Marquice Cole

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Marquice Cole
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Position: Cornerback / Special teamer
Personal information
Born: (1983-11-13) November 13, 1983 (age 40)
Hazel Crest, Illinois, U.S.
Height:5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight:184 lb (83 kg)
Career information
High school: Country Club Hills (IL) Hillcrest
College: Northwestern
Undrafted: 2007
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Total tackles:73
Fumble recoveries:3
Interceptions:4
Defensive touchdowns:1
Stats at Pro Football Reference

Marquice Jermal Cole [Mar-KWEECE] (born November 13, 1983 [1] ) is a former American football cornerback of the National Football League (NFL). He was signed by the Oakland Raiders as an undrafted free agent in 2007. He played college football at Northwestern.

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Cole was also a member of the Tennessee Titans, New Orleans Saints, New York Jets, New England Patriots, and Denver Broncos

Professional career

Oakland Raiders

Cole who went undrafted out of Northwestern was picked up by the Oakland Raiders following the completion of the 2007 NFL Draft. [2] Cole was later waived by the team on September 2, 2007. [3]

Tennessee Titans

Cole would be signed by the Tennessee Titans and placed on the team's practice squad on December 11, 2007. [4] Cole was later re-signed by the team on January 7, 2008. [4] Cole was later waived by the Titans on August 30, 2008. [5]

New Orleans Saints

Cole was signed to the New Orleans Saints practice squad on December 10, 2008. [4] He was later released from the team.

New York Jets

On February 17, 2009, the New York Jets would sign Cole. [4] Cole was waived by the team on September 15, 2009. [6] He was re-signed to the team's practice squad two days later on September 17, 2009. [6] On September 23, 2009, Cole was promoted to the active roster. [7] Cole made several tackles throughout the 2009 season primarily playing on special teams. [8]

Cole was an "integral" part of the Jets' special teams unit as a gunner and he had improved his understanding of the defensive schemes to the point where he was involved in packages on defense. [1] [9] Cole started the Jets' final regular season game against the Buffalo Bills recording his first two interceptions, one of which he returned for his first career touchdown. [10]

Cole, an exclusive rights free agent, signed a one-year contract with the Jets on January 26, 2011. [11]

New England Patriots

Cole, a free agent, signed with the New England Patriots on March 19, 2012. [12] On March 20, 2013, Cole re-signed with Patriots. The terms of the contract were not disclosed. [13] On September 27, 2013, Cole was released by the Patriots. Cole played in the first 3 regular season games, but recorded no statistics. On October 1, 2013, Cole was re-signed to the Patriots. On December 26, 2013, he was released yet again. [14]

Denver Broncos

Cole was signed by the Broncos on January 14, 2014, after injuries to Chris Harris Jr. and Derek Wolfe. [15]

Personal

Cole has one son, Marquice Cole Jr. [16] Cole is an MMA fan. [1]

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  2. ↑ White, David (May 2, 2007). "Raiders complete roster with free agents / Oakland signs seven heading into weekend minicamp". SFGate.com. Retrieved October 2, 2010.
  3. ↑ "Oakland Raiders Transactions - 2007". ESPN.com. Retrieved October 2, 2010.
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  6. 1 2 "New York Jets Transactions - 2009". ESPN.com. Retrieved October 2, 2010.
  7. ↑ Mehta, Manish (September 23, 2009). "NY Jets sign cornerback Marquice Cole from practice squad, waive TE Matthew Mulligan". The Star-Ledger. Retrieved October 2, 2010.
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  12. ↑ "Patriots sign free agent Trevor Scott; Sign free agent Marquice Cole". New England Patriots. March 19, 2012. Archived from the original on March 21, 2012. Retrieved March 19, 2012.
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  14. ↑ "Patriots release CB Marquice Cole". patriots.com. Retrieved December 26, 2013.
  15. ↑ Sessler, Marc (January 14, 2014). "Denver Broncos sign Marquice Cole, place Wolfe on IR". NFL.com. Archived from the original on January 17, 2014. Retrieved January 19, 2014.
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