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Chris Cooper

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Arizona Cardinals · DE

Chris Cooper recorded 58 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 6 rostered seasons with ARZ, Arizona Cardinals, Seattle Seahawks, Dallas Cowboys, San Francisco 49ers, Oakland Raiders.

▶Best highlights

1.9

tackles/gm

5

playoff games

6

indexed seasons

58

career games

Five defining games

Start here

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

Super Bowl
XXXVII
OAKLANDRAIDERS
TAMPA BAYBUCCANEERS
JAN 26, 2003

Oakland Raiders vs Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Super Bowl XXXVII · Jan 26, 2003

1 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Divisional Round
2001
OAKLANDRAIDERS
NEW ENGLANDPATRIOTS
JAN 19, 2002

Oakland Raiders vs New England Patriots

Divisional Round · Jan 19, 2002

2 tackles · 1 sacks · 0 INT

Conference Championship
2002
TENNESSEETITANS
OAKLANDRAIDERS
JAN 19, 2003

Tennessee Titans vs Oakland Raiders

Conference Championship · Jan 19, 2003

3 tackles · 0.5 sacks · 0 INT

Wild Card
2001
NEW YORKJETS
OAKLANDRAIDERS
JAN 12, 2002

New York Jets vs Oakland Raiders

Wild Card · Jan 12, 2002

2 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Divisional Round
2002
NEW YORKJETS
OAKLANDRAIDERS
JAN 12, 2003

New York Jets vs Oakland Raiders

Divisional Round · Jan 12, 2003

2 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Single-game peaks

Career highs

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

Career high: 6 total tackles

Regular Season
2004
BUFFALOBILLS
SAN FRANCISCO49ERS
DEC 26, 2004

Buffalo Bills vs San Francisco 49ers

Regular Season · Dec 26, 2004

6 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 1 sack

Regular Season
2006
ARIZONACARDINALS
ST. LOUISRAMS
DEC 3, 2006

Arizona Cardinals vs St. Louis Rams

Regular Season · Dec 3, 2006

1 tackles · 1 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 3 tackles for loss

Regular Season
2001
KANSAS CITYCHIEFS
OAKLANDRAIDERS
DEC 9, 2001

Kansas City Chiefs vs Oakland Raiders

Regular Season · Dec 9, 2001

4 tackles · 1 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 1 quarterback hit

Regular Season
2006
ARIZONACARDINALS
SAN FRANCISCO49ERS
DEC 24, 2006

Arizona Cardinals vs San Francisco 49ers

Regular Season · Dec 24, 2006

1 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 1 forced fumble

Regular Season
2003
MINNESOTAVIKINGS
OAKLANDRAIDERS
NOV 16, 2003

Minnesota Vikings vs Oakland Raiders

Regular Season · Nov 16, 2003

4 tackles · 1 sacks · 0 INT

Career chapters

Franchise eras

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

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

1988–2001

01
LVCOOPER—Chris Cooper
LVBROWN81Tim Brown
LVGANNON12Rich Gannon

Old stars give way to Gruden's veteran contender

Las Vegas Raiders · Back to Oakland

The Raiders returned home, developed Brown and Woodson, and found a precise veteran offense under Jon Gruden.

Read the era story →

Franchise era

2002–2015

02
LVCOOPER—Chris Cooper
LVGANNON12Rich Gannon
LVASOMUGHA21Nnamdi Asomugha

The veteran peak collapses into constant turnover

Las Vegas Raiders · A Super Bowl and the wilderness

Oakland reached Super Bowl XXXVII but then endured thirteen seasons without a winning record as coaches and quarterbacks cycled.

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Franchise era

1999–2010

03
SFCOOPER—Chris Cooper
SFOWENS81Terrell Owens
SFGARCIA5Jeff Garcia

Brief Owens–Garcia fireworks precede a rebuild

San Francisco 49ers · The long reset

An explosive early-2000s offense supplied one last playoff comeback before instability took over and Willis became the next defensive foundation.

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Franchise era

2000–2015

04
DALCOOPER—Chris Cooper
DALROMO9Tony Romo
DALWITTEN82Jason Witten

Undrafted improvisation restores contention

Dallas Cowboys · The Romo years

Romo developed into a prolific quarterback and gave Dallas repeated division titles, though a sequence of narrow playoff losses shaped the era's reputation.

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Franchise era

1999–2009

05
SEACOOPER—Chris Cooper
SEAHASSELBECK8Matt Hasselbeck
SEAALEXANDER37Shaun Alexander

Hasselbeck and Alexander reach the Super Bowl

Seattle Seahawks · Holmgren builds an NFC champion

Paul Allen stabilized the club, Holmgren built around an elite line and the 2005 Seahawks won the NFC behind Alexander's MVP season.

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Franchise era

2004–2012

06
ARICOOPER—Chris Cooper
ARIFITZGERALD11Larry Fitzgerald
ARIWARNER13Kurt Warner

A Hall of Fame receiver carries Arizona to the Super Bowl

Arizona Cardinals · Fitzgerald and the impossible run

Warner's revival and Fitzgerald's extraordinary 2008 postseason sent the Cardinals to their first Super Bowl and within one late drive of a championship.

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Career accomplishments

6 NFL seasons58 career games76 career solo tackles9 career sacksDrafted by: OAKDraft pick: 184Jersey: 935 playoff appearances1 Super Bowl appearanceFirst appearance: Sep 23, 2001Most recent: Nov 25, 2007

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