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Marcus Cooper

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Marcus Cooper recorded 54 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 7 rostered seasons with New York Jets, Detroit Lions, Chicago Bears, Arizona Cardinals, Kansas City Chiefs.

▶Best highlights

2.7

tackles/gm

1

playoff games

6

indexed seasons

54

career games

Five defining games

Start here

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

Regular Season
2016
TAMPA BAYBUCCANEERS
ARIZONACARDINALS
SEP 18, 2016

Tampa Bay Buccaneers vs Arizona Cardinals

Regular Season · Sep 18, 2016

7 tackles · 0 sacks · 2 INT

Wild Card
2013
KANSAS CITYCHIEFS
INDIANAPOLISCOLTS
JAN 4, 2014

Kansas City Chiefs vs Indianapolis Colts

Wild Card · Jan 4, 2014

2 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
2016
ARIZONACARDINALS
ATLANTAFALCONS
NOV 27, 2016

Arizona Cardinals vs Atlanta Falcons

Regular Season · Nov 27, 2016

9 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
2013
DENVERBRONCOS
KANSAS CITYCHIEFS
DEC 1, 2013

Denver Broncos vs Kansas City Chiefs

Regular Season · Dec 1, 2013

8 tackles · 0 sacks · 1 INT

Regular Season
2016
NEW ORLEANSSAINTS
ARIZONACARDINALS
DEC 18, 2016

New Orleans Saints vs Arizona Cardinals

Regular Season · Dec 18, 2016

7 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Single-game peaks

Career highs

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

Career high: 9 total tackles

Regular Season
2016
ARIZONACARDINALS
ATLANTAFALCONS
NOV 27, 2016

Arizona Cardinals vs Atlanta Falcons

Regular Season · Nov 27, 2016

9 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Career highs: 2 interceptions · 83 interception return yards

Regular Season
2016
TAMPA BAYBUCCANEERS
ARIZONACARDINALS
SEP 18, 2016

Tampa Bay Buccaneers vs Arizona Cardinals

Regular Season · Sep 18, 2016

7 tackles · 0 sacks · 2 INT

Career high: 4 passes defended

Regular Season
2013
OAKLANDRAIDERS
KANSAS CITYCHIEFS
OCT 13, 2013

Oakland Raiders vs Kansas City Chiefs

Regular Season · Oct 13, 2013

5 tackles · 0 sacks · 1 INT

Career high: 1 forced fumble

Regular Season
2018
DETROITLIONS
ARIZONACARDINALS
DEC 9, 2018

Detroit Lions vs Arizona Cardinals

Regular Season · Dec 9, 2018

1 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Career chapters

Franchise eras

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

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

2013–2017

01
KCCOOPER—Marcus Cooper
KCSMITH11Alex Smith
KCCHARLES25Jamaal Charles

Structure and speed end the playoff drought

Kansas City Chiefs · Reid builds the platform

Andy Reid immediately restored winning, developed Kelce and Tyreek Hill, and created the environment for a young quarterback to take over.

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Franchise era

2013–2017

02
ARICOOPER—Marcus Cooper
ARIPALMER3Carson Palmer
ARIFITZGERALD11Larry Fitzgerald

Aggressive offense meets an elite secondary

Arizona Cardinals · The Arians contender

Bruce Arians unlocked Palmer's best late-career football and built a 13-win team that reached the 2015 NFC Championship Game.

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Franchise era

2013–present

03
CHICOOPER—Marcus Cooper
CHIMACK52Khalil Mack
CHIFIELDS1Justin Fields

Elite defensive peaks meet repeated offensive resets

Chicago Bears · The quarterback search continues

The 2018 defense briefly restored contention, but Chicago has continued rebuilding its offense in pursuit of the long-awaited franchise quarterback.

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Franchise era

2009–2020

04
DETCOOPER—Marcus Cooper
DETSTAFFORD9Matthew Stafford
DETJOHNSON81Calvin Johnson

Spectacular talent fights organizational instability

Detroit Lions · Stafford and Calvin

Stafford and Johnson powered explosive offenses and three playoff trips, but Detroit could not turn their peak into a postseason victory.

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Franchise era

2011–present

05
NYJCOOPER—Marcus Cooper
NYJWILKERSON96Muhammad Wilkerson
NYJWILLIAMS95Quinnen Williams

Defensive talent waits for quarterback stability

New York Jets · The playoff drought

New York continued producing excellent defenders but cycled through quarterbacks and coaches during the league's longest active postseason absence.

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Career accomplishments

7 NFL seasons54 career games137 career solo tacklesCollege: RutgersDrafted by: SFJersey: 311 playoff appearancesFirst appearance: Sep 8, 2013Most recent: Dec 23, 2018

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