Marcus Coleman
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| Position: | Cornerback / Safety | ||||||||
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| Date of birth: | May 24, 1974 | ||||||||
| Place of birth: | Dallas, Texas | ||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 209 lb (95 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school: | Lake Highlands (TX) | ||||||||
| College: | Texas Tech | ||||||||
| NFL Draft: | 1996 / Round: 5 / Pick: 133 | ||||||||
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| Tackles: | 517 |
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| Interceptions: | 25 |
| Touchdowns: | 2 |
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Marcus Coleman (born May 24, 1974) is a former American football defensive back in the National Football League for the New York Jets, Houston Texans and the Dallas Cowboys. He played college football at Texas Tech University.
Coleman attended Lake Highlands High School, receiving all-district and all-city honors as a safety.
He accepted a scholarship from Texas Tech University. He started 36 straight games and as a senior he was the first to play the "Raider position" (combination of outside linebacker-strong safety).
Coleman set the school and Southwest Conference career record with four interception returns for touchdowns and also left with the school record for blocked kicks in a season (3). He finished his college career with 256 tackles, 9 interceptions and 6 blocked kicks. He also received all-conference honors, while competing in the long jump and the triple jump.
In 2008, he was named to the All-Time Texas Tech football team. In 2010, he was inducted into the Texas Tech Athletics Hall of Fame.
Coleman was selected by the New York Jets in the fifth round (133rd overall) of the 1996 NFL Draft and started 4 games at right cornerback as a rookie.
In 1997, he began to have issues with new head coach Bill Parcells, who moved him from free safety to cornerback. Parcells called him "The Wizard", because of inconsistency and his problems understanding the defensive scheme.
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