Cole Toner (born March 13, 1994) is an

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who is a

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. He played college football at Harvard and was drafted 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-

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in 2014 and 2015. In 2015, he was selected to the Lindy's Preseason All-FCS First-team, the All-New England Team, the STATS FCS All-American First-team, and the AP FCS All-American First-team. He was also nominated to the Fall 2015 Academic All-Ivy Team, and was a semifinalist for the 2015 National Football Foundation William V. Campbell Trophy (the academic Heisman).

Professional career

Arizona Cardinals

Toner was drafted by the

in the fifth round (170th overall) in the

2016

On May 2, 2016, he signed a four-year contract with the Cardinals.

2017

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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' practice squad. 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 injured reserve 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.

2018

Toner only saw play in one game that 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.

2019

On August 2, 2019, Toner was marked waived/injured 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.

2020

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

2021

Toner signed with the Houston Texans 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

. Three days later, on December 29, Toner was placed on injured reserve.

Los Angeles Rams

2022

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

Arizona Cardinals bio

Harvard Crimson bio
{{DEFAULTSORT:Toner, Cole 1994 births Living people People from Greenwood, Indiana Sportspeople from the Indianapolis metropolitan area Players of American football from Indiana American football offensive linemen Harvard Crimson football players Arizona Cardinals players Cincinnati Bengals players New England Patriots players Los Angeles Chargers players Houston Texans players Los Angeles Rams players