Colin Cole (American football)

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Colin Cole
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Cole with the Green Bay Packers in 2008
No. 90, 91
Position: Defensive tackle
Personal information
Born: (1980-06-24) June 24, 1980 (age 44)
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Height:6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight:325 lb (147 kg)
Career information
High school: South Plantation
(Plantation, Florida)
College: Iowa (1999–2002)
Undrafted: 2003
Career history
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Total tackles:262
Sacks:5.5
Forced fumbles:1
Fumble recoveries:2
Stats at Pro Football Reference

Colin Anthony Cole (born June 24, 1980) is a Canadian-American former professional football defensive tackle who played in the National Football League (NFL). He was signed by the Minnesota Vikings as an undrafted free agent in 2003. He played college football at Iowa.

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Early life

Cole was born in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, but later moved to Fort Lauderdale, Florida. He played high school football at South Plantation High School, earning second-team all-state and first-team all-county honors. He was also a four-year letterman in wrestling and won the state wrestling championship his senior season. Cole was a four-time county heavyweight champion and three-time regional champion as well. [1] On October 24, 2008, his football jersey number was retired by South Plantation High School. [2]

College career

Cole played college football for the Iowa Hawkeyes from 1999 to 2002. [3] He was named honorable mention All-Big Ten his junior year in 2001. He switched from defensive end to defensive tackle his senior year in 2002. Cole garnered first-team All-Big Ten recognition in 2002 after recording 85 tackles (56 of which were solo) and nine sacks. [1]

Cole appeared in 46 games, starting 36 during his college career, totaling 213 tackles (138 solo), 23 sacks, three forced fumbles and three fumble recoveries. He graduated with a degree in African-American Studies [1]

Professional career

Minnesota Vikings

Cole signed with the Minnesota Vikings on May 2, 2003, after going undrafted in the 2003 NFL draft. He was waived on September 9 and signed to the team's practice squad on September 25. He was promoted to the active roster on October 1 before being waived again on October 7, 2003. Cole did not play in any games for the Vikings. [4]

Detroit Lions

Cole was signed by the Detroit Lions on December 23, 2003. He was waived by the Lions on September 5, 2004, and signed to the practice squad on September 7. He was then released on September 8, 2004. [4]

Green Bay Packers

Cole was signed to the Green Bay Packers' practice squad on September 16, 2004. He was promoted to the active roster on November 30, 2004, and played in three games, starting one, for the Packers in 2004, recording six solo tackles and one assisted tackle. He appeared in 16 games, starting four, during the 2005 season, totaling 24 solo tackles, 15 assisted tackles, two sacks and one pass breakup. Cole re-signed with the Packers on March 22, 2006. He played in 15 games, starting three, in 2006, accumulating 28 solo tackles, 10 assisted tackles, one sack and one forced fumble. He re-signed with the Packers again on March 28, 2007. Cole appeared in seven games for the Packers during the 2007 season, recording seven solo tackles, five assisted tackles and one pass breakup, before being placed on injured reserve on November 26, 2007. [4] In 2008, the Packers extended a second-round ($1.417 million) tender to Cole, who was a restricted free agent. He signed the tender on April 17, 2008. [5] He played in 16 games (no starts) in 2008, totaling 19 solo tackles, 11 assisted tackles, 0.5 sacks and four pass breakups. [4] He became an unrestricted free agent after the 2008 season. [6]

Seattle Seahawks

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Cole with the Seahawks in 2009

Cole was signed by the Seattle Seahawks on March 1, 2009; his five-year contract was worth $21.4 million, including $6 million in guaranteed money. [7] [8] He appeared in 16 games, with a career-high 15 starts, for the Seahawks in 2009, accumulating 29 solo tackles, 19 assisted tackles, one fumble recovery and two pass breakups. He appeared in 11 games, all starts, during the 2010 season, recording 36 solo tackles, eight assisted tackles, one sack and five pass breakups. Cole was released by the Seahawks on September 3, 2011. [4]

Carolina Panthers

After having not played in an NFL game since 2010, Cole was signed by the Carolina Panthers on February 7, 2013, for one year, $840,000 and no guaranteed money. [8] [4] He played in 15 games, starting 13, during the 2013 season, totaling nine solo tackles, six assisted tackles and one sack. [4] On April 9, 2014, the Panthers re-signed Cole to a one-year deal worth $1.1 million. [8] [4] He appeared in 16 games, starting 10, in 2014, recording 12 solo tackles, 16 assisted tackles and one fumble recovery. [4] On March 3, 2015, he re-signed with the Panthers for one year and $1.0 million. [9] [8] Cole played in two games for the Panthers in 2015, making one assisted tackle, before being released on September 30, 2015. [10]

NFL career statistics

Legend
BoldCareer high

Regular season

YearTeamGamesTacklesInterceptionsFumbles
GPGSCmbSoloAstSckTFLIntYdsTDLngPDFFFRYdsTD
2004 GNB 317610.01000000000
2005 GNB 1643924152.04000010000
2006 GNB 1533828101.03000001000
2007 GNB 7012750.00000010000
2008 GNB 1603019110.52000040000
2009 SEA 16154829190.01000020120
2010 SEA 1111443681.03000050000
2013 CAR 151315961.01000000000
2014 CAR 16102812160.04000000100
2015 CAR 201010.00000000000
11757262170925.5190000131220

Playoffs

YearTeamGamesTacklesInterceptionsFumbles
GPGSCmbSoloAstSckTFLIntYdsTDLngPDFFFRYdsTD
2010 SEA 226510.00000010000
2013 CAR 102020.00000000000
2014 CAR 214130.00000000000
5312660.00000010000

Personal life

Cole has spent time as an NFLPA player representative. [11]

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References

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  2. ↑ Chirinos, Christy Cabrera (October 23, 2008). "Paladins to honor Packer Cole". South Florida Sun Sentinel . p. 46.
  3. ↑ "Colin Cole". profootballarchives.com. Retrieved June 12, 2024.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 "Colin Cole". pro-football-reference.com. Retrieved June 12, 2024.
  5. ↑ "Cole signs one-year tender offer from Packers". nfl.com. April 17, 2008. Retrieved June 12, 2024.
  6. ↑ "Colin Cole NFL Transactions". profootballarchives.com. Retrieved June 12, 2024.
  7. ↑ DT Cole Agrees to Deal With Seahawks [ permanent dead link ] Yahoo Sports, March 1, 2009
  8. 1 2 3 4 "Colin Cole". spotrac.com. Retrieved June 12, 2024.
  9. ↑ Newton, David (March 3, 2015). "Colin Cole staying with Carolina". espn.com. Retrieved June 12, 2024.
  10. ↑ Adams, Luke (September 30, 2015). "Panthers Cut Colin Cole, Sign Ryan Delaire". Pro Football Rumors. Retrieved March 28, 2023.
  11. ↑ "Catching Up with Former Player Rep: Colin Cole". nflpa.com. Retrieved June 12, 2024.
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