Brock Coyle

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Brock Coyle
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Coyle with the Seattle Seahawks in 2014.
No. 52 Seattle Seahawks
Position: Linebacker
Personal information
Date of birth: (1990-10-12) October 12, 1990 (age 33)
Place of birth: Norwalk, Connecticut
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Career information
High school: Bozeman (MT)
College: Montana
Undrafted: 2014
Career history
Roster status: Active
Career NFL statistics
Player stats at NFL.com

Brock Coyle (born October 12, 1990) is a football linebacker for the Seattle Seahawks of the National Football League (NFL).[1][2] Coyle was born in Norwalk, Connecticut[3] but he was raised in Bozeman, Montana.

College career

Coyle played college football at the University of Montana in Missoula. As a true freshman in 2009, Coyle collected 30 tackles and 2 interceptions for the Montana Grizzlies while playing linebacker. Coyle redshirted the 2010 season following off-season surgery. In 2011, after playing in all 14 games for the Grizzlies, Coyle finished the season as the team's 16th leading tackler despite not starting a single game. In 2012, Coyle enjoyed a breakout season when he started 11 games and tallied 107 tackles. His average of 9.73 tackles a game ranked him 28th in the nation, and he was an honorable mention All-Big Sky Conference selection.[4]

In 2013, Coyle had his finest college season with the Grizzles while starting at inside linebacker as a redshirt senior. Coyle led the Grizzlies with 125 total tackles, which put him among the nation's leaders. He also forced 4 fumbles and intercepted 2 passes, giving him 5 total interceptions for his college football career. He was named to the 2013 Big Sky All-Conference Team as a second-team selection.[5]

Professional career

NFL Draft

Pre-draft measurables
Ht Wt Arm length Hand size 40-yd dash 10-yd split 20-yd split 20-ss 3-cone Vert Broad BP
6 ft 1 in 235 lb 32.5 in 9.38 in 4.60 s 1.60 s 4.28 s 6.74 s 37.0 in 9 ft 7 in 25 reps
All values from 03/18/14 Montana State Pro Day[6]

Although Coyle went undrafted in the 2014 NFL Draft, he was signed to a professional contract by the Seattle Seahawks just minutes after the draft's completion.[7]

Seahawks coaches praised Coyle for his productive play during the NFL preseason while he filled in for injured middle linebacker Bobby Wagner.[8]

Coyle started his first NFL regular season game at middle linebacker for the Seattle Seahawks on Sunday November 2, 2014 while playing against the Oakland Raiders.[9]

References

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