Cooper Helfet
 Helfet in 2015 | |||||||
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| Born: | June 2, 1989 Kentfield, California, U.S. | ||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||||||
| Weight: | 240 lb (109 kg) | ||||||
| Career information | |||||||
| High school: | Redwood (Larkspur, California) | ||||||
| College: | Duke | ||||||
| Position: | Tight end | ||||||
| Undrafted: | 2012 | ||||||
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| * Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |||||||
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Cooper Winston Helfet (born June 2, 1989) is a former
Early years
Helfet attended Mark Day School for elementary and middle school and
College career
Johns Hopkins University
Helfet accepted a full lacrosse scholarship to Johns Hopkins University, where he played lacrosse for the Blue Jays in the fall of 2007. After one semester at Johns Hopkins, Helfet transferred to Santa Rosa Junior College with hopes of pursuing a football career.
Santa Rosa Junior College
Helfet started his collegiate career at Santa Rosa Junior College in Santa Rosa, California. He was one of the very few junior college players ever to transfer to Duke University.
Duke University
In his junior year, which was his first season at Duke, he was named as an honorable mention All-ACC. In his senior season, he was among the players named to the 33-member watch list for the John Mackey Award.
Professional career
Seattle Seahawks
On May 16, 2012, he signed with the Seattle Seahawks as an undrafted free agent. On August 31, he was released. On January 17, 2013, he re-signed with the Seahawks to a futures contract.[3] On August 31, 2013, he was released. On September 2, 2013, he was signed to the practice squad. On February 5, 2014, he was signed to a reserve/future contract.[4] He would remain on the Seahawks for the 2015 season and part of the 2016 season.
Oakland Raiders
On October 11, 2016, Helfet was signed to the Oakland Raiders' practice squad.[5] He signed a reserve/future contract with the Raiders on January 9, 2017.[6] On July 25, 2017, the Raiders placed Helfet on the Non-Football Injury List. [7] He was released on September 2, 2017.[8]
References
- ^ a b c "Duke Profile". GoDuke.com.
- ^ Duke Blue Devils football bio
- ^ "Seahawks sign 10 to futures contracts". thenewstribune.com. Archived from the original on December 8, 2015. Retrieved January 16, 2013.
- ^ "Seahawks Announce Nine Player Signings to 2014 Future Contracts". seahawks.com. Archived from the original on February 9, 2014. Retrieved February 6, 2014.
- ^ "Raiders Sign TE Cooper Helfet To Practice Squad, Cut LB Darnell Sankey".
- ^ "Raiders Announce Reserve/Future Signings". Raiders.com. January 9, 2017. Archived from the original on September 9, 2017.
- ^ Bouda, Nate (July 25, 2017). "Raiders Place TE Cooper Helfet & LB Ben Heeny On NFI List". NFLTradeRumors.com. Retrieved April 17, 2022.
- ^ "Raiders Announce Transactions". Raiders.com. September 2, 2017. Archived from the original on December 9, 2017. Retrieved September 8, 2017.