Marquice Cole

Marquice Cole

Cole participating at the New York Jets' 2009 training camp.
No. 34     New York Jets
Cornerback
Personal information
Date of birth: November 13, 1983 (1983-11-13) (age 28)
Place of birth: Hazel Crest, Illinois
Height: 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	Weight: 190 lb (86 kg)
Career information
College: Northwestern
Undrafted in 2007
Debuted in 2009 for the New York Jets
Career history
Oakland Raiders (2007)* Tennessee Titans (2007–2008)* New Orleans Saints (2008)* New York Jets (2009–present) *Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Roster status: Active
Career highlights and awards
Second-team All-Big Ten (2006)
Career NFL statistics as of Week 9, 2011
Tackles	37
Interceptions	2
Passes defensed	5
Touchdowns	1
Stats at NFL.com

Marquice Jermal Cole [Mar-KWEECE] (born November 13, 1983^[1]) is an American football cornerback for the New York Jets of the National Football League. He was signed by the Oakland Raiders as an undrafted free agent in 2007. He played college football at Northwestern.

Cole has also been a member of the Tennessee Titans and New Orleans Saints.

Professional career

Oakland Raiders

Cole who went undrafted out of Northwestern was picked up by the Oakland Raiders following the completion of the 2007 NFL Draft.^[2] Cole was later waived by the team on September 2, 2007.^[3]

Tennessee Titans

Cole would be signed by the Titans and placed on the team's practice squad on December 11, 2007.^[4] Cole was later resigned by the team on January 7, 2008.^[4] Cole was later waived by the Titans on August 30, 2008.^[5]

New Orleans Saints

Cole was signed to the Saints practice squad on December 10, 2008.^[4] He was later released from the team.

New York Jets

2009

On February 17, 2009, the New York Jets would sign Cole.^[4] Cole was waived by the team on September 15, 2009^[6] only to be signed to the team's practice squad two days later on September 17, 2009.^[6] On September 23, 2010, Cole was promoted to the active roster.^[7] Cole made several tackles throughout the 2009 season primarily playing on special teams.^[8]

2010

Cole is an "integral" part of the Jets' special teams unit, as a gunner,^[9] and has improved his understanding of the defensive schemes to the point where he is involved in series of packages on defense.^[1] Cole started the Jets' final regular season game against the Buffalo Bills recording his first two interceptions, one of which he returned for his first career touchdown.^[10]

2011

Cole, an exclusive rights free agent, signed a one-year contract with the Jets on January 26, 2011.^[11]

Personal

Cole has one son, Marquice Jr.^[12] Cole is a MMA fan.^[1]

References

1. ^ ^{a b c} Zimmerman, Lisa (September 28, 2010). "The Disruptive Marquice Cole". TheJetsBlog. http://www.thejetsblog.com/2010/09/28/the-disruptive-marquice-cole/. Retrieved October 2, 2010. 
2. ^ White, David (May 2, 2007). "Raiders complete roster with free agents / Oakland signs seven heading into weekend minicamp". SFGate.com. http://articles.sfgate.com/2007-05-02/sports/17243460_1_raiders-defensive-lineman-east-west-shrine-game-foot-injury. Retrieved October 2, 2010. 
3. ^ "Oakland Raiders Transactions - 2007". ESPN.com. http://espn.go.com/nfl/team/transactions/_/name/oak/year/2007/oakland-raiders. Retrieved October 2, 2010. 
4. ^ ^{a b c d} "Marquice Cole". NewYorkJets.com. http://www.newyorkjets.com/team/roster/Marquice-Cole/1396fed0-fa88-4e93-bb76-de280a41465b. Retrieved October 2, 2010. 
5. ^ "Tennessee Titans Transactions - 2008". ESPN.com. http://espn.go.com/nfl/team/transactions/_/name/ten/year/2008/tennessee-titans. Retrieved October 2, 2010. 
6. ^ ^{a b} "New York Jets Transactions - 2009". ESPN.com. http://espn.go.com/nfl/team/transactions/_/name/nyj/year/2009/new-york-jets. Retrieved October 2, 2010. 
7. ^ Mehta, Manish (September 23, 2009). "NY Jets sign cornerback Marquice Cole from practice squad, waive TE Matthew Mulligan". The Star-Ledger. http://www.nj.com/jets/index.ssf/2009/09/ny_jets_sign_cornerback_marqui.html. Retrieved October 2, 2010. 
8. ^ "Marquice Cole". NewYorkJets.com. http://origin.newyorkjets.com/team/player/1437-marquice-cole. Retrieved September 16, 2010. 
9. ^ "Marquice Cole Q&A", Sports.Yahoo.com (Yahoo! Sports), October 8, 2010, http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/news?slug=nfp-20101008_marquice_cole_qa, retrieved October 16, 2010 
10. ^ Cimini, Rich (January 2, 2011), "A lot of players rest, but not the defense", ESPN, archived from the original on January 6, 2011, http://www.webcitation.org/5vXn1iPWT, retrieved January 6, 2011 
11. ^ Vrentas, Jenny (January 26, 2011), "Jets deny Raiders permission to interview secondary coach Dennis Thurman", The Star-Ledger, archived from the original on January 26, 2011, http://www.webcitation.org/5w2EtpUn5, retrieved January 26, 2011 
12. ^ Hutchinson, Dave (September 9, 2009). "Cornerback Marquice Cole beats the odds to make NY Jets". The Star-Ledger. http://www.nj.com/jets/index.ssf/2009/09/ny_jets_cb_marquice_cole_beats.html. Retrieved October 2, 2010. 

External links

• New York Jets bio
• Northwestern Wildcats bio