Marcus Mariota
American football player
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March 13 2025 | Re-signed with the Washington Commanders on a one-year, $8 million contract. |
2024 | Entered the game against the Carolina Panthers after Jayden Daniels' injury, completing 18-of-23 pass attempts for 205 yards and two touchdowns. |
2024 | In the team's final regular season game, replaced Jayden Daniels in the second half and led a comeback win with a 5-yard touchdown pass to Terry McLaurin with two seconds remaining. |
October 5 2024 | Activated from injured reserve. |
September 7 2024 | Strained his pectoral muscle in practice and was placed on injured reserve. |
March 14 2024 | Signed a one-year deal with the Washington Commanders and initially wore jersey number 0, becoming the first quarterback in NFL history to do so before changing to number 18 after training camp. |
July 2023 | The Netflix series Quarterback, featuring Mariota, debuted in July. |
March 20 2023 | Marcus Mariota signed a one-year, $5 million contract with the Philadelphia Eagles as a backup quarterback to Jalen Hurts. |
February 28 2023 | Released by the Atlanta Falcons. |
2022 | Mariota was documented as one of three quarterbacks for the Netflix and NFL Films series Quarterback during the 2022 NFL season. |
2022 | Mariota and his wife Kiyomi Cook welcomed their first child. |
December 14 2022 | Placed on injured reserve with a knee injury. |
December 8 2022 | Benched in favor of Desmond Ridder for the Falcons' Week 15 game against the Saints. |
July 28 2022 | Named the Falcons' starting quarterback after winning an open competition with rookie Desmond Ridder during the offseason. |
March 21 2022 | Signed a two-year, $18.75 million deal with the Atlanta Falcons after the team traded Matt Ryan to the Colts. |
2021 | Marcus Mariota married Kiyomi Cook. |
October 16 2021 | Mariota was activated from injured reserve. |
September 18 2021 | Mariota was placed on injured reserve after suffering a quad injury during the season-opener. |
2020 | Mariota made his Raiders debut in Week 15 against the Chargers, replacing injured starter Derek Carr. He completed 17 of 28 passes for 226 yards, scoring a touchdown and an interception, and rushed for 88 yards and another touchdown. |
2020 | Selected as one of four top Oregon alumni in a university poll for a notional Mount Rushmore, alongside Phil Knight, Steve Prefontaine, and Sabrina Ionescu. |
October 20 2020 | Mariota was activated from injured reserve. |
September 30 2020 | Mariota was designated to return from injured reserve and began practicing with the team. |
September 7 2020 | Mariota was placed on injured reserve by the Las Vegas Raiders. |
March 25 2020 | Marcus Mariota signed a two-year, $17.6 million contract with the Las Vegas Raiders. |
2019 | In the regular-season finale against the Texans, Mariota came in to throw a single 24-yard pass to rookie A.J. Brown, helping Brown reach over 1,000 receiving yards for the season. |
2019 | Replaced as starting quarterback by Ryan Tannehill after six games of the season. |
2019 | Marcus Mariota was benched during a Week 6 16–0 shutout road loss to the Denver Broncos in the third quarter, after throwing for 63 yards and two interceptions. |
2019 | In the AFC Championship Game against the Chiefs, Mariota entered the game during the second quarter and had a five-yard rush, though the Titans ultimately lost 35–24. |
2019 | In the Wild Card Round playoff game against the Patriots, Mariota completed a four-yard pass to MyCole Pruitt during the first quarter of the 20–13 road victory. |
December 2018 | In Week 16 against the Washington Redskins, Mariota was limited to 110 passing yards and seven rushing yards before leaving the game with a stinger. |
November 2018 | During Week 12, Mariota completed his first 19 passes and threw for 303 yards and two touchdowns in a 34-17 loss to the Texans, finishing with a 95.7% completion rate. |
November 11 2018 | Mariota helped the Titans defeat the Patriots 34-10, marking the first Titans victory against the Patriots since 2002. He threw for 228 yards and two touchdowns, and also rushed for 21 yards. |
November 5 2018 | Mariota won his second Monday Night Football appearance against the Dallas Cowboys, throwing for 240 yards and two touchdowns, while also rushing for 32 yards and a touchdown. |
October 2018 | In Week 4, Mariota led the Titans to a 26-23 overtime win against the Philadelphia Eagles, completing 30 of 43 passes for 344 yards, two passing touchdowns, and one interception. He was named AFC Offensive Player of the Week for this performance. |
September 2018 | During Week 3, Mariota came in to relieve Blaine Gabbert during a 9-6 victory over the Jaguars, completing 12 of 18 passes for 100 yards. |
September 2018 | Mariota was injured in the season-opener against the Dolphins, limited to 103 passing yards and 15 rushing yards. |
April 18 2018 | The Tennessee Titans picked up the fifth-year option on Mariota's contract. |
2017 | In Week 17, Mariota led the Titans to a 15-10 win against the Jaguars, securing the No. 5 seed in the playoffs and Tennessee's first postseason berth since 2008. |
2017 | During Week 4 against the Houston Texans, Mariota rushed for two touchdowns before leaving the game with a hamstring injury in a 57-14 road loss. |
2017 | Ended the season in the Divisional Round against the Patriots, throwing for 254 yards and two touchdowns, and running for 37 yards in a 35-14 road loss. |
2017 | Played in two postseason games for the Tennessee Titans, achieving a 1-1 record with 459 passing yards, 4 touchdowns, and 1 interception. |
2017 | Made his first postseason appearance in the Wild Card Round against the Kansas City Chiefs, becoming only the second player in NFL history to catch his own touchdown pass in the playoffs. The Titans won 22-21 after trailing 21-3 at halftime. |
2017 | Returned in Week 6 against the Colts and led the Titans to a 36-22 victory after missing Week 5 due to his hamstring injury. |
September 10 2017 | In the season opener against the Oakland Raiders, Mariota recorded a rushing touchdown in the first quarter, finishing the game with 256 passing yards and 26 rushing yards in a 26-16 loss. |
2016 | Oregon University unveiled the 30,000 square-foot Marcus Mariota Sports Performance Center in his honor. |
2016 | Began leading the Tennessee Titans to three consecutive winning seasons. |
December 24 2016 | Suffered a fractured right fibula in a 38-17 loss to the Jaguars on Christmas Eve, which ended his season prematurely and required surgery. |
November 2016 | Named AFC Offensive Player of the Month after passing for 1,124 yards with 11 touchdowns, two interceptions, and a 115.0 passer rating. Also rushed for 89 yards and a touchdown during this period. |
November 13 2016 | Mariota threw for four touchdowns and 295 yards in a Titans victory over the Green Bay Packers. He was named AFC Offensive Player of the Week for this outstanding performance. |
2015 | Selected second overall by the Tennessee Titans in the NFL draft. |
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