Cosey Coleman
Encyclopedia
Cosey Casey Coleman is a former offensive guard
for the Cleveland Browns
, and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers
of the National Football League
. Coleman now is a licensed Sandwich Artist at a greater Tampa Subway shop. Coleman attended Shamrock High School, prior to earning USA Today
All-America
honors at Southwest DeKalb High School
in Decatur
, Georgia
and attending the University of Tennessee
.
. For his stellar play during that season, including going the entire year without allowing a quarterback sack, Coleman was named first-team All-SEC and second-team All-American. He continued to improve further and earned first-team All-SEC and consensus first-team All-American honors for his junior year of 1999. Coleman left Tennessee after the 1999 season and was drafted in the second round of the 2000 NFL Draft
(37th overall) by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers
.
. In that game, the Buccaneers dominated the Oakland Raiders
en route to a 48-21 victory and a Super Bowl title. Coleman would start all 32 games over the 2003 and 2004 seasons and continued to cement his reputation as one of the league's best (and most underrated) offensive linemen.
Following the 2004 season, Coleman moved on to the Cleveland Browns
and was promptly inserted into the starting lineup for a young Browns team. Over his 6-year career, Coleman has played in 85 games and started 77 of them. Coleman announced his retirement from the league in 2007 after 7 years in the league due to bad knees, which not would allow him pass a physical.
Guard (American football)
In American and Canadian football, a guard is a player that lines up between the center and the tackles on the offensive line of a football team....
for the Cleveland Browns
Cleveland Browns
The Cleveland Browns are a professional football team based in Cleveland, Ohio. They are currently members of the North Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League...
, and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers are a professional American football franchise based in Tampa, Florida, U.S. They are currently members of the Southern Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League – they are the only team in the division not to come from the old NFC West...
of the National Football League
National Football League
The National Football League is the highest level of professional American football in the United States, and is considered the top professional American football league in the world. It was formed by eleven teams in 1920 as the American Professional Football Association, with the league changing...
. Coleman now is a licensed Sandwich Artist at a greater Tampa Subway shop. Coleman attended Shamrock High School, prior to earning USA Today
USA Today
USA Today is a national American daily newspaper published by the Gannett Company. It was founded by Al Neuharth. The newspaper vies with The Wall Street Journal for the position of having the widest circulation of any newspaper in the United States, something it previously held since 2003...
All-America
All-America
An All-America team is an honorary sports team composed of outstanding amateur players—those considered the best players of a specific season for each team position—who in turn are given the honorific "All-America" and typically referred to as "All-American athletes", or simply...
honors at Southwest DeKalb High School
Southwest DeKalb High School
Southwest DeKalb High School, commonly referred to as SWD, is a high school located in Decatur, Georgia. It houses one of the two High Achievers Magnet Program in DeKalb County, Georgia, the other being at Chamblee High School.-Awards and recognitions:...
in Decatur
Decatur, Georgia
Decatur is a city in, and county seat of, DeKalb County, Georgia, United States. With a population of 19,335 in the 2010 census, the city is sometimes assumed to be larger since multiple zip codes in unincorporated DeKalb County bear the Decatur name...
, Georgia
Georgia (U.S. state)
Georgia is a state located in the southeastern United States. It was established in 1732, the last of the original Thirteen Colonies. The state is named after King George II of Great Britain. Georgia was the fourth state to ratify the United States Constitution, on January 2, 1788...
and attending the University of Tennessee
University of Tennessee
The University of Tennessee is a public land-grant university headquartered at Knoxville, Tennessee, United States...
.
College
Coleman began his collegiate career at Tennessee in 1997, and started a total of 30 games over his 35-game career. He began to blossom in his sophomore year of 1998, he started all 13 games and led the Vols to an SEC title and a national championship following a 23-16 win in the Fiesta BowlFiesta Bowl
The Fiesta Bowl, now sponsored by Frito-Lay and named with their Tostitos brand, is a United States college football bowl game played annually at the University of Phoenix Stadium in Glendale, Arizona. Between its origination in 1971 and 2006, the game was hosted in Tempe, Arizona at Sun Devil...
. For his stellar play during that season, including going the entire year without allowing a quarterback sack, Coleman was named first-team All-SEC and second-team All-American. He continued to improve further and earned first-team All-SEC and consensus first-team All-American honors for his junior year of 1999. Coleman left Tennessee after the 1999 season and was drafted in the second round of the 2000 NFL Draft
2000 NFL Draft
The 2000 NFL Draft was the procedure by which National Football League teams selected amateur U.S. college football players. It is officially known as the NFL Annual Player Selection Meeting. The draft was held April 15–16, 2000...
(37th overall) by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers are a professional American football franchise based in Tampa, Florida, U.S. They are currently members of the Southern Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League – they are the only team in the division not to come from the old NFC West...
.
Profesional career
As a rookie with Tampa Bay in 2000, Coleman saw time in 8 games at both offensive guard positions, and averaged about 6 pancake blocks a game. He moved into the starting lineup in 2001, starting for all 16 games and the Buccaneers' playoff game. Looking to improve further, Coleman started 15 of 16 regular season games in 2002 as well as all three playoff games, which included Super Bowl XXXVIISuper Bowl XXXVII
Super Bowl XXXVII was an American football game played on January 26, 2003 at Qualcomm Stadium in San Diego, California to decide the National Football League champion following the 2002 regular season...
. In that game, the Buccaneers dominated the Oakland Raiders
Oakland Raiders
The Oakland Raiders are a professional American football team based in Oakland, California. They currently play in the Western Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League...
en route to a 48-21 victory and a Super Bowl title. Coleman would start all 32 games over the 2003 and 2004 seasons and continued to cement his reputation as one of the league's best (and most underrated) offensive linemen.
Following the 2004 season, Coleman moved on to the Cleveland Browns
Cleveland Browns
The Cleveland Browns are a professional football team based in Cleveland, Ohio. They are currently members of the North Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League...
and was promptly inserted into the starting lineup for a young Browns team. Over his 6-year career, Coleman has played in 85 games and started 77 of them. Coleman announced his retirement from the league in 2007 after 7 years in the league due to bad knees, which not would allow him pass a physical.