Nick Cole
{{Short description|American football player (born 1984)}}
{{other people|Nicholas Cole}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=June 2024}}
{{Infobox NFL biography
| name = Nick Cole
| image =
| caption =
| number = 59
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1984|07|28}}
| birth_place = Lawton, Oklahoma, U.S.
| death_date =
| death_place =
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 0
| weight_lbs = 350
| college = New Mexico State
| undraftedyear = 2006
| pastteams =
- Philadelphia Eagles ({{NFL Year|2006}}–{{NFL Year|2010}})
- Virginia Destroyers ({{UFL Year|2012}})
|highlights =
| statlabel1 = Games played
| statvalue1 = 77
| statlabel2 = Games started
| statvalue2 = 29
}}
Nicholas Darnell Cole (born July 28, 1984) is a former American football guard and center. He was signed by the Philadelphia Eagles as an undrafted free agent in 2006. He played college football at New Mexico State.
College career
Cole played college football at New Mexico State.
Professional career
=Philadelphia Eagles=
After going undrafted in the 2006 NFL draft, Cole signed with the Philadelphia Eagles as a free agent. He was named the third-string center behind Jamaal Jackson and Hank Fraley. He was later promoted to second string when Fraley was traded to the Cleveland Browns. He was also inserted as a fullback on short yardage and goal line situations. Besides being listed as a center, Cole is used as the primary backup at both guard positions. He was the lead blocker on many plays that went for touchdowns during the 2006 season. Cole started in place of Max Jean-Gilles when he was placed on injured reserve in 2008.
During the 2009 offseason, he signed his one-year restricted free agent tender to remain with the Eagles.[https://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090331/ap_on_sp_fo_ne/fbn_eagles_cole;_ylt=AiUQCv008fEGw4LmN0_S2SwLMxIF Eagles Sign G Cole] Yahoo Sports, March 31, 2009 Cole has started in all 14 games for the Eagles in 2009, with six starts coming at left guard due to a foot injury to Todd Herremans, and eight starts coming at right guard. After a knee injury knocked starting center Jamaal Jackson out of the week 16 game against the Denver Broncos, Cole shifted over to center where he played the rest of the game.{{cite web |author=McPherson, Chris |title=Cole Steps Up After Jackson's Injury |url=http://www.philadelphiaeagles.com/news/Story.asp?story_id=19865 |publisher=PhiladelphiaEagles.com |date=December 27, 2009 |accessdate=2009-12-27 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100405071030/http://www.philadelphiaeagles.com/news/Story.asp?story_id=19865 |archive-date=April 5, 2010 |url-status=dead }} Jackson's injury was later revealed to be a torn anterior cruciate ligament and Cole stayed at center for the remainder of the year.{{cite web |author=Wulf, Bo |title=C Jackson Out For Year With Torn ACL |url=http://www.philadelphiaeagles.com/news/Story.asp?story_id=19885 |publisher=PhiladelphiaEagles.com |date=December 28, 2009 |accessdate=2009-12-28 }}{{Dead link|date=April 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
On April 7, 2010, Cole signed his one-year restricted free agent tender to remain with the Eagles.{{cite web |author=Mosley, Matt |title=Eagles sign Nick Cole |url=https://www.espn.com/blog/nfceast/post/_/id/12861/eagles-sign-nick-cole |work=ESPN.com |date=April 7, 2010 |access-date=2010-04-07}}
References
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External links
- [http://www.philadelphiaeagles.com/team/roster/Nick-Cole/8a8276c2-2af0-472e-b5ab-7c4e8d6432e4 Philadelphia Eagles bio] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110416044245/http://www.philadelphiaeagles.com/team/roster/nick-cole/8a8276c2-2af0-472e-b5ab-7c4e8d6432e4/ |date=2011-04-16 }}
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Category:Players of American football from Oklahoma
Category:American football centers
Category:American football offensive guards