Marquice Cole
{{Short description|American football player (born 1983)}}
{{Use American English|date=January 2017}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=June 2024}}
{{Infobox NFL biography
| name = Marquice Cole
| number = 23, 34
| position = Cornerback / Special teamer
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1983|11|13}}
| birth_place = Hazel Crest, Illinois, U.S.
| death_date =
| death_place =
| height_ft = 5
| height_in = 11
| weight_lbs = 184
| high_school = Country Club Hills (IL) Hillcrest
| college = Northwestern
| undraftedyear = 2007
| pastteams =
- Oakland Raiders ({{NFL Year|2007}})*
- Tennessee Titans ({{NFL Year|2007}}–{{NFL Year|2008}})*
- New Orleans Saints ({{NFL Year|2008}})*
- New York Jets ({{NFL Year|2009}}–{{NFL Year|2011}})
- New England Patriots ({{NFL Year|2012}}–{{NFL Year|2013}})
- Denver Broncos ({{NFL Year|2013}})
| highlights =
- Second Team All-Big Ten (2006)
| statlabel1 = Total tackles
| statvalue1 = 73
| statlabel2 = Sacks
| statvalue2 =
| statlabel3 = Forced fumbles
| statvalue3 =
| statlabel4 = Fumble recoveries
| statvalue4 = 3
| statlabel5 = Interceptions
| statvalue5 = 4
| statlabel6 = Defensive touchdowns
| statvalue6 = 1
| pfr = ColeMa01
}}
Marquice Jermal Cole [Mar-KWEECE] (born November 13, 1983{{cite web|title=The Disruptive Marquice Cole|url=http://www.thejetsblog.com/2010/09/28/the-disruptive-marquice-cole/|publisher=TheJetsBlog|author=Zimmerman, Lisa|date=September 28, 2010|accessdate=October 2, 2010|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20101001235639/http://www.thejetsblog.com/2010/09/28/the-disruptive-marquice-cole|archivedate=October 1, 2010}}) is an American former professional football player who was a cornerback in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Northwestern Wildcats and was signed by the Oakland Raiders as an undrafted free agent in 2007.
Cole was also a member of the Tennessee Titans, New Orleans Saints, New York Jets, New England Patriots, and Denver Broncos
Professional career
=Oakland Raiders=
Cole who went undrafted out of Northwestern was picked up by the Oakland Raiders following the completion of the 2007 NFL Draft.{{cite web |title=Raiders complete roster with free agents / Oakland signs seven heading into weekend minicamp |url=https://www.sfgate.com/sports/article/Raiders-complete-roster-with-free-agents-2597346.php |author=White, David |work=SFGate.com |date=May 2, 2007 |access-date=October 2, 2010}} Cole was later waived by the team on September 2, 2007.{{cite web |title=Oakland Raiders Transactions - 2007 |url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/team/transactions/_/name/lv |author= |work=ESPN.com |date= |access-date=October 2, 2010}}
=Tennessee Titans=
Cole would be signed by the Tennessee Titans and placed on the team's practice squad on December 11, 2007.{{cite web |title=Marquice Cole |url=http://www.newyorkjets.com/team/roster/Marquice-Cole/1396fed0-fa88-4e93-bb76-de280a41465b |author= |work=NewYorkJets.com |date= |accessdate=October 2, 2010 |archive-date=October 9, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101009195337/http://www.newyorkjets.com/team/roster/marquice-cole/1396fed0-fa88-4e93-bb76-de280a41465b/ |url-status=dead }} Cole was later re-signed by the team on January 7, 2008. Cole was later waived by the Titans on August 30, 2008.{{cite web |title=Tennessee Titans Transactions - 2008 |url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/team/transactions/_/name/ten/year/2008/tennessee-titans |author= |work=ESPN.com |date= |access-date=October 2, 2010}}
=New Orleans Saints=
Cole was signed to the New Orleans Saints practice squad on December 10, 2008. He was later released from the team.
