Laveranues Coles

Laveranues Coles

Born: December 29, 1977
Age: 46
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Biography

Laveranues Leon Coles (/ləˈvɜːrniəs/; born December 29, 1977) is a former American football wide receiver who played eleven seasons in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for Florida State University. He was drafted by the New York Jets in the third round of the 2000 NFL Draft. A Pro Bowl selection in 2003, Coles also played for the Washington Redskins and Cincinnati Bengals.

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Early years

Coles was born in Jacksonville, Florida. While attending Ribault High School in Jacksonville, Coles played football, basketball, and ran track. In football, he rushed for nearly 5,000 yards in his career, was named to the Blue Chip Dream Team, and was a first team Class 4A All-State selection. In basketball, he was a member of a state championship team as a senior. In track, he recorded a time of 10.6 seconds in the 100 meter and 21.8 seconds in the 200 meter on the Ribault track team. Due to a scandal at Florida State which resulted in Coles's dismissal from the team, he often referred to his high school when introducing himself on Monday Night Football.

College career

On September 29, 1999, during his senior season at Florida State, Coles and teammate Peter Warrick went to a Tallahassee, Florida Dillard's department store and, with the aid of a cashier with whom they were friendly, purchased $412.38 worth of clothing and were charged only $21.40—a discount so large that it is considered shoplifting under Florida law. An off-duty officer saw the event through a surveillance camera, according to police. Coles, Warrick, and the clerk, were arrested for grand theft. On October 22, Coles pleaded guilty to misdemeanor petty theft and was dismissed from the Florida State Seminoles football team. At that year's rivalry game at the University of Florida, Florida Gators fans brought Dillard's bags to Ben Hill Griffin Stadium to mock the team. Florida State won the game, and Seminole fans returned the mocking by requesting the bags as souvenirs.

Coles' childhood nickname was "Trouble". Coles was arrested in 1998 for simple battery, suspended for the Seminoles' 1999 season opener versus Louisiana Tech for academic reasons, and was discovered to have accepted a plane ticket from a sports agent's representative in 1999.

Professional career

2000 NFL Combine

Pre-draft measurables
Ht Wt 40-yd dash 10-yd split 20-yd split 20-ss 3-cone Vert Broad BP
5 ft 11 in 192 lb 4.41 s 1.53 s 2.58 s 4.39 s 6.89 s 34 in 9 ft 7 in

First stint with Jets

Coles was drafted by the New York Jets in the third round (78th overall) of the 2000 NFL Draft. Coles's first career touchdown catch came in the Jets' "Monday Night Miracle" victory against the Miami Dolphins on October 23, 2000.

Washington Redskins

After a spectacular 2002 season, Coles signed with the Washington Redskins in the 2002 offseason and admitted that he left the Jets because the Redskins offered him more money. He made the Pro Bowl for the Redskins in 2003.

Second stint with Jets

He was traded back to the Jets in 2005 for Santana Moss. During the first year of his second stint with the Jets, Coles revealed that he had been sexually abused between ages 10 to 13 by a man whom his mother, Sirretta married. Coles refused to divulge the man's name. After the abuse was revealed, Sirretta Coles divorced the man, who was later sentenced to nine years in prison. He served about a third of his sentence and was released. He was convicted of another crime and has been imprisoned since 2001 for it.

After a disappointing season in 2005, Coles enjoyed a rebirth in 2006, directly due to the good health of quarterback, Chad Pennington. On December 26, 2005 he caught the last touchdown in Monday Night Football's last game on ABC. Coles was released by the Jets on February 25, 2009.

Cincinnati Bengals

Coles was signed by the Cincinnati Bengals on March 4, 2009. He would agree in principle to a four-year, $28 million contract.

He was released by the Bengals on March 4, 2010, exactly one year after signing with the organization.

Third and fourth stint with Jets

The Jets announced Coles had been signed to a one-year contract on July 30, 2010. However, his stay would be brief as the team waived Coles after nearly a month on August 29, 2010.

On September 21, 2010, Coles was talked about in the media as an option to fill in for Braylon Edwards, who was charged with a DWI the previous night. Coles contemplated retirement.

On December 4, 2010 the Jets filled their open roster spot by signing Coles to yet another contract reuniting him with the Jets. The roster spot had been vacated when Jim Leonhard was placed on injured reserve with a fractured tibia. Coles was able to rejoin the team in time for their Monday night game against the New England Patriots for Week 13 of the NFL's 2010 season.

NFL stats

Receiving Stats

Year Team Games Receptions Targets Yards Yards per Reception Longest Reception Touchdowns First Downs Fumbles Fumbles Lost
2000 NYJ 13 22 - 370 16.8 63 1 16 0 0
2001 NYJ 16 59 - 868 14.7 40 7 42 0 0
2002 NYJ 16 89 - 1,264 14.2 43 5 67 1 0
2003 WSH 16 82 - 1,204 14.7 64 6 54 0 0
2004 WSH 16 90 - 950 10.6 45 1 52 1 1
2005 NYJ 16 73 - 845 11.6 43 5 52 1 0
2006 NYJ 16 91 152 1,098 12.1 58 6 52 1 0
2007 NYJ 12 55 89 646 11.7 57 6 35 0 0
2008 NYJ 16 70 117 850 12.1 54 7 44 1 0
2009 CIN 16 43 77 514 12.0 40 5 29 0 0
Career 153 674 435 8,609 12.8 64 49 443 5 1

Returning Stats

Year Team Games Punt Return Attempts Punt Return Yards Punts Returned for Touchdown Punts Fair Caught Longest Punt Return Kickoff Return Attempts Kickoff Return Yards Kickoffs Returned for Touchdown Kickoffs Fair Caught Longest Kickoff Return
2000 NYJ 13 0 0 0 0 0 11 207 0 0 24
2001 NYJ 16 0 0 0 0 0 9 211 0 0 34
2006 NYJ 16 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
2009 CIN 16 0 0 0 0 0 1 14 0 0 14
Career 61 0 0 0 0 0 22 432 0 0 34

Rushing Stats

Year Team Games Carries Yards Yards per Carry Longest Carry Touchdowns First Downs Fumbles Fumbles Lost
2000 NYJ 13 2 15 7.5 8 0 0 0 0
2001 NYJ 16 10 108 10.8 20 0 7 1 0
2002 NYJ 16 6 39 6.5 21 0 2 0 0
2003 WSH 16 10 39 3.9 23 0 3 0 0
2004 WSH 16 3 -3 -1.0 7 0 2 0 0
2006 NYJ 16 2 14 7.0 15 0 1 0 0
2008 NYJ 16 2 9 4.5 6 0 0 0 0
2009 CIN 16 2 10 5.0 8 0 1 0 0
Career 153 37 231 6.2 23 0 16 1 0

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