Korey Lindsey (born February 3, 1989) is an

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coach and former

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. He is the cornerbacks coach at

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. He played for the

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and

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. He was drafted 207th overall by the

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in the

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. He played

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Early years

Lindsey attended

Scotlandville Magnet High School Scotlandville Magnet High School (SMHS) is a public high school in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States. Scotlandville High is part of the East Baton Rouge Parish Public Schools. The school serves the Scotlandville neighborhood of Baton Rouge ...

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, where he played wide receiver and

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. He Earned All-District honors twice as a wide receiver, twice as a defensive back and was a Two-time All-Metro Baton Rouge first-team (2005, 2006). During his senior year on defense he recorded 76 tackles, four interceptions, two fumble recoveries, 17 pass breakups, one forced fumble and one interception returned for a touchdown. At wide receiver he gained 1,117 all-purpose yards, averaging 27.6 yards on kickoff returns and 18.9 yards on punt returns. He was also a competed in

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and

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College career

Lindsey accepted a football scholarship from

. He played in every game during his freshman season, notching 19 tackles and one interception in 14 games. As a sophomore, he recorded six interceptions, fifth most in school history. As a senior, he became just the third player in school history to garner First-team All-America accolades in back-to-back seasons and the fifth to be named First-team All-Conference three times. He was also named team captain and was a

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finalist. He had 41 tackles, 2.5 tackles for a loss, one interception and tied for third in the MVFC with seven pass breakups. He finished his college career ranked third All-time in school history with 14 interceptions, tied for ninth with 16 pass breakups and had 36 consecutive starts. He also recorded 162 tackles (6 for loss), one forced fumble and a half sack. In 2013, he was named to the SIU All-Century football team.

Professional career

Cincinnati Bengals

Lindsey was selected by the

in the 7th round (207th overall) of the

. He agreed to a rookie deal on July 29. He was released during final preseason roster cutdowns on September 3.

Arizona Cardinals

On September 4, 2011, Lindsey was claimed off waivers by the

. He was released on October 4. He was re-signed to the

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on October 5. He was promoted to the active roster on January 2, 2012. He was cut on May 30.

Indianapolis Colts

On May 31, 2012, he was claimed off of waivers by the

. He was placed on the

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with a concussion on August 31. He was released on September 25.

Jacksonville Jaguars

On November 14, 2012, he was signed to the

after Antonio Dennard was placed on the Practice Squad/Injured list. He was released on November 15.

Washington Redskins

On December 5, 2012, Lindsey was signed to the

of the

. On January 7, 2013, he was promoted to the active roster. He was released on April 17.

New Orleans Saints

On May 13, 2013, he was signed by the

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. He was released on August 31.

Dallas Cowboys

On August 6, 2014, he was signed as a

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by the

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. He was waived injured with a hand injury on August 14. He was placed on the

on August 15. He was released on August 18.

Coaching career

In 2019, Lindsey was hired as the cornerbacks coach at

. In 2022, Lindsey was hired as head football coach at

Liberty Magnet High School Liberty Magnet High School (also known as LMHS, Liberty High) is a public magnet school in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States, founded in the 1950s but was closed in 2009. The school was subsequently reopened in 2011 as a magnet school. It is p ...

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