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Wide Receiver Rank: #42
Overall: #168
Coles had a couple really bad games, which marred an otherwise decent season. He had fewer than 10 yards in three games, but had 60 or more yards in nine games, including a 100-yard game and seven touchdowns. Coles has just one 1,000-yard season his last five years. He does have five or more scores in four straight seasons, though. And a move to Cincinnati could actually help his production, playing with a top quarterback like Carson Palmer. Coles is just 31 years old, so he has plenty of life left in his legs. He just needs to stay healthy. Injuries have slowed him at times the past few seasons. Coles has good speed and does a great job of making the tough catch in traffic. He also is tough as nails, playing through injury often.
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Coles has a little more value in PPR leagues since his yardage totals usually aren't great, but he is a pretty sure thing for 70-plus receptions. His career high in scores is seven, which he matched last season. So as you can see, Coles isn't going to carry a fantasy team, but provide solid play as a low-end No. 2 or top No. 3 receiver. His yardage totals can improve with the Bengals if the injuries stay away. |
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| Dave Hutchinson, of The Star-Ledger, reports Cincinnati Bengals WR Laveranues Coles is guaranteed $9.75 million in the 2009 season as part of his four-year, $27.5 million deal with the team. Coles received a $3 million signing bonus a $4.7 million roster bonus, a $1.9 million base salary and a $100,000 workout bonus all in 2009. He will earn base salaries of $4.6 million in 2010, $6.4 million in 2011 and $6.4 million in 2012. He gets a $100,000 workout bonus each year as well. |
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| Adam Schefter, of the NFL Network, reports the Cincinnati Bengals have signed unrestricted free-agent WR Laveranues Coles (Jets) to a four-year deal worth $28 million. |
| Fantasy Impact: Coles becomes the Bengals No. 2 and could actually see a spike in production with Carson Palmer throwing to him. |
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| Geoff Hobson, of Bengals.com, reports free-agent WR Laveranues Coles (Jets) is scheduled to visit the Cincinnati Bengals Tuesday, March 3. |
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| Pat Moran, of Scout.com, reports the Buffalo Bills appear to be one of the top landing spots for free-agent WR Laveranues Coles (Jets). |
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| Pat Moran, of Scout.com, reports the Cincinnati Bengals are emerging as one of the top landing spots for free-agent WR Laveranues Coles (Jets). The Bengals are targeting Coles with the anticipated loss of free-agent WR T.J. Houshmandzadeh (Bengals). |
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| Pat Moran, of Scout.com, reports the Buffalo Bills have made a contract offer to unrestricted free-agent WR Laveranues Coles (Jets). Terms of the offer are not known. Coles is expected to make a decision Monday, March 2. |
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| Rick Serritella, of NFLDraftBible.com, reports the Cincinnati Bengals are showing serious interest in unrestricted free-agent WR Laveranues Coles (Jets). |
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| Brian Biggane, of the Palm Beach Post, reports the Miami Dolphins likely will not pursue unrestricted free-agent WR Laveranues Coles (Jets) because they do not see Coles as the No. 1 receiver they are looking for, according to a league source. |
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| Brian Biggane, of the Palm Beach Post, reports Miami Dolphins QB Chad Pennington said he will not be lobbying the team to sign free-agent WR Laveranues Coles (Jets). However, Pennington added Coles would surely add some experience to the team's receiving corps. 'If you look at our receiving corps, we're young,' Pennington said. 'So he could bring experience. You can't replace that, and you can't put a number on that. That's what I tried to do this year, and what I thought one of my roles would be. So that's something he definitely brings to the table.' |
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| Updating a previous item, Brian Biggane, of the Palm Beach Post, reports free-agent WR Laveranues Coles (Jets) visited the Buffalo Bills Friday, Feb. 27. |
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