Kenyon Coleman

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Kenyon Coleman
No. 90, 93, 99
Position:Defensive end
Personal information
Born: (1979-04-10) April 10, 1979 (age 45)
Fontana, California, U.S.
Height:6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Weight:293 lb (133 kg)
Career information
High school:Alta Loma
(Rancho Cucamonga, California)
College:UCLA
NFL draft:2002 / Round: 5 / Pick: 147
Career history
Career highlights and awards
  • Morris Trophy
    (2001)
  • Third-team All-American (2001)
  • All-
    Pac-10
    (2001)
  • Second-team All-Pac-10 (1999)
Career NFL statistics
Total tackles:377
Sacks:13.5
Forced fumbles:3
Fumble recoveries:4
Player stats at NFL.com · PFR

Kenyon Octavia Coleman (born April 10, 1979) is a former American football defensive end in the National Football League (NFL) for the Oakland Raiders, Dallas Cowboys, New York Jets, Cleveland Browns and New Orleans Saints. He played college football for UCLA.

Early years

Coleman was born in

Alta Loma, California, where he played football as an offensive and defensive lineman, while helping his teams win two CIF
championships.

He earned All-State honors as a sophomore, but his junior season was cut short after fracturing his left leg. As a senior, he was named to the PrepStar

All-American team. He also played three years of varsity basketball
.

College career

Coleman accepted a football scholarship from the

All-Pac-10
as a junior.

In 2000 as a senior, he suffered torn meniscus cartilage in his left knee, playing against

Morris Trophy
as the conference's top lineman.

Professional career

Oakland Raiders

Coleman was selected by the

NFL debut against the Buffalo Bills
in week 5. As a rookie, he was declared inactive in 15 regular season games and all 3 playoff contests.

At the start of his second season, the emergence of other young

defensive ends made him expendable in the eyes of Raiders management. He was traded to the Dallas Cowboys on August 31, 2003, in exchange for a 2004 7th round draft choice (#223-Jacques Reeves) and a 2005 6th round pick (#185-Chad Owens
).

Dallas Cowboys (first stint)

In 2003, he was a backup defensive end for the Dallas Cowboys, registering 15 tackles (one for loss), one sack, 3 quarterback pressures, one fumble recovery and one pass defensed. The next year, he made 10 tackles, one sack and 2 quarterback pressures. In 2005, he started five of the 12 games he appeared in, posting 17 tackles (one for loss), a half sack and one quarterback pressure.

In 2006, he registered 32 tackles (one for loss), 4 sacks, one quarterback pressure, 4 passes defensed and a forced fumble. He spent four seasons with the Cowboys as a reserve, recording 68 tackles and 6.5 sacks. He played in a 4–3 defense in his first two years, before the Cowboys switched to a 3–4 defense in 2005.

New York Jets

On March 6,

NFL defensive ends
in tackles with 90. The next year, he made 64 tackles, a half sack and 2 passes defensed.

On April 25,

2009 NFL Draft to select Mark Sanchez
.

Cleveland Browns

In Cleveland, he was reunited with former New York Jets head coach Eric Mangini and played as the Browns left defensive end starter. He registered 38 tackles, 1.5 sacks and 2 passes defensed. The next year, he recorded 68 tackles, 2.5 sacks and 3 fumble recoveries. He was released on February 9, 2011.

Dallas Cowboys (second stint)

On July 30,

free agency and hiring his former Browns defensive coordinator Rob Ryan, the Cowboys signed him as a free agent to a 2-year contract worth $3.75 million.[2] During his second stint with the Cowboys, he was named the starter at left defensive end
, and his physical size and strength was used to improve the team's run defense, starting 15-of-16 games, while making 44 tackles (tenth on the team), one sack, 5 tackles for loss (fifth on the team), 2 passes defensed and 4 quarterback pressures.

In 2012, his season ended early with a torn triceps in his left arm (suffered against the Philadelphia Eagles) that required season-ending surgery, he finished with 5 starts (missed two games with a knee injury), 22 tackles, 2 quarterback pressures and one forced fumble.[3]

New Orleans Saints

On April 1, 2013, Coleman signed a one-year deal with the New Orleans Saints, reuniting him once again with the former Dallas Cowboys' defensive coordinator Rob Ryan.[4] On August 7, the team announced that he suffered a torn pectoral muscle and would miss the entire 2013 season.[5] On August 19, he was placed on the injured reserve list.[6] He announced his retirement on February 21, 2014.[7]

NFL career statistics

Legend
Bold Career high

Regular season

Year Team Games Tackles Interceptions Fumbles
GP GS Cmb Solo Ast Sck TFL Int Yds TD Lng PD FF FR Yds TD
2002 OAK 1 0 1 1 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2003 DAL 16 0 19 12 7 1.0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
2004 DAL 12 0 15 13 2 1.0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2005 DAL 12 5 17 11 6 0.5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2006 DAL 16 0 31 26 5 4.0 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0
2007 NYJ 16 14 82 55 27 1.5 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2008 NYJ 16 15 55 44 11 0.5 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0
2009 CLE 13 13 38 28 10 1.5 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0
2010 CLE 16 14 68 50 18 2.5 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0
2011 DAL 16 15 36 23 13 1.0 4 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0
2012 DAL 7 5 15 12 3 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
141 81 377 275 102 13.5 26 0 0 0 0 8 3 4 0 0

Playoffs

Year Team Games Tackles Interceptions Fumbles
GP GS Cmb Solo Ast Sck TFL Int Yds TD Lng PD FF FR Yds TD
2006 DAL 1 0 4 4 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1 0 4 4 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

References

  1. ^ "2002 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2023-03-18.
  2. ^ "Dallas adds defensive end Kenyon Coleman". Retrieved February 19, 2018.
  3. ^ "Kenyon Coleman has torn triceps". Retrieved February 19, 2018.
  4. The Times-Picayune
    . Retrieved February 19, 2018.
  5. ^ Rosenthal, Gregg (August 7, 2013). "Saints' Kenyon Coleman, Joe Morgan out for season". NFL.com. Retrieved February 19, 2018.
  6. ^ "Sean Payton announces New Orleans Saints roster moves". NewOrleansSaints.com. August 19, 2013.
  7. ^ "Veteran end Coleman plans to retire". NewOrleansSaints.com. February 21, 2014. Retrieved February 19, 2018.

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