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Height: 5-10
Weight: 237
College: Illinois
Hometown: Miami, Florida
8th NFL season
3rd with Texans
Age as of Kickoff Weekend 2008: 30
Acquired: UFA (TB), 2006
2007 GP/GS: 16/0
Career GP/GS: 99/24
Teams: Tampa Bay, 2001-05; Houston, 2006-07
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JAMEEL COOK
FULLBACK
TRANSACTIONS: Selected after junior season by
Tampa Bay Buccaneers in sixth round (174th pick
overall) of 2001 NFL Draft…Signed by Buccaneers
on July 16, 2001…Re-signed by Buccaneers on
April 19, 2004…Re-signed by Buccaneers on
March 16, 2005…Signed by Houston Texans on
March 11, 2006.
PRO: Versatile back who has contributed as a
blocker, ball carrier, receiver and special teams
ace in his two seasons in Houston…career totals
include 81 receptions for 486 yards and three
touchdowns…also has 15 rush attempts for 43
yards in his career…mainstay on special teams
with an exceptional eye for the ball…member
of the Super Bowl XXXVII champion Tampa Bay
Buccaneers…has played in 99 career games
with 24 starts in seven seasons…also saw action
in five playoff games.
2007 (Houston 16/0): Saw action in all 16 games,
seeing action in a reserve role in the backfield
and on special teams…rushed eight times for 24
yards, both career highs, and caught eight passes
for 40 yards…recorded a team-best 13 special
teams tackles…served as a game captain and
recorded one special teams tackle vs. Kansas
City (9/9)…registered two special teams tackles
and returned one kickoff for 12 yards at Carolina
(9/16)…saw extensive action at RB and on
special teams vs. Indianapolis (9/23), finishing
with five carries for 15 yards and two catches
for 12 yards…carried twice for six yards and
caught a season-high six passes for 28 yards at
Atlanta (9/30)…made one special teams stop vs.
Miami (10/7) and saw action at RB…saw action
on special teams at Jacksonville (10/14) and vs.
Tennessee (10/21)…recorded two special teams
tackles at San Diego (10/28)...rushed once for
three yards and made one special teams tackle
at Oakland (11/4)…played on special teams vs.
New Orleans (11/18) and at Cleveland (11/25)…
registered one special teams tackle at Tennessee
(12/2)…served as a game captain and recorded
one special teams tackle vs. Tampa Bay (12/9)…
played on special teams vs. Denver (12/13)…
returned a kickoff 21 yards at Indianapolis
(12/23)…finished with two tackles, one solo, on
special teams vs. Jacksonville (12/30).
2006 (Houston 11/7): Played in 11 games, starting
seven at FB…after injuring his right knee he was
placed on injured reserve (12/15)…finished with
four rushes for 18 yards and 18 catches for 107
yards, plus five special teams tackles…started
and rushed once and caught one pass for no
gain vs. Philadelphia (9/10)…started and caught
five passes for 34 yards with a long of 15 yards at
Indianapolis (9/17)…started and ran the ball once
for 14 yards, his career long, and caught one pass
for three yards at New York Giants (11/5).
2005 (Tampa Bay 16/0): Played in all 16 games…
also saw action in playoff game…caught seven
passes for 43 yards and one touchdown…
ranked second on the team with 23 special teams
tackles…totaled five special teams tackles, one
shy of the team single-game record vs. Detroit
(10/2)…caught a nine-yard touchdown pass,
the 900th touchdown in Buccaneers history vs.
veterans
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