Personal information | |||||
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Born: | Greenwood, Indiana, U.S. | March 13, 1994||||
Height: | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | ||||
Weight: | 310 lb (141 kg) | ||||
Career information | |||||
High school: | Roncalli ( Indianapolis, Indiana) | ||||
College: | Harvard | ||||
Position: | Center | ||||
NFL draft: | 2016 / Round: 5 / Pick: 170 | ||||
Career history | |||||
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* Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |||||
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Cole Toner (born March 13, 1994) is an American football center who is a free agent. He played college football at Harvard and was drafted by the Arizona Cardinals in the fifth round of the 2016 NFL Draft. [1]
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]
Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | |||
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6 ft 5+1⁄4 in (1.96 m) |
306 lb (139 kg) |
33+1⁄8 in (0.84 m) |
9+3⁄4 in (0.25 m) |
5.32 s | 4.59 s | 7.88 s | 26.0 in (0.66 m) |
8 ft 7 in (2.62 m) |
22 reps | |||
All values from NFL Combine. [5] |
Toner was drafted by the Arizona Cardinals in the fifth round (170th overall) in the 2016 NFL Draft. [6] On May 2, 2016, he signed a four-year contract with the Cardinals. [7] On September 2, 2017, Toner was waived by the Cardinals. [8]
On September 4, 2017, Toner was signed to the practice squad of the Cincinnati Bengals. [9] He was released on September 29. [10]
On October 9, 2017, Toner was signed to the New England Patriots' practice squad. [11] He was placed on the practice squad injured reserve list on October 12, and released four days later on October 16. [12] [13]
On November 7, 2017, Toner was signed to the Los Angeles Chargers' practice squad. [14] He signed a reserve/future contract with the Chargers on January 1, 2018. [15]
Toner only saw play in one game during the 2018 season, a Chargers' Week 1 loss to the Kansas City Chiefs. [16] Although he stayed on the roster, he was inactive for the rest of the season. [17]
On August 2, 2019, Toner was marked waived/injured by the Chargers and placed on injured reserve. [18] He was waived with an injury settlement on August 7, but was re-signed to the practice squad on October 16. [19] Toner signed another reserve/future contract with the Chargers on December 30. [20]
On September 5, 2020, Toner was released by the Chargers, [21] and signed to the practice squad the next day. [22] 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. [23] He was promoted back to the active roster on October 31. [24] He went on to play in ten games that season, starting in three. [25]
Toner signed with the Houston Texans on March 22, 2021. [26] He was released on August 31. [27] Toner was signed to the practice squad on October 12, [28] and promoted to the active roster on October 30. [29] 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. [30]
On November 23, 2022, Toner was signed to the practice squad of the Los Angeles Rams. [31] [32] His practice squad contract expired when the team's season ended on January 9, 2023.