Edawn Coughman

Edawn Coughman
No. -- Free agent
Position: Offensive tackle
Personal information
Date of birth: (1988-07-21) July 21, 1988
Place of birth: Riverdale, Georgia
Height: 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Weight: 309 lb (140 kg)
Career information
High school: East Point (GA) Tri-Cities
College: Shaw
Undrafted: 2011
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career NFL statistics
Player stats at NFL.com
Player stats at PFR

Edawn Coughman (born July 21, 1988) is an American football offensive tackle who is currently a free agent. He played college football at Dodge City Community College before transferring to Shaw University. He has played for the Toronto Argonauts of the Canadian Football League (CFL), and the Seattle Seahawks, Dallas Cowboys, Buffalo Bills, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Washington Redskins and Houston Texans of the National Football League (NFL).

Early years

Coughman attended Tri-Cities High School in East Point, Georgia.[1] He then attended Dodge City Community College.[2][3]

He then transferred to Shaw University, where he played for the Shaw Bears from 2008 to 2010.[2][4] He earned First Team All-CIAA honors in 2009 and 2010.[5][6][7][8] Coughman was named a Division II All-American by the Heritage Sports Radio Network (HSRN) in 2009.[9] He was also named an Honorable Mention Black College Football All-American by Boxtorow.com/BASN in 2009.[10] He garnered Third Team Don Hansen NCAA Division II All-Super Region I recognition in 2010.[11] Coughman earned CIAA Offensive Lineman of the Week accolades three times in 2010.[2] He was also named to the 2010 HBUC Bowl.[12] The Bears won the CIAA Championship in 2010.[13][2] He majored in Recreation Studies at Shaw.[2]

Professional career

Pre-draft measurables
Ht Wt 40-yd dash 10-yd split 20-yd split 20-ss 3-cone Vert Broad BP
6 ft 4 in 305 lb 5.07 s 1.73 s 2.91 s 4.76 s 7.86 s 25 1⁄2 in 8 ft 5 in 31 reps
All values from NC State Pro Day[14]

Canadian Football League

Coughman played in nine games for the Toronto Argonauts during the 2011 season. He was released in May 2012.[15]

National Football League

After being released by the Argonauts, Coughman was signed by the Seattle Seahawks on June 18, 2012. He was released in August 2012.[15][16] He was signed by the Dallas Cowboys on May 13, 2013.[15] He was released on August 30, 2013.[17] Three days later, he was signed to the Buffalo Bills' practice squad. He was signed to a reserve/future contract by the Bills on December 30, 2013.[15] The Bills released Coughman on August 19, 2014.[18] One day after being released by the Bills, Coughman was signed by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.[19] He was released by the Buccaneers on August 29, 2014.[20] On December 11, 2014, he was signed to the Washington Redskins practice squad.[21] He then signed a futures contract on December 29.[22] He was waived by the Redskins on May 4, 2015.[23] Seven days later, he was re-signed by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.[24] He was released by the Buccaneers on September 5 and signed to the team's practice squad the next day.[25][26] He was released by the Buccaneers on September 8, 2015.[27] He was signed to the Houston Texans' practice squad on September 23, 2015.[28] He was released by the Texans on October 13, 2015.[29] He was then signed by the Arizona Cardinals on January 5, 2016.[29] He was released by the team on June 1, 2016.[30]

Personal life

Coughman has three children. Two sons Emond and Kaedyn. Coughman was married to Kindra Belton in July 2016.

