2007 MEDIA GUIDE - Seahawks Online Media Packet

COOPER 842006: Signed to the roster on December 12and was inactive his first two weeks with theclub. Made Seahawks debut on special teamsin season finale at Tampa Bay (12/31) and posteda special teams tackle. Declared inactive versusDallas (1/6/07) in the Wild Card game butplayed the following week at Chicago (1/14/07)and had a special teams stop.PRO: Signed by Seattle on December 12, 2006.Drafted in the third round (79th overall) of the2004 NFL Draft by the Buccaneers. 2004:Appeared on special teams in 14 games (all butvs. Kansas City and at Atlanta). Led allBuccaneers rookies and ranked sixth on theteam with 11 special teams stops. Played onspecial teams in NFL debut at Washington(9/12). Saw action on special teams againstSeattle (9/19), registering one stop. Registeredone special teams tackle against Denver (10/3).Had one special teams stop at New Orleans(10/10). Posted one special teams tackle againstChicago (10/24). Notched one special teamstackle against San Francisco (11/21) and atCarolina (11/28). Played sparingly at linebackerand saw action on special teams againstAtlanta (12/5). Led team with a season-highthree special teams tackles at San Diego(12/12). Notched one special teams tackleagainst New Orleans (12/19) and againstCarolina (12/26). 2005: Played in 12 contests(all but at New Orleans, at Carolina, at NewEngland and vs. Atlanta). Also appeared inplayoff game vs. Washington. Totaled two tacklesand 16 special teams stops on the season.His 16 special teams tackles ranked sixth on theteam. Saw action on special teams in seasonopener at Minnesota (9/11), totaling two specialteams stops. Totaled two special teams stopsagainst Detroit (10/2). Led the team with acareer-high four special teams tackles at N.Y.Jets (10/9). Posted one special teams tackle vs.Miami (10/16) and at San Francisco (10/30).Notched two special teams tackles vs. Carolina(11/6). Made first-career defensive tackle atAtlanta (11/20), finishing the contest with twotackles. Also posted two special teams stopsagainst the Falcons. Appeared on special teamsLinebacker 6-3 220Washington4th NFL Season2nd Seahawks SeasonFree Agent 20062006 Games/Starts: 1/0Career Games/Starts: 27/0March 11, 1982Gilbert, Arizonavs. Chicago (11/27) before leaving the contestwith a chest strain. Had one special teams stopvs. New Orleans (1/1). Appeared on specialteams in NFC Wild Card game vs. Washington(1/7), totaling two special teams tackles.COLLEGE: Started at inside linebacker his lasttwo seasons, leading the team in tackles bothyears. Started 23 of 46 games during his career.Recorded 230 tackles (149 solo) with sevensacks, three fumble recoveries, returning onefor a touchdown, three forced fumbles, sevenpasses defensed, three interceptions, includingone that he returned for a score and alsoblocked a punt. Super Sleeper Team and All-Pac10 Conference first-team selection by The NFLDraft Report in 2003. Started all 12 games atinside linebacker in his final season, leading theteam with 89 tackles (62 solo). Finished the seasonwith eight tackles for loss, four sacks andtwo interceptions, returning one for a touchdown.Added five passes defensed and oneforced fumble. All-Pac 10 Conference honorablemention selection in 2002. Started 11 of 13games at inside linebacker as a junior. Played inall 12 games as the backup at inside linebackerin 2001.PERSONAL: Attended Highland (Gilbert, Ariz.)High, playing football for coach Mike Reardon.Recorded 48 tackles (23 solo), five tackles forloss, five interceptions, and four forced fumblesin 1999, earning All-State honors at defensiveback. All-Fiesta Region Conference firstteamselection at defensive back in 1999.Named his conference’s Defensive Player of theYear and was a Prep Star All-Western Regionselection at linebacker as a junior. RegionalDefensive Player of the Year at free safety as asophomore. Member of Prep Football Report’sAll-West team. Also competed for Highland’strack and basketball teams. Set a school recordin the 400 meters (49.99), and has a personalbest of 21.3 seconds in the 200 meters. Namedhis school’s Defensive Player of the Year in basketball.Son of Bruce and Donna Cooper. Fatheris a sportscaster at KPNX in Phoenix. Majoredin sociology.