Doug Colman
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| Doug Colman | |
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| Date of birth: | June 4, 1973 |
| Place of birth: | Somers Point, NJ, United States |
| Career information | |
| Position(s): | Linebacker |
| College: | Nebraska |
| NFL Draft: | 1996 / Round: 6 / Pick 171 |
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| 1996-1998 1999 2000 |
New York Giants Tennessee Titans Cleveland Browns |
| Stats at DatabaseFootball.com | |
Doug Colman (born on June 4, 1973 in Somers Point, New Jersey) is a former American football linebacker in the NFL. He last served as defensive assistant/linebackers coach in NFL Europa for the Amsterdam Admirals.
Colman started his career at Ocean City High School where he is a member of the hall of fame.[1] As a senior, he was named "South Jersey Defensive Player of the Year" at linebacker and he also gained more than 1,000 yards as fullback. Later he played at and graduated from the University of Nebraska before being selected in the sixth round (171st overall) of the 1996 NFL Draft by the New York Giants. He played five seasons in the NFL from 1996 to 2000 as linebacker, playing a total of 64 games for the Giants, Titans (including Super Bowl XXXIV) and Browns.
Following his stay in the NFL, Colman has taken up various coaching positions, working jobs such as assistant coach for Oakcrest High School in 2002 and for Ocean City High School before becoming head coach at Absegami High School in 2003. Since taking over at Absegami, Colman has compiled a record of 35-10, with two appearances in the South Jersey Group IV Championship game, winning it in 2006. Colman's Braves have also won three straight Cape-Atlantic American Conference Championships. He joined the Amsterdam Admirals for the 2007 season as a member of the NFL Europa coaching program.
[edit] References
- ^ Doug Colman, database Football. Accessed November 6, 2007.
[edit] External links
- NFLEurope.com - Coaches' Profiles - 2007
- databaseFootball.com - Doug Colman's stats at databasefootball.com - accessed April 4, 2007
- NFL.com - 1996 NFL Draft History - accessed April 4, 2007
- Tom Williams - "Doug Colman returns home to Carey Stadium" - October 1, 2003 (accessed April 4, 2007)
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