Cole Toner

Cole Toner (born March 13, 1994) is an American football offensive guard for the Los Angeles Chargers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Harvard and was drafted by the Arizona Cardinals in the fifth round of the 2016 NFL Draft.[1]

Cole Toner
Toner in the 2017 NFL preseason.
No. 64 – Los Angeles Chargers
Position:Center
Personal information
Born: (1994-03-13) March 13, 1994
Greenwood, Indiana
Height:6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Weight:310 lb (141 kg)
Career information
High school:Roncalli (Indianapolis, Indiana)
College:Harvard
NFL Draft:2016 / Round: 5 / Pick: 170
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Roster status:Active
Career NFL statistics as of Week 17, 2020
Games played:13
Games started:3
Player stats at NFL.com

College career

Toner started at right tackle for the Harvard Crimson for three and a half years, and was a four-year varsity letterman. He was selected First Team All-Ivy League in 2014 and 2015.[2] In 2015, he was selected to the Lindy's Preseason All-FCS First Team, the All-New England Team, the STATS FCS All-American First Team, and the AP FCS All-American First Team.[3] He was also nominated to the Fall 2015 Academic All-Ivy Team, and was a semifinalist for the 2015 National Football Foundation William V. Campbell Trophy (the academic Heisman).[4]

Professional career
Pre-draft measurables
Height Weight Arm length Hand size 40-yard dash 10-yard split 20-yard split 20-yard shuttle Three-cone drill Vertical jump Broad jump
6 ft 5 in
(1.96 m)		 306 lb
(139 kg)		 1⁄8 in
(0.00 m)		 3⁄4 in
(0.02 m)		 5.21 s 4.59 s 7.88 s 28.5 in
(0.72 m)		 8 ft 8 in
(2.64 m)
All values from NFL Combine.[5]

Arizona Cardinals

Toner was drafted by the Arizona Cardinals in the fifth round (170th overall) in the 2016 NFL Draft. On May 2, 2016, he signed a four-year contract with the Cardinals.[6]

On September 2, 2017, Toner was waived by the Cardinals.[7]

Cincinnati Bengals

On September 4, 2017, Toner was signed to the Cincinnati Bengals' practice squad.[8] He was released on September 29, 2017.[9]

New England Patriots

On October 9, 2017, Toner was signed to the New England Patriots' practice squad.[10] After being placed on the injured list on October 12, 2017, he was released four days later.[11]

Los Angeles Chargers

On November 7, 2017, Toner was signed to the Los Angeles Chargers' practice squad.[12] He signed a reserve/future contract with the Chargers on January 1, 2018.[13]

On August 2, 2019, Toner was waived/injured by the Chargers and placed on injured reserve.[14] He was waived with an injury settlement on August 7. He was re-signed to the practice squad on October 16. Toner signed a futures contract with the Chargers on December 30, 2019.[15]

On September 5, 2020, Toner was released by the Chargers,[16] and signed to the practice squad the next day.[17] He was elevated to the active roster on October 3 for the team's week 4 game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, and reverted to the practice squad after the game.[18] He was signed to the active roster on October 31.[19]

References
  1. Somers, Kent (May 2, 2016). "Cardinals select Harvard OL Cole Toner in 5th round of NFL draft". The Arizona Republic. Retrieved May 6, 2016.
  2. "Cole Toner OT". Reese's Senior Bowl. Retrieved June 29, 2016.
  3. http://www.gocrimson.com/sports/fball/2015-16/bios/toner_cole_dra9
  4. http://www.footballfoundation.org/tabid/567/Article/55426/NFF-Announces-Outstanding-List-of-Semifinalists-for-2015-Campbell-Trophy-College-Football-s-Premier-Scholar-Athlete-Award.aspx
  5. "OT - Cole Toner - Harvard, Ivy League", NFL.com, retrieved June 29, 2016
  6. "Cole Toner". Rotoworld. Retrieved June 29, 2016.
  7. Urban, Darren (September 2, 2017). "Cardinals Make Moves To Reach 53-Man Roster". AZCardinals.com. Archived from the original on September 3, 2017.
  8. "Bengals Player Moves: Driskel to IR, Toner and Shelton to practice squad". Bengals.com. September 4, 2017. Archived from the original on September 7, 2017.
  9. Marcum, Jason (September 29, 2017). "Bengals sign Hardy Nickerson to practice squad, cut Cole Toner from it". CincyJungle.com.
  10. "Patriots make changes to the practice squad". Patriots.com. October 9, 2017. Archived from the original on January 13, 2018.
  11. "Patriots make changes to the practice squad". Patriots.com. October 12, 2017. Archived from the original on January 17, 2018.
  12. Henne, Ricky (November 7, 2017). "Chargers Announce Flurry of Transactions". Chargers.com. Archived from the original on February 10, 2018.
  13. Henne, Ricky (January 1, 2018). "Chargers Sign Six to Reserve/Future Contracts". Chargers.com. Archived from the original on April 7, 2018.
  14. "Chargers Sign Pair of Offensive Linemen". Chargers.com. August 2, 2019.
  15. "Chargers Sign Eight Players to Reserve/Future Contracts". Chargers.com. December 30, 2019.
  16. "We've Trimmed Our Roster to 53". Chargers.com. September 5, 2020.
  17. Practice Squad Announced, Chargers
  18. "Los Angeles Chargers Activate Tyron Johnson and Cole Toner". Chargers.com. October 3, 2020. Retrieved October 10, 2020.
  19. "Los Angeles Chargers Announce Roster Moves". Chargers.com. October 31, 2020.


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