Colin Cole (American football)
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No. 90 Carolina Panthers
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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, Ontario | |||||||||
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Career information
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| High school: Plantation (FL) South | |||||||||
| 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, 2012
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Colin Anthony Cole (born June 24, 1980) is an American football defensive tackle who is currently a part of the Carolina Panthers 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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Early years [edit]
Born in Toronto, Canada, Cole moved to Florida at the age of 5. 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 defeating John Ufferfilge in the state finals. And on Friday, October 24, 2008 his football jersey number (number 34) was officially retired at South Plantation High School, only the second number in school history to be retired besides All-Pro Linebacker, Bobby Michelin.
College career [edit]
Cole went to the University of Iowa on a football scholarship.
Professional career [edit]
Green Bay Packers [edit]
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.
Seattle Seahawks [edit]
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.
References [edit]
- ^ DT Cole Agrees to Deal With Seahawks Yahoo Sports, March 1, 2009
External links [edit]
- 1980 births
- Living people
- American football defensive linemen
- American football defensive tackles
- Black Canadian players of American football
- Canadian emigrants to the United States
- 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
