Davon Coleman

Davon Coleman (born January 11, 1991) is an American gridiron football defensive tackle for the Ottawa Redblacks of the Canadian Football League (CFL). In college, he first enrolled at Fort Scott Community College before transferring to Arizona State University. He has also been a member of four National Football League (NFL) teams (Dallas Cowboys, Chicago Bears, Tampa Bay Buccaneers) and three other CFL teams (Hamilton Tiger-Cats, BC Lions, Toronto Argonauts).

Davon Coleman
Coleman before a BC Lions game in 2019.
Ottawa Redblacks
Position:Defensive tackle
Personal information
Born: (1991-01-11) January 11, 1991
Cleveland, Ohio
Height:6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight:295 lb (134 kg)
Career information
High school:Glenville (Cleveland, Ohio)
College:Arizona State
Undrafted:2014
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
CFL status:American
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Games played:4
Tackles:3
Quarterback sacks:0
Forced fumbles:0
Player stats at NFL.com
Career CFL statistics
Tackles:127
Quarterback sacks:17
Player stats at PFR
Player stats at CFL.ca

Early years

Coleman attended Glenville High School. As a senior, he received honorable-mention All-Ohio honors. He also practiced wrestling.

College career

Coleman enrolled a Fort Scott Community College. As a redshirt freshman, he tallied 65 tackles, 8.5 tackles-for-loss, 2.5 sacks, two forced fumbles, two passes defensed and one interception. He transferred to Arizona State University after the season.

As a sophomore, he appeared in 13 games with 3 starts. He collected 42 tackles (5 for loss), 2.5 sacks, one pass defensed and one forced fumble.[1] He had 5 tackles against the University of Southern California.

As a junior, he played mostly at defensive end (9 starts). He posted 66 tackles, 11 tackles for loss (fifth on the team), 5 sacks, one fumble recovery and one blocked extra point. He had 9 tackles (2 for loss) and one sack filling in for an injured Will Sutton against the University of Oregon. He made 10 tackles against the University of Southern California. He had 2 sacks and 3 tackles for loss against Washington State University.

As a senior, he moved to defensive tackle and started all 13 games. He recorded 58 tackles, 8.5 sacks (tied for the team lead) and 15 tackles for loss (third on the team). Against the University of Colorado, he had four tackles (2.5 for loss), .5 sacks, forced an intentional grounding in the end zone for a safety and caught a short reception on the goal line from the fullback position for his first career touchdown. He made 1.5 sacks and 2.5 tackles for loss against the University of Utah. He had 2.5 sacks and 3.5 tackles for loss against UCLA.

He finished his college career with 166 tackles (31 for loss) and 16 sacks in 39 games (22 starts).

Professional career

Dallas Cowboys

Coleman was signed as an undrafted free agent by the Dallas Cowboys after the 2014 NFL Draft, on May 13.[2] Because of injuries on the defensive line, he made his NFL debut and first career start in the season opener against the San Francisco 49ers, recording two tackles.[3] He was active for the first 2 contests, before his progress was slowed after suffering a knee injury in a weight room accident. He was declared inactive for the next 8 games and was eventually waived on November 22. He was signed to the practice squad on November 24.

On April 24, 2015, he had a verbal altercation with teammate Greg Hardy, in regards to Hardy's past domestic violence issues.[4] He appeared in 3 games (was declared inactive for one) without registering a tackle, before being released on September 28.[5]

Coleman with the New York Giants.

Chicago Bears

On December 22, 2015, the Chicago Bears signed Coleman to the practice squad.[6]

Tampa Bay Buccaneers

On February 5, 2016, he was signed to a futures contract by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.[7] On May 17, he was released to make room for defensive tackle A. J. Francis.

New York Giants

On July 29, 2016, Coleman signed as a free agent with the New York Giants.[8] On August 30, 2016, he was waived by the Giants.[9]

Hamilton Tiger-Cats

On April 19, 2017, Coleman signed with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats of the Canadian Football League. He appeared in 17 games with 16 starts at defensive tackle, while making 41 tackles and 5 sacks.

BC Lions

On May 25, 2018, Coleman was traded along with a 2019 sixth-round pick to the BC Lions in exchange for a 2019 fourth-round pick.[10] On November 7, 2018, his contract was extended through the 2019 season. He played in all 18 regular season games, recording 57 defensive tackles, eight sacks, and two interceptions. He was named a CFL All-Star at the end of the season. In 2019, Coleman played in eight games for the Lions, contributing with 13 defensive tackles, two sacks and one interception.

Toronto Argonauts

On August 12, 2019, Coleman was traded to the Toronto Argonauts along with a conditional 2020 eighth-round draft pick in exchange for defensive end Shawn Lemon.[11] He appeared in six games, collecting 16 tackles and two sacks.

Ottawa Redblacks

On February 4, 2021, Coleman signed with the Ottawa Redblacks.[12]

References
  1. "Davon Coleman". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  2. "Davon Coleman". kffl.com. Archived from the original on December 4, 2014. Retrieved September 7, 2014.
  3. "Davon Coleman". nfl.com. Retrieved February 19, 2020.
  4. Archer, Todd (April 24, 2015). "Cowboys DE Greg Hardy in verbal spat with teammate Davon Coleman". ESPN. Retrieved February 19, 2020.
  5. Helman, David (September 28, 2015). "Cowboys Waive DT Davon Coleman; No Corresponding Roster Move Yet". DallasCowboys.com. Retrieved September 30, 2015.
  6. "Two running backs part of Tuesday tryouts for Bears". chicagotribune.com. Retrieved June 14, 2020.
  7. "Bucs Sign Four to Reserve/Futures Contracts". Retrieved June 14, 2020.
  8. "Giants sign Cudjo, Coleman, waive two, add 2 scouts". Big Blue View. July 29, 2016. Retrieved February 19, 2020.
  9. Eisen, Michael (August 30, 2016). "Giants announce first round of roster cuts". Giants.com. Archived from the original on August 23, 2017.
  10. "Lions Acquire DL Coleman From Ticats". Retrieved June 14, 2020.
  11. TSN ca Staff (August 12, 2019). "Toronto Argonauts trade DE Shawn Lemon to the B.C. Lions for DT Davon Coleman, conditional pick". TSN. Retrieved June 14, 2020.
  12. "Transactions – Football player trades and signings". Canadian Football League. Retrieved February 4, 2021.
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