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| No. -- Free Agent | |
| Safety | |
| Personal information | |
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| Date of birth: March 31, 1978 | |
| Place of birth: Akron, Ohio | |
| Height: 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | Weight: 215 lb (98 kg) |
| Career information | |
| College: Kansas State | |
| NFL Draft: 2001 / Round: 5 / Pick: 143 | |
| Debuted in 2001 for the Carolina Panthers | |
| Career history | |
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| Roster status: Suspended | |
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| Career NFL statistics as of 2008 | |
| Tackles | 131 |
| Sacks | 1.5 |
| Forced fumbles | 2 |
| Stats at NFL.com | |
Jarrod Alexander Cooper (born March 31, 1978 in Akron, Ohio) is an American football safety who is currently a free agent. He was drafted by the Carolina Panthers in the fifth round of the 2001 NFL Draft. He played college football at Kansas State.
Cooper has also played for the Oakland Raiders. He sat out the 2008 season.
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Early years
Cooper played football and ran track and field for Pearland High School in Texas. He was an All-state selection in football as a senior and was a four year letterman in track and field, excelling in the long jump, triple jump, and the 110-meter and 300-meter hurdles.
College career
Cooper played college football at Kansas State where he was an All-Big 12 selection all four years. He was elected team captain as a junior and senior. After leaving Kansas State, he ranked 11th in school history in tackles.
Professional career
Carolina Panthers
Cooper was drafted by the Carolina Panthers in the fifth round (143rd overall) of the 2001 NFL Draft and played in Super Bowl XXXVIII. During his time with the Panthers he was twice charged with DUI and served a four game NFL imposed suspension for violating the league's substance abuse policy. He played with the Panthers until being waived in late October 2004 after being arrested for providing false information to a police officer.
Oakland Raiders
Cooper joined the Oakland Raiders on October 29, 2004 after being clamed off waivers. In 2005, he won the Ed Block Courage Award chosen by his teammates. He was also a team captain for the 2006 season.
Cooper was released by the Raiders prior to the 2007 season after failing a league mandated drug test. He was re-signed not long after he served his suspension, but was placed on season-ending injured reserve on December 17 with a torn ACL.
He was later released on August 25, 2008 and did not play during the regular season.
Personal
In 2007 Cooper began volunteering at the Oakland Animal Shelter in Oakland California. He quickly became an integral part of the shelter's team of staff and volunteers, often spending hours walking the dogs, cleaning kennels, and performing various improvement tasks around the shelter. Eventually he donated funds for the construction of outdoor exercise runs for the dogs named "the Coop." He subsequently cofounded with his onetime girlfriend Erica Arana, a former NFL Cheerleader, Help Code 597, a non-profit dedicated to helping the animals of Oakland.
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