Year|2011}})
| pastcoaching =
* [[UMass Minutemen football|Massachusetts]] (2014) (RB)
* [[New York Jets]] ({{NFL Year|2015}}–{{NFL Year|2016}}) (RB)
* [[Mountain Pointe High School|Mountain Pointe HS (AZ)]] (2021-present) (RB)
| highlights =
* 2× [[United Football League (2009–)|UFL]] champion ([[2009 UFL Championship Game|2009]], [[2010 UFL Championship Game|2010]])
* Second-team [[College Football All-America Team|All-American]] (1998)
* 2× Third-team All-American (1999–2000)
* 3× First-team All-[[Atlantic 10 Conference|A-10]] (1998–2000)
| statlabel1 = [[Carry (American football)|Rushing attempts]]
| statvalue1 = 605
| statlabel2 = [[Rushing yards]]
| statvalue2 = 2,197
| statlabel3 = [[Touchdown|Rushing touchdowns]]
| statvalue3 = 11
| statlabel4 = [[Reception (American football)|Receptions]]
| statvalue4 = 113
| statlabel5 = [[Receiving yards]]
| statvalue5 = 937
| statlabel6 = [[Touchdown|Receiving touchdowns]]
| statvalue6 = 3
| pfr = ShipMa00
}}
'''Marcel Cornelius Shipp''' (born August 8, 1978<ref>{{Cite web |title=Marcel Shipp |url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2793909/ |access-date=2022-03-06 |website=IMDb |language=en}}</ref>) is an American former professional [[American football|football]] player who was a [[running back]] in the [[National Football League]] (NFL) from 2001 to 2008 for the [[Arizona Cardinals]] and [[Houston Texans]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Our Story {{!}} Clean Bottom Pools {{!}} Phoenix AZ |url=https://www.cleanbottompools.com/our-story |access-date=2022-03-07 |website=Clean Bottom Pools |language=en}}</ref> He was signed by the [[Arizona Cardinals]] as an [[undrafted free agent]] in 2001, and played with them through the 2007 season. He was signed for a short time by the Texans in 2008. He played [[college football]] for the [[UMass Minutemen football|UMass Minutemen]]. Shipp was last the running backs coach for the [[New York Jets]].
== Early life ==
Shipp played [[high school football]] at the [[Passaic County Technical Institute]] in [[Wayne, New Jersey]].<ref>[http://www.nflplayers.com/players/player.aspx?id=30772 Marcel Shipp player profile] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071112203607/http://www.nflplayers.com/players/player.aspx?id=30772 |date=November 12, 2007 }}, [[National Football League Players Association]]. Accessed July 24, 2007. "Hometown: Paterson, N.J... Played one year of prep football at Milford (Conn.) Academy and was all-New Jersey choice as a senior at Passaic County Technical High School"</ref> Shipp rushed for 1,510 yards and 24 touchdowns as a senior to earn First-team All-State honors.<ref>[http://umassathletics.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/shipp_marcel00.html Marcel Shipp player profile] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080725095301/http://umassathletics.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/shipp_marcel00.html |date=July 25, 2008 }}, [University of Massachusetts athletic site]. Accessed December 8, 2007. "Before UMass: Ran for 1,510 yards and 24 touchdowns on 172 carries (8.8 average) during his senior season ... First team All-State choice as a senior"</ref>
== College career ==
Shipp attended the [[University of Massachusetts Amherst]] and was a [[Letterman (sports)|letterman]] for the [[UMass Minutemen football]] team. As a sophomore, he was a first-team [[College Football All-America Team|All-American]] selection, having run for a school-record 2,542 yards and 18 touchdowns. He capped the season by rushing for 244 yards and three scores in the team's improbable 55–43 victory over the top-ranked [[Georgia Southern Eagles football|Georgia Southern Eagles]] in the [[1998 NCAA Division I-AA Football Championship Game]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/umass-wins-i-aa-championship/ |title=UMass Wins I-AA Championship |website=[[CBS News]] |date=December 19, 1998 |accessdate=February 20, 2019}}</ref> As a junior, he was a finalist for the [[Walter Payton Award]], and added another school record—24 rushing touchdowns—to his resume to go with 1,846 rushing yards. Shipp finished his college career with 5,383 rushing yards, which currently{{when|date=February 2019}} ranks sixth on the [[Division I-AA]] football career record list.{{citation needed|date=February 2019}}
== Professional career ==
=== Arizona Cardinals ===
He signed as an [[undrafted free agent]] with the Arizona Cardinals on April 23, 2001. He made the team but played little in 2001, not getting a single rushing attempt. He did return 6 kickoffs. In 2002 Shipp would see many more opportunities. He had his breakout game in a Week 4 win against the [[New York Giants]] when he rushed for 92 yards on 17 carries and scored two touchdowns. In Week 11, he rushed for a season high 135 yards and a touchdown against the [[Oakland Raiders]]. He finished the year with a team leading 834 rushing yards on 188 carries (4.4 yards per carry) and 9 total touchdowns.
At the beginning of the 2003 season Shipp's status was somewhat unclear as the team had signed [[Emmitt Smith]] in the offseason. Despite Smith's presence Shipp again led the team in rushing with 830 yards on the season. His yards per carry went down to 3.6 however and he did not score a touchdown. He rushed for a career-high 165 yards against the [[San Francisco 49ers]] in a Week 7 win.
