Cole Toner Explained

Cole Toner
Position:Center
Birth Date:13 March 1994
Birth Place:Greenwood, Indiana, U.S.
Height Ft:6
Height In:5
Weight Lbs:310
High School:Roncalli (Indianapolis, Indiana)
College:Harvard
Draftyear:2016
Draftround:5
Draftpick:170
Pastteams:
Statlabel1:Games played
Statvalue1:14
Statlabel2:Games started
Statvalue2:4

Cole Toner (born March 13, 1994) is an American professional football center. He played college football at Harvard and was drafted by the Arizona Cardinals in the fifth round of the 2016 NFL draft.[1]

College career

Toner started at right tackle for the Harvard Crimson for three and a half years, and was a four-year varsity letterman. He was selected First-team All-Ivy League in 2014 and 2015.[2] In 2015, he was selected to the Lindy's Preseason All-Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) First-team, the All-New England Team, the STATS FCS All-American First-team, and the Associated Press FCS All-American First-team.[3] He was also nominated to the Fall 2015 Academic All-Ivy Team, and was a semifinalist for the 2015 National Football Foundation William V. Campbell Trophy (the academic Heisman).[4]

Professional career

Arizona Cardinals

Toner was drafted by the Arizona Cardinals in the fifth round (170th overall) in the 2016 NFL draft.[5] On May 2, 2016, he signed a four-year contract with the Cardinals.[6] On September 2, 2017, Toner was waived by the Cardinals.[7]

Cincinnati Bengals

On September 4, 2017, Toner was signed to the practice squad of the Cincinnati Bengals.[8] He was released on September 29.[9]

New England Patriots

On October 9, 2017, Toner was signed to the New England Patriots' practice squad.[10] He was placed on the practice squad injured reserve list on October 12, and released four days later on October 16.[11] [12]

Los Angeles Chargers

On November 7, 2017, Toner was signed to the Los Angeles Chargers' practice squad.[13] He signed a reserve/future contract with the Chargers on January 1, 2018.[14]

Toner only saw play in one game during the 2018 season, a Chargers' Week 1 loss to the Kansas City Chiefs.[15] Although he stayed on the roster, he was inactive for the rest of the season.[16]

On August 2, 2019, Toner was marked waived/injured by the Chargers and placed on injured reserve.[17] He was waived with an injury settlement on August 7, but was re-signed to the practice squad on October 16.[18] Toner signed another reserve/future contract with the Chargers on December 30.[19]

On September 5, 2020, Toner was released by the Chargers,[20] and signed to the practice squad the next day. He was elevated to the active roster on October 3 for the team's Week 4 game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, but did not play and was reverted to the practice squad after the game.[21] He was promoted back to the active roster on October 31.[22] He went on to play in ten games that season, starting in three.[23]

Houston Texans

Toner signed with the Houston Texans on March 22, 2021.[24] He was released on August 31.[25] Toner was signed to the practice squad on October 12,[26] and promoted to the active roster on October 30.[27] He played in one game that season, a Week 16 win against the Chargers. Three days later, on December 29, Toner was placed on injured reserve.[28]

