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Chase Allen Coffman (born November 10, 1986) is an American former professional
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player who was a
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in the
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(NFL). He played
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for the Missouri Tigers, earning consensus
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honors and the John Mackey Award as the best college tight end in the country in 2008. He was chosen by the
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in the third round of the 2009 NFL draft.


Early life

Coffman was born in
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and played
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at Raymore–Peculiar High School in nearby Peculiar. Coffman had a great high school career receiving passes from his younger brother Carson. He earned first-team all-state honors three times and was a two-time first-team all-district and all-conference pick. During his senior year in 2004, he was named conference player of the year and won the Simone Award after catching 41 passes for 886 yards and 16
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. He was also a standout
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player, earning first-team all-conference honors in 2003 and 2004.


College career

Coffman attended the
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, where he played for coach Gary Pinkel's
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team from 2005 to 2008. During his freshman year in 2005, he had one of Missouri's best seasons ever for a
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. He finished the season with 47 receptions for 503 yards and 4
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, and earned First-team Freshman All-American honors by Rivals.com. Coffman had an amazing 2006 campaign leading all
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tight ends with 58 catches for 638 yards and nine touchdowns; all of these were also Missouri records for tight ends. Because of his great season he was awarded First-team All-
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and was a finalist for the John Mackey Award. Although not matching his 2006 season he still had a great 2007 season finishing with 52 receptions for 531 yards and 7 touchdowns. Because of his play he was a second-team All-Big 12 selection and again was a finalist for the John Mackey Award. Entering the 2008 season he became Missouri's all-time leader in receiving touchdowns with 20, third in receptions with 156 and seventh in receiving yards with 1,664. As a senior in 2008, he won the John Mackey Award, given annually to the nation's best tight end. He became the first Missouri player to win the award. He had 90 receptions for 987 receiving yards and 10 touchdowns.


Awards and honors

* Thomas A. Simone Award (2004) * John Mackey Award (2008) * Holds numerous Missouri Tigers team records * Consensus first-team All-American (selected by AFCA, FWAA, and WCFF, 2008)


Professional career


Cincinnati Bengals

Coffman was drafted by the
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in the third round (98th overall) of the 2009 NFL draft. On December 9, 2009, Coffman was placed on season-ending
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due to a left ankle injury. He finished his rookie season being inactive for all 12 games he was on the active roster. On September 4, 2010, the Bengals waived Coffman and they re-signed him to their
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the next day. A year later, he was waived on September 4, 2011, and signed to the Bengals' practice squad the following day. He was not signed to the Bengals reserve list following the 2011 season after his practice squad contract expired.


Tampa Bay Buccaneers

On February 21, 2012, the
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signed Coffman as a free agent. On August 6, 2012, Coffman was waived.


Atlanta Falcons

On August 11, 2012, the
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signed Coffman and two weeks later, on August 25, he was waived. Coffman was signed to the Falcons practice squad on September 2, 2012. Coffman was signed to the Falcons 53-man roster on November 13, 2012. He was released at the end of the Falcons 2013 season.


Tennessee Titans

Coffman signed with the
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on August 6, 2014. Although Coffman played well in the preseason, catching six passes for 107 yards (a 17.8 per-catch average) and a touchdown, he was released by the Titans on August 30, 2014. The Titans resigned Coffman on September 23, 2014. On November 9, 2014, after a Zach Mettenberger interception, Coffman ran to the opposing team's sidelines and knocked Baltimore Ravens Assistant Coach Tony Coaxum to the ground. ESPN’s Jamison Hensley characterized the hit against the defenseless coach as "shocking, violent, and appalling," while Fox's Jay Glazer described it as "possibly the cheap shot of the year." Although Coffman later claimed the hit was unintentional, he was fined $30,000 by the NFL. On November 17, 2014, in a nationally-televised
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game, Coffman scored his first career touchdown on a 4-yard touchdown pass from Zach Mettenberger in a 27-24 loss to the
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. Coffman was re-signed by the Titans as a free agent on July 30, 2015. On September 6, 2015, the
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waived Coffman. He was re-signed the next day. He was waived on October 24, 2015. On October 26, he was re-re-signed by the Titans. On October 31, Coffman was again waived by the Titans.


Seattle Seahawks

Coffman was signed by the Seattle Seahawks on December 1, 2015, to add depth to the Tight End position after
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was placed on IR with a season ending knee injury. Coffman was waived by the Seahawks on December 8, 2015. On December 15, Coffman was re-signed by the Seattle Seahawks. Coffman scored a touchdown in the final regular-season game rout against the Cardinals on January 3, 2016. This would be his second and final career touchdown.


Indianapolis Colts

Coffman signed with the Colts. On September 4, 2016, he was released. He was re-signed by the Colts on October 18, 2016. He was released on November 1, 2016.


Personal life

His father
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played tight end for the
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and
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from 1978 to 1987. His brother Carson was the starting
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for the Kansas State Wildcats. Coffman graduated with a degree in business from the
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.


References


External links


Missouri Tigers bio
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