Monte Coleman: NFL Legend & Coach

0:00On April 26, Monte Coleman, the longtime Washington linebacker and former head coach at Arkansas Pinebluff, passed away Sunday at age 68. He spent his whole 16-year NFL career with the team after they picked him in the 11th round of the 1979 draft, turning into a defensive cornerstone right away. In his second season back in 1980, he led the league with 118 total tackles, wrapping up his career with 2002. Combined tackles, 49.5 sacks, and 17 interceptions, three of which he took to the house. Fans and players remember him as a winner, who helped secure three Super Bowl rings in 1982, 1987, and 1991, while playing in 215 games, the second most enfranchised history behind only Daryl Green. From his college days at the University of Central Arkansas, where he set a school record with 22 picks as the first player from that program. Ever drafted, Coleman went on to coach the Golden Lions starting in 2008, grabbing a SWAC title in 2012 amid a 40 win.

1:0671 lost run before parting ways in 2017. The University Athletic Director called him a model of excellence and integrity, whose daily work shaped countless young athletes leaving a legacy. Etched in championships and changed lives that echoes to football today. From around the league, powered by AI, this is NFL News Today. I'm Corey with the story.