Laveranues Coles
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Position: | Wide receiver | ||||||
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Born: | Jacksonville, Florida, U.S. | December 29, 1977||||||
Height: | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||||||
Weight: | 200 lb (91 kg) | ||||||
Career information | |||||||
High school: | Ribault (Jacksonville, Florida) | ||||||
College: | Florida State | ||||||
NFL draft: | 2000 / Round: 3 / Pick: 78 | ||||||
Career history | |||||||
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Career highlights and awards | |||||||
Career NFL statistics | |||||||
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Player stats at NFL.com · PFR |
Laveranues Leon Coles (
Early years
Coles was born in
College career
On September 29, 1999, during his senior season at Florida State, Coles and teammate Peter Warrick went to a Tallahassee, Florida Dillard's department store and, with the aid of a cashier with whom they were friendly, purchased $412.38 worth of clothing and were charged only $21.40—a discount so large that it is considered shoplifting under Florida law. An off-duty officer saw the event through a surveillance camera, according to police. Coles, Warrick, and the clerk, were arrested for grand theft. On October 22, Coles pleaded guilty to misdemeanor petty theft and was dismissed from the Florida State Seminoles football team.[1] At that year's rivalry game at the University of Florida, Florida Gators fans brought Dillard's bags to Ben Hill Griffin Stadium to mock the team. Florida State won the game, and Seminole fans returned the mocking by requesting the bags as souvenirs.
Coles's childhood nickname was "Trouble".[2] Coles was arrested in 1998 for simple battery, suspended for the Seminoles' 1999 season opener versus Louisiana Tech for academic reasons, and was discovered to have accepted a plane ticket from a sports agent's representative in 1999.[2]
Professional career
2000 NFL Combine
Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle |
Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | ||
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5 ft 11+1⁄4 in (1.81 m) |
192 lb (87 kg) |
30+5⁄8 in (0.78 m) |
9 in (0.23 m) |
4.44 s | 1.56 s | 2.60 s | 4.39 s | 6.89 s | 34 in (0.86 m) |
9 ft 7 in (2.92 m) | ||
All values from |
New York Jets
Coles was selected by the
Washington Redskins
After a spectacular 2002 season, Coles signed with the
New York Jets (second stint)
He was traded back to the Jets in 2005 for
After a disappointing season in 2005, Coles enjoyed a rebirth in 2006, partly due to the good health of quarterback, Chad Pennington. On December 26, 2006, he caught the last touchdown on Monday Night Football's last game on ABC. On September 28, 2008, now with Brett Favre at quarterback, Coles caught 8 passes for 105 yards and 3 touchdowns in a 56-35 win over the Arizona Cardinals.[8] That season, Coles tied his career high season touchdown mark that he set in 2001, with 7 touchdowns.[9]
Coles was released by the Jets on February 25, 2009.[10]
Cincinnati Bengals
Coles was signed by the Cincinnati Bengals on March 4, 2009. He would agree in principle to a four-year, $28 million contract.[11] On January 9, 2010, Coles caught 6 passes for 48 yards and a touchdown in a 24-14 loss to his former team, the Jets, in the first round of the playoffs.[12][13]
He was released by the Bengals on March 4, 2010, exactly one year after signing with the organization.
New York Jets (third stint)
The Jets announced Coles had been signed to a one-year contract on July 30, 2010. However, his stay would be brief as the team waived Coles after nearly a month on August 29, 2010.[14]
On September 21, 2010, Coles was talked about in the media as an option to fill in for
On December 4, 2010, the Jets filled their open roster spot by signing Coles to yet another contract reuniting him with the Jets.[17] The roster spot had been vacated when Jim Leonhard was placed on injured reserve with a fractured tibia. Coles was able to rejoin the team in time for their Monday night game against the New England Patriots for Week 13 of the NFL's 2010 season.
