Brock Coyle

Brock Coyle

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Coyle with the Seattle Seahawks in 2014
No. 52 Seattle Seahawks
Position: Linebacker
Personal information
Date of birth: (1990-10-12) 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
Roster status: Active
Career NFL statistics as of Week 4, 2016
Total tackles: 17
Sacks: 0.0
Forced fumbles: 0
Fumble recoveries: 0
Interceptions: 0
Player stats at NFL.com

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]

While playing at the University of Montana, Coyle was teammates with future NFL linebacker Jordan Tripp.

Professional career

Pre-draft measurables
Ht WtArm lengthHand size 40-yd dash 10-yd split 20-yd split 20-ss 3-cone Vert Broad BP
6 ft 1 in 235 lb32.5 in9.38 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

  1. ↑ "Brock Coyle". Seattle Seahawks. July 29, 2014. Archived from the original on August 6, 2014. Retrieved August 8, 2014.
  2. ↑ 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.
  3. ↑ "Brock Coyle, MLB for Seattle Seahawks". nfl.com.
  4. ↑ "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.
  5. ↑ "2013 Big Sky All-Conference Football Team". Missoulian.com. Missoulian.com.
  6. ↑ "Brock Coyle | Montana, ILB: 2014 NFL Draft Scout Player Profile". NFLDraftScout.com. Retrieved 7 November 2014.
  7. ↑ "Coyle, Griz O-Line trio sign NFL free agent deals". Q2KTV.com. Q2 Sports. Retrieved 5 October 2014.
  8. ↑ Condotta, Bob. "Linebacker Brock Coyle making an impact despite being undrafted". SeattleTimes.com. The Seattle Times. Retrieved August 9, 2014.
  9. ↑ Crabtree, Curtis. "Undrafted rookie Brock Coyle to start at middle linebacker for Seahawks". Pro Football Talk. NBC Sports. Retrieved 11 September 2014.

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