Brock Coyle

Brock Coyle

Coyle in 2014.
No. 52  Seattle Seahawks
Position: Linebacker
Personal information
Date of birth: October 12, 1990
Place of birth: Norwalk, Connecticut
Height: 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight: 243 lb (110 kg)
Career information
High school: Bozeman (MT)
College: Montana
Undrafted: 2014
Career history
Roster status: Active
Career NFL statistics
Stats at NFL.com

Brock Coyle (born October 12, 1990) is an American professional football player, a linebacker currently with the Seattle Seahawks of the National Football League.[1][2]

Coyle was born in Norwalk, Connecticut[3] but he was raised in Bozeman, Montana. Coyle played college football at the University of Montana in Missoula.

As a true freshman in 2009, Coyle collected 30 tackles and 2 interceptions for the Montana Grizzlies while playing linebacker. Coyle redshirted the 2010 season following off-season surgery. In 2011, after playing in all 14 games for the Grizzlies, Coyle finished the season as the team's 16th leading tackler despite not starting a single game. In 2012, Coyle enjoyed a breakout season when he started 11 games and tallied 107 tackles. His average of 9.73 tackles a game ranked him 28th in the nation, and he was an honorable mention All-Big Sky Conference selection.[4]

In 2013, Coyle had his finest college season with the Grizzles while starting at inside linebacker as a redshirt senior. Coyle led the Grizzlies with 125 total tackles, which put him among the nation's leaders. He also forced 4 fumbles and intercepted 2 passes, giving him 5 total interceptions for his college football career. He was named to the 2013 Big Sky All-Conference Team as a second-team selection.[5]

Professional career

NFL Draft

Pre-draft measurables
Ht WtArm lengthHand size 40-yd dash 10-yd split 20-yd split 20-ss 3-cone Vert Broad BP
6 ft 1 in 235 lb32.5 in9.38 in 4.60 s 1.60 s 4.28 s 6.74 s 37.0 in 9 ft 7 in 25 reps
All values from 03/18/14 Montana State Pro Day[6]

Although Coyle went unselected in the 2014 NFL Draft, he was signed to a professional contract by the Seattle Seahawks just minutes after the draft's completion.[7]

Seahawks coaches praised Coyle for his productive play during the NFL preseason while he filled in for injured middle linebacker Bobby Wagner.[8]

Coyle started his first NFL regular season game at middle linebacker for the Seattle Seahawks on Sunday November 02, 2014 while playing against the Oakland Raiders.[9]

References

  1. "Brock Coyle". Seattle Seahawks. July 29, 2014. Retrieved August 8, 2014.
  2. Bell, Gregg (April 30, 2014). "RENTON: Brock Coyle: From Montana to starting for Seahawks in 3 months | Seattle Seahawks". Tacoma News Tribune. Retrieved August 8, 2014.
  3. "Brock Coyle, MLB for Seattle Seahawks". nfl.com.
  4. "Griz have 17 players named to 2012 All-Big Sky Football Team Griz have 17 players named to 2012 All-Big Sky Football". Make It Missoula. UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA SPORTS INFORMATION.
  5. "2013 Big Sky All-Conference Football Team". Missoulian.com. Missoulian.com.
  6. "Brock Coyle | Montana, ILB: 2014 NFL Draft Scout Player Profile". NFLDraftScout.com. Retrieved 7 November 2014.
  7. "Coyle, Griz O-Line trio sign NFL free agent deals". Q2KTV.com. Q2 Sports. Retrieved 5 October 2014.
  8. Condotta, Bob. "Linebacker Brock Coyle making an impact despite being undrafted". SeattleTimes.com. The Seattle Times. Retrieved August 9, 2014.
  9. Crabtree, Curtis. "Undrafted rookie Brock Coyle to start at middle linebacker for Seahawks". Pro Football Talk. NBC Sports. Retrieved 11 September 2014.

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