1. Laveranues Leon Coles is an American former professional football player who was a wide receiver for 11 seasons in the National Football League, primarily with the New York Jets.
18 Facts About Laveranues Coles
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Laveranues Coles played college football for the Florida State Seminoles.
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Laveranues Coles was selected by the Jets in the third round of the 2000 NFL draft.
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Laveranues Coles was arrested in 1998 for simple battery, suspended for the Seminoles' 1999 season opener versus Louisiana Tech for academic reasons, and was discovered to have accepted a plane ticket from a sports agent's representative in 1999.
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Laveranues Coles was selected by the New York Jets in the third round of the 2000 NFL draft.
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Laveranues Coles said he left the Jets because the Redskins offered him more money.
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Laveranues Coles made the Pro Bowl for the Redskins in 2003, after catching 82 passes for 1,204 yards, while playing the majority of the season with a fractured toe.
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Laveranues Coles was traded back to the Jets in 2005 for Santana Moss.
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Laveranues Coles served about a third of his sentence and was released.
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Laveranues Coles was convicted of another crime and has been imprisoned since 2001.
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That season, Laveranues Coles tied his career high season touchdown mark that he set in 2001, with 7 touchdowns.
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Laveranues Coles was released by the Jets on February 25,2009.
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Laveranues Coles was signed by the Cincinnati Bengals on March 4,2009.
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Laveranues Coles would agree in principle to a four-year, $28 million contract.
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Laveranues Coles was released by the Bengals on March 4,2010, exactly one year after signing with the organization.
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The Jets announced Laveranues Coles had been signed to a one-year contract on July 30,2010.
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On September 21,2010, Laveranues Coles was talked about in the media as an option to fill in for Braylon Edwards, who was charged with a DWI the previous night.
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Laveranues Coles was able to rejoin the team in time for their Monday night game against the New England Patriots for Week 13 of the NFL's 2010 season.