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Markus Paul
Markus Dwayne Paul (April 1, 1966 – November 25, 2020) was an American professional football player who was a safety in the National Football League (NFL) for the Chicago Bears and Tampa Bay Buccaneers. He played college football for the Syracuse Orange and was selected by the Chicago Bears in the 1989 NFL draft. He also was a strength and conditioning coach with the New Orleans Saints, New England Patriots, New York Jets, New York Giants and Dallas Cowboys.
Paul attended Osceola High School in Kissimmee, Florida. As a junior, he was named the starting quarterback and contributed to the team reaching the state championship game, where they lost to Titusville High School.
He also was a starter in the school's basketball team that had a perfect 37-0 record and won the state championship during the 1982-83 season.
Paul accepted a football scholarship from Syracuse University, where he played under head coach Dick MacPherson from 1984 to 1988. Paul chose Syracuse because it was the only football program that gave him the option to play as either a quarterback or a defensive back; other Division I programs only recruited him to play on defense.
As a true freshman, he decided on playing as a safety early on, was named a starter for the season opener and recorded 7 interceptions during the season, including 3 in one game. He would go on to start every game for Syracuse as a free safety during his career.
As a junior, he was a finalist for the Jim Thorpe Award and tallied 5 interceptions. As a senior, he was again a finalist for the Jim Thorpe Award, registered 4 interceptions and earned first-team All-American honors.
Paul set the school records for interceptions in a career (19) and in a game (3). In October 1999, he was named to the Syracuse University's All-Century team.
The Chicago Bears traded with the Los Angeles Raiders to move up and select Paul in the fourth round (95th overall) of the 1989 NFL draft. During his rookie season, Paul primarily deputized for Shaun Gayle. Paul's first career interception in the NFL came in a week eight game against the Los Angeles Rams.
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Markus Paul
Markus Dwayne Paul (April 1, 1966 – November 25, 2020) was an American professional football player who was a safety in the National Football League (NFL) for the Chicago Bears and Tampa Bay Buccaneers. He played college football for the Syracuse Orange and was selected by the Chicago Bears in the 1989 NFL draft. He also was a strength and conditioning coach with the New Orleans Saints, New England Patriots, New York Jets, New York Giants and Dallas Cowboys.
Paul attended Osceola High School in Kissimmee, Florida. As a junior, he was named the starting quarterback and contributed to the team reaching the state championship game, where they lost to Titusville High School.
He also was a starter in the school's basketball team that had a perfect 37-0 record and won the state championship during the 1982-83 season.
Paul accepted a football scholarship from Syracuse University, where he played under head coach Dick MacPherson from 1984 to 1988. Paul chose Syracuse because it was the only football program that gave him the option to play as either a quarterback or a defensive back; other Division I programs only recruited him to play on defense.
As a true freshman, he decided on playing as a safety early on, was named a starter for the season opener and recorded 7 interceptions during the season, including 3 in one game. He would go on to start every game for Syracuse as a free safety during his career.
As a junior, he was a finalist for the Jim Thorpe Award and tallied 5 interceptions. As a senior, he was again a finalist for the Jim Thorpe Award, registered 4 interceptions and earned first-team All-American honors.
Paul set the school records for interceptions in a career (19) and in a game (3). In October 1999, he was named to the Syracuse University's All-Century team.
The Chicago Bears traded with the Los Angeles Raiders to move up and select Paul in the fourth round (95th overall) of the 1989 NFL draft. During his rookie season, Paul primarily deputized for Shaun Gayle. Paul's first career interception in the NFL came in a week eight game against the Los Angeles Rams.