Dexter Coakley

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Dexter Coakley
Position (s):
Linebacker 		Jersey number (s):
52
born on October 20, 1972 in Charleston , South Carolina
Career information
Active : 1997 - 2006
NFL Draft : 1997 / Round: 3 / Pick: 65
College : Appalachian State
Teams
Career statistics
Tackles     762
Sacks     9.5
Interceptions     13
Stats at NFL.com
Stats at pro-football-reference.com
Career highlights and awards
College Football Hall of Fame

William Dexter Coakley (* 20th October 1972 in Charleston , South Carolina ) is a former American American football poker players. He played a total of ten seasons as linebacker for the Dallas Cowboys and St. Louis Rams in the National Football League (NFL).

college

Coakley played college football at Appalachian State University for their football team, the Appalachian State Mountaineers. In his first season, he was named Southern Conference Freshman of the Year . In 1995 and 1996 he was the first and so far (as of 2018) only player to win the Buck Buchanan Award twice , which is given to the best defender in Division I-AA . In addition, he was voted All-American three times . With 616 tackles , he scored the second most in the history of the Southern Conference. In 2011, he was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame as the first Mountaineers player .

NFL

Dallas Cowboys

Coakley was selected in the third round of the 1997 NFL Draft by the Dallas Cowboys . He quickly developed into a starter, where he replaced Darrin Smith , who was hired by the Philadelphia Eagles , in the position of Weakside Linebacker . In his first season he was elected to the all- rookie team , later three nominations for the Pro Bowl followed. In the middle of the 2001 season he missed his only game as a result of a knee injury. During his time with the Cowboys, he played in 127 games from the start. During this time he was able to carry four interceptions back to a touchdown , which he holds a franchise record together with Dennis Thurman . His teammate Dat Nguyen described him:

“Dexter was a military guy, and everything had to be so perfect. He was focused all week and for the entire game. "

“Dexter was a military guy, everything had to be so perfect. He was focused the whole week and the entire game. "

- Dat Nguyen

St. Louis Rams

After the Cowboys prematurely dissolved Coakley's contract, the St. Louis Rams signed him on March 3, 2005 . He received a five-year contract that him a salary of 14.5 million US dollars assured. In addition, he received a signature bonus of $ 3 million. On December 4, 2005, he broke his leg and also injured his ankle. He was then placed on the Injured Reserve List and the season was over for him. On February 26, 2007, he was released by the Rams.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Dexter Coakley. Pro Football References, accessed August 5, 2016 .
  2. ↑ Dexter Coakley. Football Foundation, accessed August 5, 2016 .
  3. ↑ Bob Ford: Too Small For All But The Cowboys Dexter Coakley May Be The Latest In A Long Line Of Small-school Gems Unearthed By Dallas. Philadelphia Inquirer, September 15, 1997, accessed August 5, 2016 .
  4. Jump up ↑ Rory King: Dexter Coakley: The Best Dallas Cowboy That Will Never Make the Hall of Fame. Bleacher Report, August 6, 2009, accessed August 5, 2016 .
  5. ↑ Nick Eatman: Where Does Ware Rank Among Cowboys Greats? Dallas Cowboys, July 4, 2013, accessed August 5, 2016 .
  6. ↑ Nick Eatman: If These Walls Could Talk: Dallas Cowboys: Stories from the Dallas Cowboys Sideline, Locker Room, and Press Box . Triumph Books, 2014, ISBN 978-1-63319-006-1 , pp. 257 .
  7. ↑ Len Pasquarelli: Parcells wanted to retain Coakley. ESPN, March 3, 2005, accessed August 5, 2016 .
  8. ↑ Nick Wagoner: Coakley Back to Business. (No longer available online.) Los Angeles Rams, June 10, 2006, archived from the original on August 17, 2016 ; accessed on August 5, 2016 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.therams.com
  9. ↑ St. Louis Post-Dispatch . March 2, 2007: "Coakley was cut Monday by the Rams, but they want to re-sign him at a lesser rate."
personal data
SURNAME Coakley, Dexter
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Coakley, William Dexter (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American football player
DATE OF BIRTH October 20, 1972
PLACE OF BIRTH Charleston , South Carolina