Gridiron, Lion, Zion - Redskins sign reggae icon Bob Marley's grandson
Linebacker Nico Marley is the grandson of reggae icon Bob Marley and has signed for the Washington Redskins.
If music runs in Nico Marley's blood, it does so along with football, American Football that is. The Washington Redskins have announced they have signed the linebacker who is the grandson of reggae legend Bob Marley after a weekend try-out at their rookie minicamp.
Marley's father, Rohan, played at Miami (Fla.) alongside Warren Sapp and Ray Lewis in the early 1990s before playing in the Canadian Football League with the Ottawa Rough Riders.
Nico Marley: two time first-team All-AAC selection
Marley, 22, played collegiately at Tulane, where he appeared in 49 games and had 319 tackles (200 solo) and 50.5 for losses with six and a half sacks and four interceptions.
He was a two-time first-team All-AAC selection who led the Green Wave in total tackles with 88 as a senior.
Bob Marley: keen footballer
Singer Bob Marley also loved football, the round ball kind, playing it wherever he went, from manicured pitches to the inside of recording studios. In the 70s he signed Jamaican player in Allan "Skill" Cole as his tour manager, and was a lifelong fan of Brazilian club Santos.
