Brock Coyle
 Coyle with the Seattle Seahawks in 2014. | |||
| No. 52 Seattle Seahawks | |||
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| Position: | Linebacker | ||
| Personal information | |||
| Date of birth: | October 12, 1990 | ||
| Place of birth: | Norwalk, Connecticut | ||
| Height: | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||
| Weight: | 245 lb (111 kg) | ||
| Career information | |||
| High school: | Bozeman (MT) | ||
| College: | Montana | ||
| Undrafted: | 2014 | ||
| Career history | |||
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| Roster status: | Active | ||
| Career NFL statistics | |||
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Brock Coyle (born October 12, 1990) is a football linebacker for the Seattle Seahawks of the National Football League (NFL).[1][2] Coyle was born in Norwalk, Connecticut[3] but he was raised in Bozeman, Montana.
College career
Coyle played college football at the University of Montana in Missoula. As a true freshman in 2009, Coyle collected 30 tackles and 2 interceptions for the Montana Grizzlies while playing linebacker. Coyle redshirted the 2010 season following off-season surgery. In 2011, after playing in all 14 games for the Grizzlies, Coyle finished the season as the team's 16th leading tackler despite not starting a single game. In 2012, Coyle enjoyed a breakout season when he started 11 games and tallied 107 tackles. His average of 9.73 tackles a game ranked him 28th in the nation, and he was an honorable mention All-Big Sky Conference selection.[4]
In 2013, Coyle had his finest college season with the Grizzles while starting at inside linebacker as a redshirt senior. Coyle led the Grizzlies with 125 total tackles, which put him among the nation's leaders. He also forced 4 fumbles and intercepted 2 passes, giving him 5 total interceptions for his college football career. He was named to the 2013 Big Sky All-Conference Team as a second-team selection.[5]
Professional career
NFL Draft
| Ht | Wt | Arm length | Hand size | 40-yd dash | 10-yd split | 20-yd split | 20-ss | 3-cone | Vert | Broad | BP | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 ft 1 in | 235 lb | 32.5 in | 9.38 in | 4.60 s | 1.60 s | 4.28 s | 6.74 s | 37.0 in | 9 ft 7 in | 25 reps | |||||||||
| All values from 03/18/14 Montana State Pro Day[6] | |||||||||||||||||||
Although Coyle went undrafted in the 2014 NFL Draft, he was signed to a professional contract by the Seattle Seahawks just minutes after the draft's completion.[7]
Seahawks coaches praised Coyle for his productive play during the NFL preseason while he filled in for injured middle linebacker Bobby Wagner.[8]
Coyle started his first NFL regular season game at middle linebacker for the Seattle Seahawks on Sunday November 2, 2014 while playing against the Oakland Raiders.[9]
References
- ↑ "Brock Coyle". Seattle Seahawks. July 29, 2014. Retrieved August 8, 2014.
- ↑ Bell, Gregg (April 30, 2014). "RENTON: Brock Coyle: From Montana to starting for Seahawks in 3 months | Seattle Seahawks". Tacoma News Tribune. Retrieved August 8, 2014.
- ↑ "Brock Coyle, MLB for Seattle Seahawks". nfl.com.
- ↑ "Griz have 17 players named to 2012 All-Big Sky Football Team Griz have 17 players named to 2012 All-Big Sky Football". Make It Missoula. UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA SPORTS INFORMATION.
- ↑ "2013 Big Sky All-Conference Football Team". Missoulian.com. Missoulian.com.
- ↑ "Brock Coyle | Montana, ILB: 2014 NFL Draft Scout Player Profile". NFLDraftScout.com. Retrieved 7 November 2014.
- ↑ "Coyle, Griz O-Line trio sign NFL free agent deals". Q2KTV.com. Q2 Sports. Retrieved 5 October 2014.
- ↑ Condotta, Bob. "Linebacker Brock Coyle making an impact despite being undrafted". SeattleTimes.com. The Seattle Times. Retrieved August 9, 2014.
- ↑ Crabtree, Curtis. "Undrafted rookie Brock Coyle to start at middle linebacker for Seahawks". Pro Football Talk. NBC Sports. Retrieved 11 September 2014.
External links
- Seattle Seahawks: Brock Coyle
- University of Montana Athletics: Brock Coyle
- Official Website: Brock Coyle