Andre Coleman (born July 26, 1984) is a former American football and a Canadian football defensive end. He was signed by the Chargers as an undrafted free agent in 2007. He played college football at Albany. Coleman is now a coach at Serra High School (San Diego, CA).

Early years

Coleman attended Burgard Vocational High School in Buffalo, New York and was a letterman in football, baseball, and bowling. In football, he was an All-Western New York selection and a Class C All-State second-team selection. He shattered school record with 18 sacks and totaled 88 tackles, five forced fumbles and three fumble recoveries as a senior captain. He also played tight end and fullback andught two touchdown passes and scored three 2-point conversions.

College career

As a senior, he earned First-team Mid-Major All-America honors as senior. He finished career with 110 tackles, 14 sacks and 35 tackles for loss he was named First-team All-Northeast Conference last season and one of two defensive linemen with 30-plus tackles Has earned three varsity letters. In 2005, he was named squad's top defensive lineman in leading a unit that ranked 11th nationally in scoring against (17.6 points/ game) and tied for first on the team with 4.5 sacks and was second on team with 12.0 tackles for a loss. In 2004, he made 22 tackles, including four for losses as a junior. In 2003, he appeared in all 11 games and made 14 tackles, including 3.0 sacks, and had two pass deflections.

Professional career

External links

• Just Sports Stats
• Albany Great Danes bio
• San Diego Chargers bio