In training camp in 2004, Shipp broke his leg and dislocated his ankle, forcing him to miss the entire 2004 season and he was placed on injured reserve.<ref>{{Cite web |date=August 22, 2005 |title=Shipp shines in return, Arrington still firmly the starter |url=http://www.espn.com/espn/wire/_/section/nfl/id/2140675 |access-date=2025-06-01 |website=ESPN.com|agency=Associated Press}}</ref> He did not play at all that year. Following the missed 2004 season Shipp still remained with the Cardinals. In 2005, he was again the Cardinals' leading rusher, but this time with only 451 yards on 157 carries, for 2.9 yards per carry. In 2006 Shipp saw much less action, as the Cardinals had signed [[Edgerrin James]]. He rushed 17 times for 41 yards. He did have 4 touchdowns, scoring for the first time since 2002, including 3 touchdowns in one game on December 3 against the [[St. Louis Rams]]. In 2007, he had limited duty again, with 15 carries for 41 yards, still backing up James. In 2008, Shipp signed a 3-year contract with the Cardinals. However, he was released by the team on August 4.
=== Houston Texans ===
On August 18, 2008, Shipp agreed to terms with the [[Houston Texans]], but was later released on August 29.
His career NFL stats are 605 rushes for 2,197 yards (3.6 yards per carry) and 11 rushing touchdowns. He has 109 receptions for 912 yards and 3 receiving touchdowns.
===Las Vegas Locomotives===
Shipp signed with the [[Las Vegas Locomotives]] of the [[United Football League (2009)|United Football League]] on August 25, 2009.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://uflaccess.com/uflaccess/adam-archuleta-and-marcel-shipp-signed-as-locos/ |title=Archived copy |accessdate=August 26, 2009 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090829195418/http://uflaccess.com/uflaccess/adam-archuleta-and-marcel-shipp-signed-as-locos/ |archivedate=August 29, 2009 }}</ref> He finished the 2009 UFL season with 72 carries for 257 rushing yards, good for fourth in the league. Shipp's Locomotives defeated the [[Florida Tuskers]] 20–17 in overtime to win the inaugural UFL championship game.
Shipp returned with the team for the 2010 season. The Locomotives won a second straight championship again defeating the Tuskers in the championship game. Shipp finished the regular season with 313 rushing yards (5th in the league) on 117 carries and four rushing touchdowns (tied for second in the league). In the championship game he had 16 carries for 43 yards.
In 2011 Shipp remained with the Locomotives for a third season, despite the UFL's continued financial problems. In only a four team league, the Locomotives went 3–1 with Shipp as their leading rusher. Shipp gained 164 yards on 49 carries and scored two touchdowns. The Locomotives did not win their third straight championship as they lost in the title game 17–3 to the [[Virginia Destroyers]].
==NFL career statistics==
{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible"
|-
! colspan="2"| Legend
|-
| '''Bold'''
| Career high
|}
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
! rowspan="2"| Year
! rowspan="2"| Team
! colspan="2"| Games
! colspan="5"| Rushing
! colspan="5"| Receiving
|-
! GP !! GS !! Att !! Yds !! Avg !! Lng !! TD !! Rec !! Yds !! Avg !! Lng !! TD
|-
! [[2001 NFL season|2001]] !! [[2001 Arizona Cardinals season|ARI]]
| 11 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0.0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0.0 || 0 || 0
|-
! [[2002 NFL season|2002]] !! [[2002 Arizona Cardinals season|ARI]]
| 15 || 6 || 188 || '''834''' || '''4.4''' || '''56''' || '''6''' || '''38''' || '''413''' || '''10.9''' || '''80''' || '''3'''
|-
! [[2003 NFL season|2003]] !! [[2003 Arizona Cardinals season|ARI]]
| '''16''' || '''11''' || '''228''' || 830 || 3.6 || 36 || 0 || 30 || 184 || 6.1 || 34 || 0
|-
! [[2005 NFL season|2005]] !! [[2005 Arizona Cardinals season|ARI]]
| 15 || '''11''' || 157 || 451 || 2.9 || 19 || 0 || 35 || 255 || 7.3 || 28 || 0
|-
! [[2006 NFL season|2006]] !! [[2006 Arizona Cardinals season|ARI]]
| 15 || 0 || 17 || 41 || 2.4 || 9 || 4 || 6 || 60 || 10.0 || 22 || 0
|-
! [[2007 NFL season|2007]] !! [[2007 Arizona Cardinals season|ARI]]
| '''16''' || 0 || 15 || 41 || 2.7 || 14 || 1 || 4 || 25 || 6.3 || 9 || 0
|-
! colspan="2"| !! 88 !! 28 !! 605 !! 2,197 !! 3.6 !! 56 !! 11 !! 113 !! 937 !! 8.3 !! 80 !! 3
|}
==Coaching career==
Since retiring from football Shipp has had various coaching stops over the past 4 seasons:
2012 he became the running backs coach of the Las Vegas Loco's of the UFL.
2013 he served as a coaching intern for the Arizona Cardinals
2014 he joined his alma matra UMass as the team's running backs coach
2015 he joined the New York Jets as the team's running backs coach.
It was announced on January 3, 2017, that Shipp along with several other coaches were fired from the Jets' staff.
==References==
{{Reflist}}
==External links==
* [http://www.umassathletics.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/marcel_shipp_893232.html UMass coach profile]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20110813140859/http://www.umassathletics.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/shipp_marcel00.html UMass player profile]
* [http://www.justsportsstats.com/footballstatsindex.php?player_id=shippmar001&scoresort=2 Stats Crew profile]
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