Jonathan Cooper was drafted by the Arizona Cardinals seventh overall in the 2013 NFL Draft.
37 Facts About Jonathan Cooper
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Jonathan Cooper played college football at North Carolina, where he earned All-American honors.
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Jonathan Cooper spent time with the New England Patriots, Cleveland Browns, Dallas Cowboys, San Francisco 49ers, Washington Redskins, and Oakland Raiders.
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Jonathan Cooper played football as a guard, but saw time at defensive end.
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Jonathan Cooper accepted a football scholarship from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
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Jonathan Cooper sat out the Connecticut, Georgia Tech and Virginia games due to an ankle injury.
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Still, Jonathan Cooper recorded a team-best 40 knock-down blocks on the season and owned a 73-percent grade.
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Jonathan Cooper was named to the All-ACC freshman team by The Sporting News.
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Jonathan Cooper graded out at 83 percent for the season, tied with James Hurst for the best mark on the team.
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Jonathan Cooper saw action on 864 plays and graded out at 86 percent for the season, good for second on the team.
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Jonathan Cooper earned second-team All-ACC honors, and along with left tackle James Hurst, was part of the first Carolina offensive line tandem to earn All-ACC honors since 1993.
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Jonathan Cooper was a consensus All-American selection and received the Jacobs Blocking Trophy as the best offensive lineman in the ACC.
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Jonathan Cooper finished his college career with a school record 48 starts.
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Jonathan Cooper was widely considered one of the top guard prospects in the 2013 NFL draft, along with Chance Warmack.
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Jonathan Cooper was selected in the first round with the seventh overall pick by the Arizona Cardinals in the 2013 NFL draft.
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Jonathan Cooper was the highest selected offensive guard since Jim Dombrowski in the 1986 NFL draft.
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On July 28,2013, Jonathan Cooper was signed to a four-year, $14.55 million contract.
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Jonathan Cooper was given the starting left guard position in OTAs.
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In week 14 against the Kansas City Chiefs, an ankle injury to left guard Paul Fanaika opened the door for Jonathan Cooper to have his first career start.
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Jonathan Cooper injured his left wrist in the next contest against the St Louis Rams.
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Jonathan Cooper was declared inactive in the last 2 regular season games and the playoffs.
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Jonathan Cooper was declared inactive in 2 games because of the injury and returned as a backup behind Larsen for the rest of the season.
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Jonathan Cooper was working as a starter at right guard into the third day of training camp, when he suffered a right foot injury that sidelined him, causing him to be passed on the depth chart at guard by Shaq Mason and rookie Ted Karras.
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On October 10,2016, Jonathan Cooper was claimed off waivers by the Cleveland Browns.
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Jonathan Cooper was declared inactive in 5 games, until being named the starter at right guard against the Cincinnati Bengals in week 14.
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Jonathan Cooper started three of the five games he played.
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On January 4,2017, Jonathan Cooper was signed by the Dallas Cowboys to provide depth on the offensive line for the playoffs and to evaluate his performance closely, as the Cowboys had been interested in Jonathan Cooper since the 2013 NFL draft.
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On March 14,2017, Jonathan Cooper signed a one-year contract with the Dallas Cowboys to compete for the vacant left guard job after Ronald Leary departed in free agency, with La'el Collins additionally moving to right tackle.
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Jonathan Cooper was tried at center during Organized Team Activities.
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Jonathan Cooper was declared inactive for the first three games.
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Jonathan Cooper was named the starter at left guard in the fourth game against the Los Angeles Rams in place of an injured Chaz Green, helping to stabilize the offensive line the rest of the season.
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Jonathan Cooper started a career-high 13 games, but suffered a sprained left medial collateral ligament in the season finale against the Philadelphia Eagles.
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On March 20,2018, Jonathan Cooper signed with the San Francisco 49ers on a one-year deal.
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Jonathan Cooper was passed on the depth chart by Mike Person and Joshua Garnett.
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Jonathan Cooper made his first start as a Redskin on November 11,2018, playing left guard against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
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On July 15,2019, Jonathan Cooper signed with the Oakland Raiders.
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Jonathan Cooper was declared inactive in the first 2 games of the season.