NFL career statistics
Receiving Statistics[18]
Year | Team | GP | Rec | Tgts | Yards | Avg | Lng | TD | FD | Fum | Lost |
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2000 | NYJ | 13 | 22 | — | 370 | 16.8 | 63 | 1 | 16 | 0 | 0 |
2001 | NYJ | 16 | 59 | — | 868 | 14.7 | 40 | 7 | 42 | 0 | 0 |
2002 | NYJ | 16 | 89 | — | 1,264 | 14.2 | 43 | 5 | 67 | 1 | 0 |
2003 | WAS | 16 | 82 | — | 1,204 | 14.7 | 64 | 6 | 54 | 0 | 0 |
2004 | WAS | 16 | 90 | — | 950 | 10.6 | 45 | 1 | 52 | 1 | 1 |
2005 | NYJ | 16 | 73 | — | 845 | 11.6 | 43 | 5 | 52 | 1 | 0 |
2006 | NYJ | 16 | 91 | 152 | 1,098 | 12.1 | 58 | 6 | 52 | 1 | 0 |
2007 | NYJ | 12 | 55 | 89 | 646 | 11.7 | 57 | 6 | 35 | 0 | 0 |
2008 | NYJ | 16 | 70 | 117 | 850 | 12.1 | 54 | 7 | 44 | 1 | 0 |
2009 | CIN | 16 | 43 | 77 | 514 | 12.0 | 40 | 5 | 29 | 0 | 0 |
Career | 153 | 674 | 435 | 8,609 | 12.8 | 64 | 49 | 443 | 5 | 1 |
Returning Stats[18]
Year | Team | GP | PRet | Yards | TD | FC | Lng | KRet | Yards | TD | FC | Lng |
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2000 | NYJ | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 207 | 0 | 0 | 24 |
2001 | NYJ | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 211 | 0 | 0 | 34 |
2006 | NYJ | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2009 | CIN | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
Career | 61 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 432 | 0 | 0 | 34 |
Rushing Statistics[18]
Year | Team | GP | Att | Yards | Avg | Lng | TD | FD | Fum | Lost |
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2000 | NYJ | 13 | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2001 | NYJ | 16 | 10 | 108 | 10.8 | 20 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 |
2002 | NYJ | 16 | 6 | 39 | 6.5 | 21 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
2003 | WAS | 16 | 10 | 39 | 3.9 | 23 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
2004 | WAS | 16 | 3 | -3 | -1.0 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
2006 | NYJ | 16 | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
2008 | NYJ | 16 | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2009 | CIN | 16 | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Career | 153 | 37 | 231 | 6.2 | 23 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 0 |
References
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- ^ a b Prisco, Pete (March 5, 2000). "The only trouble Coles wants to cause is for Jaguars opponents". The Florida Times-Union. Retrieved October 19, 2007.
- ^ "2000 Draft Scout Laveranues Coles, Florida State NFL Draft Scout College Football Profile". draftscout.com. Retrieved January 20, 2023.
- ^ "Laveranues Coles, Combine Results, WR - Florida State". nflcombineresults.com. Retrieved January 20, 2023.
- ^ "2000 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 19, 2023.
- ^ "Redskins' Coles is a good catch". NBC News.
- ^ "Jets' Coles confides he was sexually abused". ESPN.com. September 19, 2005. Retrieved July 19, 2019.
- ^ "Cardinals vs. Jets - Game Recap - September 28, 2008 - ESPN".
- ^ "Laveranues Coles Stats". Pro-Football-Reference.com.
- ^ "Source: N.Y. Jets decide to part ways with Coles". ESPN.com. February 25, 2009. Retrieved July 19, 2019.
- ^ Coles has Skins bengals.com, March 4, 2009
- ^ "Wild Card - New York Jets at Cincinnati Bengals - January 9th, 2010". Pro-Football-Reference.com.
- ^ "NFL Wild Card Weekend". CBS News.
- ^ Cimini, Rich (August 29, 2010). "Jets cut veteran WR Laveranues Coles". ESPN New York. Retrieved August 29, 2010.
- ^ Cannizzaro, Mark (September 21, 2010). "Expect Jets to play without Edwards on Sunday". New York Post. Archived from the original on January 30, 2013. Retrieved September 21, 2010.
- ^ Hutchinson, Dave (August 29, 2010). "Ex-Jets WR Laveranues Coles contemplating retirement". The Star Ledger. Retrieved September 21, 2010.
- ^ Vrentas, Jenny (December 4, 2010). "Former Jets WR Laveranues Coles to re-sign with team". The Star Ledger. Retrieved December 4, 2010.
- ^ a b c "Laveranues Coles Stats". ESPN Internet Ventures. Retrieved March 31, 2014.