Cole Toner (born March 13, 1994) is an American former professional

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. He played

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and was selected by the

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in the fifth round of the

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College career

Toner started at right tackle for the

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for three and a half years and was a four-year varsity letterman. He was selected First-team All-Ivy

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in 2014 and 2015. In 2015, he was selected to the Lindy's Preseason All-Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) first-team, the All-New England Team, the STATS FCS

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first-team, and the

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FCS All-American first-team. He was also named to the Fall 2015 Academic All-Ivy Team and was a semifinalist in the 2015

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William V. Campbell Trophy (the academic Heisman).

Professional career

The Arizona Cardinals

Toner was drafted by the

in the fifth round (170th overall) in the

. On May 2, 2016, he signed a four-year contract with the Cardinals. On September 2, 2017, Toner was waived by the Cardinals.

Cincinnati Bengals

On September 4, 2017, Toner was signed to the

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of the

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. He was released on September 29.

New England Patriots

On October 9, 2017, Toner was signed to the

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' practice squad. He was placed on the practice squad

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list on October 12 and released four days later on October 16.

Los Angeles Chargers

On November 7, 2017, Toner was signed to the

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' practice squad. He signed a reserve/future contract with the Chargers on January 1, 2018. Toner only saw play in one game during the 2018 season, a Chargers' Week 1 loss to the

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. Although he stayed on the roster, he was inactive for the rest of the season. On August 2, 2019, Toner was marked

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by the Chargers and placed on injured reserve. He was waived with an injury settlement on August 7, but was re-signed to the practice squad on October 16. Toner signed another reserve/future contract with the Chargers on December 30. On September 5, 2020, Toner was released by the Chargers and signed to the practice squad the next day. He was elevated to the active roster on October 3 for the team's Week 4 game against the

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, but did not play and was reverted to the practice squad after the game. He was promoted back to the active roster on October 31. He went on to play in ten games that season, starting in three.

Houston Texans

Toner signed with the

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on March 22, 2021. He was released on August 31. Toner was signed to the practice squad on October 12, and promoted to the active roster on October 30. He played in one game that season, a Week 16 win against the Chargers. Three days later, on December 29, Toner was placed on injured reserve.

Los Angeles Rams

On November 23, 2022, Toner was signed to the practice squad of the

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. His practice squad contract expired when the team's season ended on January 9, 2023.

References

External links

Harvard Crimson bio
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