Chris Colmer (November 21, 1980 – December 30, 2010) was an American football offensive lineman.
Chris Colmer graduated from Earl L. Vandermeulen High School located in his hometown of Port Jefferson, New York. He was named to the All-Long Island squad and the Golden 50 All-State team, where he was a team captain playing tackle. He also earned a USA Today honorable mention All American. He went to college at North Carolina State, and was the firs...
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Chris Colmer (November 21, 1980 – December 30, 2010) was an American football offensive lineman.
Chris Colmer graduated from Earl L. Vandermeulen High School located in his hometown of Port Jefferson, New York. He was named to the All-Long Island squad and the Golden 50 All-State team, where he was a team captain playing tackle. He also earned a USA Today honorable mention All American. He went to college at North Carolina State, and was the first person from his high school to earn a Division I scholarship in 27 years. In 2003 he missed his college season due to Parsonage Turner Syndrome.
Colmer was drafted 91st in the 2005 NFL Draft. The Tampa Bay Buccaneers received this pick in a trade with the San Diego Chargers. He was released on June 6, 2007 due to a shoulder injury
Colmer was teaching as a technology teacher at Little Flower U.F.S.D. and coaching at Centereach High School on Long Island in New York, when he died at the age of 30 on December 28, 2010.
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