College: Arizona State Forced fumbles: 0 Education Glenville High School Quarterback sacks: 0 Weight 125 kg | Tackles: 3 Height 1.88 m Undrafted: 2014 Name Davon Coleman | |
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Date of birth: (1991-01-11) January 11, 1991 (age 24) Role American football defensive tackle Number 60 (Dallas Cowboys / Defensive tackle), 43 (Arizona State Sun Devils football / Defensive end) Position Defensive tackle, Defensive end Profiles | ||
Davon coleman de 43 arizona state highlight reel
Davon Coleman (born January 11, 1991) is an American football defensive tackle for the Hamilton Tiger-Cats of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He first enrolled at Fort Scott Community College before transferring to Arizona State University. He attended Glenville High School in Cleveland, Ohio.
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- Davon coleman de 43 arizona state highlight reel
- Early years
- College career
- Dallas Cowboys
- Chicago Bears
- Tampa Bay Buccaneers
- New York Giants
- References
Early years
Coleman played high school football for the Glenville High School Tarblooders. He earned honorable-mention All-Ohio honors in his senior year. He also practiced wrestling.
College career
Coleman attended Fort Scott Community College, recording 65 tackles, 8.5 tackles-for-loss, 2.5 sacks, two forced fumbles, two passes defensed and one interception in his redshirt freshman year.
He played from 2011 to 2013 for the Arizona State Sun Devils. As a junior, he played mostly at defensive end (9 starts), posting 11 tackles for loss (fifth on the team) and 5 sacks. He moved to defensive tackle as a senior and became a starter, recording 8.5 sacks (tied for the team lead) and 15 tackles for loss (third on the team). He finished his college career with 166 tackles (31 for loss) and 16 sacks.
Dallas Cowboys
Coleman was signed by the Dallas Cowboys on May 13, after going undrafted in the 2014 NFL Draft. Because of injuries on the defensive line, he made his NFL debut and first career start in the season opener against the San Francisco 49ers, recording two tackles. His progress was slowed after suffering a strained calf in a weight room accident and was eventually waived on November 22. He finished the year on the practice squad.
On April 24, 2015, he had a verbal altercation with teammate Greg Hardy, in regards to Hardy's past domestic violence issues. He appeared in 3 games (was declared inactive for one) without registering a tackle, before being released on September 28.
Chicago Bears
On December 22, 2015, the Chicago Bears signed Coleman to the practice squad.
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
On February 5, 2016, he was signed to a futures contract by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. On May 17, he was released to make room for defensive tackle A. J. Francis.
New York Giants
On July 29, 2016, Coleman signed as a free agent with the New York Giants. On August 30, 2016, he was waived by the Giants.