Damonte Coxie

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Damonte Coxie
No. 86     Toronto Argonauts
2024, 86, Damonte Coxie.jpg
Coxie with the Toronto Argonauts in 2024
Born: (1996-11-28) November 28, 1996 (age 28)
Reserve, Louisiana, U.S.
Career information
StatusActive
CFL status American
Position(s) Wide receiver
Height6 ft 3 in (191 cm)
Weight200 lb (91 kg)
College Memphis
High school East St. John High
Tara High
Career history
As player
2022–present Toronto Argonauts
Career highlights and awards
CFL East All-Star 2023
Career stats

Damonte Coxie (born November 28, 1996) is an American professional football wide receiver for the Toronto Argonauts of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He is a two-time Grey Cup champion after winning with Argonauts in 2022 and 2024.

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College career

After using a redshirt season in 2016, Coxie played college football for the Memphis Tigers from 2017 to 2020. [1] He played in 43 games where he had 185 receptions for 2,948 yards and 20 touchdowns. [2]

Bold indicates career high
Receiving
SeasonGamesRecYdsAvgTD
Memphis Tigers
2017 132132315.43
2018 14721,17416.37
2019 14761,27616.89
2020 21617510.91
Career 43185294815.920

Professional career

After going undrafted in the 2021 NFL draft, Coxie had a tryout with the Green Bay Packers, but was not signed. [3]

Following a year in which he did not play football, Coxie was signed by the Toronto Argonauts on January 24, 2022. [4] He spent training camp with the team in 2022 and was added to the team's practice roster prior to the start of the regular season. [5] After the team's receiving corps was beset by injuries, Coxie made his professional debut on July 31, 2022, against the Ottawa Redblacks. [2] He made his first career reception in his second game, on August 20, 2022, against the Calgary Stampeders. [2] He finished the 2022 season having played in seven regular season games, starting in six, where he had 15 catches for 210 yards. [6] He ended the season on the six-game injured list and was there when the Argonauts won the 109th Grey Cup. [6]

In 2023, Coxie became a regular starter and played in 14 regular season games where he had 39 receptions for 787 yards and five touchdowns. [6] For his breakout season, he was named a CFL East All-Star. [7] He also played in the team's East Final loss to the Montreal Alouettes where he had one catch for 29 yards. [6]

In the 2024 season, Coxie played and started in 17 regular season games where he had 59 receptions for 860 yards and four touchdowns. [8] He sat out the East-Semi Final due to injury, but played in the next two post-season games, including the 111th Grey Cup where he had three receptions for 29 yards in the Argonauts' 41–24 victory over the Winnipeg Blue Bombers. [9]

Personal life

Coxie was born to parents Monte Weathers and Donald Coxie. [1] His father, Donald, was killed in a car accident when Coxie was seven years old. [10]

References

  1. 1 2 "Damonte Coxie". Memphis Tigers . Retrieved September 24, 2022.
  2. 1 2 3 "Damonte Coxie". Toronto Argonauts . Retrieved September 24, 2022.
  3. ↑ "NFL Free Agent HUB Report: Damonte Coxie". Sports Illustrated. October 18, 2021.
  4. ↑ "Argos extend Matt Boateng and add WR Damonte Coxie". Toronto Argonauts. January 24, 2022.
  5. ↑ "Transactions – Football player trades and signings". Canadian Football League . Retrieved September 24, 2022.
  6. 1 2 3 4 "2024 CFL Guide" (PDF). Canadian Football League . Retrieved June 9, 2024.
  7. ↑ "In the Stars: 2023 Division All-Stars unveiled". Canadian Football League. November 2, 2023.
  8. ↑ "2024 CFL statistics" (PDF). Canadian Football League . Retrieved November 22, 2024.
  9. ↑ "Play-by-Play, 111th Grey Cup". Canadian Football League. November 17, 2024.
  10. ↑ "One decision won't define former Memphis receiver Damonte Coxie after one turbulent year". The Commercial Appeal. August 14, 2021.
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