Bryon Elwyn "BJ" Coleman Jr. (born September 16, 1988) is a former

American football American football (referred to simply as football in the United States and Canada), also known as gridiron, is a team sport played by two teams of eleven players on a rectangular field with goalposts at each end. The offense, the team with ...

quarterback The quarterback (commonly abbreviated "QB"), colloquially known as the "signal caller", is a position in gridiron football. Quarterbacks are members of the offensive platoon and mostly line up directly behind the offensive line. In modern Ame ...

. He played

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at the

University of Tennessee at Chattanooga The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga (UT-Chattanooga, UTC, or Chattanooga) is a public university in Chattanooga, Tennessee, United States. It was founded in 1886 and is one of four universities and two other affiliated institutions in the ...

after transferring there from

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, and

high school football High school football (french: football au lycée) is gridiron football played by high school teams in the United States and Canada. It ranks among the most popular interscholastic sports in both countries, but its popularity is declining, part ...

The McCallie School The McCallie School is a boys college-preparatory school located on Missionary Ridge in Chattanooga, Tennessee, United States. The school was founded in 1905 and now has 250 boarding students in grades 9–12 and 669 day students in grades 6–12 ...

. He was selected by the

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in the 7th round of the

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, 243rd overall. Coleman signed with the

Saskatchewan Roughriders The Saskatchewan Roughriders are a professional Canadian football team based in Regina, Saskatchewan. The Roughriders compete in the Canadian Football League (CFL) as a member club of the league's West Division. The Roughriders were founded in 1 ...

of the

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(CFL) on January 25, 2016.

College career

Coleman attended the

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in 2007 and 2008. He transferred to

in 2009 and was the starting quarterback until 2011.

Professional career

Green Bay Packers

Coleman was drafted in the seventh round of the

by the

. He was released by the Packers on September 2, 2013, when he was replaced by

Seneca Wallace Seneca Sinclair Wallace (born August 6, 1980) is a former American football quarterback and current assistant coach for John Paul II High School. He was drafted by the Seattle Seahawks in the fourth round of the 2003 NFL Draft. He played college ...

Arizona Rattlers

On January 19, 2015, Coleman was assigned to the Arizona Rattlers of the

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. On May 28, 2015, it was announced that he abruptly resigned from the team for a job outside of football. Coleman was placed on "League Suspension" by the Rattlers on May 28, 2015. He was placed on reassignment on November 5, 2015.

Saskatchewan Roughriders

On January 25, 2016, Coleman signed with the

of the

. He was released by the team on August 9, 2016.

References

External links

Chattanooga Mocs bio
{{DEFAULTSORT:Coleman, B. J. 1988 births Living people American football quarterbacks Canadian football quarterbacks American players of Canadian football Tennessee Volunteers football players Chattanooga Mocs football players Green Bay Packers players Arizona Rattlers players Saskatchewan Roughriders players Players of American football from Chattanooga, Tennessee