Deke Cooper
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Position: | North (Evansville, Indiana) | ||||||||||
College: | Notre Dame | ||||||||||
Undrafted: | 2000 | ||||||||||
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John Delvicchio "Deke" Cooper
Early years
Cooper attended
College career
At the University of Notre Dame, Cooper played in 45 games with 25 starts and totaled 203 tackles, six interceptions, four fumble recoveries, seven forced fumbles and five passes defensed, returning one fumble for a touchdown.[2] Cooper graduated from Notre Dame in 2000 with a degree in sociology.[2]
Professional career
Early career (2000–2002)
Following the
Cooper signed on January 16, 2002, with the Carolina Panthers.[2] That spring, Cooper had his second assignment with the Rhein Fire.[3] Again starting 10 games, Cooper had 54 tackles, five interceptions, and eight passes defended for the Fire and earned Defensive MVP and all-league honors from NFL Europe.[4] In his first season with NFL game appearances, Cooper played in 10 games with two tackles for the Panthers in 2002.[5] The Panthers waived Cooper on August 31, 2003.[2]
Jacksonville Jaguars (2003–2005)
On September 16, 2003, Cooper signed with the
Later career (2006–2008)
Cooper signed with the Miami Dolphins as an unrestricted free agent on April 6, 2006, but was released on September 2. On December 18 that year, Cooper signed with the San Francisco 49ers, and he appeared in the 49ers' season finale on December 31, a 26–23 win at the Denver Broncos.[2][7]
On March 26, 2007, he signed with the Panthers for the second time.[2] Again starting at strong safety in 2007, Cooper played in 16 games with 15 starts. Cooper had 59 tackles, a career high three interceptions, four passes defended, and one forced fumble.[5]
On June 18, 2008, he signed with the Atlanta Falcons.[2] Following the preseason, the Falcons released Cooper on August 30.[8]
NFL career statistics
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Bold | Career high |
Regular season
Year | Team | Games | Tackles | Interceptions | Fumbles | ||||||||||||
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GP | GS | Cmb | Solo | Ast | Sck | TFL | Int | Yds | TD | Lng | PD | FF | FR | Yds | TD | ||
2002 | CAR | 10 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2003 | JAX | 14 | 10 | 60 | 42 | 18 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 0 |
2004 | JAX | 16 | 0 | 38 | 34 | 4 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2005 | JAX | 16 | 12 | 58 | 48 | 10 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
2006 | SFO | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2007 | CAR | 16 | 15 | 59 | 46 | 13 | 0.0 | 0 | 3 | 19 | 0 | 19 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
73 | 37 | 218 | 173 | 45 | 1.0 | 1 | 6 | 31 | 0 | 19 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 0 |
Playoffs
Year | Team | Games | Tackles | Interceptions | Fumbles | ||||||||||||
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GP | GS | Cmb | Solo | Ast | Sck | TFL | Int | Yds | TD | Lng | PD | FF | FR | Yds | TD | ||
2005 | JAX | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Personal life
Cooper married Gwen Crisp in 2006. They have six children.[9] After retiring from football, Cooper founded Future Leaders Christian Academy, a day care center in the Atlanta area.[10][11]
References
- ^ "Deke Cooper". Jacksonville Jaguars. Archived from the original on March 16, 2006. Retrieved October 10, 2020.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "Deke Cooper". Atlanta Falcons. Archived from the original on June 27, 2008. Retrieved October 9, 2020.
- ^ a b "Deke Cooper". NFL Europe. Archived from the original on August 12, 2002. Retrieved October 9, 2020.
- ^ "Deke Cooper". Pro Football Archives. Retrieved October 9, 2020.
- ^ a b c d e "Deke Cooper". Pro Football Reference. Retrieved October 9, 2020.
- ^ "Kansas City Chiefs at Jacksonville Jaguars - October 17th, 2004".
- ^ "San Francisco 49ers at Denver Broncos - December 31st, 2006".
- ^ "2008 Transactions". Atlanta Falcons. Archived from the original on September 13, 2008. Retrieved October 9, 2020.
- ^ La Plante, Louis (September–October 2010). "Home Field Hero". Evansville Living. Retrieved October 10, 2020.
- ^ "2014 BM&E is underway at Notre Dame". NFL Player Engagement. Retrieved October 10, 2020.
- ^ Hansen, Zachary (April 16, 2019). "Atlanta day care under investigation, allegedly left child in van for 3 hours". Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Retrieved October 10, 2020.