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词条 Cooper Taylor
释义

  1. Early years

  2. College career

     Georgia Tech  Richmond 

  3. Professional career

  4. Personal life

  5. References

  6. External links

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Cooper Taylor (born April 4, 1990) is an American football safety who is currently a free agent. He played college football at Georgia Tech before transferring to Richmond. He was selected in the fifth round by the New York Giants of the 2013 NFL Draft.

Early years

He attended Marist High School in Atlanta, Georgia. He was a Two-time all-state and all-county selection and also earned three varsity letters in football while at high school.[1]

College career

Georgia Tech

He played college football at Georgia Tech from 2008-2010. He was selected for the second team All-ACC by Rivals[2] and was an honorable mention Freshmen All-America by College Football News in the 2008 season.[1]

Richmond

After being diagnosed with Wolff-Parkinson-White Syndrome, Cooper missed most of the 2009 and 2010 seasons with Georgia Tech and transferred. He spent his final two seasons at the University of Richmond. Cooper was impressive during his time with the Spiders. In his Senior season he was a selected for the First-Team AP All-American, First-Team Walter Camp All-America, First-Team The Sports Network All-American, Second-Team All-American by Phil Steele[3] and the Second-Team All-American by Beyond College Sports First-Team All-CAA, the First-Team VaSID All-State, College Sports Madness First-Team All-CAA, the First-Team Capital One Academic All-American and was the selection of the CoSIDA Academic All-District.[1] He also was selected for The Touchdown Club of Richmond Division I National Defensive Back of the Year.[4] Following the conclusion of his Senior season, he was selected and participated in the 2013 East-West Shrine Game as a member on the East team.[5] On February 19, 2013, he was selected as the CAA Football Scholar Athlete Of The Year.[6]

Professional career

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Before the Draft, Taylor impressed scouts during his performance in the East-West Shrine Game. His large frame (6'5", 228 pounds) and athleticism drew many comparisons to Seattle Seahawks safety Kam Chancellor. Taylor was eventually selected in the 5th round (152 overall) in the 2013 NFL Draft by the New York Giants. On October 20, 2015, he was waived by the Giants.[9] On November 4, 2015, he was signed to the practice squad. On November 18, 2015, Taylor was promoted to the active roster. On August 30, 2016, he was waived by the Giants.[10]

Personal life

He is the son of former Georgia Tech quarterback Jim Bob Taylor who was drafted in the 11th round in the 1983 NFL Draft by the Baltimore Colts, where he spent his only NFL season in 1983.[1]

References

1. ^{{cite web | title= Richmond Spiders profile | work= richmondspiders.com | url=http://www.richmondspiders.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=26800&ATCLID=205207658 |accessdate=}}
2. ^{{cite web | title= 2008 Rivals.com All-ACC Team | work= rivals.com | url=http://fe5.rivals.sports.sp1.yahoo.net/content.asp?CID=887772 |accessdate=December 11, 2008}}
3. ^{{cite web | title= Three Spiders Named All-America By Phil Steele | work= richmondspiders.com | url=http://www.richmondspiders.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=26800&ATCLID=205865761 |accessdate=January 2, 2013}}
4. ^{{cite web | title= Richmond’s Taylor Earns Another All-America Honor | work= richmondspiders.com | url=http://www.richmondspiders.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=26800&ATCLID=205824232 |accessdate=December 12, 2012}}
5. ^{{cite web | title= 2013 East-West Shrine Game rosters | work= nfl.com | url=http://www.nfl.com/draft/story/0ap1000000126437/article/2013-eastwest-shrine-game-rosters |accessdate=January 14, 2013}}
6. ^{{cite web | title= Taylor Named CAA Football Scholar Athlete Of The Year | work= richmondspiders.com | url=http://www.richmondspiders.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=26800&ATCLID=206463647 |accessdate=February 19, 2013}}
7. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.nfl.com/draft/2013/profiles/cooper-taylor?id=2540317|title=NFL Events: Draft Profiles - Cooper Taylor|work=NFL.com}}
8. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.nfldraftscout.com/ratings/dsprofile.php?pyid=84597&draftyear=2013&genpos=ss|title=Richmond SS Cooper Taylor: 2013 NFL Draft Scout Player Profile|work=NFLDraftScout.com}}
9. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.giants.com/news-and-blogs/article-1/Giants-sign-CB-Leon-McFadden-make-practice-squad-changes/4f27d39d-d5e3-43d7-b794-95e329d0966b |title=Giants sign CB Leon McFadden; make practice squad changes |last=Eisen |first=Michael |date=October 21, 2015 |website=Giants.com |accessdate=December 7, 2015 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20151207040633/http://www.giants.com/news-and-blogs/article-1/Giants-sign-CB-Leon-McFadden-make-practice-squad-changes/4f27d39d-d5e3-43d7-b794-95e329d0966b |archivedate=December 7, 2015 |df= }}
10. ^{{cite web|title=Giants announce first round of roster cuts|url=http://www.giants.com/news-and-blogs/article-1/Giants-announce-first-round-of-roster-cuts/ba500404-bd0c-4b38-8df3-904858c6d669|last=Eisen|first=Michael|website=Giants.com|date=August 30, 2016|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170823071720/https://www.giants.com/news-and-blogs/article-1/Giants-announce-first-round-of-roster-cuts/ba500404-bd0c-4b38-8df3-904858c6d669|archivedate=August 23, 2017}}

External links

{{commonscat}}
  • Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets bio
  • Richmond Spiders bio
{{Giants2013DraftPicks}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Taylor, Cooper}}

7 : 1990 births|Living people|Richmond Spiders football players|American football safeties|New York Giants players|Players of American football from Georgia (U.S. state)|Sportspeople from Atlanta

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