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American football player (born 1989)
American football player
Tauren Chasmaine Poole (born October 19, 1989) is a former
American football
running back . He played
college football at
Tennessee .
College career
Poole attended
University of Tennessee from 2008 to 2011 under head coaches
Phillip Fulmer ,
Lane Kiffin , and
Derek Dooley .
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[2] The 2010 season was Poole's breakout with the Volunteers. He had six games going over 100 rushing yards on the season:
UT Martin ,
Oregon ,
LSU ,
Alabama ,
Memphis , and
Ole Miss .
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[8] In addition, he had 11 rushing touchdowns.
[9] During his career, he rushed for 1,898 yards on 423 carries and 17
touchdowns . He was awarded the
Pat Tillman Award at the
2012 East–West Shrine Game .
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Professional career
Carolina Panthers
Poole was signed as an undrafted free agent by the
Carolina Panthers .
[11] He later spent time with the
Pittsburgh Steelers and
Indianapolis Colts . He signed again to the Panthers' active roster on September 27, 2014.
[12] On September 28, he made his NFL debut against the
Baltimore Ravens . However, on his first career carry, he fumbled.
[13] He was released by the Panthers the next day, but re-signed with their practice squad soon after.
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New Orleans Saints
The New Orleans Saints signed Poole to their practice squad on November 4, 2014.
[15] On November 20, he was released by the team.
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References
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"Tauren Poole - Football" . University of Tennessee Athletics . Retrieved July 18, 2023 .
^ Barker, Joel (January 30, 2012).
"Tennessee's Tauren Poole: Thankful for Past, Working for Future" . Bleacher Report . Retrieved July 18, 2023 .
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"Tennessee-Martin at Tennessee Box Score, September 4, 2010" . College Football at Sports-Reference.com . Retrieved July 19, 2023 .
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"Oregon at Tennessee Box Score, September 11, 2010" . College Football at Sports-Reference.com . Retrieved July 19, 2023 .
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"Tennessee at LSU Box Score, October 2, 2010" . College Football at Sports-Reference.com . Retrieved July 19, 2023 .
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"Alabama at Tennessee Box Score, October 23, 2010" . College Football at Sports-Reference.com . Retrieved July 19, 2023 .
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"Tennessee at Memphis Box Score, November 6, 2010" . College Football at Sports-Reference.com . Retrieved July 19, 2023 .
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"Ole Miss at Tennessee Box Score, November 13, 2010" . College Football at Sports-Reference.com . Retrieved July 19, 2023 .
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"Tauren Poole 2010 Game Log" . College Football at Sports-Reference.com . Retrieved July 19, 2023 .
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"Poole Wins Prestigious Pat Tillman Award" . University of Tennessee Athletics . January 21, 2012. Retrieved July 18, 2023 .
^ Strickland, Bryan (April 30, 2012).
"Panthers agree to terms with 12 college free agents" . Panthers.com . Retrieved July 18, 2023 .
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"Panthers Sign RB Tauren Poole To Active Roster" . wfmynews2.com . September 27, 2014. Retrieved July 19, 2023 .
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"Carolina Panthers at Baltimore Ravens - September 28th, 2014" . Pro-Football-Reference.com . Retrieved November 13, 2017 .
^ Hartstein, Larry (September 29, 2014).
"Tauren Poole: One carry, one fumble, now released" . CBSSports.com . Retrieved July 19, 2023 .
^ Triplett, Mike (November 4, 2014).
"Saints place FB Austin Johnson on IR, sign OT Nick Becton" . ESPN.com . Retrieved November 13, 2017 .
^ Woodbery, Evan (November 21, 2014).
"New Orleans Saints re-sign Edwin Baker to practice squad, cut Tauren Poole" . NOLA.com . Retrieved November 13, 2017 .
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