Marcus Monk Marcus Monk ( born April 26 , 1986 in Lepanto , Arkansas ) is an American football wide receiver who is currently a free agent . He was drafted by the Chicago Bears in the seventh round of the 2008 NFL Draft . He played college football at Arkansas . Monk has also been a member of the New York Giants . As of January 2012 , Monk is playing professional basketball in the German Basketball Bundesliga . Early years . Monk attended East Poinsett County High School and was a 4 . 0 student and a letterman in football and basketball . Also , he was the Valedictorian of his graduating class . He was an All - State honoree in both sports , 2004 Mr . Basketball of Arkansas as a senior , and was named the National Football Foundation ' s Scholar Athlete of the Year . College football career . Monk led all SEC freshmen in receiving in 2004 and set a school record for receptions by a freshman with 37 catches , breaking Richard Smith ' s school record of 33 . He garnered Freshman All - SEC honors for catching 37 balls for 569 yards and six touchdown s . Monk continued to improve in his sophomore season by catching 35 passes for a team - high 476 yards and seven touchdowns . In his junior season , Monk had his best statistical season with 50 catches for a career - high 962 yards . Monk broke a school record with 11 touchdown passes caught and averaged 19 . 2 yards per catch . Monk was sidelined for most of the season due to an injury to his knee in the offseason that required two surgeries . Of the six games he played , Monk caught 16 balls for 144 yards and three touchdowns , tying him for seventh in the SEC for career touchdowns . Professional career . Chicago Bears . Monk was selected in the seventh round ( 248th overall ) of the 2008 NFL Draft by the Chicago Bears . Monk signed a four - year rookie deal with the Bears on May 31 , 2008 . He was waived on August 24 . New York Giants . On August 26 , 2008 , Monk was claimed off waivers by the New York Giants after the team waived / injured wide receiver Craphonso Thorpe . However , he was waived by the team four days later during final cuts . On August 31 , he was re - signed to the team ' s practice squad . He was released from the practice squad on September 8 after wide receiver Taye Biddle was signed . Carolina Panthers . Monk was signed by the Carolina Panthers on April 28 , 2009 after impressing scouts at Arkansas ' s pro day . College basketball career . As a college freshman , Monk also played 10 games with the basketball Razorbacks after completing the football season . On November 18 , 2008 , KARK 4 News in Little Rock , Arkansas reported that Monk was possibly coming back for his last semester to play college basketball for the Arkansas Razorbacks . Monk was allowed to play as he had basketball eligibility remaining and was never a professional athlete in that sport . Monk ' s breakout game would come on December 30 , 2008 when Arkansas hosted the Oklahoma Sooners , ranked fourth in that week ' s Associated Press Poll . Monk scored 12 points and added six rebounds and one steal while holding his ground defensively against the Sooners ' star player , Blake Griffin , in only his third game with the Razorbacks of the 2008 - 2009 season . Monk was officially removed from the roster on February 13 , 2009 by the University of Arkansas after several weeks of not dressing out for the team , for a suspected undisclosed NCAA rules infraction .