Mark Ricks (gridiron football)

Mark Ricks (born December 16, 1970) is a former American football defensive back who played ten seasons in the Arena Football League with the St. Louis Stampede, Nashville Kats, Portland Forest Dragons, Portland Forest Dragons/Oklahoma Wranglers, Los Angeles Avengers, Arizona Rattlers, Grand Rapids Rampage and New York Dragons.

He played college football at Western Michigan University.

He was also a member of the Saskatchewan Roughriders, Toronto Argonauts, Winnipeg Blue Bombers and Ottawa Rough Riders of the Canadian Football League.

[4] Ricks played for the Portland Forest Dragons/Oklahoma Wranglers from 1998 to 2000, earning Second Team All-Arena honors in 1999.

Ricks was signed by the Los Angeles Avengers on November 2, 2000.