Derrick Coleman (American football player)
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Position (s): Fullback |
Jersey numbers: 40, 48, 32 |
| born on October 18, 1990 in Los Angeles , California | |
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| Active : 2012 - 2019 | |
| Undrafted in 2012 | |
| College : UCLA | |
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| yards run | 46 |
| Fumbles | 1 |
| caught touchdowns | 2 |
| captured passports | 15th |
| trapped yards | 128 |
| Stats at NFL.com | |
| Stats at pro-football-reference.com | |
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Derrick Lamont Coleman (* 18th October 1990 in Los Angeles , California ) is a former American American football poker players on the position of the full backs . He last played for the Arizona Cardinals in the National Football League (NFL) and was previously under contract with the Seattle Seahawks and Atlanta Falcons .
He is the first deaf offensive player and Super Bowl winner .
Career
college
Coleman attended the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), where he played college football for the UCLA Bruins as a running back . His first game was against Arizona State University in Week 3 . In week 6 he scored his first touchdown and in game 10 he was the first starter. In total, he ran 284 yards in his first season in college. In his second season he played in all games, but only once as a starter. He ran it 244 yards. In his penultimate season he played in 11 of 12 games, two times as a starter. He reached 487 yards and 5 touchdowns.
In his senior year he played in all 14 games as a running back, but also worked as a returner in the special teams , where he ran 765 yards and 11 touchdowns. He was honored with the Tommy Prothro Award for Outstanding Special Teams Player .
NFL
Minnesota Vikings
After Coleman was not selected in the 2012 NFL Draft , he received a contract with the Minnesota Vikings on April 28, 2012 , but was released in August.
Seattle Seahawks
In December 2012, Coleman was signed by the Seattle Seahawks . Then in week 1 of the 2013 season he made his first game, scoring 30 yards after three passes. He made his only fumble in the game against Tennessee on October 13th. On December 2, 2013, he then scored the first touchdown of his professional career. In February he achieved his greatest success to date with victory in Super Bowl XLVIII . In the 2013 season he was involved in 12 games, where he ran a total of 3 yards, caught 62 yards and scored a touchdown. In the following season he played 5 games, catching 2 passes, which he carried 14.5 yards each, one of them to a touchdown.
Atlanta Falcons
On March 21, 2017, Coleman signed a contract with the Atlanta Falcons .
Arizona Cardinals
On May 10, 2018, the Arizona Cardinals signed him for a year.
Personal
Derrick Coleman has been deaf since he was three. In January 2014 he made a commercial for Duracell batteries . He is very religious and professes the Christian faith.
On October 15, 2015, he caused a traffic accident and subsequently committed a hit-and-run, after which the police took him into custody. He was initially suspended for this by the Seattle Seahawks, but the suspension was lifted on October 19, 2015.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ http://www.uclabruins.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=30500&ATCLID=208194935
- ↑ Archive link ( Memento from February 1, 2014 in the Internet Archive )
- ↑ Archived copy ( Memento from January 18, 2014 in the Internet Archive )
- ↑ a b http://www.faz.net/aktuell/sport/mehr-sport/derrick-coleman-tauber-footballer-erreich-super-bowl-12760547.html
- ↑ Derrick Coleman on nfl.com
- ↑ Archived copy ( Memento from March 21, 2017 in the Internet Archive )
- ^ The Official Site of the Arizona Cardinals. Retrieved September 25, 2018 (American English).
- ↑ http://www.christianpost.com/buzzvine/deaf-nfl-seattle-seahawks-player-derrick-coleman-inspires-millions-in-viral-duracell-ad-i-always-say-god-blessed-me -video-112696 /
- ↑ In Gantt: Derrick Coleman's lawyer: Concussion, deafness had role in crash. In: nbcsports.com. NBC Sports, October 15, 2015, accessed October 16, 2015 .
- ↑ Bob Condotta: Seahawks' Derrick Coleman arrested for investigation of hit, run. In: seattletimes.com. Seattle Times , October 15, 2015, accessed October 16, 2015 .
- ^ Tauber NFL professional Coleman in custody. In: Abendzeitung-muenchen.de. Abendzeitung München , October 16, 2015, accessed on October 16, 2015 .
- ↑ Seahawks' Derrick Coleman reinstated after team views police interviews. In: ESPN.com. October 19, 2015, accessed February 7, 2016 .
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Coleman, Derrick |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Coleman, Derrick Lamont (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American football player |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 18, 1990 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Los Angeles , California , United States |