U-M Heavyweight Great Coon Signed by NFL's Tennessee Titans
6/4/2021 5:43:00 PM | Wrestling
NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Former University of Michigan wrestling standout Adam Coon has been signed to the Tennessee Titans' 90-man roster, the organization announced Friday (June 4). Coon, a three-time NCAA heavyweight All-American, had joined the Titans the previous day at their training camp, where he will compete on the offensive line.
He has not played football since 2013 at Fowlerville (Michigan) High School, where he was an all-state linebacker (2012) and two-time honorable mention offensive lineman (2010, '11). He was named the 2013 All-Livingston County Defensive Player of the Year and was a four-time all-league offensive lineman and defensive lineman/linebacker.
Coon (2014-16, '18) ranks among the best heavyweights in Michigan wrestling history. A three-time NCAA All-American, he twice reached the NCAA finals, and compiled a 116-15 career record, ranking him sixth in program history with a .885 career winning percentage. He was a two-time Big Ten runner-up, falling to Ohio State's three-time NCAA champion and Olympic gold medalist Kyle Snyder both times, and captured a pair of Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational titles. He posted a stellar 55-3 record in duals, including a 5-3 decision against Snyder -- the Buckeye's first loss in two years and last of his college career.
Coon embarked on a successful international career after college, capturing silver at 130kg Greco-Roman at the 2018 World Championships and claiming back-to-back U.S. Open titles in 125kg freestyle (2018, '19). He transitioned to Greco exclusively in 2020 and held the top 130kg spot for three years, most recently winning the Olympic Trials in April but was unable to qualify the weight at the last Olympic Qualifier a month later. Coon also captured Cadet World gold in freestyle while in high school (2011) before claiming bronze in both freestyle and Greco at the 2017 Junior World Championships. He was runner-up at 130kg Greco at the 2016 Olympic Trials.
