Chattanooga’s Jarrod Coleman watches a Mocs practice at Scrappy Moore Field.Jarrod Coleman spent some time in the ice tub in the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga training room on Friday. After a very tough workout with some of his teammates, the cold bath offered some relief.
Unlike most of his visits since the tight end arrived at UTC nearly a year ago, Coleman went to the training room voluntarily. Coleman suffered a torn labrum during preseason practice last August and redshirted following surgery. He missed all of spring practice with a foot injury that forced him to wear a boot for weeks.
“I feel great,” he said. “The shoulders feel great, the foot feels great and I’ve put on some weight.”
Even before he arrived at UTC, Coleman had his share of injuries and issues. He had throat surgery as a senior at McCallie, which resulted in him dropping a lot of weight. At UTC, with either his arm in a sling or his leg in a boot, putting on weight has been a problem because he hasn’t been healthy enough to work out regularly.
Until now. Bootless and healthy this summer, the 6-foot-4 Coleman is packing on the muscle. He said he’s back up to 230 pounds and would like to add a few more.