Douglas M. Coleman III (born June 28, 1998) is an American professional football safety[1] who is a free agent. He played college football at Texas Tech. He has also been a member of the Denver Broncos of the NFL and the Ottawa Redblacks of the Canadian Football League (CFL).
Coleman with the Ottawa Redblacks in 2023 | |
| No. 38 | |
|---|---|
| Position: | Safety |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | June 28, 1998 Zachary, Louisiana, U.S. |
| Height: | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
| Weight: | 200 lb (91 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school: | Zachary (LA) |
| College: | Texas Tech (2016–2019) |
| Undrafted: | 2020 |
| Career history | |
| * Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |
| Career highlights and awards | |
| Stats at CFL.ca | |
Early life
editDouglas M. Coleman III played high school football at Zachary High School in Zachary, Louisiana as a wide receiver and defensive back. He caught 62 passes for 1,482 yards and 15 touchdowns his senior year.[2]
College career
editColeman played college football at Texas Tech from 2016 to 2019 as a defensive back, spending the majority of his first three seasons at nickelback before converting to safety his senior year.[3][2] He played in 11 games, starting three, in 2016, recording 26 tackles, one sack, one interception, six pass breakups, one forced fumble and one fumble recovery, earning Athlon Sports second team freshmen All-Big 12 Conference honors. He played in 12 games, starting four, in 2017, accumulating 22 tackles, one interception, one pass breakup, one forced fumble and two fumble recoveries. Coleman appeared in 12 games, starting six, in 2018, totaling 30 tackles, one interception, seven pass breakups. He started 12 games at safety his senior season in 2019, recording 63 tackles, eight interceptions, and two pass breakups, garnering first team All-Big 12 recognition.[2]
Professional career
edit| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 ft 0+1⁄8 in (1.83 m) |
203 lb (92 kg) |
33 in (0.84 m) |
10+1⁄4 in (0.26 m) | |||||||||
| All values from Pro Day[4] | ||||||||||||
Denver Broncos
editColeman signed with the Denver Broncos of the National Football League (NFL) on April 29, 2020, after going undrafted in the 2020 NFL draft. He was released on September 5, 2020.[5]
Ottawa Redblacks
editColeman was signed by the Ottawa Redblacks of the Canadian Football League (CFL) on October 11, 2021.[5] He was moved to the practice roster on October 19, and did not appear in any games for the Redblacks during the 2021 season.[5][6] He signed a futures contract on November 20, 2021. Coleman was released by the Redblacks on June 5, 2022, and signed to the practice roster on June 13.[5] He moved to linebacker in 2022, and was transferred between the practice roster, active roster and injured reserve several times during the 2022 season.[3][5] Overall, he played in five games, all starts, for the Redblacks in 2022, totaling 18 tackles on defense and one sack.[7][6] In 2023, Coleman was named to the CFL's Week 4 Honour Roll at linebacker, and also the monthly Honour Roll for June at linebacker.[8][9] He appeared in 17 games, all starts, in 2023, recording 60 tackles on defense, four sacks, three interceptions, one interception return touchdown, and one fumble return touchdown.[6][7]
Chicago Bears
editColeman signed with the Chicago Bears of the NFL on January 10, 2024.[5]
During a preseason game on August 22, 2024, against the Kansas City Chiefs, Coleman was injured on the first play of the third quarter. After making a tackle on wide receiver Cornell Powell, Coleman was unable to move any of his limbs. As both teams gathered around him, he was placed on a stretcher and rushed to the hospital. After the game, Bears coach Matt Eberflus stated that Coleman had movement in his limbs.[10] He was released from the hospital and returned to Chicago the next day.[11]
References
edit- ^ "Douglas Coleman III". espn.com.
- ^ a b c "Douglas Coleman III". texastech.com. Retrieved February 27, 2024.
- ^ a b Baines, Tim (May 19, 2023). "From facing Patrick Mahomes, Douglas Coleman III creating new path with Ottawa Redblacks". ottawasun.com. Retrieved February 27, 2024.
- ^ "Douglas Coleman III College Football Profile". DraftScout.com. Retrieved August 23, 2024.
- ^ a b c d e f "Douglas Coleman". footballdb.com. Retrieved February 27, 2024.
- ^ a b c "Douglas Coleman". footballdb.com. Retrieved February 27, 2024.
- ^ a b "Douglas Coleman III". cfl.ca. Retrieved February 27, 2024.
- ^ CFL.ca Staff (July 5, 2023). "CFL Honour Roll, Week 4: Daniel, Kelly, Bombers O-line make the grade". Canadian Football League. Retrieved July 5, 2023.
- ^ CFL.ca Staff (July 6, 2023). "CFL Honour Roll, June: Collaros, Daniel, Toronto O-line receive top marks". Canadian Football League. Retrieved July 9, 2023.
- ^ "Bears' Coleman hurt making tackle, hospitalized". ESPN.com. August 23, 2024. Retrieved August 24, 2024.
- ^ Dotson, Jacob Lev, Kevin (August 23, 2024). "Chicago Bears' Douglas Coleman III released from hospital and returning to Chicago after frightening on-field injury". CNN. Retrieved August 24, 2024.
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External links
editMedia related to Douglas Coleman III at Wikimedia Commons
- Texas Tech Red Raiders bio