Davon Coleman
 Coleman with the New York Giants | |||||||||
| No. 0 Hamilton Tiger-Cats | |||||||||
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| Position: | Defensive tackle | ||||||||
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| Date of birth: | January 11, 1991 | ||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 295 lb (134 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school: | Cleveland (OH) Glenville | ||||||||
| College: | Arizona State | ||||||||
| Undrafted: | 2014 | ||||||||
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| Roster status: | Active | ||||||||
| CFL status: | International | ||||||||
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| Career NFL statistics as of Week 2, 2015 | |||||||||
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Davon Coleman (born January 11, 1991) is an American football defensive tackle for the Hamilton Tiger-Cats of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He first enrolled at Fort Scott Community College before transferring to Arizona State University. He attended Glenville High School in Cleveland, Ohio.[1]
Early years
Coleman played high school football for the Glenville High School Tarblooders. He earned honorable-mention All-Ohio honors in his senior year.[1] He also practiced wrestling.
College career
Fort Scott Community College
Coleman attended Fort Scott Community College, recording 65 tackles, 8.5 tackles-for-loss, 2.5 sacks, two forced fumbles, two passes defensed and one interception in his redshirt freshman year.[1]
Arizona State University
He played from 2011 to 2013 for the Arizona State Sun Devils.[2] As a junior, he played mostly at defensive end (9 starts), posting 11 tackles for loss (fifth on the team) and 5 sacks. He moved to defensive tackle as a senior and became a starter, recording 8.5 sacks (tied for the team lead) and 15 tackles for loss (third on the team). He finished his college career with 166 tackles (31 for loss) and 16 sacks.
Professional career
Dallas Cowboys
Coleman was signed by the Dallas Cowboys on May 13, after going undrafted in the 2014 NFL Draft.[3] Because of injuries on the defensive line, he made his NFL debut and first career start in the season opener against the San Francisco 49ers, recording two tackles.[4] His progress was slowed after suffering a strained calf in a weight room accident and was eventually waived on November 22. He finished the year on the practice squad.
On April 24, 2015, he had a verbal altercation with teammate Greg Hardy, in regards to Hardy's past domestic violence issues. He appeared in 3 games (was declared inactive for one) without registering a tackle, before being released on September 28.[5]
Chicago Bears
On December 22, 2015, the Chicago Bears signed Coleman to the practice squad.[6]
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
On February 5, 2016, he was signed to a futures contract by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. On May 17, he was released to make room for defensive tackle A. J. Francis.
New York Giants
On July 29, 2016, Coleman signed as a free agent with the New York Giants.[7] On August 30, 2016, he was waived by the Giants.[8]
References
- 1 2 3 "Davon Coleman". thesundevils.com. Retrieved September 7, 2014.
- ↑ "Davon Coleman". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 8, 2014.
- ↑ "Davon Coleman". kffl.com. Archived from the original on December 4, 2014. Retrieved September 7, 2014.
- ↑ "Davon Coleman". nfl.com. Retrieved September 7, 2014.
- ↑ Helman, David (September 28, 2015). "Cowboys Waive DT Davon Coleman; No Corresponding Roster Move Yet". DallasCowboys.com. Retrieved September 30, 2015.
- ↑ "Two running backs part of Tuesday tryouts for Bears". chicagotribune.com. Retrieved 2015-12-28.
- ↑ Pflum, Chris (July 29, 2016). "Roster moves: Giants sign defensive tackles Davon Coleman and Jermelle Cudjo". Big Blue View. Retrieved August 29, 2016.
- ↑ Eisen, Michael. "Giants announce first round of roster cuts". Giants.com.