Cosey Coleman
-American football player, offensive lineman
Cosey Casey Coleman (born October 27, 1978) is an American former professional football player who was an offensive guard in the National Football League (NFL) for seven seasons. He played college football for the Tennessee Volunteers, was a member of a BCS National Championship team, and received consensus All-American honors. A second-round pick in the 2000 NFL draft, Coleman played professionally for the Cleveland Browns and Tampa Bay Buccaneers of the NFL.
Early life
Coleman attended Southwest DeKalb High School in Decatur, Georgia. He earned USA Today high school All-America honors playing high school football for the Southwest DeKalb Panthers.
College career
Coleman received an athletic scholarship to attend the University of Tennessee, where he played for head coach Phillip Fulmer's Tennessee Volunteers football team from 1997 to 1999. Starting as a freshman in 1997, he played in 35 games, and starting 30 of them, over his three-season collegiate career. As a sophomore, he started all 13 games and helped lead the Volunteers to Southeastern Conference (SEC) Championships in 1997 and 1998 and a 23–16 victory over the Florida State Seminoles in the Fiesta Bowl to win the BCS National Championship. For his stellar play during the 1998 season, including going the entire season without allowing a quarterback sack, Coleman was named as a first-team All-SEC selection and a second-team All-American. He was a first-team All-SEC selection and was recognized as a consensus first-team All-American following his junior season in 1999. Coleman decided to forgo his senior season and entered the 2000 NFL Draft.
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