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13 Facts About Doug Colman

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Douglass Clayton Colman was born on June 4,1973 and is an American football coach, former player and son of former NFL player Wayne Charles Colman.

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Doug Colman was a linebacker in the National Football League for five seasons with the New York Giants, Tennessee Titans and Cleveland Browns after playing college football at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.

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Doug Colman was then drafted by the New York Giants in the sixth round of the 1996 NFL draft.

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Doug Colman spent five seasons in the NFL from 1996 to 2000, playing a total of 64 games for the Giants, Tennessee Titans and Cleveland Browns.

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That same year Doug Colman had participated in the "Music City Miracle" vs the Buffalo Bills that allowed the Titans to continue in the playoffs.

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Doug Colman guided Absegami High School to its only football championships.

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Doug Colman joined the Amsterdam Admirals for the 2007 season as a member of the NFL Europe coaching program, serving as an assistant linebackers and special teams coach during the team's final season.

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Doug Colman spent the next two years as the defensive quality coach working with linebackers and special teams at his alma mater, Nebraska.

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In 2010, Doug Colman joined Bob Toledo's staff at Tulane University where he coached the linebackers and assisted with special teams.

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Doug Colman was marked to be Penn State's new linebacker coach before following Bill O'brien to the Houston Texans.

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Doug Colman was recently the special teams and linebacker assistant for the Houston Texans.

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Doug Colman was hired by the Dallas Cowboys to be the special teams assistant for the 2018 season.

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In 2019, Doug Colman was hired by the Cleveland Browns as the Special Teams assistant coach.