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Johnie Cooks

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Cleveland Browns · LB

Johnie Cooks recorded 128 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 10 rostered seasons with Cleveland Browns, New York Giants, Indianapolis Colts, Baltimore Ravens, Baltimore Colts.

▶Best highlights

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tackles/gm

4

playoff games

10

indexed seasons

128

career games

Five defining games

Start here

A provisional five-game introduction to Johnie Cooks's most significant indexed performances.

Super Bowl
XXV
BUFFALOBILLS
NEW YORKGIANTS
JAN 27, 1991

Buffalo Bills vs New York Giants

Super Bowl XXV · Jan 27, 1991

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
1984
INDIANAPOLISCOLTS
OAKLANDRAIDERS
NOV 25, 1984

Indianapolis Colts vs Oakland Raiders

Regular Season · Nov 25, 1984

0 tackles · 4.5 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
1984
NEW ENGLANDPATRIOTS
INDIANAPOLISCOLTS
NOV 18, 1984

New England Patriots vs Indianapolis Colts

Regular Season · Nov 18, 1984

0 tackles · 3 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
1987
INDIANAPOLISCOLTS
CLEVELANDBROWNS
DEC 6, 1987

Indianapolis Colts vs Cleveland Browns

Regular Season · Dec 6, 1987

0 tackles · 2 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
1987
INDIANAPOLISCOLTS
NEW YORKJETS
NOV 1, 1987

Indianapolis Colts vs New York Jets

Regular Season · Nov 1, 1987

0 tackles · 2 sacks · 0 INT

Single-game peaks

Career highs

Position-relevant single-game records from Johnie Cooks's indexed NFL box scores.

Career high: 4.5 sacks

Regular Season
1984
INDIANAPOLISCOLTS
OAKLANDRAIDERS
NOV 25, 1984

Indianapolis Colts vs Oakland Raiders

Regular Season · Nov 25, 1984

0 tackles · 4.5 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 1 interception

Regular Season
1987
TENNESSEETITANS
INDIANAPOLISCOLTS
NOV 29, 1987

Tennessee Titans vs Indianapolis Colts

Regular Season · Nov 29, 1987

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 1 INT

Career chapters

Franchise eras

Follow the team eras that shaped Johnie Cooks's career, in chronological order.

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

1972–1983

01
INDCOOKS—Johnie Cooks
INDJONES—Bert Jones
INDMITCHELL—Lydell Mitchell

The Sack Pack briefly revives a fading home

Indianapolis Colts · Baltimore's final chapter

Jones's MVP-level peak produced three straight division titles before injuries, instability and stadium conflict preceded the move to Indianapolis.

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Franchise era

1984–1997

02
INDCOOKS—Johnie Cooks
INDDICKERSON29Eric Dickerson
INDGEORGE1Jeff George

A new city waits through upheaval

Indianapolis Colts · Indianapolis searches for a cornerstone

Dickerson supplied the first playoff breakthrough and Harbaugh's 1995 team came within one catch of the Super Bowl before the franchise found its defining draft pick.

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Franchise era

1979–1990

03
NYGCOOKS—Johnie Cooks
NYGTAYLOR56Lawrence Taylor
NYGSIMMS11Phil Simms

Defense restores the franchise

New York Giants · Parcells, Taylor and two titles

Taylor changed offensive protection, Parcells shaped a physical roster and the Giants won Super Bowls XXI and XXV in distinctly different ways.

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Franchise era

1985–1995

04
CLECOOKS—Johnie Cooks
CLEKOSAR19Bernie Kosar
CLEMATTHEWS—Clay Matthews Jr.

Three AFC title games, three painful endings

Cleveland Browns · Kosar and the Denver heartbreaks

A homegrown contender reached three conference championship games in four seasons before The Drive and The Fumble became permanent Cleveland memories.

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Franchise era

1991–2003

05
NYGCOOKS—Johnie Cooks
NYGSTRAHAN92Michael Strahan
NYGBARBER21Tiki Barber

Defense bridges two generations

New York Giants · From Simms to Strahan

New York rebuilt around Strahan and Barber, reaching Super Bowl XXXV before the next quarterback succession began.

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Career accomplishments

Super Bowl champion · 199010 NFL seasons128 career games32 career sacksJersey: 04 playoff appearances1 Super Bowl appearanceFirst appearance: Sep 12, 1982Most recent: Dec 1, 1991

Official awards via ESPN · Pro Bowl and All-Pro counts via NFLverse with selection years cross-checked against Wikipedia · league leads verified from indexed regular-season stats

Team history