Laveranues Coles Laveranues Leon Coles ( ; born December 29 , 1977 ) is a former American football wide receiver who played eleven seasons in the National Football League ( NFL ) . He played college football for Florida State University . He was drafted by the New York Jets in the third round of the 2000 NFL Draft . A Pro Bowl selection in 2003 , Coles also played for the Washington Redskins and Cincinnati Bengals . Early years . Coles was born in Jacksonville , Florida . While attending Ribault High School in Jacksonville , Coles played football , basketball , and ran track . In football , he rushed for nearly 5 , 000 yards in his career , was named to the Blue Chip Dream Team , and was a first team Class 4A All - State selection . In basketball , he was a member of a state championship team as a senior . In track , he recorded a time of 10 . 6 seconds in the 100 meter and 21 . 8 seconds in the 200 meter . Due to a scandal at Florida State which resulted in Coles ' s dismissal from the team , he often refers to his high school when introducing himself on " Monday Night Football " . College career . 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 , 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 . At that year ' s rivalry game at the University of Florida , Florida Gators fans brought Dillard ' s bags to Ben Hill Griffin Stadium to mock the team . Florida State won the game , and Seminole fans returned the mocking by requesting the bags as souvenirs . Coles ' childhood nickname was " Trouble " . Coles was arrested in 1998 for simple battery , suspended for the Seminoles ' 1999 season opener versus Louisiana Tech for academic reasons , and was discovered to have accepted a plane ticket from a sports agent ' s representative in 1999 . Professional career . First stint with Jets . Coles was drafted by the New York Jets in the third round ( 78th overall ) of the 2000 NFL Draft . Coles ' s first career touchdown catch came in the Jets ' " Monday Night Miracle " victory against the Miami Dolphins on October 23 , 2000 . Washington Redskins . After a spectacular 2002 season , Coles signed with the Washington Redskins in the 2002 offseason and admitted that he left the Jets because the Redskins offered him more money . He made the Pro Bowl for the Redskins in 2003 . At the end of the 2004 season , Coles left the Redskins because of a lack of a deep passing game from Joe Gibbs ' s conservative 2004 - 2005 offense . Second stint with Jets . He was traded back to the Jets in 2005 for Santana Moss . During the first year of his second stint with the Jets , Coles revealed that he had been sexually abused between ages 10 to 13 by a man whom his mother , Sirretta married . Coles refused to divulge the man ' s name . After the abuse was revealed , Sirretta Coles divorced the man , who was later sentenced to nine years in prison . He served about a third of his sentence and was released . He was convicted of another crime and has been imprisoned since 2001 for it . After a disappointing season in 2005 , Coles enjoyed a rebirth in 2006 , directly due to the good health of quarterback , Chad Pennington . On December 26 , 2005 he caught the last touchdown in " Monday Night Football " ' s last game on ABC . Coles was released by the Jets on February 25 , 2009 . Cincinnati Bengals . Coles was signed by the Cincinnati Bengals on March 4 , 2009 . He would agree in principle to a four - year , $ 28 million contract . He was released by the Bengals on March 4 , 2010 , exactly one year after signing with the organization . Third and fourth stint with Jets . The Jets announced Coles had been signed to a one - year contract on July 30 , 2010 . However , his stay would be brief as the team waived Coles after nearly a month on August 29 , 2010 . On September 21 , 2010 , Coles was talked about in the media as an option to fill in for Braylon Edwards , who was charged with a DWI the previous night . Coles contemplated retirement . On December 4 , 2010 the Jets filled their open roster spot by signing Coles to yet another contract reuniting him with the Jets . The roster spot had been vacated when Jim Leonhard was placed on injured reserve with a fractured tibia . Coles was able to rejoin the team in time for their Monday night game against the New England Patriots for Week 13 of the NFL ' s 2010 season .