Laveranues Coles

Laveranues Coles: #TBT

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Today’s Throwback Thursday is Laveranues Coles. With the Jets on tap this weekend, it seemed like a good time to reminisce about Coles’ time in Washington.

Coles only played for the Redskins for two seasons – 2003 and 2004. He put up good numbers too, 82 and 90 receptions, and 1264 and 1204 yards. Regardless, his time here seemed maligned and he headed back to the Jets in 2005 where he played four more seasons. He then played a season for the Bengals before heading back to the Jets ceremoniously before retiring. Hard to believe that it’s over a decade since he was in D.C.

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Steve Spurrier Quits As Washington Redskins Head Coach After Just Two Seasons

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Washington Redskins football helmet

After only two football seasons in the Redskins organization, the ‘offensive genius’ Steve Spurrier quit. In an official press release, he apologized to Redskins fans for “not achieving the level of success that we had hoped for.” Well duh. He added that, “This is a very demanding job. It’s a long grind and I feel … Read more

Redskins 2003 Training Camp: July 29th AM Practice

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2003 Training Camp

Here are today’s observations from the Washington Redskins 2003 Training Camp July 29 AM practice. Traffic to Redskin Park was a little heavier today, probably because it’s such a beautiful day in Ashburn, Virginia. Receivers I concentrated on the receivers this morning. When the squad split into offense and defense, the cornerbacks, the receivers and … Read more

‘Trouble’ Runs Deep

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Before he could walk, Laveranues Coles was dubbed “Trouble.” Most people would associate the nickname with old headlines from his days at Florida State University. While Coles certainly found trouble, his nickname was given to him by his mother’s doctor. Laveranues Coles was born after an extended labor – four days of labor. An off-hand … Read more