Douglas Coleman III
{{Short description|American football player (born 1998)}}
{{Use American English|date=April 2025}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=June 2024}}
{{Infobox NFL biography
|name=Douglas Coleman III
|image=2023, 35, Douglas Coleman (cropped).jpg
|caption=Coleman with the Ottawa Redblacks in 2023
|current_team=Chicago Bears
|number=38
|position=Safety
|birth_date={{birth date and age|1998|6|28}}
|birth_place=Zachary, Louisiana, U.S.
|height_ft=6
|height_in=1
|weight_lbs=200
|high_school=Zachary
|college=Texas Tech (2016–2019)
|undraftedyear=2020
|pastteams=
- Denver Broncos ({{NFL Year|2020}})*
- Ottawa Redblacks ({{CFL Year|2021}}–{{CFL Year|2023}})
- Chicago Bears ({{NFL Year|2024}}–present)
|status=Active
|highlights=
- First-team All-Big 12 (2019)
|cfl=douglas-coleman-iii/166047/
}}
Douglas M. Coleman III (born June 28, 1998) is an American professional football safety{{cite web |title=Douglas Coleman III |url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/player/_/id/4043132/douglas-coleman-iii |website=espn.com}} for the Chicago Bears of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Texas Tech Red Raiders. He has also been a member of the Denver Broncos of the NFL and the Ottawa Redblacks of the Canadian Football League (CFL).
Early life
Douglas M. Coleman III played high school football at Zachary High School in Zachary, Louisiana, as a wide receiver and defensive back. He caught 62 passes for 1,482 yards and 15 touchdowns his senior year.{{cite web | url=https://texastech.com/sports/football/roster/douglas-coleman-iii/9038 | title=Douglas Coleman III | publisher=texastech.com | accessdate=February 27, 2024}}
College career
Coleman played college football at Texas Tech from 2016 to 2019 as a defensive back, spending the majority of his first three seasons at nickelback before converting to safety his senior year.{{cite web | url=https://ottawasun.com/sports/facing-patrick-mahomes-douglas-coleman-iii-new-path-redblacks | title=From facing Patrick Mahomes, Douglas Coleman III creating new path with Ottawa Redblacks | publisher=ottawasun.com | date=May 19, 2023 | accessdate=February 27, 2024 | author=Baines, Tim}} He played in 11 games, starting three, in 2016, recording 26 tackles, one sack, one interception, six pass breakups, one forced fumble and one fumble recovery, earning Athlon Sports second team freshmen All-Big 12 Conference honors. He played in 12 games, starting four, in 2017, accumulating 22 tackles, one interception, one pass breakup, one forced fumble and two fumble recoveries. Coleman appeared in 12 games, starting six, in 2018, totaling 30 tackles, one interception, seven pass breakups. He started 12 games at safety his senior season in 2019, recording 63 tackles, eight interceptions, and two pass breakups, garnering first team All-Big 12 recognition.
Professional career
{{NFL predraft
| height ft = 6
| height in = 0 1/8
| weight = 203
| arm span = 33
| hand span = 10 1/4
| note = All values from Pro Day{{Cite web |url=https://draftscout.com/dsprofile.php?PlayerId=1024100&DraftYear=2020 |title=Douglas Coleman III College Football Profile |website=DraftScout.com |access-date=August 23, 2024}}
}}
=Denver Broncos=
Coleman signed with the Denver Broncos of the National Football League (NFL) on April 29, 2020, after going undrafted in the 2020 NFL draft. He was released on September 5, 2020.{{cite web | url=https://www.footballdb.com/players/douglas-coleman-colemdo03/transactions | title=Douglas Coleman | publisher=footballdb.com | accessdate=February 27, 2024}}
=Ottawa Redblacks=
Coleman was signed by the Ottawa Redblacks of the Canadian Football League (CFL) on October 11, 2021. He was moved to the practice roster on October 19, and did not appear in any games for the Redblacks during the 2021 season. He signed a futures contract on November 20, 2021. Coleman was released by the Redblacks on June 5, 2022, and signed to the practice roster on June 13. He moved to linebacker in 2022, and was transferred between the practice roster, active roster and injured reserve several times during the 2022 season. Overall, he played in five games, all starts, for the Redblacks in 2022, totaling 18 tackles on defense and one sack.{{cite web | url=https://www.footballdb.com/players/douglas-coleman-colemdo03 | title=Douglas Coleman | publisher=footballdb.com | accessdate=February 27, 2024}} In 2023, Coleman was named to the CFL's Week 4 Honour Roll at linebacker, and also the monthly Honour Roll for June at linebacker.{{cite web|author=CFL.ca Staff|title=CFL Honour Roll, Week 4: Daniel, Kelly, Bombers O-line make the grade|url=https://www.cfl.ca/2023/07/05/cfl-honour-roll-week-4-daniel-kelly-bombers-o-line-make-the-grade/|date=July 5, 2023|publisher=Canadian Football League|access-date=July 5, 2023}}{{cite web|author=CFL.ca Staff|title=CFL Honour Roll, June: Collaros, Daniel, Toronto O-line receive top marks|url=https://www.cfl.ca/2023/07/06/cfl-honour-roll-june-collaros-daniel-toronto-o-line-receive-top-marks/|date=July 6, 2023|publisher=Canadian Football League|access-date=July 9, 2023}} He appeared in 17 games, all starts, in 2023, recording 60 tackles on defense, four sacks, three interceptions, one interception return touchdown, and one fumble return touchdown.{{cite web | url=https://www.cfl.ca/players/douglas-coleman-iii/166047/ | title=Douglas Coleman III | publisher=cfl.ca | accessdate=February 27, 2024}}
=Chicago Bears=
Coleman signed with the Chicago Bears of the NFL on January 10, 2024. During a preseason game on August 22, 2024, against the Kansas City Chiefs, Coleman was injured on the first play of the third quarter. After making a tackle on wide receiver Cornell Powell, Coleman was unable to move any of his limbs. As both teams gathered around him, he was placed on a stretcher and rushed to the hospital. After the game, Bears coach Matt Eberflus stated that Coleman had movement in his limbs.{{Cite web |date=2024-08-23 |title=Bears' Coleman hurt making tackle, hospitalized |url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/40958300/bears-db-douglas-coleman-iii-leaves-preseason-game-ambulance |access-date=2024-08-24 |website=ESPN.com |language=en}} He was released from the hospital and returned to Chicago the next day.{{Cite web |last=Dotson |first=Jacob Lev, Kevin |date=2024-08-23 |title=Chicago Bears' Douglas Coleman III released from hospital and returning to Chicago after frightening on-field injury |url=https://www.cnn.com/2024/08/23/sport/chicago-bears-douglas-coleman-injury-hospital/index.html |access-date=2024-08-24 |website=CNN |language=en}} He was waived with an injury designation on August 24, 2024, and reverted to injured reserve on August 28, 2024.{{cite web | url=https://www.cbssports.com/fantasy/football/news/douglas-coleman-waived-by-chicago/ | title=Douglas Coleman: Waived by Chicago | publisher=cbssports.com | date=August 24, 2024 | accessdate=24 December 2024}}{{cite web | url=https://www.cbssports.com/fantasy/football/news/bears-douglas-coleman-goes-to-injured-reserve/ | title=Bears' Douglas Coleman: Goes to injured reserve | publisher=cbssports.com | date=August 28, 2024 | accessdate=24 December 2024}}
References
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External links
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- [https://texastech.com/sports/football/roster/douglas-coleman-iii/3352 Texas Tech Red Raiders bio]
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