Cole was born in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, but later moved to Fort Lauderdale, Florida.

[1] On October 24, 2008, his football jersey number was retired by South Plantation High School.

Cole garnered first-team All-Big Ten recognition in 2002 after recording 85 tackles (56 of which were solo) and nine sacks.

He graduated with a degree in African-American Studies[1] Cole signed with the Minnesota Vikings on May 2, 2003, after going undrafted in the 2003 NFL draft.

[4] Cole was signed to the Green Bay Packers' practice squad on September 16, 2004.

[4] In 2008, the Packers extended a second-round ($1.417 million) tender to Cole, who was a restricted free agent.

[4] After having not played in an NFL game since 2010, Cole was signed by the Carolina Panthers on February 7, 2013, for one year, $840,000 and no guaranteed money.

[9][8] Cole played in two games for the Panthers in 2015, making one assisted tackle, before being released on September 30, 2015.