Coleman with the Falcons in 2009 |
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| No. 24 Detroit Lions | |
| Safety | |
| Personal information | |
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| Date of birth: May 6, 1982 | |
| Place of birth: Sacramento, California | |
| Height: 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | Weight: 200 lb (91 kg) |
| Career information | |
| College: Washington State | |
| NFL Draft: 2004 / Round: 5 / Pick: 143 | |
| Debuted in 2004 for the New York Jets | |
| Career history | |
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| Roster status: Injured Reserve | |
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| Career NFL statistics as of Week 13, 2011 | |
| Tackles | 606 |
| Interceptions | 10 |
| Passes defensed | 35 |
| Stats at NFL.com | |
Erik Coleman (born May 6, 1982 in Sacramento, California) is an American football safety currently playing for the Detroit Lions of the National Football League. He was originally drafted by the New York Jets in the fifth round of the 2004 NFL Draft. Went to high school at Lewis & Clark High School in Spokane, Washington. He played college football at Washington State.
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Coleman played college football at Washington State. He majored in communications.
Coleman was selected by the New York Jets in the fifth round (143rd overall) of the 2004 NFL Draft. He unexpectedly became one of the most important Jet defenders, cementing his starting role with interceptions in each of his first two NFL games. He finished the season as the NFL's highest grossing member of its performance-pay program, the league's plan for rewarding low-salary players who outperform their contracts. In week six of the 2005 season against the Buffalo Bills he made a career high 14 tackles. Before the 2006 season Coleman underwent an appendectomy, slowing his production that season. During his tenure with the New York Jets he started in 45 of 48 regular season games.
On March 1, 2008, Coleman was signed by the Atlanta Falcons. In the 2008 season, Erik Coleman had 95 total tackles, 6 passes deflected, and three interceptions. Those three interceptions were the most on the Atlanta Falcons team.
On February 9, 2011, Erik Coleman was released from the Falcons.
On February 18, 2011, Coleman signed a 1 year contract with the Detroit Lions He is expected to start next to Louis Delmas.[1]