Height: 6-4   Weight: 273
College: Mississippi
Position: DE   No: 97

Born: 12/5/1980
Hometown:  Marietta, GA

Professional Career Highlights:  Cooper spent three season in the NFL with the San Francisco 49ers and News Orleans Saints where he saw time on both the defensive line and special teams; joined San Francisco as a free agent in 2004 and played in two games that season; the defensive end joined the New Orleans  in 2006 and appeared in five games, with one start; saw most action of his career in 2007 as he played in 13 games , with two starts, for the Saints; over his professional career, recorded 24 tackles, 1.5 sacks, a forced fumble and one pass defensed.

College Accomplishments: Cooper was a four-year letterman at Ole Miss as a member of the team’s defensive unit; as a senior in 2004, he led the Rebels defense with two sacks, both for losses, in the Cotton Bowl and earned the game’s Most Outstanding Defensive Player as Ole Miss defeated Oklahoma State 31-28

Personal:  Born in Lanett Valley, Alabama; he and his wife Kristen Wilson-Cooper have newborn son Joshua Michael Cooper Jr.