birdz4i Posted May 12, 2015 Share Posted May 12, 2015 The Falcons almost have their entire 2015 Rookie Club under contract after the team inked a deal Tuesday with third-round running back Tevin Coleman.The Atlanta Falcons today announced that they have signed running backTevin Coleman.Coleman, 5-11, 210 pounds, played in 33 games at Indiana and logged 3,219 yards on 452 carries. He averaged 7.1 yards per carry and 97.5 yards per game while totaling 28 touchdowns. Coleman had a breakout season in 2014, becoming the 18th player in Football Bowl Subdivision history to reach 2,000 rushing yards in a single season. His 2,036 yards last season rank 15th in FBS annals and he is the third player in Big Ten history to accomplish that feat behind Melvin Gordon and Larry Johnson. Coleman averaged 169.7 rushing yards per game and ranked second in the nation with 11 100-yard games. The Tinley Park, Illinois native was a consensus All-American and finished seventh in the Heisman Trophy voting. He was a finalist for the Doak Walker Award and a semifinalist for the Maxwell Award in addition to earning first team All-Big Ten honors and serving as a team captain. Coleman set a single-game rushing record a 307 rushing yard performance on 32 carries against Rutgers in 2014. He ranks fifth in school history with 15 100-yard rushing games and set an IU record with five 200-yard games.http://www.atlantafalcons.com/news/article-1/Falcons-Ink-Third-Rounder-to-Contract/9c465fa0-49e3-4f5d-ab45-471c758fdca0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lornoth Posted May 12, 2015 Share Posted May 12, 2015 Just Beasley left, right? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam25 Posted May 12, 2015 Share Posted May 12, 2015 Just Beasley left, right?yup ! Then I'd imagine a vet pickup or two Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tuggle'2 Posted May 12, 2015 Share Posted May 12, 2015 Stop the freaking presses we signed our 3rd round pick! lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PrimitiveJN Posted May 12, 2015 Share Posted May 12, 2015 We got this class signed pretty fast. Only Vic left and it's still early May. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PrimitiveJN Posted May 12, 2015 Share Posted May 12, 2015 Rookie pay scale. It used to be a nightmare to sign draft picks. Hmm. Interesting. I remember it took them forever to sign Tru, took so long that he almost missed camp IIRC. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snafu Posted May 12, 2015 Share Posted May 12, 2015 Hmm. Interesting. I remember it took them forever to sign Tru, took so long that he almost missed camp IIRC.I believe it was due to the Quarter Semester system west coast colleges use. He was unable to report until after graduation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
birdz4i Posted May 12, 2015 Author Share Posted May 12, 2015 Stop the freaking presses we signed our 3rd round pick!lolban! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hashbrown3 Posted May 12, 2015 Share Posted May 12, 2015 LOL...In international news today. An nfl teams 3rd rounder was signed... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maorifalcon Posted May 12, 2015 Share Posted May 12, 2015 I thought Coleman was a serengetti native? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lornoth Posted May 13, 2015 Share Posted May 13, 2015 I believe it was due to the Quarter Semester system west coast colleges use. He was unable to report until after graduation.Yeah, he had to finish his schooling, that's why he missed the rookie mini camp. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GTFalcon25 Posted May 13, 2015 Share Posted May 13, 2015 With the rookie pay scale in place, it makes me wonder why these guys don't get signed the day after the draft? What are the unsigned players holding out for? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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