Snoop Minnis

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Snoop Minnis

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Wide receiver

Personal information

Date of birth: February 6, 1977

Place of birth: Miami, Florida

Height: 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)

Weight: 172 lb (78 kg)

Career information

High school: Miami (FL) Northwestern

College: Florida State

NFL Draft: 2001 / Round: 3 / Pick: 77

Debuted in 2001 for the Kansas City Chiefs

Last played in 2005 for the Toronto Argonauts

Career history

*Offseason and/or practice squad member only

Career highlights and awards

Consensus All-American (2000)
First-team All-ACC (2000)

Career NFL statistics

Games played	15
Games started	11
Receptions	34
Receiving yards	515
Touchdowns	1
Stats at NFL.com

Stats at pro-football-reference.com

Marvin Dwayne Minnis (born February 6, 1977), nicknamed "Snoop" Minnis, is a former American college and professional football player who was a wide receiver in the National Football League (NFL) and Canadian Football League (CFL) for four seasons. He played college football for Florida State University, and earned All-American honors. He was drafted by the Kansas City Chiefs in the third round of the 2001 NFL Draft, and also played professionally for the CFL's Toronto Argonauts.

Early years

Minnis was born in Miami, Florida. He attended Miami Northwestern High School, and played high school football for the Northwestern Bulls.

College career

He attended Florida State University, where he played for coach Bobby Bowden's Florida State Seminoles football team from 1997 to 2000. He led the Seminoles in receptions during his 2000 senior season, received first-team All-Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) honors, and was recognized as a consensus first-team All-American.^[1] He was the Seminoles' offensive most valuable players, was a finalist for the Fred Biletnikoff Award, and remains tied for the FSU team record for the longest touchdown reception—98 yards against the Clemson Tigers in 2000.

Professional career

Kansas City Chiefs

Minnis was drafted by the Kansas City Chiefs in the third round of the 2001 NFL Draft. He played 15 games for the Chiefs in 2001 and 2002, totaling 515 receiving yards on 34 receptions, including one touchdown.^[2]

Nickname

Minnis was given the nickname "Snoop" by his mother. "My mom, she said I was always snooping around. Like my son, he's a mess he's into everything," said Minnis. "My momma said I was always into everything, that's why she gave me that name." ^[3]

Life after football

Following his retirement in 2005, Minnis joined Lexus as a salesman in Lexus of Pembroke Pines, and he was the Wide Receivers Coach at Everglades High School in Miramar.

References

↑ 2011 NCAA Football Records Book, Award Winners, National Collegiate Athletic Association, Indianapolis, Indiana, p. 11 (2011). Retrieved June 25, 2012.
↑ "Snoop Minnis". nfl.com. Retrieved February 10, 2013.
↑ http://floridastate.rivals.com/content.asp?CID=1061857

1999 Florida State Seminoles football—consensus national champions

Head coach: Bobby Bowden

v t e 2000 College Football All-America Team consensus selections

Offense	QB Josh Heupel RB LaDainian Tomlinson RB Damien Anderson WR Marvin Minnis WR Antonio Bryant WR Freddie Mitchell TE Brian Natkin OL Steve Hutchinson OL Ben Hamilton OL Chris Brown OL Leonard Davis C Dominic Raiola

Defense	DL Jamal Reynolds DL Andre Carter DL Casey Hampton DL John Henderson LB Dan Morgan LB Rocky Calmus LB Keith Adams DB Dwight Smith DB Jamar Fletcher DB Fred Smoot DB Tay Cody DB Ed Reed DB J. T. Thatcher

Special teams	P Nick Harris PK Jonathan Ruffin AP Santana Moss

v t e Kansas City Chiefs 2001 NFL Draft selections

Eric Downing Marvin Minnis Monty Beisel George Layne Billy Baber Derrick Blaylock Alex Sulfsted Shaunard Harts Terdell Sands

Persondata
Name	Minnis, Marvin
Alternative names	Minnis, Marvin Dwayne; Minnis, Marvin D.; Minnis, Snoop
Short description	All-American college football player, professional football player, wide receiver
Date of birth	February 6, 1977
Place of birth	Miami, Florida, United States
Date of death
Place of death

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