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Adrian Cooper

Retired

San Francisco 49ers · TE

Adrian Cooper recorded 77 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 6 rostered seasons with San Francisco 49ers, Minnesota Vikings, Pittsburgh Steelers.

▶Best highlights

13.5

rec yds/gm

0.0

rush yds/gm

4

playoff games

77

career games

Five defining games

Start here

A provisional five-game introduction to Adrian Cooper's most significant indexed performances.

Regular Season
1994
NEW YORKJETS
MINNESOTAVIKINGS
NOV 20, 1994

New York Jets vs Minnesota Vikings

Regular Season · Nov 20, 1994

7 rec · 101 rec yds · 0 rec TD

Regular Season
1991
CINCINNATIBENGALS
PITTSBURGHSTEELERS
DEC 15, 1991

Cincinnati Bengals vs Pittsburgh Steelers

Regular Season · Dec 15, 1991

1 rec · 47 rec yds · 1 rec TD

Wild Card
1993
PITTSBURGHSTEELERS
KANSAS CITYCHIEFS
JAN 8, 1994

Pittsburgh Steelers vs Kansas City Chiefs

Wild Card · Jan 8, 1994

1 rec · 10 rec yds · 1 rec TD

Regular Season
1992
PITTSBURGHSTEELERS
LOS ANGELESCHARGERS
SEP 20, 1992

Pittsburgh Steelers vs Los Angeles Chargers

Regular Season · Sep 20, 1992

3 rec · 36 rec yds · 1 rec TD

Regular Season
1995
MINNESOTAVIKINGS
TAMPA BAYBUCCANEERS
OCT 15, 1995

Minnesota Vikings vs Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Regular Season · Oct 15, 1995

5 rec · 70 rec yds · 0 rec TD

Single-game peaks

Career highs

Position-relevant single-game records from Adrian Cooper's indexed NFL box scores.

Career highs: 101 receiving yards · 7 receptions · 9 targets

Regular Season
1994
NEW YORKJETS
MINNESOTAVIKINGS
NOV 20, 1994

New York Jets vs Minnesota Vikings

Regular Season · Nov 20, 1994

7 rec · 101 rec yds · 0 rec TD

Career high: 1 receiving touchdown

Wild Card
1993
PITTSBURGHSTEELERS
KANSAS CITYCHIEFS
JAN 8, 1994

Pittsburgh Steelers vs Kansas City Chiefs

Wild Card · Jan 8, 1994

1 rec · 10 rec yds · 1 rec TD

Career chapters

Franchise eras

Follow the team eras that shaped Adrian Cooper's career, in chronological order.

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

1980–1991

01
PITCOOPER—Adrian Cooper
PITSTALLWORTH—John Stallworth
PITWOODSON26Rod Woodson

The old champions fade while defense reloads

Pittsburgh Steelers · After the dynasty

Pittsburgh remained competitive as its Hall of Famers retired and Woodson became the versatile star of a new defensive generation.

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Franchise era

1992–2006

02
PITCOOPER—Adrian Cooper
PITBETTIS36Jerome Bettis
PITWARD86Hines Ward

Blitzburgh reaches two Super Bowls

Pittsburgh Steelers · The Cowher teams

Bill Cowher restored annual contention, and a second-year Ben Roethlisberger helped Bettis finish his career with the Super Bowl XL championship.

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Franchise era

1992–2000

03
MINCOOPER—Adrian Cooper
MINCARTER80Cris Carter
MINMOSS84Randy Moss

The league's most explosive offense

Minnesota Vikings · Carter, Moss and the 1998 heartbreak

Moss transformed the league as a rookie and the 15–1 Vikings set a scoring record before falling in overtime one game short of the Super Bowl.

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Franchise era

1991–1998

04
SFCOOPER—Adrian Cooper
SFYOUNG8Steve Young
SFRICE80Jerry Rice

A quarterback transition preserves greatness

San Francisco 49ers · Steve Young takes the baton

Young escaped Montana's shadow with an MVP peak and six touchdown passes in Super Bowl XXIX, extending the dynasty into another generation.

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Career accomplishments

6 NFL seasons77 career games87 career receptions1,037 career receiving yards5 career receiving touchdownsJersey: 494 playoff appearancesFirst appearance: Sep 1, 1991Most recent: Jan 4, 1997

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