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Lavernues Coles FSU
Welcome to Laveranues Coles! Laveranues Leon Coles was born December 29, 1977 in Jacksonville, Florida is an pro football wide receiver for the Cincinnati Bengals of the NFL. He was drafted by the New York Jets in the third round of the 2000 NFL Draft. He played college football at Florida State University (FSU).
A Pro Bowl selection in 2003, Coles has also played for the Washington Redskins.
On September 29, 1999, during his senior season at Florida State, Coles and teammate Peter Warrick went to a Tallahassee, Florida Dillard’s department store and, with the aid of a cashier with whom they were friendly, purchased $412.38 worth of clothing and were charged only $21.40—a discount so large that it is considered shoplifting under Florida law. An off-duty officer saw the event through a surveillance camera, according to police. Coles, Warrick, and the clerk, Rachel Myrtil, were arrested for grand theft. On October 22, Coles pleaded guilty to misdemeanor petty theft and was dismissed from the Florida State Seminoles football team.
