10 Facts About Cooper Carlisle

Cooper Morrison Carlisle was born on August 11,1977 and is an American former professional football player who was a guard for 13 seasons in the National Football League.

Cooper Carlisle was selected in the fourth round of the 2000 NFL draft by the Denver Broncos, and has played professionally for the Broncos and Oakland Raiders of the NFL.

Cooper Carlisle attended McComb High School in McComb, Mississippi, and he played for the McComb Tigers high school football team.

Cooper Carlisle graduated from McComb in 1995 and, according to the Enterprise Journal, was the most sought-after college football recruit that year.

Cooper Carlisle was a first-team Mississippi all-state selection as a senior, and received high school All-America honors from Blue Chip Illustrated and USA Today.

Cooper Carlisle accepted an athletic scholarship to attend the University of Florida in Gainesville, Florida, where he played for coach Steve Spurrier's Gators teams from 1996 to 1999.

Cooper Carlisle was recognized as an SEC Academic Honor Roll honoree all four years, and graduated from Florida with a bachelor's degree in finance in 1999.

Cooper Carlisle became a regular starter in 2005, and started in his last thirty regular season games for the Broncos.

Cooper Carlisle signed with the Oakland Raiders as a restricted free agent on April 23,2007, and remained a regular starter at right guard for the Raiders since the 2007 season, replacing Kevin Boothe from the previous season.

From 2007 to 2011, Cooper Carlisle missed a start in only one game.