Laveranues Coles

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Laveranues Coles
FSU wide receiver Laveranues Coles (cropped).jpg
Coles at Florida State in 1997
No. 87, 80, 11, 19
Position: Wide receiver
Personal information
Born: (1977-12-29) December 29, 1977 (age 46)
Jacksonville, Florida, U.S.
Height:5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight:200 lb (91 kg)
Career information
High school: Ribault (Jacksonville, Florida)
College: Florida State
NFL draft: 2000  / round: 3 / pick: 78
Career history
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Receptions:674
Receiving yards:8,609
Receiving touchdowns:49
Player stats at PFR

Laveranues Leon Coles ( /ləˈvɜːrniəs/ ; born December 29, 1977) is an American former professional football player who was a wide receiver for 11 seasons in the National Football League (NFL), primarily with the New York Jets. He played college football for the Florida State Seminoles. He was selected by the New York Jets in the third round of the 2000 NFL draft. A Pro Bowl selection in 2003, Coles also played for the Washington Redskins and Cincinnati Bengals.

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Early life

Coles was born in Jacksonville, Florida. While attending Ribault High School in Jacksonville, Coles played football, basketball, and ran track. In football, he rushed for nearly 5,000 yards in his career, was named to the Blue Chip Dream Team, and was a first team Class 4A All-State selection. In basketball, he was a member of a state championship team as a senior. In track, he recorded a time of 10.6 seconds in the 100 meter and 21.8 seconds in the 200 meter on the Ribault track team. Due to a scandal at Florida State which resulted in Coles's dismissal from the team, he often referred to his high school when introducing himself on Monday Night Football .

College career

On September 29, 1999, during his senior season at Florida State, Coles and teammate Peter Warrick went to a Tallahassee, Florida Dillard's department store and, with the aid of a cashier with whom they were friendly, purchased $412.38 worth of clothing and were charged only $21.40—a discount so large that it is considered shoplifting under Florida law. An off-duty officer saw the event through a surveillance camera, according to police. Coles, Warrick, and the clerk, were arrested for grand theft. On October 22, Coles pleaded guilty to misdemeanor petty theft and was dismissed from the Florida State Seminoles football team. [1] At that year's rivalry game at the University of Florida, Florida Gators fans brought Dillard's bags to Ben Hill Griffin Stadium to mock the team. Florida State won the game, and Seminole fans returned the mocking by requesting the bags as souvenirs.

Coles's childhood nickname was "Trouble". [2] Coles was arrested in 1998 for simple battery, suspended for the Seminoles' 1999 season opener versus Louisiana Tech for academic reasons, and was discovered to have accepted a plane ticket from a sports agent's representative in 1999. [2]

Professional career

Pre-draft measurables
HeightWeightArm lengthHand span 40-yard dash 10-yard split20-yard split 20-yard shuttle Three-cone drill Vertical jump Broad jump
5 ft 11+14 in
(1.81 m)
192 lb
(87 kg)
30+58 in
(0.78 m)
9 in
(0.23 m)
4.44 s1.56 s2.60 s4.39 s6.89 s34 in
(0.86 m)
9 ft 7 in
(2.92 m)
All values from NFL Combine [3] [4]

New York Jets (first stint)

Coles was selected by the New York Jets in the third round (78th overall) of the 2000 NFL draft. [5] Coles' first career touchdown catch came in the Jets' "Monday Night Miracle" victory against the Miami Dolphins on October 23, 2000.

Washington Redskins

After a spectacular 2002 season, Coles signed with the Washington Redskins in the 2002 offseason. He said he left the Jets because the Redskins offered him more money. He made the Pro Bowl for the Redskins in 2003, after catching 82 passes for 1,204 yards, while playing the majority of the season with a fractured toe. [6] It was the most receptions by a Washington player in a single season since Art Monk had 86 in 1989.

New York Jets (second stint)

He was traded back to the Jets in 2005 for Santana Moss. During the first year of his second stint with the Jets, Coles revealed that he had been sexually abused between ages 10 to 13 by a man whom his mother, Sirretta married. Coles refused to divulge the man's name. After the abuse was revealed, Sirretta Coles divorced the man, who was later sentenced to nine years in prison. He served about a third of his sentence and was released. He was convicted of another crime and has been imprisoned since 2001. [7]

After a disappointing season in 2005, Coles enjoyed a rebirth in 2006, partly due to the good health of quarterback, Chad Pennington. On December 26, 2006, he caught the last touchdown on Monday Night Football's last game on ABC. On September 28, 2008, now with Brett Favre at quarterback, Coles caught 8 passes for 105 yards and 3 touchdowns in a 56–35 win over the Arizona Cardinals. [8] That season, Coles tied his career high season touchdown mark that he set in 2001, with 7 touchdowns. [9]

Coles was released by the Jets on February 25, 2009. [10]

Cincinnati Bengals

Coles was signed by the Cincinnati Bengals on March 4, 2009. He would agree in principle to a four-year, $28 million contract. [11] On January 9, 2010, Coles caught 6 passes for 48 yards and a touchdown in a 24–14 loss to his former team, the Jets, in the first round of the playoffs. [12] [13]

He was released by the Bengals on March 4, 2010, exactly one year after signing with the organization.

New York Jets (third stint)

The Jets announced Coles had been signed to a one-year contract on July 30, 2010. However, his stay would be brief as the team waived Coles after nearly a month on August 29, 2010. [14]

On September 21, 2010, Coles was talked about in the media as an option to fill in for Braylon Edwards, who was charged with a DWI the previous night. [15] Coles contemplated retirement. [16]

On December 4, 2010, the Jets filled their open roster spot by signing Coles to yet another contract reuniting him with the Jets. [17] The roster spot had been vacated when Jim Leonhard was placed on injured reserve with a fractured tibia. Coles was able to rejoin the team in time for their Monday night game against the New England Patriots for Week 13 of the NFL's 2010 season.

NFL career statistics

Receiving Statistics [18]

YearTeamGPRecTgtsYardsAvgLngTDFDFumLost
2000 NYJ 132237016.86311600
2001 NYJ 165986814.74074200
2002 NYJ 16891,26414.24356710
2003 WAS 16821,20414.76465400
2004 WAS 169095010.64515211
2005 NYJ 167384511.64355210
2006 NYJ 16911521,09812.15865210
2007 NYJ 12558964611.75763500
2008 NYJ 167011785012.15474410
2009 CIN 16437751412.04052900
Career1536744358,60912.8644944351

Returning Stats [18]

YearTeamGPPRetYardsTDFCLngKRetYardsTDFCLng
2000 NYJ 1300000112070024
2001 NYJ 160000092110034
2006 NYJ 160000010000
2009 CIN 16000001140014
Career6100000224320034

Rushing Statistics [18]

YearTeamGPAttYardsAvgLngTDFDFumLost
2000 NYJ 132157.580000
2001 NYJ 161010810.8200710
2002 NYJ 166396.5210200
2003 WAS 1610393.9230300
2004 WAS 163-3-1.070200
2006 NYJ 162147.0150100
2008 NYJ 16294.560000
2009 CIN 162105.080100
Career153372316.22301610

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