34 Facts About Marcus Cooper

Marcus Cooper was drafted by the San Francisco 49ers in the seventh round of the 2013 NFL Draft.

Marcus Cooper attended Bloomfield High School in Bloomfield, Connecticut, where he was a two-sport star in football and track.

Marcus Cooper played all four years for the Rutgers Scarlet Knights, but saw limited playing time as a starter during his first two seasons.

Marcus Cooper switched to cornerback in his final year at Rutgers and his playing time increased immensely along with his production.

Marcus Cooper did not receive an invitation to the NFL Combine due to the fact that Cooper was not a highly projected prospect.

On March 13,2013, Marcus Cooper participated at Rutgers pro day and opted to perform all of the combine and positional drills for the team representatives and scouts from all 32 NFL teams.

Marcus Cooper was ranked the 40th best cornerback prospect in the draft by NFLDraftScout.

Marcus Cooper was the 29th and final cornerback selected during the draft.

Marcus Cooper competed with Tramaine Brock, Chris Culliver, Darryl Morris, and Lowell Rose throughout training camp for a job as a backup cornerback.

Marcus Cooper started in place of Brandon Flowers, who was unable to play due to a knee injury.

Marcus Cooper finished with a total of 44 combined tackles, a career-high 18 pass deflections, and three interceptions in six starts and 16 games.

Marcus Cooper won the Mack Lee Hill Award at the end of the 2013 season for being the most productive rookie on the team.

Marcus Cooper entered a competition in training camp for the vacant starting cornerback position left by the departure of Brandon Flowers.

Marcus Cooper competed with Ron Parker, Chris Owens, Phillip Gaines, and DeMarcus Van Dyke.

Marcus Cooper was named the starting cornerback, opposite Sean Smith, to begin the regular season.

Marcus Cooper missed the season-opener against the Tennessee Titans due to an ankle injury he suffered during practice.

Marcus Cooper lost his starting cornerback job to Jamell Fleming after returning from a Week 6 bye.

Marcus Cooper was a healthy scratch for Weeks 16 and 17.

Marcus Cooper finished with a total of 21 solo tackles and three pass deflections in 13 games and four starts.

From Week 5 to Week 10, Marcus Cooper was a healthy scratch and was deactivated.

Marcus Cooper completed his dismal 2015 season with only two combined tackles in ten games and one start.

Marcus Cooper fell further down the depth chart behind Marcus Peters, Phillip Gaines, Steven Nelson, KeiVarae Russell, and Eric Murray.

Head coach Bruce Arians named Marcus Cooper the starting cornerback after he performed well in Week 2, replacing Brandon Williams.

Marcus Cooper completed his only season in Arizona with a career-high 69 combined tackles, 11 pass deflections, and a career-high four interceptions in 13 starts and 15 games.

Marcus Cooper led the Cardinals in interceptions in 2016 with four and was an alternate for the 2017 Pro Bowl.

Marcus Cooper became a free agent for the first time in his career after the conclusion of the 2016.

Marcus Cooper drew interest and spoke to the Pittsburgh Steelers, New York Jets, and Chicago Bears.

Marcus Cooper attended Chicago Bears' training camp and competed for one of the vacant starting cornerback jobs left after the Bears released Tracy Porter and Jacoby Glenn.

Marcus Cooper was unable to play in the Bears' Week 6 matchup against the Minnesota Vikings due to a back injury.

Marcus Cooper recovered a blocked field goal attempt during the Week 3 matchup against the Steelers, but slowed down, allowing tight end Vance McDonald to strip the ball from him, preventing a touchdown.

Marcus Cooper appeared in Week 6 and 7, he was limited and did not record a stat in both games.

On March 14,2018, Marcus Cooper was released by the Bears.

On November 22,2018, Marcus Cooper was claimed off waivers by the Detroit Lions.

On March 16,2019, Marcus Cooper signed a one-year contract to remain with the Lions.