Fiedler Make Beach Volleyball Debut

April 11, 2008

Former NFL quarterback Jay Fiedler made his pro beach volleyball debut Thursday and lost in the first round of qualifying for the Miami Open.
The event, which runs through Sunday, kicks off the 2008 AVP Tour.

Fiedler and Marcos Macau lost to Russ Marchewka and Mike Placek 21-13, 21-14. Marchewka and Placek were the top-seeded qualifiers; Fiedler and Macau were seeded 32nd.

“I was a little nervous that I would come out here and embarrass myself,” Fiedler said. “But I think I made a good showing.”

Fiedler said he practiced once for the match and otherwise played volleyball only at summer camps and in gym class.

Fiedler, who retired in 2006 after suffering a shoulder injury with the New York Jets, started for the Miami Dolphins for four years and twice led them to the playoffs.

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