No. 95 | |
Born: | Columbus, Ohio, U.S. | January 22, 1979
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Career information | |
CFL status | American |
Position(s) | LB |
Height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) |
Weight | 239 lb (108 kg) |
College | Ohio State |
High school | Columbus (OH) Independence |
Career history | |
As player | |
2002 | New York Jets* |
2002 | Calgary Stampeders |
2003 | St. Louis Rams* |
*Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Joe Cooper (born January 22, 1979) is a former American football linebacker who played one season with the Calgary Stampeders of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He played college football at Ohio State University and attended Independence High School in Columbus, Ohio. [1] He was also a member of the New York Jets and St. Louis Rams of the National Football League (NFL).
Cooper played for the Ohio State Buckeyes from 1998 to 2001. [2] He enrolled at Ohio State University in the fall of 1997 but was not eligible to play football that season. [3] He earned All-Big Ten and Associated Press Third Team All-American honors in 2000 after recording 80 tackles. [3] Cooper was also co-captain of the team in 2000 and 2001. [4] He was voted the most inspirational player of the Buckeyes by his teammates while also being named the team's most outstanding linebacker by his coaches in 2000. [1]
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Cooper played in three games, starting all three, for the Calgary Stampeders in 2002. [6]
Cooper signed with the St. Louis Rams on January 7, 2003. He was released by the Rams on July 22, 2003. [5]
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