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Pro Career:
Originally drafted in the sixth round (184th overall) of the 2001 NFL Draft by the Oakland Raiders, spent three seasons in Oakland before being traded to the Dallas Cowboys on 9/11/04. Was released by Dallas on 11/2/04 and signed by San Francisco on 11/9/04. Spent the 2005 season on the 49ers injured reserve list before signing with Seattle on 5/8/05 as a free agent. Released by Seattle on 9/22/06 and signed by the Cardinals on 9/26/06, re-signing as an unrestricted free agent on 3/23/07 agreeing to a two-year contract.
2006: Game-day inactive for the first two games of the season with the Seahawks and released by Seattle on 9/22; signed with the Cardinals on 9/26 and played in 13 games appeared as a reserve on the defensive line, collecting one tackle @ Atl (10/1) tied for a team high among defensive lineman with five total tackles @ Oak (10/22) collected his first sack as a Cardinal when he brought down Lions QB Jon Kitna in the fourth quarter vs. Det (11/19) turned in a disruptive performance with one tackle, one sack, one pass defensed, two QB pressures and one QB hit @ StL (12/3) recovered a Mack Strong fumble caused by Karlos Dansby in the third quarter which led to a Larry Fitzgerald TD catch and the Cardinals taking back the lead for good vs. Sea (12/10); also added three tackles and a tackle for a loss totaled two tackles vs. Den (12/17) while part of a defensive line that held the Broncos running attack to 2.9 yards-per-carry.
2005: Spent the season on San Francisco’s injured reserve (shoulder).
2004: Split the season between Dallas and San Francisco finished with 17 tackles and saw action in 10 games between the two teams saw action in two games and was inactive for five others with the Cowboys played in eight games with the 49ers and recorded two starts registered three tackles and one sack @ TB (11/21) started at left defensive end and tied a career-high with seven stops vs. Buf (12/26).
2003: Saw action in all 16 games and recorded nine starts with the Raiders finished the season with a career-high 49 tackles and 2.5 sacks recorded three tackles and a fumble recovery @ Den (9/22) made his first start of the season and recorded four tackles @ Det (11/2) also recorded four tackles and a start vs. NYJ (11/9) started vs. Min (11/16) and registered five tackles, one sack, one forced fumble and a fumble recovery started @ KC (11/23) and had three tackles, one sack and a pass defensed recorded a career-high seven tackles vs. Den (11/30) started and totaled three tackles and one fumble recovery @ Pit (12/7) finished the season with six tackles and a half-sack @ SD (12/28).
2002: Played in all 16 games with one start and saw action in all three postseason contests for the Raiders started @ StL (10/13) and recorded one tackle tallied three tackles and one sack and also had one forced fumble vs. NE (11/17) recorded three tackles and played on special teams in AFC Divisional Game vs. NYJ (1/12/03) tallied three tackles in the AFC Championship Game vs. Ten (1/19) recorded three tackles in Super Bowl XXXVII vs. TB (1/26/03).
2001: Saw action in 11 games with one start in rookie season with the Raiders recorded one tackle and an interception vs. Sea (9/30) made first career start vs. SD (11/18) registered six tackles and first career sack vs. KC (12/9) tallied five tackles and one sack vs. Ten (12/22).
College:
Four-year starter at Nebraska-Omaha Division II All-America selection as a senior led the team for the third consecutive year with 11 sacks as a senior earned second-team all-conference honors as a junior with 45 tackles and led the team with nine sacks played in all 12 games as a sophomore and led the team with seven sacks as a redshirt freshman, played in every game and recorded 21 tackles and four sacks.
Personal:
Full name Christopher Lyle Cooper earned all-state honors as a two-way lineman at Southeast (Lincoln, NE) High School also lettered two years in basketball as a forward and center an active supporter of Foster 2 Dream Foundation which assists foster children with various programs and scholarships married, wife’s name is Mattie was a Criminal Justice Psychology major at Nebraska-Omaha. | 