Andre Coleman

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For the defensive end, see Andre Coleman (defensive end).
Andre Coleman
Washington Commanders
Position:Offensive assistant
Personal information
Born: (1971-09-19) September 19, 1971 (age 52)
Hermitage, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Career information
High school:Hickory (Hermitage)
College:Kansas State (1990–1993)
NFL draft:1994 / Round: 3 / Pick: 70
Career history
As a player:
As a coach:
Player stats at PFR

Andre Clintonian Coleman (born September 19, 1972) is an American football coach and former wide receiver who is an offensive assistant for the Washington Commanders of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Kansas State was drafted by the San Diego Chargers in the third round of the 1994 NFL draft, later playing for the Pittsburgh Steelers and Seattle Seahawks.

Career

Coleman's primary role during his career was as a kick returner, gaining 4,466 yards and two touchdowns returning kickoffs. He also added 384 yards and a touchdown returning punts, and caught 43 passes for 602 yards and three touchdowns. As a rookie in 1994, Coleman played in Super Bowl XXIX with the Chargers and set several Super Bowl records in the game: most kickoff returns (8), most kickoff return yards (244), and most total return yards (244, tied with Desmond Howard in Super Bowl XXXI). Coleman had a 98-yard kickoff return for a touchdown in the game, tied for the second longest kickoff return in Super Bowl history.

Coleman was hired as a wide receivers coach at Youngstown State University in 2010. He left for Kansas State in 2013 for the same position.[1] Coleman held the position until being promoted to offensive coordinator in 2018.[1] He joined the Texas Longhorns in 2019 as an offensive assistant and was promoted to wide receivers coach the following year.[2] Coleman was hired by the Commanders as an offensive assistant in 2024.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b "Andre Coleman Named Wide Receivers Coach - KSTATESPORTS.COM - the Official Athletic Site of Kansas State". Archived from the original on 2013-09-10. Retrieved 2013-07-15.
  2. ^ "Former Kansas State offensive coordinator to join Texas' staff". Horns247. Retrieved February 25, 2019.
  3. ^ "Commanders finalize coaching staff, former Hickory star Coleman named offensive assistant". The Herald. Associated Press. Retrieved 17 February 2024.

External links

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