Los Angeles Rams

On November 23, 2022, Toner was signed to the practice squad of the Los Angeles Rams.[29] [30] His practice squad contract expired when the team's season ended on January 9, 2023.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Cardinals select Harvard OL Cole Toner in 5th round of NFL draft. The Arizona Republic. May 2, 2016. Somers, Kent. May 6, 2016.
  2. Web site: Cole Toner OT. Reese's Senior Bowl. June 29, 2016.
  3. Web site: Cole Toner - Harvard . www.gocrimson.com . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150718110013/http://gocrimson.com/sports/fball/2015-16/bios/toner_cole_dra9 . 2015-07-18.
  4. Web site: NFF Announces Outstanding List of Semifinalists for 2015 Campbell Trophy, College Football's Premier Scholar-Athlete Award. 13 August 2021.
  5. Web site: 2016 NFL Draft Listing . 2023-05-15 . Pro-Football-Reference.com . en.
  6. Web site: Cole Toner. Rotoworld. June 29, 2016.
  7. Web site: Cardinals Make Moves To Reach 53-Man Roster. Urban, Darren. AZCardinals.com. September 2, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170903022302/https://www.azcardinals.com/news-and-events/article-2/Cardinals-Make-Moves-To-Reach-53-Man-Roster/c2904f51-70b9-4e22-b995-854e40074123. September 3, 2017. dead.
  8. Web site: Bengals Player Moves: Driskel to IR, Toner and Shelton to practice squad. https://web.archive.org/web/20170907102739/http://www.bengals.com/news/article-1/Bengals-Player-Moves-Driskel-to-IR-Toner-and-Shelton-to-practice-squad/81853afa-2beb-452b-877c-aa36b3acb92c. dead. September 7, 2017. Bengals.com. September 4, 2017.
  9. Web site: Bengals sign Hardy Nickerson to practice squad, cut Cole Toner from it. Marcum, Jason. CincyJungle.com. September 29, 2017.
  10. Web site: Patriots make changes to the practice squad. Patriots.com. October 9, 2017. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20180113072122/http://www.patriots.com/news/2017/10/09/patriots-make-changes-practice-squad. January 13, 2018.
  11. Web site: Patriots make changes to the practice squad. Patriots.com. October 12, 2017. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20180117210900/http://www.patriots.com/news/2017/10/12/patriots-make-changes-practice-squad. January 17, 2018.
  12. Web site: Bouda . Nate . 2017-10-16 . NFL Transactions: Monday 10/16 . 2023-10-06 . NFLTradeRumors.co . en-US.
  13. Web site: Chargers Announce Flurry of Transactions. https://web.archive.org/web/20180210205650/http://www.chargers.com/news/2017/11/07/chargers-announce-flurry-transactions. dead. February 10, 2018. Henne, Ricky. Chargers.com. November 7, 2017.
  14. Web site: Chargers Sign Six to Reserve/Future Contracts. https://web.archive.org/web/20180407180219/http://www.chargers.com/news/2018/01/01/chargers-sign-six-reservefuture-contracts. dead. April 7, 2018. Henne, Ricky. Chargers.com. January 1, 2018.
  15. Web site: Cole Toner 2018 Game Log . 2023-10-07 . Pro-Football-Reference.com . en.
  16. Web site: Peterson . Michael . 2019-07-01 . Chargers 90-in-90: OL Cole Toner . 2023-10-07 . Bolts From The Blue . en.
  17. Web site: Chargers Sign Pair of Offensive Linemen. Chargers.com. August 2, 2019.
  18. Web site: Chargers Game Preview: Titans vs. Chargers, Week 7 . 2023-10-07 . www.chargers.com . en-US.
  19. Web site: Chargers Sign Eight Players to Reserve/Future Contracts. Chargers.com. December 30, 2019.
  20. Web site: We've Trimmed Our Roster to 53. Chargers.com. September 5, 2020.
  21. News: Los Angeles Chargers Activate Tyron Johnson and Cole Toner . Chargers.com . October 3, 2020 . October 10, 2020.
  22. Web site: Los Angeles Chargers Announce Roster Moves. Chargers.com. October 31, 2020.
  23. Web site: Cole Toner 2020 Game Log . 2023-10-07 . Pro-Football-Reference.com . en.
  24. News: Houston Texans Transactions (3-22-2021) . HoustonTexans.com . March 22, 2021 . March 22, 2021.
  25. Web site: Houston Texans Transactions (8-31-2021). HoustonTexans.com. August 31, 2021.
  26. Web site: Houston Texans Transactions (10-12-2021). HoustonTexans.com. October 12, 2021.
  27. Web site: Houston Texans Transactions (10-30-2021). HoustonTexans.com. October 30, 2021.
  28. Web site: 2021-12-30 . Texans' Cole Toner: Placed on injured reserve . 2023-10-07 . CBSSports.com . en.
  29. RamsNFL . 1595469753040392197 . LA Rams Transactions: • Signed to Practice Squad QB Case Cookus • Signed Practice Squad Veteran C Cole Toner.
  30. Web site: DaSilva . Cameron . 2022-11-23 . Rams sign QB Case Cookus, C Cole Toner to practice squad . 2023-10-07 . Yahoo! Finance . en-US.

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