laveranues coles

Coles during his second stint with the Jets. Free Agent — No. -- Wide receiver Date of birth: December 29, 1977 (1977-12-29) (age 31) Place of birth: Jacksonville, Florida Height: 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) Weight: 193 lb (88 kg) Professional debut 2000 for the New York Jets Career history College: Florida State NFL Draft: 2000 / Round: 3 / Pick: 78 Teams:

New York Jets (2000–2002) Washington Redskins (2003–2004) New York Jets (2005–2008) Career highlights and awards Pro Bowl selection (2003) Ed Block Courage Award (2007) Selected NFL statistics

(through Week 17 of the 2008 NFL season) Receptions 631 Receiving yards 8,095 Receiving TDs 44 Stats at NFL.com

Laveranues Leon Coles (pronounced /la-VERN-ee-us/) (born December 29, 1977 in Jacksonville, Florida) is an American football wide receiver who is currently a free agent. He was drafted by the New York Jets in the third round of the 2000 NFL Draft. He played college football at Florida State.

A Pro Bowl selection in 2003, Coles has also played for the Washington Redskins. Contents [hide] 1 Early years 2 College career 2.1 Dillard's department store incident 3 Professional career 3.1 First stint with Jets 3.2 Washington Redskins 3.3 Second stint with Jets 4 Personal 5 References 6 External links //

Early years

While attending Ribault High School in Jacksonville, Florida, 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 dash and 21.8 seconds in the 200-meter dash. Due to a scandal at Florida State which resulted in Coles's dismissal from the team, he often refers to his high school when introducing himself on Monday Night Football.

College career

Coles attended Florida State University and he wore the number 7.

Dillard's department store incident

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, Rachel Myrtil, were arrested for grand theft. On October 22, Coles pleaded guilty to misdemeanor petty theft and was dismissed from the team.[1] At that year's rivalry game at 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",[2] and seemingly for good reason: In addition to the Dillard's