Glen Coffee

College statistics Team Season Rushing Receiving Att Yards Avg Long TD Rec Yards Avg Long TD Alabama 2005 48 179 3.7 37 0 8 91 11.4 40 1 2006 Redshirt season 2007 129 545 4.2 20 4 18 142 7.9 32 0 2008 233 1,383 5.9 87 10 16 118 7.4 15 1 Total 410 2,107 5.1 87 14 42 351 8.4 40 2

Professional career

San Francisco 49ers Coffee was selected in the third round of the 2009 NFL draft with the 74th overall pick by the San Francisco 49ers. He was used primarily as a backup to Pro Bowl running back Frank Gore. Coffee finished with 83 carries for 226 rushing yards and one rushing touchdown in 14 games, of which he started two.

Retirement After attending OTAs minicamp, and two weeks of training camp, Coffee abruptly announced on August 13 that he would retire just before the start of the 2010 NFL preseason. Head coach Mike Singletary stated that sixth round draft pick Anthony Dixon and veteran Michael Robinson would compete for the second running back spot and that Coffee's departure would not be a distraction to the team. However, on August 16, the 49ers signed free agent veteran Brian Westbrook as the backup running back to a one-year deal. The 49ers considered trying to recoup $621,000 of Coffee's $828,000 signing bonus.

Coffee planned to return to the University of Alabama to finish his degree in consumer affairs, with an eye towards graduate school. Coffee confirmed that the reason he retired was that his heart was never in football and that he believed God wanted him to take another path.

Comeback On April 21, 2017, Coffee was officially reinstated by the NFL and was subsequently released by the San Francisco 49ers who still owned his player rights. Coffee announced his intentions to play in The Spring League Showcase on July 15, 2017.

Coffee returned to the University of Alabama to finish his college degree and worked as an assistant coach with the running backs for Nick Saban's coaching staff.

Military service Coffee subsequently enlisted in the U.S. Army in February 2013 to become a paratrooper.

In June 2013, Coffee graduated from United States Army Airborne School. He trained as a paratrooper, and was assigned to the 6th Ranger Training Battalion. He reached the rank of Specialist (E-4) and served as an airborne infantryman. Coffee co-authored a book with his father Glen Coffee Sr. There’s More to Life than the Pursuit of Money.