Chase Coffman
Coffman with the Atlanta Falcons
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| No. 85 Free Agent | |
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| Position: | Tight end |
| Personal information | |
| Date of birth: | November 10, 1986 |
| Place of birth: | Lee's Summit, Missouri |
| Height: | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) |
| Weight: | 250 lb (113 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school: | Raymore–Peculiar (MO) |
| College: | Missouri |
| NFL draft: | 2009 / Round: 3 / Pick: 98 |
| Career history | |
| * Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |
| Roster status: | Free Agent |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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| Career NFL statistics as of Week 11, 2014 | |
| Receptions: | 9 |
| Receiving yards: | 92 |
| Receiving TDs: | 1 |
| Stats at NFL.com | |
Chase Allen Coffman (born November 10, 1986) is an American football tight end who currently is a free agent. He played college football for the University of Missouri, earned consensus All-American honors, and was recognized as the best college tight end in the country. He was chosen by the Cincinnati Bengals in the third round of the 2009 NFL Draft.
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Early years[edit]
Coffman was born in Lee's Summit, Missouri and played high school football at Raymore–Peculiar High School in nearby Peculiar. Coffman had a great high school career receiving passes from his younger brother Carson. He earned first-team all-state honors three times and was a two-time first-team all-district and all-conference pick. During his senior year in 2004, he was named conference player of the year and won the Simone Award after catching 41 passes for 886 yards and 16 touchdowns. He was also a standout basketball player, earning first-team all-conference honors in 2003 and 2004.
| Name | Home town | High school / college | Height | Weight | 40‡ | Commit date |
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| Chase Coffman TE |
Peculiar, Missouri | Raymore-Peculiar HS | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | 213 lb (97 kg) | 4.83 | Dec 18, 2004 |
Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A |
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| Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: 9 (TE); 37 (college recruiting) Rivals: 19 (TE); 3 (Missouri); 39 (college recruiting) | ||||||
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College career[edit]
Coffman attended the University of Missouri, where he played for coach Gary Pinkel's Missouri Tigers football team from 2005 to 2008. During his freshman year in 2005, he had one of Missouri's best seasons ever for a tight end. He finished the season with 47 receptions for 503 yards and 4 touchdowns, and earned First-Team Freshman All-American honors by Rivals.com. Coffman had an amazing 2006 campaign leading all Big 12 tight ends with 58 catches for 638 yards and nine touchdowns; all of these were also Missouri records for tight ends. Because of his great season he was awarded First-Team All-Big 12 and was a finalist for the John Mackey Award. Although not matching his 2006 season he still had a great 2007 season finishing with 52 receptions for 531 yards and 7 touchdowns. Because of his play he was a second-team All-Big 12 selection and again was a finalist for the John Mackey Award. Entering the 2008 season he became Missouri's all-time leader in receiving touchdowns with 20, third in receptions with 156 and seventh in receiving yards with 1,664.[1]
As a senior in 2008, he won the John Mackey Award, given annually to the nation's best tight end. He became the first Missouri player to win the award. He had 90 receptions for 987 receiving yards and 10 touchdowns.[2]
Awards and honors[edit]
- Thomas A. Simone Award (2004)
- John Mackey Award (2008)
- Holds numerous Missouri Tigers team records
- Consensus first-team All-American (selected by AFCA,[3] FWAA,[4] and WCFF,[5] 2008)
Professional career[edit]
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| 6 ft 6 in | 244 lb | 331⁄2 in | 93⁄4 in | 4.83 s | |||||||||||||||
| 40-yard time was taken at Pro Day; arm and hand spans were taken at the NFL Scouting Combine.[6][7] Coffman did not work out at the combine due to a foot injury.[6] | |||||||||||||||||||
Coffman was drafted by the Cincinnati Bengals in the third round of the 2009 NFL Draft. On December 9, 2009, Coffman was placed on season-ending injured reserve due to a left ankle injury. He finished his rookie season being inactive for all 12 games he was on the active roster.
On September 4, 2010, the Bengals waived Coffman. They re-signed him to their practice squad the next day. A year later, he was waived on September 4, 2011, and signed to the Bengals' practice squad the following day. He was not signed to the Bengals reserve list following the 2011 season after his practice squad contract expired.
On February 21, 2012, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers signed Coffman as a free agent. On August 6, 2012, Coffman was waived.
On August 11, 2012, the Atlanta Falcons signed Coffman. Two weeks later, on August 25, he was waived. Coffman was signed to the Falcons practice squad on September 2, 2012. Coffman was signed to the Falcons 53-man roster on November 13, 2012. He was released at the end of the Falcons 2013 season.
Coffman signed with the Tennessee Titans on August 6, 2014.[8] Although Coffman played well in the preseason, catching six passes for 107 yards (a 17.8 per-catch average) and a touchdown, he was released by the Titans on August 29, 2014. The Titans resigned Coffman on September 23, 2014.
On November 9, 2014, after a Zach Mettenberger interception, Coffman ran to the opposing team's sidelines and knocked Baltimore Ravens Assisant Coach Tony Coaxum to the ground. ESPN’s Jamison Hensley characterized the hit against the defenseless coach as "shocking, violent, and appalling," while Fox's Jay Glazer described it as "possibly the cheap shot of the year." [9] Although Coffman later claimed the hit was unintentional, he was fined $30,000 by the NFL. [10]
On September 6th, 2015, the Tennessee Titans waived Coffman.
Personal[edit]
His father Paul played tight end for the Green Bay Packers and Kansas City Chiefs from 1978 to 1987. His brother Carson was the starting quarterback for the Kansas State Wildcats.
References[edit]
- ^ Five NFL prospects to return to Missouri for senior season
- ^ Coffman Wins John Mackey Tight End Award: Senior Becomes First-Ever Tiger To Win National Position Trophy
- ^ "Texas Tech's Harrell Headlines 2008 AFCA Coaches’ All-America Team".[dead link]
- ^ "FWAA NAMES 2008 ALL-AMERICA TEAM".
- ^ "2008 Walter Camp All-American Team Announced".[dead link]
- ^ a b "Chase Coffman". NFL Draft Scout. Retrieved August 5, 2013.
- ^ "Combine player profiles: Chase Coffman". NFL. Retrieved August 5, 2013.
- ^ Curtis, Cory. "Titans make 3 roster moves". WKRN. Retrieved 8 August 2014.
- ^ http://www.baltimoreravens.com/news/article-1/Late-For-Work-1117-Titan-Takes-Ugly-Cheap-Shot-At-Ravens-Coach/b7fe58e7-bb14-4886-8838-66c332cf56ff Retrieved November 18,2014.
- ^ Kuharsky, Paul. "Titans' Chase Coffman fined $30K". espn.go.com. November 16, 2014. Retrieved November 16, 2014.
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