Colin Cole (American football)
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No. 90 free agent
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| Defensive tackle | |||||||||
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Personal information
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| Date of birth: June 24, 1980 | |||||||||
| Place of birth: Toronto, Canada | |||||||||
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Career information
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| College: Iowa | |||||||||
| Undrafted in 2003 | |||||||||
| Debuted in 2004 for the Green Bay Packers | |||||||||
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Career history
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| Roster status: Active | |||||||||
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Career NFL statistics as of week 17, 2010
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Colin Anthony Cole (born June 24, 1980) is an American football defensive tackle who is currently a free agent of the National Football League. He was signed by the Minnesota Vikings as an undrafted free agent in 2003. He played college football at Iowa.
Cole has also played for the Detroit Lions and Green Bay Packers.
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[edit] Early years
When Cole was only 5 years old he moved to Florida. He attended South Plantation High School, where he excelled in football and wrestling. He was named second-team all-state in football, and won the state wrestling title as a senior. And on Friday, October 24, 2008 his football jersey number (number 34) was officially retired at South Plantation High School.
[edit] College career
Cole went to the University of Iowa on a football scholarship.
[edit] Professional career
[edit] Green Bay Packers
Upon graduation Cole played on the practice squad of the Detroit Lions and Minnesota Vikings before being signed to the active roster by the Packers.
The Packers extended a second-round ($1.417 million) tender to Cole a restricted free agent . Cole needed this higher tender because he was originally undrafted.
Cole was re-signed by the Green Bay Packers on April 17, 2008.
Cole became an Unrestricted Free Agent on February 27, 2009.
[edit] Seattle Seahawks
Cole was signed by the Seattle Seahawks on March 1, 2009; his five-year contract is worth $21.4 million, including $6 million in guaranteed money.[1] Colin Cole will start at Defensive Tackle for the Seahawks.
[edit] References
- ^ DT Cole Agrees to Deal With Seahawks Yahoo Sports, March 1, 2009
[edit] External links
- 1980 births
- Living people
- American football defensive linemen
- American football defensive tackles
- Black Canadian sportspeople
- Canadian emigrants to the United States
- Canadian players of American football
- Detroit Lions players
- Green Bay Packers players
- Gridiron football people from Ontario
- Iowa Hawkeyes football players
- Minnesota Vikings players
- People from Broward County, Florida
- Sportspeople from Toronto
- Players of American football from Florida
- Seattle Seahawks players
- Undrafted National Football League players
