Cooper played football and ran track and field for Pearland High School in Texas. He was an All-state selection in football as a senior and was a four-year letterman in track and field, excelling in the long jump, triple jump, and the 110-meter and 300-meter hurdles.
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Cooper played college football at Kansas State where he was an All-Big 12 selection all four years. He was elected team captain as a junior and senior. After leaving Kansas State, he ranked 11th in school history in tackles.
Cooper joined the Oakland Raiders on October 29, 2004, after being claimed off waivers. In 2005, he won the Ed Block Courage Award chosen by his teammates. He was also a team captain for the 2006 season.
Cooper was released by the Raiders prior to the 2007 season after failing a league mandated drug test. He was re-signed not long after he served his suspension, but was placed on season-ending injured reserve on December 17 with a torn ACL.
He was later released on August 25, 2008, and did not play during the 2008 and 2009 seasons.
Cooper has since revealed that head injuries (causing recurrent, debilitating migraines) and an uncertain medical prognosis were reasons for his "abrupt" retirement from the Oakland Raiders.[2]
In 2007 Cooper began volunteering at the Oakland Animal Shelter in Oakland California. He quickly became an integral part of the shelter's team of staff and volunteers, often spending hours walking the dogs, cleaning kennels, and performing various improvement tasks around the shelter. Eventually he donated funds for the construction of outdoor exercise runs for the dogs named "the Coop" He subsequently cofounded Help Code 597, a non-profit dedicated to helping the animals of Oakland. As of 2011, Cooper continued as a regular volunteer at the shelter.[4]
^Cooper, Jarrod. Jarrod Cooper: My Fight with Head Injuries and My Decision To Retire. Bleacher Report. February 5, 2011. Retrieved 2011-2-18.
^"Jarrod Cooper Stats". ESPN. ESPN Internet Ventures. Retrieved 1 June 2015.
^Jones, Carolyn. Oakland: Neighbors honored for taping dog beating. San Francisco Chronicle. February 18, 2011.
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jarrod, cooper, jarrod, alexander, cooper, born, march, 1978, former, american, football, safety, with, oakland, raiders, carolina, panthers, drafted, panthers, fifth, round, 2001, draft, played, college, football, kansas, state, 40position, safetypersonal, in. Jarrod Alexander Cooper born March 31 1978 is a former American football safety with the Oakland Raiders and Carolina Panthers He was drafted by the Panthers in the fifth round of the 2001 NFL Draft He played college football at Kansas State Jarrod CooperNo 40Position SafetyPersonal informationBorn 1978 03 31 March 31 1978 age 46 Akron Ohio U S Height 6 ft 1 in 1 85 m Weight 215 lb 98 kg Career informationHigh school Pearland Pearland Texas College Kansas StateNFL draft 2001 Round 5 Pick 143Career historyCarolina Panthers 2001 2004 Oakland Raiders 2004 2007 Career highlights and awardsFirst team All Big 12 1998 Second team All Big 12 1999 Career NFL statisticsTackles 131Sacks 1 5Forced fumbles 2Player stats at NFL com Contents 1 Early life 2 College career 3 Professional career 3 1 Carolina Panthers 3 2 Oakland Raiders 3 3 NFL statistics 4 Personal life 5 References 6 External linksEarly life editCooper played football and ran track and field for Pearland High School in Texas He was an All state selection in football as a senior and was a four year letterman in track and field excelling in the long jump triple jump and the 110 meter and 300 meter hurdles College career editCooper played college football at Kansas State where he was an All Big 12 selection all four years He was elected team captain as a junior and senior After leaving Kansas State he ranked 11th in school history in tackles Professional career editCarolina Panthers edit Cooper was drafted by the Carolina Panthers in the fifth round 143rd overall of the 2001 NFL Draft and played in Super Bowl XXXVIII 1 Oakland Raiders edit Cooper joined the Oakland Raiders on October 29 2004 after being claimed off waivers In 2005 he won the Ed Block Courage Award chosen by his teammates He was also a team captain for the 2006 season Cooper was released by the Raiders prior to the 2007 season after failing a league mandated drug test He was re signed not long after he served his suspension but was placed on season ending injured reserve on December 17 with a torn ACL He was later released on August 25 2008 and did not play during the 2008 and 2009 seasons Cooper has since revealed that head injuries causing recurrent debilitating migraines and an uncertain medical prognosis were reasons for his abrupt retirement from the Oakland Raiders 2 NFL statistics edit Year Team GP COMB TOTAL AST SACK FF FR FR YDS INT IR YDS AVG IR LNG TD PD2001 CAR 16 27 25 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 02002 CAR 6 8 7 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 02003 CAR 12 7 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 02004 CAR 6 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 02004 OAK 9 16 16 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12005 OAK 16 54 40 14 0 5 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 22006 OAK 16 12 11 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 02007 OAK 6 5 4 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Career 87 131 111 20 1 5 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 Personal life editIn 2007 Cooper began volunteering at the Oakland Animal Shelter in Oakland California He quickly became an integral part of the shelter s team of staff and volunteers often spending hours walking the dogs cleaning kennels and performing various improvement tasks around the shelter Eventually he donated funds for the construction of outdoor exercise runs for the dogs named the Coop He subsequently cofounded Help Code 597 a non profit dedicated to helping the animals of Oakland As of 2011 Cooper continued as a regular volunteer at the shelter 4 References edit 2001 NFL Draft Listing Pro Football Reference com Retrieved 2023 03 18 Cooper Jarrod Jarrod Cooper My Fight with Head Injuries and My Decision To Retire Bleacher Report February 5 2011 Retrieved 2011 2 18 Jarrod Cooper Stats ESPN ESPN Internet Ventures Retrieved 1 June 2015 Jones Carolyn Oakland Neighbors honored for taping dog beating San Francisco Chronicle February 18 2011 External links editOakland Raiders bio Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Jarrod Cooper amp oldid 1163177236, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
