Helfet attended Mark Day School for elementary and middle school and Redwood High School, where he played football, basketball, and lacrosse. As a senior, he recorded 42 receptions for 811 yards and earned first-team all-conference honors.[1] He was lightly recruited by college football scouts, only receiving attention from FCS football programs including the University of San Diego and various Ivy League programs. However, he committed to Johns Hopkins University on a full lacrosse scholarship.
College careeredit
Johns Hopkins Universityedit
Helfet accepted a full lacrosse scholarship to Johns Hopkins University, where he played lacrosse for the Blue Jays in the fall of 2007. After one semester at Johns Hopkins, Helfet transferred to Santa Rosa Junior College with hopes of pursuing a football career.
Santa Rosa Junior Collegeedit
Helfet started his collegiate career at Santa Rosa Junior College in Santa Rosa, California. He was one of the very few junior college players ever to transfer to Duke University.
Duke Universityedit
In his junior year, which was his first season at Duke, he was named as an honorable mention All-ACC. In his senior season, he was among the players named to the 33-member watch list for the John Mackey Award.[1] He was selected to the pre-season All-ACC by both Lindy's Sports second-team and Athlon Sports third-team also prior to his senior season.[1][2]
Professional careeredit
Seattle Seahawksedit
On May 16, 2012, he signed with the Seattle Seahawks as an undrafted free agent. On August 31, he was released. On January 17, 2013, he re-signed with the Seahawks to a futures contract.[3] On August 31, 2013, he was released. On September 2, 2013, he was signed to the practice squad. On February 5, 2014, he was signed to a reserve/future contract.[4] He would remain on the Seahawks for the 2015 season and part of the 2016 season.
Oakland Raidersedit
On October 11, 2016, Helfet was signed to the Oakland Raiders' practice squad.[5] He signed a reserve/future contract with the Raiders on January 9, 2017.[6] On July 25, 2017, the Raiders placed Helfet on the Non-Football Injury List.[7] He was released on September 2, 2017.[8]
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^Bouda, Nate (July 25, 2017). "Raiders Place TE Cooper Helfet & LB Ben Heeny On NFI List". NFLTradeRumors.com. Retrieved April 17, 2022.
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cooper, helfet, cooper, winston, helfet, born, june, 1989, former, american, football, tight, signed, seattle, seahawks, undrafted, free, agent, 2012, played, college, football, duke, helfet, 2015personal, informationborn, 1989, june, 1989, kentfield, californ. Cooper Winston Helfet born June 2 1989 is a former American football tight end He was signed by the Seattle Seahawks as an undrafted free agent in 2012 He played college football at Duke Cooper HelfetHelfet in 2015Personal informationBorn 1989 06 02 June 2 1989 age 34 Kentfield California U S Height 6 ft 3 in 1 91 m Weight 240 lb 109 kg Career informationHigh school Redwood Larkspur California College DukePosition Tight endUndrafted 2012Career historySeattle Seahawks 2012 2016 Oakland Raiders 2016 2017 Offseason and or practice squad member onlyCareer highlights and awardsSuper Bowl champion XLVIII Career NFL statisticsReceptions 25Receiving yards 315Receiving touchdowns 2 Contents 1 Early years 2 College career 2 1 Johns Hopkins University 2 2 Santa Rosa Junior College 2 3 Duke University 3 Professional career 3 1 Seattle Seahawks 3 2 Oakland Raiders 4 References 5 External linksEarly years editHelfet attended Mark Day School for elementary and middle school and Redwood High School where he played football basketball and lacrosse As a senior he recorded 42 receptions for 811 yards and earned first team all conference honors 1 He was lightly recruited by college football scouts only receiving attention from FCS football programs including the University of San Diego and various Ivy League programs However he committed to Johns Hopkins University on a full lacrosse scholarship College career editJohns Hopkins University edit Helfet accepted a full lacrosse scholarship to Johns Hopkins University where he played lacrosse for the Blue Jays in the fall of 2007 After one semester at Johns Hopkins Helfet transferred to Santa Rosa Junior College with hopes of pursuing a football career Santa Rosa Junior College edit Helfet started his collegiate career at Santa Rosa Junior College in Santa Rosa California He was one of the very few junior college players ever to transfer to Duke University Duke University edit In his junior year which was his first season at Duke he was named as an honorable mention All ACC In his senior season he was among the players named to the 33 member watch list for the John Mackey Award 1 He was selected to the pre season All ACC by both Lindy s Sports second team and Athlon Sports third team also prior to his senior season 1 2 Professional career editSeattle Seahawks edit On May 16 2012 he signed with the Seattle Seahawks as an undrafted free agent On August 31 he was released On January 17 2013 he re signed with the Seahawks to a futures contract 3 On August 31 2013 he was released On September 2 2013 he was signed to the practice squad On February 5 2014 he was signed to a reserve future contract 4 He would remain on the Seahawks for the 2015 season and part of the 2016 season Oakland Raiders edit On October 11 2016 Helfet was signed to the Oakland Raiders practice squad 5 He signed a reserve future contract with the Raiders on January 9 2017 6 On July 25 2017 the Raiders placed Helfet on the Non Football Injury List 7 He was released on September 2 2017 8 References edit a b c Duke Profile GoDuke com Duke Blue Devils football bio Seahawks sign 10 to futures contracts thenewstribune com Archived from the original on December 8 2015 Retrieved January 16 2013 Seahawks Announce Nine Player Signings to 2014 Future Contracts seahawks com Archived from the original on February 9 2014 Retrieved February 6 2014 Raiders Sign TE Cooper Helfet To Practice Squad Cut LB Darnell Sankey Raiders Announce Reserve Future Signings Raiders com January 9 2017 Archived from the original on September 9 2017 Bouda Nate July 25 2017 Raiders Place TE Cooper Helfet amp LB Ben Heeny On NFI List NFLTradeRumors com Retrieved April 17 2022 Raiders Announce Transactions Raiders com September 2 2017 Archived from the original on December 9 2017 Retrieved September 8 2017 External links editSeattle Seahawks bio Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Cooper Helfet amp oldid 1226071262, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
