Justin Jamal Coleman was born on March 27,1993 and is an American football cornerback and nickelback who is a free agent.
44 Facts About Justin Coleman
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Justin Coleman played college football at Tennessee, and signed with the Minnesota Vikings as an undrafted free agent in 2015.
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Justin Coleman has been a member of the New England Patriots, and Detroit Lions, winning Super Bowl LI with the Patriots.
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Justin Coleman helped lead the team to an undefeated district season as a senior in 2010.
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Justin Coleman was teammates with Ahmaud Arbery, Darius Slay, and Tracy Walker.
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Justin Coleman competed as a sprinter at Brunswick, posting personal-best times of 11.04 seconds in the 100-meter dash, 22.67 seconds in the 200-meter dash and 52.34 seconds in the 400-meter dash.
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Justin Coleman was rated as a three-star recruit by Scout.
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Justin Coleman enrolled in the University of Tennessee, where he played for the Tennessee Volunteers football team from 2011 to 2014.
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Justin Coleman was teammates with Atlanta Falcons wide receiver Cordarrelle Patterson in the 2012 season.
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Justin Coleman finished his 2013 campaign with 46 tackles, 8 passes defended and an interception, which he returned for a score.
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On November 18,2014, Justin Coleman accepted his invitation to play in the 2015 East-West Shrine Game.
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On January 17,2015, Justin Coleman appeared in the East-West Shrine Game as part of Michael Singletary's East team.
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Justin Coleman attended the NFL Scouting Combine as the only player from Tennessee.
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Justin Coleman completed all of the combine drills and finished with the best time of all cornerbacks in the three-cone drill.
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Justin Coleman finished third, among all corners, in the 60-yard shuttle and bench press and had the fifth best time, among corners, in the short shuttle.
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Justin Coleman performed at a private workout for the New England Patriots.
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Justin Coleman was projected to be a fifth to seventh round pick in the 2015 NFL Draft by NFL draft experts and scouts.
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Justin Coleman was ranked as the 28th best cornerback prospect available in the draft by DraftScout.
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Justin Coleman received contract offers to join the New England Patriots' practice squad and Minnesota Vikings' practice squad, but declined to accept their offers.
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Justin Coleman was inactive as a healthy scratch for the first two games.
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Justin Coleman was activated over Bradley Fletcher and an injury to Tarell Brown.
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Justin Coleman remained inactive for the next three games.
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Justin Coleman aggravated his hand injury and was sidelined for the Patriots' Week 17 loss at the Miami Dolphins.
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Justin Coleman finished his rookie season in 2015 with 21 combined tackles, five pass deflections, and one fumble recovery in ten games and two starts.
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Justin Coleman was listed behind Logan Ryan, Malcolm Butler, and Cyrus Jones.
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Justin Coleman was inactive as a healthy scratch for two games.
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Justin Coleman was inactive as a healthy scratch for three consecutive games and was inactive for a Week 16 victory against the New York Jets.
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Justin Coleman was surpassed on the depth chart by Jonathan Jones and Eric Rowe.
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Justin Coleman finished the season with eight solo tackles and three pass deflections in ten games and one start.
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Unfortunately, Justin Coleman was inactive as a healthy scratch as the Patriots season won three consecutive playoff games to reach Super Bowl LI.
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On March 17,2017, Justin Coleman signed his one-year, $615,000 exclusive-rights tender to remain with the Patriots.
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Justin Coleman was listed behind Richard Sherman, Shaquill Griffin, Neiko Thorpe, and Jeremy Lane.
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Justin Coleman was named the first-team nickelback to start the season.
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Justin Coleman sacked Eagles' quarterback Carson Wentz for a six-yard loss at the end of the third quarter.
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Justin Coleman finished the 2017 NFL season with 42 combined tackles, nine pass deflections, two interceptions, 1.5 sacks, and two touchdowns in 16 games and five starts.
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Justin Coleman retained his role as the first-team nickelback and began the season as the third cornerback on the depth chart, behind Shaquill Griffin and Neiko Thorpe.
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Justin Coleman returned a fumble for a 29-yard touchdown during the fourth quarter after Jacob Martin stripped the ball during a sack on quarterback Kirk Cousins.
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Justin Coleman finished the season with 55 combined tackles, ten pass deflections, one interception, one fumble recovery, one touchdown, and was credited with half a sack in 16 games and five starts.
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Justin Coleman received an overall grade of 67.3 from Pro Football Focus, which ranked as the 54th best grade among all qualified cornerbacks in 2018.
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On March 14,2019, Justin Coleman signed a four-year, $36 million contract with the Detroit Lions.
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Justin Coleman was placed on injured reserve on September 15,2020 with a hamstring injury.
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Justin Coleman was released by the Lions after the season on March 12,2021.
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On March 18,2021, Justin Coleman signed a one-year contract with the Miami Dolphins.
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On March 23,2022, Justin Coleman signed a one year contract with the Seattle Seahawks.