Chase Coffman is an American football

American football

American football is a sport played between two teams of eleven with the objective of scoring points by advancing the ball into the opposing team's end zone. Known in the United States simply as football, it may also be referred to informally as gridiron football. The ball can be advanced by...

 tight end

Tight end

The tight end is a position in American football on the offense. The tight end is often seen as a hybrid position with the characteristics and roles of both an offensive lineman and a wide receiver. Like offensive linemen, they are usually lined up on the offensive line and are large enough to be...

 for the Cincinnati Bengals

Cincinnati Bengals

The Cincinnati Bengals are a professional football team based in Cincinnati, Ohio. They are members of the AFC's North Division in the National Football League . The Bengals began play in 1968 as an expansion team in the American Football League , and joined the NFL in 1970 in the AFL-NFL...

 of the National Football League

National Football League

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. He was drafted by the Cincinnati Bengals

Cincinnati Bengals

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 in the third round of the 2009 NFL Draft

2009 NFL Draft

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. He played college football

College football

College football refers to American football played by teams of student athletes fielded by American universities, colleges, and military academies, or Canadian football played by teams of student athletes fielded by Canadian universities...

 at Missouri

Missouri Tigers football

The Missouri Tigers football team represents the University of Missouri in NCAA Division I FBS college football. The team has competed in the North Division of the Big 12 Conference since the conference's inception in 1996...

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Coffman played his high school football

High school football

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 at Raymore-Peculiar High School

Raymore-Peculiar High School (Missouri)

Raymore-Peculiar High School Campus is a public high school serving the towns of Raymore, Peculiar, parts of Lee's Summit, and some unincorporated areas of Cass county, Missouri...

 in Peculiar, Missouri

Peculiar, Missouri

Peculiar is a city in Cass County, Missouri, United States. The population was 2,604 at the 2000 census. The town motto is, appropriately enough, "Where the 'odds' are with you."-History:...

. Coffman had a great high school career receiving passes from his younger brother Carson

Carson Coffman

Carson Coffman is a former starting quarterback for the Kansas State Wildcats football team in 2009 and 2010. He took over the starting position after the departure of Josh Freeman, and again after the departure of Grant Gregory...

. 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 and won the Simone Award

Simone awards

The Simone Awards are a group of awards presented to individuals for their outstanding contributions to high school football in the Kansas City Metropolitan Area....

 of the year after catching 41 passes for 886 yards and 16 touchdowns.