CARDS: Upper Deck 2009, Score 2009
ACQUIRED: TTM 2020, C/o Home
SENT: 8/17 RECEIVED: 10/1 (45 days)

CAREER SNAPSHOT:

• Laveranues Coles played college ball at Florida State from 1996-’99.
• He initially started as a RB and then transitioned to WR by ’97.
• Dismissed from the FSU football team for his behavior during the 1999 season.
• Caught 62 passes for 1064 yards and 7 TDs for the Seminoles.
• Despite his troublesome past, Coles was a third round pick of the New York Jets in 2000.
• He saw increasing production over his time in New York, culminating with an 89 catch, 1264 yard (5 TD) season in 2002.
• Coles signed with the Redskins in 2003, seeing almost duplicate numbers, posting 1,204 yards and 82 catches (6 TDs).
• Was traded back to the Jets in 2005.
• Had final 1,000 yard campaign in ’06 catching 91 passes for 1,098 yards and 6 TDs.
• Played one final season in 2009 for the Bengals, with 43 receptions for 514 yards and 5 TDs.

ACCOLADES:

• Pro Bowl 2003

NOTES:

Probably the hardest name for me ever to spell for some reason due to its unusual spelling, let me try this again, “LAVERANUES”.

As I finally sat down to do the write up on this entry, I looked at when I got these cards back and was very surprised that I sent these out in 2020? It just seems like yesterday. It’s so true that as you get older time just picks up and flies, and the next thing you know- 4 or 5 years has passed.

Laveranues proved everyone wrong as a pro. He kept his nose clean and in fact really turned things around. He was a consistent receiver, and outside of his rookie season, never failed to catch less than 30 passes or go over 500 yards from 2001-’09.

REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LG
674	8609	12.8	49	64