Kenyon Coleman Kenyon Octavia Coleman ( born April 10 , 1979 ) is an American football defensive end for the New Orleans Saints of the National Football League . He was drafted in the fifth round ( 147th overall ) of the 2002 NFL Draft out of the UCLA by the Oakland Raiders . He has also played for the Dallas Cowboys , New York Jets and Cleveland Browns . Early years . Coleman was born in Fontana , California to Johnny and Patsy Coleman . He attended Alta Loma High School in Alta Loma , California , where he played football as an offensive and defensive lineman , while helping his teams win two CIF championships . He earned All - State honors as a sophomore , but his junior season was cut short after fracturing his left leg . As a senior he was named to the PrepStar All - America n team . He also played three years of varsity basketball . College career . Coleman attended the University of California , Los Angeles , where he majored in philosophy . During his college career , he had 138 tackles and 16 . 5 sacks . He earned All - PAC - 10 honorable mention as a true sophomore and second - team All - PAC - 10 as a junior . In 2000 as a senior he suffered torn meniscus cartilage in his left knee , playing against Michigan University in the third game of the season . Coleman was granted a medical redshirt , coming back in 2001 to earn an All - PAC - 10 selection as a fifth year senior . Professional career . Oakland Raiders . Coleman was selected by the Oakland Raiders in the fifth round ( 147th overall ) of the 2002 NFL Draft and made his NFL debut against the Buffalo Bills in week 5 . At the start of his second season , the emergence of other young defensive ends made him expendable in the eyes of Raiders management . Dallas Cowboys ( first stint ) . On August 31 , 2003 , the Dallas Cowboys acquired him via a trade with the Oakland Raiders for a 7th round draft choice in the 2004 NFL draft . He spent four seasons with the Cowboys as a reserve defensive end , making 68 tackles and 6 . 5 sacks . His first two years he played in a 4 – 3 defense , before the Cowboys switched to a 3 – 4 defense in 2005 . New York Jets . On March 6 , 2007 he was signed by the New York Jets as an unrestricted free agent , becoming a starter and leading all NFL defensive end s in tackles with 83 . On April 25 , 2009 , he was traded to the Cleveland Browns as part of a trade to acquire the fifth overall pick in the 2009 NFL Draft , in order to select Mark Sanchez . Cleveland Browns . In Cleveland he was reunited with former New York Jets head coach Eric Mangini and played as the Browns left defensive end starter . On February 9 , 2011 , the Browns released Coleman . Dallas Cowboys ( second stint ) . On July 30 , 2011 , after losing Stephen Bowen in free agency and hiring his former Browns defensive coordinator Rob Ryan , the Cowboys signed him as a free agent to a 2 year contract worth $ 3 . 75 million . During his second stint with the Cowboys , he was named the starter at left defensive end , and his physical size and strength was used to improve the team ' s run defense . In 2011 he started 15 - of - 16 games and recorded 44 tackles . In 2012 his season ended early with a torn triceps in his left arm ( suffered against the Philadelphia Eagles ) that required season - ending surgery , he finished with 5 - of - 7 starts ( missed two games with a knee injury ) and 22 tackles . New Orleans Saints . On April 1 , 2013 , Coleman signed a one - year deal with the New Orleans Saints . Personal life . Coleman and his wife , Katie , have a daughter and two sons .