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 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]

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.