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Following his stay in the NFL, Colman has taken up various coaching positions, working jobs such as assistant coach for [[Oakcrest High School]] in 2002 and for [[Ocean City High School]] before becoming head coach at [[Absegami High School]] in 2003. Since taking over at Absegami, Colman compiled a record of 40-15, with two appearances in the South Jersey Group IV Championship game, winning it in 2006. Colman's Braves also won three straight Cape-Atlantic American Conference Championships.
Following his stay in the NFL, Colman has taken up various coaching positions, working jobs such as assistant coach for [[Oakcrest High School]] in 2002 and for [[Ocean City High School]] before becoming head coach at [[Absegami High School]] in 2003. Since taking over at Absegami, Colman compiled a record of 40-15, with two appearances in the South Jersey Group IV Championship game, winning it in 2006. Colman's Braves also won three straight Cape-Atlantic American Conference Championships.


He joined the Amsterdam Admirals for the 2007 season as a member of the NFL Europa coaching program.
He joined the Amsterdam Admirals for the 2007 season as a member of the NFL Europa coaching program but resigned in 2008 to work as the defensive quality coach at Nebraska, his alma mater. Colman is currently the linebackers coach at Tulane University. <ref>http://www.tulanegreenwave.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/colman_doug00.html</ref>

There has been speculation about Colman's status in coaching since he resigned his position at Absegami on February 26, 2008<ref>[http://johnraiders25.typepad.com/ponder_the_thought/2008/02/retirement.html Ponder the Thought: Retirement], accessed August 21, 2008.</ref> to join the staff at Nebraska in an undisclosed role. He was seen coaching at practices throughout the spring and summer of 2008 at Nebraska but is not listed on the NU official website as a part of the coaching staff. It has since been reported that he is a Graduate Assistant coach.

Colman is currently the linebackers coach at Tulane University.


==References==
==References==
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*[http://www.databasefootball.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=COLMADOU01 databaseFootball.com] - Doug Colman's stats at databasefootball.com - ''accessed April 4, 2007''
*[http://www.databasefootball.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=COLMADOU01 databaseFootball.com] - Doug Colman's stats at databasefootball.com - ''accessed April 4, 2007''
*[http://www.nfl.com/draft/history/years/1996#round6 NFL.com] - 1996 NFL Draft History - ''accessed April 4, 2007''
*[http://www.nfl.com/draft/history/years/1996#round6 NFL.com] - 1996 NFL Draft History - ''accessed April 4, 2007''
*[http://www.primeevents.net/TWColumns72.html Tom Williams] - "Doug Colman returns home to Carey Stadium" - ''October 1, 2003 (accessed April 4, 2007)''
*[http://www.primeevents.net/TWColuns72.html Tom Williams] - "Doug Colman returns home to Carey Stadium" - ''October 1, 2003 (accessed April 4, 2007)''
*[http://bigrednetwork.com/archives/2008/03/welcome_back_doug_colman.html BigRedNetwork] - "Welcome Back Doug Colman" ''accessed August 21, 2008''
*[http://bigrednetwork.com/archives/2008/03/welcome_back_doug_colman.html BigRedNetwork] - "Welcome Back Doug Colman" ''accessed August 21, 2008''


Revision as of 15:57, 17 February 2011

{{NFL.com player}} template missing ID and not present in Wikidata. Douglass Clayton Colman (born June 4, 1973 in Somers Point, New Jersey) is a former American football linebacker in the National Football League. He last served as defensive assistant/linebackers coach in NFL Europa for the Amsterdam Admirals.

Playing career

Colman started his career at Ocean City High School where he is a member of the hall of fame.[1] As a senior, he was named "South Jersey Defensive Player of the Year" at linebacker and he also gained more than 1,000 yards as fullback. Later he played college football at and graduated from the University of Nebraska before being drafted in the sixth round (171st overall) of the 1996 NFL Draft by the New York Giants. He played five seasons in the NFL from 1996 to 2000 as linebacker, playing a total of 64 games for the Giants, Titans (including Super Bowl XXXIV) and Browns.

Following his stay in the NFL, Colman has taken up various coaching positions, working jobs such as assistant coach for Oakcrest High School in 2002 and for Ocean City High School before becoming head coach at Absegami High School in 2003. Since taking over at Absegami, Colman compiled a record of 40-15, with two appearances in the South Jersey Group IV Championship game, winning it in 2006. Colman's Braves also won three straight Cape-Atlantic American Conference Championships.

He joined the Amsterdam Admirals for the 2007 season as a member of the NFL Europa coaching program but resigned in 2008 to work as the defensive quality coach at Nebraska, his alma mater. Colman is currently the linebackers coach at Tulane University. [2]

References

  1. ^ Doug Colman, database Football, accessed November 6, 2007.
  2. ^ http://www.tulanegreenwave.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/colman_doug00.html
  • NFLEurope.com - Coaches' Profiles - 2007
  • databaseFootball.com - Doug Colman's stats at databasefootball.com - accessed April 4, 2007
  • NFL.com - 1996 NFL Draft History - accessed April 4, 2007
  • Tom Williams - "Doug Colman returns home to Carey Stadium" - October 1, 2003 (accessed April 4, 2007)
  • BigRedNetwork - "Welcome Back Doug Colman" accessed August 21, 2008

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