Marcus Coleman

Marcus Coleman
UTRGV Vaqueros
Position:Special teams coordinator
Cornerbacks coach
Personal information
Born: (1974-05-24) May 24, 1974 (age 50)
Dallas, Texas, U.S.
Height:6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight:209 lb (95 kg)
Career information
High school:Lake Highlands (Dallas)
College:Texas Tech
NFL draft:1996 / round: 5 / pick: 133
Expansion draft:2002 / round: 1 / pick: 7
Career history
As a player:
As a coach:
Career highlights and awards
As player:
  • First-team All-American (1995)
  • 2× First-team All-SWC (1994, 1995)
  • All-Time Texas Tech Football Team (2008)
  • Texas Tech Athletics Hall of Fame (2010)
  • SWC Hall of Fame (2017)

As coach:

Career NFL statistics
Tackles:517
Interceptions:25
Touchdowns:2
Stats at Pro Football Reference

Marcus Coleman (born May 24, 1974) is an American former professional football player who was a defensive back in the National Football League (NFL) for the New York Jets, Houston Texans and the Dallas Cowboys. He played college football for the Texas Tech Red Raiders.

In 2018, he was named the first head coach of the Indoor Football League (IFL)'s Tucson Sugar Skulls after serving as defensive coordinator with the Iowa Barnstormers during their championship season.[1] The following season, he was hired as the head coach of the West Texas Warbirds based out of Odessa, Texas, in Champions Indoor Football. Marcus and his wife Lisa, live in Texas and have children, Nick, Gabriella, Jonathan, and a grandson Jaidon.

  1. ^ "Tucson's Indoor Football League team has its first coach – and he's a reigning champion". Tucson.com. September 12, 2018.