References

  1. ↑ "EDAWN COUGHMAN". profootball.scout.com. Retrieved 9 August 2014.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 "Edawn Coughman". buccaneers.com. Retrieved September 23, 2016.
  3. ↑ "EDAWN COUGHMAN". seahawks.com. Retrieved 9 August 2014.
  4. ↑ "2008 Shaw Football Roster". web1.ncaa.org. Retrieved September 23, 2016.
  5. ↑ "The CIAA Announces 2009 All-Conference Football Team and Players of the Year". theciaa.com. November 5, 2009. Retrieved September 23, 2016.
  6. ↑ "The CIAA Announces 2010 All-Conference Football Team and Players of the Year". theciaa.com. November 10, 2010. Retrieved September 23, 2016.
  7. ↑ "Edawn Coughman Signed by Seattle Seahawks". shawbears.com. June 19, 2012. Retrieved September 23, 2016.
  8. ↑ "Shaw University Football Record Data" (PDF). ncataggies.com. p. 5. Retrieved September 23, 2016.
  9. ↑ "Robert Holland Tabbed HSRN Football All American". gocuhawks.com. January 23, 2010. Retrieved September 23, 2016.
  10. ↑ "SOUTHERN'S STEWART, HOUSE NAMED BCF ALL-AMERICANS". gojagsports.com. December 15, 2009. Retrieved September 23, 2016.
  11. ↑ "Thirteen from CIAA named to Don Hansen's Super Region I Team". theciaa.com. January 12, 2011. Retrieved September 23, 2016.
  12. ↑ "Shaw's Edawn Coughman Named to HBCU Bowl". theciaa.com. October 22, 2010. Retrieved September 23, 2016.
  13. ↑ "Shaw Claims CIAA Football Championship". shawbears.com. November 13, 2010. Retrieved September 23, 2016.
  14. ↑ "Edawn Coughman". nfldraftscout.com. Retrieved September 23, 2016.
  15. 1 2 3 4 "EDAWN COUGHMAN". buffalobills.com. Retrieved 9 August 2014.
  16. ↑ Sando, Mike (August 26, 2012). "Thoughts as Seahawks cut Owens, Lutui". espn.go.com. Retrieved 9 August 2014.
  17. ↑ Archer, Todd (August 30, 2013). "Cowboys to waive QB Alex Tanney". espn.go.com. Retrieved 9 August 2014.
  18. ↑ "Buffalo Bills release backup OT Edawn Coughman". sports.yahoo.com. August 19, 2014. Retrieved August 31, 2014.
  19. ↑ Howell, Leo (August 20, 2014). "Buccaneers Sign Offensive Lineman Edawn Coughman". bucsnation.com. Retrieved 21 August 2014.
  20. ↑ "Bucs Begin Final Cuts". buccaneers.com. August 29, 2014. Retrieved August 31, 2014.
  21. ↑ Jones, Mike (December 11, 2014). "Redskins injury report: Morgan Moses placed on IR with foot injury". WashingtonPost.com. Retrieved 2014-12-14.
  22. ↑ Jones, Mike (December 29, 2014). "Redskins sign eight players to futures contracts". WashingtonPost.com. Retrieved 2014-12-29.
  23. ↑ Keim, John (May 4, 2015). "Redskins cut 13 players, start adding UDFAs". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on May 5, 2015. Retrieved 2015-05-04.
  24. ↑ "Bucs sign four players". lindyssports.com. May 11, 2015. Archived from the original on May 12, 2015. Retrieved May 11, 2015.
  25. ↑ Auman, Greg (September 5, 2015). "Bucs trim to 53: Rookies Dye, Lyons among first cuts". tampabay.com. Retrieved September 5, 2015.
  26. ↑ Auman, Greg (September 6, 2015). "Bucs add backup QB, put Dotson on IR on busy day". tampabay.com. Archived from the original on September 7, 2015. Retrieved September 7, 2015.
  27. ↑ Smith, Scott (September 8, 2015). "Buccaneers Add to Practice Squad". buccaneers.com. Retrieved September 9, 2015.
  28. ↑ "Texans sign OT Edawn Coughman to practice squad". fantasynews.cbssports.com. September 23, 2015. Archived from the original on September 24, 2015. Retrieved September 23, 2015.
  29. 1 2 "EDAWN COUGHMAN". foxsports.com. Archived from the original on March 15, 2016. Retrieved March 15, 2016.
  30. ↑ "Transactions". azcardinals.com. Retrieved September 23, 2016.
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