Marquis Flowers is a linebacker for the New England Patriots, who played in the 2018 Super Bowl.

He played college football at Arizona, where he was named the defensive most valuable player and Pac-12 Defensive Player of the Week

The Cincinnati Bengals drafted him in the sixth round. Injured in the last preseason game of his second year, he sat the entire next season, watching his team lose the wildcard game in the playoffs.

Things looked dark. Then the Patriots acquired him. His performance improved steadily over the year. In Week 16, in his second start, Flowers recorded a team-high 10 tackles and 2.5 sacks, in a 37-16 win over the Buffalo Bills. Flowers finished the season with 32 tackles and 3.5 sacks.

In the playoffs, New England defeated the Tennessee Titans and Jacksonville Jaguars to reach the Super Bowl, where Flowers recorded 1 tackle, a brilliant one that made the highlight reels.