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Position: | Defensive end | ||||||||||
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Born: | Kinston, North Carolina, U.S. | June 22, 1990||||||||||
Height: | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | ||||||||||
Weight: | 290 lb (132 kg) | ||||||||||
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High school: | Kinston | ||||||||||
College: | North Carolina (2008–2011) | ||||||||||
NFL draft: | 2012 / round: 1 / pick: 16 | ||||||||||
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* Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |||||||||||
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Quinton Kyle Coples[1] (born June 22, 1990) is an American former professional football player who was a defensive end in the National Football League (NFL). He was selected by the New York Jets in the first round of the 2012 NFL draft. He played college football for the North Carolina Tar Heels.
Coples spent parts of his first five seasons in the NFL with the Jets, becoming a starter during his second season with the team in 2013. After being released by the Jets partway during the 2015 season, he was acquired by the Miami Dolphins where he spent the rest of the season as a backup. After being released by the Dolphins during the 2016 offseason, he signed with the Los Angeles Rams, but was released before the season began.