Daniel Coats (American football)

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Daniel Coats
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Coats in 2010
No. 86, 85
Position: Tight end
Personal information
Born: (1984-04-16) April 16, 1984 (age 41)
Layton, Utah, U.S. [1]
Height:6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight:257 lb (117 kg)
Career information
College: BYU
NFL draft: 2007: undrafted
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career NFL statistics
Receptions:30
Receiving yards:291
Stats at Pro Football Reference

Daniel Coats (born April 16, 1984) is a former American football tight end. He was signed by the Cincinnati Bengals as an undrafted free agent in 2007. He played college football at Brigham Young University. [2]

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He has also played for the Denver Broncos.

Professional career

Cincinnati Bengals

Coats was re-signed by the Bengals as an exclusive-rights free agent on February 12, 2009. [3] On October 26, 2010, he was waived by the Bengals after making six appearances in 2010.

Denver Broncos

On November 9, 2010, Coats was signed by the Denver Broncos. Coats was released by the Broncos just a day later, as the team decided to sign running back Lance Ball to the active roster. [4] Coats was signed by the Broncos on December 6, 2010, filling one of the roster spots made available by the placing of tight end Dan Gronkowski and linebacker Joe Mays on injured reserve. [5] [6] Coats was released on July 31, 2011, by the Broncos. [7]

New York Giants

Coats signed with the New York Giants on August 7, 2011. Coats was released during the team's final cuts. [8] [9]

References

  1. Jensen, Jeremiah; Aug. 18, KSL TV | Posted-; P.m, 2018 at 6:53. "Former BYU tight end Daniel Coats out to build first-year Farmington into football winner". www.ksl.com. Retrieved July 24, 2025.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  2. "High school football: 2024 Region 1 preseason projections". Deseret News. August 12, 2024. Retrieved July 24, 2025.
  3. Bengals Resign FB/TE Coats Yahoo Sports, February 13, 2009
  4. "Denver Broncos | Transactions". Archived from the original on July 17, 2015. Retrieved December 7, 2010.
  5. "Denver Broncos". Archived from the original on December 10, 2010. Retrieved December 8, 2010.
  6. "Denver Broncos". Archived from the original on December 10, 2010. Retrieved December 7, 2010.
  7. "Broncos release Buckhalter, Coats; waive McLaughlin". wltx.com. July 29, 2011. Retrieved October 26, 2023.
  8. Kennedy, Eric (August 8, 2011). "WR Steve Smith to Visit Giants; Giants Sign TE Daniel Coats". Big Blue Interactive. Retrieved October 26, 2023.
  9. "Giants give Dodge boot, choose Weatherford as new punter". NFL.com. Retrieved October 26, 2023.