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**Chris Cooley**
National Football League Debut
Washington Redskins — No. 47
Tight end
Date of Birth: July 11 1982 (1982-07-11) (age 25)
Place of Birth: Powell, Wyoming
Height: 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	Weight: 249 lb (113 kg)
2004 for the Washington Redskins
Career Highlights and Awards
Aggies Offensive MVP (2003) First-team All-Sun Belt (2003) Mackey Award finalist (2003) Pro Bowl alternate (2006) 1x Pro Bowl selection(2007) 1x All-Pro selection (2005)
Career History
College: Utah State
NFL Draft: 2004 / Round: 3 / Pick: 81
Teams: Washington Redskins (2004 - present)
Stats at NFL.com

Chris Cooley (born July 11 1982 in Powell, Wyoming) is an American football tight end currently playing for the Washington Redskins of the NFL, and is the son of Nancy Cooley and Ken Cooley.

1 High school career
2 College career
3 NFL career
4 Personal life
5 References
6 External links

High school career

Attended Logan High School in Logan, Utah, and lettered in football, wrestling, and baseball. As a senior football tight end, he caught 46 passes for 625 yards (13.34 yards per rec. avg.) and on defense, added eight sacks and numerous tackles. In wrestling, he posted a 54-0 record his senior season and won the state championship and All-America honors.

College career

He finished his collegiate career with 95 receptions for 1,255 yards (13.2 yards per rec. avg.). He was part of a talented receiving corps with teammate Kevin Curtis who currently plays in the NFL for the Philidelphia Eagles. In 2003, his senior season at Utah State, Cooley led the NCAA in receptions by a tight end.

NFL career

2004

In 2004, Cooley was drafted with the 81st pick in the third round of the 2004 NFL Draft by the Washington Redskins. After being used sparingly in the first half of the 2004 season, Cooley began to be used more extensively in the last eight games, developing a rapport with Redskins quarterback Patrick Ramsey. In his first NFL season, Cooley led the team in touchdowns (with six), while recording 37 receptions for 314 yards, catching three passes of more than twenty yards, and getting 23 first downs. He finished the season with an average of 8.5 yards per catch. He was the Redskins' nominee for the NFL Man of the Year award for his work reading to children and feeding the poor. He is also known by the nickname "Johnny White Guy", which was given to him by Clinton Portis during one of Portis' colorful press conferences.

2005

Cooley blossomed as a receiver, catching 71 passes for 774 yards and seven touchdowns, including three in a game versus the rival Dallas Cowboys, breaking the Redskins franchise record for receptions as a tight end. ^[1] Those three touchdowns ended up actually costing Cooley his fantasy playoff game, because his opponent had Cooley on his fantasy team. ^[2] He led all NFC fullbacks in fan voting for the annual Pro Bowl with 422,314 votes, but following player and coach voting (each group has 1/3 weight), was not chosen for the position.

2006

In 2006, Cooley got off to a slow start under the play calling of Redskins new offensive coordinator, Al Saunders. With only three receptions in the first two weeks, Cooley appeared to not have a place in the new offensive scheme, but in the weeks following became a growing part of the Redskins offense. Cooley ended the season with numbers slightly less than his sophomore outing, but was still one of the top tight ends in the game.

2007

In 2007, Cooley has scored in all but one game as of week six. In week six, Cooley had 9 receptions for a career high 105 yards and one touchdown in a 17-14 loss against the Green Bay Packers. On December 18, 2007 Chris Cooley was named to the 2007 Pro Bowl team with Redskins tackle Chris Samuels and the late great safety Sean Taylor.

"Glue" of the Redskins' Offense

Cooley has long been regarded as the "glue" that holds the Gibbsian offensive scheme together. Drafted early as the prototype H-Back by Redskin's Head Coach Joe Gibbs in 2004, Cooley has remade the H-Back position in his image for the second coming of Coach Gibbs. The H-Back is an obscure little known position in the NFL. It is a hybrid position combining the skills of a fullback, tight end, receiver, and offensive lineman in one position. Most likely Gibbs recognized Cooley's unique skill set by his dominance in wrestling in college. Cooley, by his adept blocking, great hands, and incredible elusiveness in the open field was instrumental in revitalizing the career of quarterback Mark Brunell, making it to the playoffs in the 2005 campaign. Cooley has worked with all three current Washington quarterbacks, having great success and helping all three loosen up down the middle.

Statistics

Year	Team	G	GS	Rec	Yds	Avg	Lg	TD	20+	40+	FD
2004	WAS	16	9	37	314	8.5	31	6	3	0	23
2005	WAS	16	16	71	774	10.9	32	7	6	0	44
2006	WAS	16	16	57	734	12.9	66	6	12	2	33
2007	WAS	13	13	58	677	11.7	39	7	9	0	39
TOTAL		61	54	223	2499	11.2	66	26	30	2	139

Personal life

Cooley currently lives in Hamilton, Virginia and is engaged to former Redskins cheerleader Christy Oglevee^[3]. Cooley, occasionally referred to by his nickname "Captain Chaos," is known for his eccentric hair styles, affinity for heavy metal music, and what one reporter has called an " 'Animal House' persona".