Nate Poole

Nathan Poole (born February 1, 1977) is an American college football coach and former wide receiver. He is the wide receivers coach for North Carolina A&T State University, a position he has held since 2020. He was originally signed by the Arizona Cardinals of the National Football League (NFL) as an undrafted free agent in 2001. He played college football at Marshall.

Poole is best known for his game-winning touchdown that eliminated the Minnesota Vikings from playoff contention in 2003.

Professional career

Arizona Cardinals Poole was signed by the Arizona Cardinals as a free agent on April 23, 2001. He was waived after training camp on September 1 but was re-signed to the practice squad on December 3, 2001. The Cardinals waived Poole again on September 26, 2002 but brought him back to the practice squad a month later on October 30 and signed him to the active roster November 6.

Poole re-signed with the Cardinals on May 30, 2004 and began the season on the team's physically-unable-to-perform list. He made the team out of training camp once again and went on to play in nine games with one start. Poole finished the year with five catches for 70 yards.

New Orleans Saints In the 2005 offseason, the Cardinals declined to tender a contract to Poole - a restricted free agent. He signed a two-year, $1 million contract with the New Orleans Saints on May 18. After being cut by the team on September 3, Poole was re-signed by the team less than three weeks later on September 21.

On November 6, Poole tore the ACL, MCL and patellar tendon in his knee against the Chicago Bears. He was placed on season-ending injured reserve, finishing the season with three catches for 63 yards in seven games.

Knee problems often kept Poole out of practice during training camp with the Saints in 2006, and he was eventually waived on July 26.

Coaching career In April 2018, Poole was named wide receivers coach for the Wingate Bulldogs football team.

In 2020, Poole was hired as the wide receivers coach for North Carolina A&T.