Markus Jamaine Curry is an American football

American football

American football is a sport played between two teams of eleven with the objective of scoring points by advancing the ball into the opposing team's end zone. Known in the United States simply as football, it may also be referred to informally as gridiron football. The ball can be advanced by...

 cornerback

Cornerback

A cornerback is a member of the defensive backfield or secondary in American and Canadian football. Cornerbacks cover receivers, to defend against pass offenses and make tackles. Other members of the defensive backfield include the safeties and occasionally linebackers. The cornerback position...

 who is currently a free agent. He was originally signed by the San Diego Chargers

San Diego Chargers

The San Diego Chargers are a professional American football team based in San Diego, California. they were members of the Western Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League...

 as an undrafted free agent in 2005. He played college football

College football

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 at Michigan

Michigan Wolverines football

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Professional career

He entered the NFL as an undrafted free agent in 2005

2005 NFL season

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 with the San Diego Chargers

San Diego Chargers

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. He spent the majority of the season on the practice squad. He was activated for one game after Terrence Kiel

Terrence Kiel

Terrence Dewayne Kiel was an American safety in the National Football League. He played his entire career for the San Diego Chargers after being drafted by them in the second round of the 2003 NFL Draft. He played college football at Texas A&M.-Early years:Kiel was born in Lufkin, Texas...

 was placed on injured reserve

Injured reserve

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. He was signed by the San Francisco 49ers

San Francisco 49ers

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 in the 2007 offseason

2007 NFL season

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 but was cut at the end of training camp. He was resigned by the 49ers to their practice squad on November 27, 2007.