Marco Darnell Coleman was born on December 18,1969 and is an American football coach and former player who is the defensive line coach for Georgia Tech and former assistant defensive line coach for the Oakland Raiders of the National Football League.
24 Facts About Marco Coleman
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Marco Coleman played at Georgia Tech and won the 1990 college football national championship and went to one Pro Bowl before retiring from professional football after the 2005 season.
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Marco Coleman lettered three times in football and once in track.
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Marco Coleman finished his career at Georgia Tech with the all-time leader with 28 sacks record, despite playing just three years.
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Marco Coleman earned All-Atlantic Coast Conference honors for his junior year, playing 11 games to record 67 tackles, 10 sacks, and one fumble recovery.
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Marco Coleman helped lead the school to a share of the national championship as a sophomore in 1990 by posting 81 tackles and 13 sacks.
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Marco Coleman was named second-team All-American by The Sporting News and was named the ACC Defensive Player of the Week after a 12-tackle, five-sack performance vs Maryland.
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Marco Coleman started 15 out of 16 games and started the season at outside linebacker before moving to right defensive end for the last 12 games.
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Marco Coleman remained a member of the Dolphins for three more seasons.
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Marco Coleman performed a cameo role opposite actor Jim Carrey in the 1994 movie Ace Ventura: Pet Detective.
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Marco Coleman signed as an unrestricted free agent with the San Diego Chargers, on March 8,1996.
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Marco Coleman played with the Chargers for three seasons from 1996 to 1998.
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Marco Coleman signed with the Washington Redskins as an unrestricted free agent June 3,1999 and started all 16 regular season games at right end in his first season as a Redskin.
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Marco Coleman played with the Redskins from 1999 to 2001.
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Marco Coleman signed with the Jacksonville Jaguars on June 20,2002, and started all 16 games at left defensive end in his first season as a member of the Jaguars.
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Marco Coleman only played one season as member of the Jaguars and was cut by the team after the 2002 season.
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Marco Coleman signed with the Philadelphia Eagles on September 6,2003, replacing defensive end Derrick Burgess, who was placed on injured reserve.
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Marco Coleman played as a reserve in 13 regular-season games without a start.
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Marco Coleman only played the 2003 season as a member of the Eagles.
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Marco Coleman signed with the Denver Broncos as an unrestricted free agent on March 11,2004, and played as a member of the Broncos for two seasons.
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Marco Coleman announced his retirement from professional football after the 2005 season.
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In January 2019, Marco Coleman was announced as the Defensive Line Coach for Georgia Tech in Geoff Collins' new staff.
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On January 4,2023, it was announced that Marco Coleman was hired to be the defensive line coach for the Georgia Tech under head coach Brent Key.
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Marco Coleman is married to Katrina and has three children, Kabrione, Kennedy, and Kenneth.