Nick Cole

For other people named Nicholas Cole, see Nicholas Cole (disambiguation).

Nick Cole

No. --     Free Agent
Guard / Center
Personal information
Date of birth: July 28, 1984 (1984-07-28) (age 27)
Place of birth: Lawton, Oklahoma
Height: 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	Weight: 350 lb (159 kg)
Career information
College: New Mexico State
Undrafted in 2006
Debuted in 2006 for the Philadelphia Eagles
Career history
Philadelphia Eagles (2006–2010)
Career highlights and awards
None
Career NFL statistics as of Week 17, 2010
Games played	77
Games started	29
Stats at NFL.com

Nicholas Darnell "Nick" Cole (born July 28, 1984) is an American football guard and center who is currently a free agent. He was signed by the Philadelphia Eagles as an undrafted free agent in 2006. He played college football at New Mexico State.

College career

Cole played college football at New Mexico State.

Professional career

Philadelphia Eagles

After going undrafted in the 2006 NFL Draft, Cole signed with the Philadelphia Eagles as a free agent. He was named the third-string center behind Jamaal Jackson and Hank Fraley. He was later promoted to second string when Fraley was traded to the Cleveland Browns. He was also inserted as a fullback on short yardage and goal line situations. Besides being listed as a center, Cole is used as the primary backup at both guard positions. He was the lead blocker on many plays that went for touchdowns during the 2006 season. Cole started in place of Max Jean-Gilles when he was placed on injured reserve in 2008.

During the 2009 offseason, he signed his one-year restricted free agent tender to remain with the Eagles.^[1] Cole has started in all 14 games for the Eagles in 2009, with six starts coming at left guard due to a foot injury to Todd Herremans, and eight starts coming at right guard. After a knee injury knocked starting center Jamaal Jackson out of the week 16 game against the Denver Broncos, Cole shifted over to center where he played the rest of the game.^[2] Jackson's injury was later revealed to be a torn anterior cruciate ligament and Cole stayed at center for the remainder of the year.^[3]

On April 7, 2010, Cole signed his one-year restricted free agent tender to remain with the Eagles.^[4]

References

1. ^ Eagles Sign G Cole Yahoo Sports, March 31, 2009
2. ^ McPherson, Chris (December 27, 2009). "Cole Steps Up After Jackson's Injury". PhiladelphiaEagles.com. http://www.philadelphiaeagles.com/news/Story.asp?story_id=19865. Retrieved 2009-12-27. 
3. ^ Wulf, Bo (December 28, 2009). "C Jackson Out For Year With Torn ACL". PhiladelphiaEagles.com. http://www.philadelphiaeagles.com/news/Story.asp?story_id=19885. Retrieved 2009-12-28. 
4. ^ Mosley, Matt (April 7, 2010). "Eagles sign Nick Cole". ESPN.com. http://espn.go.com/blog/nfceast/post/_/id/12861/eagles-sign-nick-cole. Retrieved 2010-04-07. 

External links

• Philadelphia Eagles bio

Preceded by Jamaal Jackson

Philadelphia Eagles Starting Centers 2009–2010

Succeeded by Mike McGlynn

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Name	Cole, Nick
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Date of birth	July 28, 1984
Place of birth	Lawton, Oklahoma
Date of death
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