Colin Cole (American football)

Tackles:	262
Sacks:	5.5
Forced Fumbles:	1

Colin Cole
	Cole in action in a 2008 preseason game.
No. 90, 91
Position:	Defensive tackle
Personal information
Born:	June 24, 1980 (age 43); Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Height:	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight:	328 lb (149 kg)
Career information
High school:	South Plantation; (Plantation, Florida)
College:	Iowa
Undrafted:	2003
Career history
	Minnesota Vikings (2003); Detroit Lions (2003); Green Bay Packers (2004–2008); Seattle Seahawks (2009–2011); Carolina Panthers (2013–2015);
Career NFL statistics
Tackles:
Tackles:	262
Sacks:	5.5
Forced Fumbles:	1
	Player stats at NFL.com

Colin Anthony Cole (born June 24, 1980) is a former

undrafted free agent in 2003. He played college football at Iowa

.

Early years

Born in Toronto, Ontario, 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

Cole went to the University of Iowa on a football scholarship.

Professional career

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.

Seattle Seahawks

Cole was signed by the Seattle Seahawks on March 1, 2009; his five-year contract was worth $21.4 million, including $6 million in guaranteed money.^[1]

Carolina Panthers

Cole was signed by the Carolina Panthers on February 8, 2013, after being out of the NFL for nearly two years for one year, $840,000 and no guaranteed money. On April 8, 2014, the Panthers resigned Cole for a 1-year deal. Cole was cut on October 1, 2015.^[2]

NFL career statistics

Legend
Bold	Career high

Regular season

Year	Team	Games		Tackles					Interceptions					Fumbles
Year	Team	GP	GS	Cmb	Solo	Ast	Sck	TFL	Int	Yds	TD	Lng	PD	FF	FR	Yds	TD
2004	GNB	3	1	7	6	1	0.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2005	GNB	16	4	39	24	15	2.0	4	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0
2006	GNB	15	3	38	28	10	1.0	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
2007	GNB	7	0	12	7	5	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0
2008	GNB	16	0	30	19	11	0.5	2	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0
2009	SEA	16	15	48	29	19	0.0	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	2	0
2010	SEA	11	11	44	36	8	1.0	3	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	0
2013	CAR	15	13	15	9	6	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2014	CAR	16	10	28	12	16	0.0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
2015	CAR	2	0	1	0	1	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
		117	57	262	170	92	5.5	19	0	0	0	0	13	1	2	2	0

Playoffs

Year	Team	Games		Tackles					Interceptions					Fumbles
Year	Team	GP	GS	Cmb	Solo	Ast	Sck	TFL	Int	Yds	TD	Lng	PD	FF	FR	Yds	TD
2010	SEA	2	2	6	5	1	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0
2013	CAR	1	0	2	0	2	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2014	CAR	2	1	4	1	3	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
		5	3	12	6	6	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0

References

^ DT Cole Agrees to Deal With Seahawks^{[permanent dead link]} Yahoo Sports, March 1, 2009
^ Adams, Luke (September 30, 2015). "Panthers Cut Colin Cole, Sign Ryan Delaire". Pro Football Rumors. Retrieved March 28, 2023.

External links

Green Bay Packers bio
Media related to Colin Cole (American football) at Wikimedia Commons

[1] DT Cole Agrees to Deal With Seahawks^{[permanent dead link]} Yahoo Sports, March 1, 2009

[2] Adams, Luke (September 30, 2015). "Panthers Cut Colin Cole, Sign Ryan Delaire". Pro Football Rumors. Retrieved March 28, 2023.

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