While his impressive college career came to a less than ceremonious end, Coles still managed to carve out a productive NFL career, most of it wearing the Gang Green.
Coles was dismissed from the Florida State football team after pleading guilty to misdemeanor petty theft after an incident with former Seminoles teammate Peter Warrick. He was still selected by the Jets in the third round of the NFL draft, and after a quiet rookie season, became one of the team’s go-to targets.
While he only spent three years with the Jets before leaving for the Washington Redskins, he would return to New York after just two seasons.