Edawn Coughman

American gridiron football player (born 1988)

American football player
Edawn Coughman
Personal information
Born: (1988-07-21) July 21, 1988 (age 35)
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
Position:Offensive tackle
Undrafted:2011
Career history
  • Toronto Argonauts (2011–2012)
  • Seattle Seahawks (2012)*
  • Dallas Cowboys (2013)*
  • Buffalo Bills (2013–2014)*
  • Tampa Bay Buccaneers (2014)*
  • Washington Redskins (2014–2015)*
  • Tampa Bay Buccaneers (2015)*
  • Houston Texans (2015)*
  • Arizona Cardinals (2016)*
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career NFL statistics
Player stats at NFL.com · PFR · CFL.ca (archive)

Edawn Coughman (born July 21, 1988) is a former American football offensive tackle. 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
Height Weight 40-yard dash 10-yard split 20-yard split 20-yard shuttle Three-cone drill Vertical jump Broad jump Bench press
6 ft 4 in
(1.93 m) 		305 lb
(138 kg) 		5.07 s 1.73 s 2.91 s 4.76 s 7.86 s 25+1⁄2 in
(0.65 m)		 8 ft 5 in
(2.57 m)		 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]

Coughman was signed by the Dallas Cowboys on May 13, 2013.[15] He was released on August 30, 2013.[17]

Three days later, Coughman 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, Coughman 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]

On May 11, 2015, Coughman 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]

Coughman was signed to the Houston Texans' practice squad on September 23, 2015.[28] He was released by the Texans on October 13, 2015.[29]

Coughman was signed by the Arizona Cardinals on January 5, 2016.[29] He was released by the team on June 1, 2016.[30]

Legal issues

On September 12, 2019, Coughman was arrested in Lawrenceville, Georgia and has been accused of attempting to stage a fake hate crime. Police responded to a call reporting a man damaging a restaurant and ice cream shop before fleeing in a truck with no license plates. Officers found signs of forced entry at the restaurant as well as graffiti on the walls and booths that included racial slurs, swastikas, and the phrase "MAGA." They pulled over the unmarked truck and found Coughman who they discovered owned the damaged businesses. The truck also contained multiple televisions that appeared to have been ripped off a wall.

Coughman claimed that he had noticed the damage earlier that day and had reported it to his insurance company but not law enforcement. The charges pending against Coughman include false reporting a burglary, insurance fraud, and concealing a license plate.[31]

Since the insurance fraud incident, Coughman has also been arrested for Aggravated Assault, and Robbery. (separate incidences) [32]

References

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  3. ^ "EDAWN COUGHMAN". seahawks.com. Archived from the original on August 10, 2014. Retrieved August 9, 2014.
  4. ^ "2008 Shaw Football Roster". web1.ncaa.org. Archived from the original on September 24, 2016. Retrieved September 23, 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  5. ^ "The CIAA Announces 2009 All-Conference Football Team and Players of the Year". theciaa.com. November 5, 2009. Archived from the original on September 24, 2016. Retrieved September 23, 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  6. ^ "The CIAA Announces 2010 All-Conference Football Team and Players of the Year". theciaa.com. November 10, 2010. Archived from the original on September 24, 2016. Retrieved September 23, 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  7. ^ "Edawn Coughman Signed by Seattle Seahawks". shawbears.com. June 19, 2012. Archived from the original on September 24, 2016. Retrieved September 23, 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  8. ^ "Shaw University Football Record Data" (PDF). ncataggies.com. p. 5. Archived from the original on September 24, 2016. Retrieved September 23, 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  9. ^ "Robert Holland Tabbed HSRN Football All American". gocuhawks.com. January 23, 2010. Archived from the original on September 24, 2016. Retrieved September 23, 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  10. ^ "SOUTHERN'S STEWART, HOUSE NAMED BCF ALL-AMERICANS". gojagsports.com. December 15, 2009. Archived from the original on September 24, 2016. Retrieved September 23, 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  11. ^ "Thirteen from CIAA named to Don Hansen's Super Region I Team". theciaa.com. January 12, 2011. Archived from the original on September 24, 2016. Retrieved September 23, 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  12. ^ "Shaw's Edawn Coughman Named to HBCU Bowl". theciaa.com. October 22, 2010. Archived from the original on September 24, 2016. Retrieved September 23, 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  13. ^ "Shaw Claims CIAA Football Championship". shawbears.com. November 13, 2010. Archived from the original on September 24, 2016. Retrieved September 23, 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  14. ^ "Edawn Coughman". nfldraftscout.com. Archived from the original on September 23, 2016. Retrieved September 23, 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
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  17. ^ Archer, Todd (August 30, 2013). "Cowboys to waive QB Alex Tanney". espn.go.com. Retrieved August 9, 2014.
  18. ^ "Buffalo Bills release backup OT Edawn Coughman". sports.yahoo.com. August 19, 2014. Archived from the original on August 21, 2014. Retrieved August 31, 2014.
  19. ^ Howell, Leo (August 20, 2014). "Buccaneers Sign Offensive Lineman Edawn Coughman". bucsnation.com. Retrieved August 21, 2014.
  20. ^ "Bucs Begin Final Cuts". buccaneers.com. August 29, 2014. Archived from the original on September 1, 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 December 14, 2014.
  22. ^ Jones, Mike (December 29, 2014). "Redskins sign eight players to futures contracts". WashingtonPost.com. Retrieved December 29, 2014.
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  27. ^ Smith, Scott (September 8, 2015). "Buccaneers Add to Practice Squad". buccaneers.com. Archived from the original on September 9, 2015. 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. ^ a b "EDAWN COUGHMAN". foxsports.com. Archived from the original on March 15, 2016. Retrieved March 15, 2016.
  30. ^ Odegard, Kyle (June 2, 2016). "Local Product Bundy Among Three Signings". AZCardinals.com. Archived from the original on August 18, 2017. Retrieved January 26, 2017.
  31. ^ Gearty, Robert (September 14, 2019). "Ex-NFL player accused of trashing his 2 businesses to make it look like a hate crime". Fox News. Retrieved September 17, 2019.
  32. ^ "You searched for coughman". The Georgia Gazette. Retrieved December 3, 2020.

External links

  • Buffalo Bills bio Archived August 12, 2014, at the Wayback Machine
  • Just Sports Stats