=New York Jets=
On February 17, 2009, the New York Jets would sign Cole. Cole was waived by the team on September 15, 2009.{{cite web |title=New York Jets Transactions - 2009 |url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/team/transactions/_/name/nyj/year/2009/new-york-jets |author= |work=ESPN.com |date= |access-date=October 2, 2010}} He was re-signed to the team's practice squad two days later on September 17, 2009. On September 23, 2009, Cole was promoted to the active roster.{{cite web |title=NY Jets sign cornerback Marquice Cole from practice squad, waive TE Matthew Mulligan |url=http://www.nj.com/jets/index.ssf/2009/09/ny_jets_sign_cornerback_marqui.html |author=Mehta, Manish |work=The Star-Ledger |date=September 23, 2009 |accessdate=October 2, 2010}}
Cole made several tackles throughout the 2009 season primarily playing on special teams.{{cite web |title=Marquice Cole |url=http://origin.newyorkjets.com/team/player/1437-marquice-cole |work=NewYorkJets.com |accessdate=September 16, 2010 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100906061219/http://origin.newyorkjets.com/team/player/1437-marquice-cole |archivedate=September 6, 2010 }}
Cole was an "integral" part of the Jets' special teams unit as a gunner and he had improved his understanding of the defensive schemes to the point where he was involved in packages on defense.{{Citation |title=Marquice Cole Q&A |url=https://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/news?slug=nfp-20101008_marquice_cole_qa |work=Sports.Yahoo.com |publisher=Yahoo! Sports |date=October 8, 2010 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20101010113321/http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/news?slug=nfp-20101008_marquice_cole_qa|archivedate=2010-10-10|url-status=dead |accessdate=October 16, 2010}} Cole started the Jets' final regular season game against the Buffalo Bills recording his first two interceptions, one of which he returned for his first career touchdown.{{Citation|title=A lot of players rest, but not the defense |url=https://www.espn.com/blog/new-york/jets/post/_/id/3824/a-lot-of-players-rest-but-not-the-defense |work=ESPN |author=Cimini, Rich |date=January 2, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110106220347/http://espn.go.com/blog/new-york/jets/post/_/id/3824/a-lot-of-players-rest-but-not-the-defense |archive-date=January 6, 2011 |access-date=January 6, 2011 |url-status=live }}
Cole, an exclusive rights free agent, signed a one-year contract with the Jets on January 26, 2011.{{Citation|title=Jets deny Raiders permission to interview secondary coach Dennis Thurman |url=http://www.nj.com/jets/index.ssf/2011/01/jets_deny_oakland_permission_t.html |work=The Star-Ledger |author=Vrentas, Jenny |date=January 26, 2011 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110129231112/http://www.nj.com/jets/index.ssf/2011/01/jets_deny_oakland_permission_t.html |archivedate=January 29, 2011 |accessdate=January 26, 2011 |url-status=dead }}
=New England Patriots=
Cole, a free agent, signed with the New England Patriots on March 19, 2012.{{cite web|title=Patriots sign free agent Trevor Scott; Sign free agent Marquice Cole |url=http://www.patriots.com/news/article-1/Patriots-sign-free-agent-Trevor-Scott-Sign-free-agent-Marquice-Cole/68f94290-cb57-4bb4-b643-022914dcfda5 |publisher=New England Patriots |date=19 March 2012 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120321001549/http://www.patriots.com/news/article-1/Patriots-sign-free-agent-Trevor-Scott-Sign-free-agent-Marquice-Cole/68f94290-cb57-4bb4-b643-022914dcfda5 |archivedate=21 March 2012 |accessdate=19 March 2012 |url-status=dead }} On March 20, 2013, Cole re-signed with Patriots. The terms of the contract were not disclosed.{{cite tweet|user=cpriceNFL|author=Christopher Price|number=314463606613872640|date=20 March 2013|title=Patriots announce re-signing of CB Marquice Cole.}} On September 27, 2013, Cole was released by the Patriots. Cole played in the first 3 regular season games, but recorded no statistics. On October 1, 2013, Cole was re-signed to the Patriots. On December 26, 2013, he was released yet again.{{cite web | title=Patriots release CB Marquice Cole | work= patriots.com | url=http://www.patriots.com/news/article-1/Patriots-release-CB-Marquice-Cole/58fe6aa4-defc-40be-b231-67677004b64c |accessdate=December 26, 2013}}
=Denver Broncos=
Cole was signed by the Broncos on January 14, 2014, after injuries to Chris Harris Jr. and Derek Wolfe.{{cite web|work=NFL.com|url=http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap2000000313209/article/broncos-sign-former-patriots-db-marquice-cole|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140117010845/http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap2000000313209/article/broncos-sign-former-patriots-db-marquice-cole|url-status=dead|archive-date=January 17, 2014|title=Denver Broncos sign Marquice Cole, place Wolfe on IR|first=Marc|last=Sessler|date=January 14, 2014|accessdate=2014-01-19}}
Personal
Cole has one son, Marquice Cole Jr.{{cite web |title=Cornerback Marquice Cole beats the odds to make NY Jets |url=http://www.nj.com/jets/index.ssf/2009/09/ny_jets_cb_marquice_cole_beats.html |author=Hutchinson, Dave |work=The Star-Ledger |date=September 9, 2009 |accessdate=October 2, 2010}} Cole is an MMA fan.
References
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External links
- [http://www.denverbroncos.com/team/roster/Marquice-Cole/75bc4321-2a80-4011-81ab-1f686cced492 Denver Broncos bio] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140119060143/http://www.denverbroncos.com/team/roster/Marquice-Cole/75bc4321-2a80-4011-81ab-1f686cced492 |date=2014-01-19 }}
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20140201193529/http://www.patriots.com/team/roster/marquice-cole/28f8824e-c446-4ad4-8657-fa9355090662/ New England Patriots bio]
- [http://www.newyorkjets.com/team/roster/Marquice-Cole/1396fed0-fa88-4e93-bb76-de280a41465b New York Jets bio] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100918110803/http://www.newyorkjets.com/team/roster/Marquice-Cole/1396fed0-fa88-4e93-bb76-de280a41465b |date=2010-09-18 }}
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20060715080520/http://nusports.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/cole_marquice00.html Northwestern Wildcats bio]
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