Chad Cota

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Chad Cota
No. 37
Position: Safety
Personal information
Born: (1971-08-13) August 13, 1971 (age 53)
Ashland, Oregon, U.S.
Height:6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight:196 lb (89 kg)
Career information
High school: Ashland
College: Oregon
NFL draft: 1995  / round: 7 / pick: 209
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Tackles:538
Sacks:4.0
Pass deflections:15
Interceptions:15
Forced fumbles:2
Fumble recoveries:6
Stats at Pro Football Reference

Chad Cota (born August 8, 1971) is an American former professional football player who was a safety in the National Football League (NFL). He attended Ashland High School and played college football for the Oregon Ducks. He was selected by the Carolina Panthers in the 1995 NFL draft and went on to play for the New Orleans Saints, Indianapolis Colts, and the St. Louis Rams over eight seasons, retiring in 2003. [2]

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Professional career

Cota was named to the Carolina Panthers 10-year anniversary team as a safety. His interception in the end zone versus Pittsburgh on the Steelers final possession to preserve victory and clinch the NFC West division title is named as the #10 most memorable play in Carolina Panthers history. [3] He and Pat Terrell both had 49-yard interception returns against Dallas in the first round of the 1996 playoffs, thereby tying each other for the career, season, and single-game Panthers' franchise records for post-season interception return yards.

Personal life

He is the father of New York Giants wide receiver Chase Cota and the uncle of Houston Texans safety Brady Breeze [4] [5]

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References

  1. ↑ "Transactions". NFL.com. Retrieved October 12, 2024.
  2. ↑ "1995 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 31, 2023.
  3. ↑ "Carolina Panthers 10 Year Anniversary Team". Archived from the original on October 17, 2006. Retrieved December 9, 2008.
  4. ↑ "NFL.com player page". NFL.com . Retrieved December 9, 2008.
  5. ↑ "Chase Cota signs with Detroit Lions as UDFA". duckswire.com. April 29, 2023. Retrieved April 29, 2023.


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