Kerry Cooks
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| Title | Safeties | ||||||
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| Born | March 28, 1974 Dallas, Texas, U.S. | ||||||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||||||
| Weight | 204 lb (93 kg) | ||||||
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| High school | Nimitz (Irving, Texas) | ||||||
| College | Iowa | ||||||
| NFL draft | 1998: 5th round, 144th overall pick | ||||||
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Kerry Cooks (born March 28, 1974) is an American college football coach and former player. He is the safeties coach for Rice University, a position he has held since 2025.
Cooks was born on March 28, 1974, in Dallas, Texas.[1] He is a graduate of the University of Iowa, where he was a team captain on the football team, and is married with two children.[2] Cooks was inducted into the Irving Independent School District Hall of Fame Class of 2013.
Professional playing career
Cooks was originally drafted by the Minnesota Vikings in 1998 and later that year signed and played with the Green Bay Packers.[3] He would also play with the Atlanta Falcons and Jacksonville Jaguars before retiring from the NFL before playing with the Chicago Enforcers of the XFL in 2001.