Cole Toner


Cole Toner is an American football offensive guard for the Los Angeles Chargers of the National Football League. He played college football at Harvard and was drafted by the Arizona Cardinals in the fifth round of the 2016 NFL Draft.

College career

Toner started at right tackle for the Harvard Crimson for three years, and was a four-year varsity letterman. He was selected First Team All-Ivy League in 2014 and 2015. In 2015, he was selected to the Lindy's Preseason All-FCS First Team, the All-New England Team, the STATS FCS All-American First Team, and the AP FCS All-American First Team. He was also nominated to the Fall 2015 Academic All-Ivy Team, and was a semifinalist for the 2015 National Football Foundation William V. Campbell Trophy.

Professional career

Arizona Cardinals

Toner was drafted by the Arizona Cardinals in the fifth round in the 2016 NFL Draft. On May 2, 2016, he signed a four-year contract with the Cardinals.
On September 2, 2017, Toner was waived by the Cardinals.

Cincinnati Bengals

On September 4, 2017, Toner was signed to the Cincinnati Bengals' practice squad. He was released on September 29, 2017.

New England Patriots

On October 9, 2017, Toner was signed to the New England Patriots' practice squad. After being placed on the injured list on October 12, 2017, he was released four days later.

Los Angeles Chargers

On November 7, 2017, Toner was signed to the Los Angeles Chargers' practice squad. He signed a reserve/future contract with the Chargers on January 1, 2018.
On August 2, 2019, Toner was waived/injured by the Chargers and placed on injured reserve. He was waived with an injury settlement on August 7. He was re-signed to the practice squad on October 16. Toner signed a futures contract with the Chargers on December 30, 2019.