- Rich Coady
NFL player
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DateOfBirth=birth date and age|1976|1|26
Birthplace=Dallas, Texas
Position=Safety
College=Texas A&M
DraftedYear=1999
DraftedRound=3
Stats=Y
DatabaseFootball=COADYRIC02
NFL=COA165366
years=1999-2001,2003-2004
2002
2005
2005
2006
teams=St. Louis Rams Tennessee Titans Atlanta Falcons Dallas Cowboys New Orleans Saints Richard Joseph Coady, IV (born
January 26 ,1976 inDallas, Texas ) is a formerAmerican football safety who played in theNational Football League . His father Richard Coady played in the NFL for theChicago Bears .High school years
Coady attended
J. J. Pearce High School inRichardson, Texas and was a student and a letterman in football and basketball. In football, as a senior, he was named his team's Most Valuable Player and was an All-District selection and an All-Metroplex selection.College
Coady attended
Texas A&M University , where he was a three-year starter for the Aggies and an integral part of the their 1998 Big 12 Conference championship team.NFL
Coady was drafted by the
St. Louis Rams in the 3rd round of the1999 NFL Draft . His stock rose quickly in the draft when he tested extremely well at theNFL Combine , with a 4.440 yard dash , 20 reps of 225 lbs. on thebench press , and a 36"vertical jump . He won aSuper Bowl ring inSuper Bowl XXXIV , hisrookie year. He played three years in St. Louis, then spent the 2002 season with theTennessee Titans , before returning to the Rams for two more seasons. He was signed by theAtlanta Falcons in the 2005 offseason and subsequently cut before being signed by theDallas Cowboys , with whom he spent the 2005 season. He worked out with theNew Orleans Saints prior to the 2006 season, but did not make their final roster. He started 16 games at bothfree safety andstrong safety in his career.External links
* [http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/football/nfl/1999/nfldraft/players/17477.html NFL draft article]
* [http://www.cowboysplus.com/topstory/stories/082405cpcowbrief.130016a6.html Cowboys sign Coady]
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