Bryan Cox

For other people named Brian Cox, see Brian Cox (disambiguation).

Bryan Cox

Cox in Iraq, 2006
No. 51, 52
Linebacker
Personal information
Date of birth: February 17, 1968 (1968-02-17)
Place of birth: St. Louis, Missouri
Career information
College: Western Illinois
NFL Draft: 1991 / Round: 5 / Pick: 113
Debuted in 1991
Last played in 2002
Career history
Miami Dolphins (1991-1995) Chicago Bears (1996-1997) New York Jets (1998-2000) New England Patriots (2001) New Orleans Saints (2002)
Career highlights and awards
3× Pro Bowl selection (1992, 1994, 1995) 3× All-Pro selection (1992, 1994, 1995) Super Bowl champion (XXXVI)
Sacks	51.5
Interceptions	4
Touchdowns	1
Stats at NFL.com

Bryan Keith Cox (born February 17, 1968) is a former American football linebacker who played twelve seasons in the NFL from 1991 through 2002. He was a member of the New England Patriots club that won Super Bowl XXXVI. He is currently the pass rush coach for the Miami Dolphins.

Cox generated controversy while a Miami Dolphin in 1993, when he waved the middle fingers with both hands at fans prior to a road game against the Buffalo Bills.

High school and college

Cox was a member of the East St. Louis High School Flyers, where he was coached by Bob Shannon.

Cox attended Western Illinois University and was a Mass Communications Major and a letterman in football. In football, he was a four-year letterman and a two-year starter. As a senior, he was named as a First Team All-America selection by the Football Gazzette and was a First Team All-Conference selection. As a junior, he was named the Western Illinois University M.V.P. As a sophomore, Cox played in every game, and finished his sophomore season with 54 tackles, four forced fumbles, 3 fumble recoveries, two interceptions and three blocked kicks. As a freshman, Cox was a reserve nickel-back and finished the season with 30 tackles.

National Football League

Cox was drafted by the Dolphins in the 5th round of the 1991 NFL Draft, chosen 113th overall. In his career encompassing 165 games he recorded 764 tackles, recorded 51.5 quarterback sacks, caught four interceptions, and forced 22 fumbles. Among his most famous plays was a 27-yard interception-return touchdown against the Patriots in September 1999 while playing with the Jets; another famous play came with the Patriots in September 2001 in a game against the Indianapolis Colts; Cox hit receiver Jerome Pathon in the first quarter, a hit that briefly knocked Pathon out.

Post-playing career

From 2004-2005 he worked as an analyst for TVG Network. He was an assistant defensive line coach for the New York Jets for three seasons (2006–08) under Eric Mangini. After Mangini was fired and became the coach of the Cleveland Browns in January 2009, he brought Cox with him, where Cox was the defensive line coach.

On February 21, 2011, Cox was hired by the Miami Dolphins as their pass rush coach.

On February 17, 2012, Cox was hired to become a defensive assistant at the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. He was hired the same day as Bill Sheridan.