Drew Antrion Coleman (born April 22, 1983) is a former

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. After playing college football for Texas Christian, he was selected by the New York Jets of the

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(NFL) in the sixth round of the

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. He played for the Jets for five seasons from 2006 to 2010 and the

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in 2011.

High school career

Drew Coleman graduated from high school in 2001 in Henderson, Texas. Drew was a do-it-all player and became one of the best dual-threat QB's in East Texas, playing quarterback, wide receiver, running back, punt returner, kick returner, and defensive back as he led his team to a District championship his senior year. He received multiple awards while at Henderson including District

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, All-East Texas,

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player of the year, and All-State honors. Drew was also a standout

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in which he was named the District and All East-Texas Defensive

his junior and senior year. Along with Rickey Dudley (TE- Oakland Raiders), Drew is one of the most influential athletes to represent Henderson High School in its history.

College career

A graduate of Henderson High School, Coleman attended

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in Athens, Texas, playing wide receiver and

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for two years for the Cardinals where he was the 2002 Southwest Junior College Football Conference Player of the year and also Offensive Player of the Year. He then transferred to

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in Fort Worth. At TCU, he was switched to cornerback by coach

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. He was injured for most of the 2004 season, but as a senior in 2005 started all 12 games for the Horned Frogs' 11-1

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Championship team. He was second on the team with 4 interceptions and tied for first with 8 passes broken up. After the season, he was named Second-team All-MWC. He majored in speech communication.

Professional career

New York Jets

Coleman was drafted in the 6th round (189th overall) of the 2006 NFL draft. As a

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with the Jets in 2006, Coleman played in all 17 games as the Jets advanced to the playoffs for the first time in three years. He often played

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and developed into a solid

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tackler. He had a key forced fumble against the New England Patriots in the first game of the season, and wound up starting four games at cornerback his rookie year. He was named the Jets Special teams player of the week for week 3 win at Buffalo. In 2007, he was a regular on special teams and later in the season was included in some defensive packages for the Jets, including getting his first interception against the

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on December 2, 2007, and forcing a fumble during a sack in the last game of the Jets' 2007 season on

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QB Brodie Croyle. Coleman racked up 22 tackles in 2009. He finished the 2010 season with 41 tackles, four sacks, five forced fumbles and one interception. Coleman made his first impact of the season by filling in for an injured

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against the New England Patriots in week 2. Coleman impressed greatly as he was part of a Jets defense that did not allow a touchdown in the second half of the game, which is where he made his biggest impact. In the next game against the

, Coleman continued to make impact plays as he intercepted

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at the end of the game, preventing a comeback for the Dolphins. Against the Vikings the next week he would sack

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, and finish the game against the Vikings with 3 tackles and 1 sack. In week 6 he recorded 5 tackles in a win against the

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. His most impressive game of the season came against the Pittsburgh Steelers in week 15. Coleman recorded 10 tackles, 2 sacks and 2 forced fumbles. On the Jets last regular season game, Coleman recorded 2 tackles and 1 sack.

Jacksonville Jaguars

Coleman signed a three-year contract with the

on July 29, 2011. Coleman played in all 16 games during the 2011 season however, he was released on May 3, 2012.

Detroit Lions

Coleman signed a one-year contract with the Detroit Lions on July 25, 2012. He was placed on injured reserve on August 16, 2012, and released from injured reserve on August 23.

Coaching career

Coleman was a defensive assistant for

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team, and currently serves as defensive coordinator for

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, Texas.

References

External links

Detroit Lions bioNew York Jets bioRice Owls coaching bio
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