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Marquis Cooper
Oakland Raiders
Career information
College:Washington
NFL draft:2004 / Round: 3 / Pick: 79
Career history
Roster status:Active
Career highlights and awards
  • Honorable mention All-Pac-10 (2002)

Victor "Marquis" Cooper (born March 11, 1982, in Template:City-state; missing March 1, 2009), was an American football linebacker for the Oakland Raiders of the National Football League. He was drafted by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the third round of the 2004 NFL Draft. He played college football at Washington.

Cooper had also played for the Minnesota Vikings, Pittsburgh Steelers, Seattle Seahawks and Jacksonville Jaguars.

On March 1, 2009, Cooper and three other men went missing after their boat capsized in rough seas near Clearwater, Florida.

After several days of searching, Cooper and two others are now presumed to be dead. [1]

Professional career

Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Cooper was drafted by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the third round (79th overall) of the 2004 NFL Draft. He was released just before the start of the 2006 season, on September 2.

Minnesota Vikings

Cooper signed with the Minnesota Vikings on September 5, 2006. He was released on October 30.

First stint with Steelers

On October 31, 2006, Cooper was claimed off waivers by the Pittsburgh Steelers. The Steelers waived him on December 5.

Seattle Seahawks

Cooper was signed by the Seattle Seahawks on December 12. He finished the 2006 season with the team and was released the following year on July 27, 2007.

Second stint with Steelers

Cooper was claimed off waivers by the Steelers on July 30, 2007. On September 19, he was released by the Steelers.

Jacksonville Jaguars

On November 27, 2007, Cooper signed with the Jacksonville Jaguars. The Jaguars released him on December 7.

Third stint with Steelers

The Steelers signed Cooper for a third time on December 9, 2007. He became a free agent in the 2008 offseason.

Oakland Raiders

Cooper was signed by the Oakland Raiders on November 5, 2008 after linebacker Robert Thomas was placed on injured reserve.

Boating incident

On March 1, 2009, the U.S. Coast Guard reported that a 21-foot fishing boat was missing off the Gulf Coast near Clearwater, Florida. The boat was reportedly carrying four passengers: Cooper, free agent defensive lineman Corey Smith, and two former college football players, Nick Schuyler and William Bleakley, who both played at South Florida.[2] The four men left Clearwater Pass on February 28 at 6:30 a.m. and were expected to return later that night. The Coast Guard began searching for the missing boat shortly after midnight on March 1, 2009. By 1:35 p.m. local time on March 2, 2009, the boat had been located, overturned, with Schuyler clinging to it.[3] The search for the three missing men was called off by the Coast Guard, but friends and relatives organized a private search.[4] The private search was then called off on March 6.[5] Cooper and the two other men are now presumed dead. [6]


References

  1. ^ {{cite news | url=http://www.clevelandleader.com/node/9191 | title=Cooper presumed dead ]
  2. ^ "Crews still searching for missing boaters". Bay News 9. 2009-03-02. Retrieved 2009-03-07.
  3. ^ "Report: Nick Schuyler found clinging to boat". Bay News 9. 2009-03-02. Retrieved 2009-03-07.
  4. ^ "Coast Guard suspends search for NFL players, friend". CNN. 2009-03-04. Retrieved 2009-03-07.
  5. ^ "Cooper family: Time to begin healing". ESPN. 2009-03-06. Retrieved 2009-03-07.
  6. ^ {{cite news | url=http://www.clevelandleader.com/node/9191 | title=Cooper presumed dead ]

External links

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