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February 21, 2008

Former Buc lineman Cosey Coleman arrested on domestic violence charge

TAMPA -- Cosey Coleman, formerly a starter on the Tampa Bay Buccaneers' 2002 Super Bowl champions team and an All American at the University of Tennessee, was arrested Thursday at his home on a domestic battery charge.

Coleman was taken into custody by Hillsborough Sheriff's deputies shortly after 8 p.m. according to jail records. Thursday night he was being held in the Orient Road Jail without bail.

He started all but one game for the Bucs from 2001-04 and last played in the NFL in 2006 with the Cleveland Browns.

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Times staff writer

Posted by tampabaycom at 11:46:12 PM on February 21, 2008
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