Morgan Cox (born April 26, 1986) is an American professional football long snapper for the Tennessee Titans of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Tennessee Volunteers and was signed by the Baltimore Ravens as an undrafted free agent in after the 2010 NFL draft.
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| Position: | Long snapper | ||||||||
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| Born: | April 26, 1986 Collierville, Tennessee, U.S. | ||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 233 lb (106 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school: | Evangelical Christian (Cordova, Tennessee) | ||||||||
| College: | Tennessee (2005–2009) | ||||||||
| Undrafted: | 2010 | ||||||||
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| Roster status: | Active | ||||||||
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College career
editCox was a walk-on for the Tennessee Volunteers football team as a long snapper, earning a scholarship prior to the 2008 season.[1][2] Cox was the starting long snapper for Tennessee for the 2007, 2008, and 2009 seasons.[3] He earned Academic All-SEC honors from 2006 to 2009.[4]
Cox was invited to participate in the 2010 Senior Bowl that took place on January 30, 2010.[5]
Professional career
edit| Height | Weight | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | ||||
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| 6 ft 2+3⁄4 in (1.90 m) |
245 lb (111 kg) |
5.06 s | 1.77 s | 2.91 s | 4.47 s | 27.0 in (0.69 m) |
8 ft 10 in (2.69 m) |
21 reps | ||||
| All values from Pro Day[6] | ||||||||||||
Baltimore Ravens
editCox was signed by the Baltimore Ravens as an undrafted free agent following the 2010 NFL draft on May 6, 2010.[7][8] He earned the starting long snapper job after the Ravens released Matt Katula on August 14, 2010.[5] Cox was part of the 2012 Baltimore Ravens Super Bowl XLVII victory over the San Francisco 49ers on February 3, 2013.[9][10] In the season opener of the 2013 season against the Denver Broncos, Cox recovered a punt that was muffed by Wes Welker.[11] On October 19, 2014, Cox tore his ACL against the Atlanta Falcons and was placed on season ending injured reserve the day after.[12] He was replaced by Kevin McDermott for the remainder of the season. Cox recovered from the injury, and resumed his long snapping duties for the 2015 season. Cox, along with punter Sam Koch.[13]
On March 7, 2016, Cox signed a five-year contract extension with the Ravens.[14] He made the Pro Bowl for a second consecutive season for the 2016 season.[15] Cox made his third Pro Bowl for the 2019 season.[16]
In 2020, Cox was one of 18 players placed on the reserve/COVID-19 list before the Ravens' Week 12 game against the Pittsburgh Steelers. He was placed on the list on November 27, 2020,[17] and activated on December 7.[18] He was replaced by Nick Moore.[19] He earned his fourth Pro Bowl nomination.[20] He became the first long snapper to ever be selected to first-team All-Pro (this was the first year the NFL had long snappers on the ballot).[21] However, on January 25, 2021, the Ravens announced that they would be going with Nick Moore for the next season and would not be re-signing Cox.[22]
Tennessee Titans
editOn March 18, 2021, Cox signed a one-year contract with the Tennessee Titans.[23] He re-signed with the team on March 10, 2022.[24] He was named to the Pro Bowl for his 2022 season.[25]
On March 10, 2023, Cox re-signed on another one-year contract, and again on March 7, 2024.[26][27]
References
edit- ^ "Morgan Cox - Football". University of Tennessee Athletics. Retrieved March 10, 2024.
- ^ Moore, Randy (August 20, 2008). "Cottam out 6–8 weeks". scout.com. Retrieved November 21, 2010.
- ^ "Five Vols in all-star action". scout.com. January 29, 2010. Archived from the original on July 16, 2011. Retrieved November 21, 2010.
- ^ "37 from UT make SEC honor roll". scout.com. January 29, 2010. Archived from the original on July 16, 2011. Retrieved November 21, 2010.
- ^ a b Wilson, Aaron (August 15, 2010). "Ravens notebook: Matt Katula released, Morgan Cox is new long snapper". Carroll County Times. Archived from the original on November 14, 2010. Retrieved November 21, 2010.
- ^ "Morgan Cox, Tennessee, LS, 2010 NFL Draft Scout, NCAA College Football". draftscout.com. Retrieved November 11, 2021.
- ^ "Ravens retain long snapper Cox, WR Reed". FOX News. March 25, 2015. Retrieved March 10, 2024.
- ^ Raffel, Bruce (December 31, 2010). "Who Powered Through: Morgan Cox". Baltimore Beatdown. Retrieved March 10, 2024.
- ^ "Super Bowl XLVII – San Francisco 49ers vs. Baltimore Ravens – February 3rd, 2013". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved November 8, 2017.
- ^ "Collierville native helps Ravens win Super Bowl". Action News 5. February 5, 2013. Retrieved March 10, 2024.
- ^ Lay, Ken (December 29, 2020). "Morgan Cox: The best NFL player you've never heard of". Blank Newspaper. Retrieved March 10, 2024.
- ^ Mink, Ryan (October 20, 2014). "Ravens Sign Long Snapper Kevin McDermott". BaltimoreRavens.com. Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved October 20, 2014.
- ^ "2015 NFL Pro Bowlers". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 10, 2024.
- ^ Mink, Ryan (March 7, 2016). "Ravens Re-Sign Morgan Cox to 5-Year Contract". BaltimoreRavens.com. Retrieved April 9, 2017.
- ^ "2016 NFL Pro Bowlers". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 10, 2024.
- ^ "2019 NFL Pro Bowlers". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 10, 2024.
- ^ Mink, Ryan (November 27, 2020). "Lamar Jackson, Three Other Ravens Added to Reserve/COVID-19 List". BaltimoreRavens.com. Retrieved January 2, 2021.
- ^ Mink, Ryan (December 7, 2020). "Lamar Jackson, Three Other Ravens Activated From COVID-19 List". BaltimoreRavens.com. Retrieved January 2, 2021.
- ^ "Brookwood grad Nick Moore makes NFL debut for Ravens, shorthanded by COVID-19". Gwinnett Daily Post. December 2, 2020. Retrieved December 3, 2020.
- ^ "2020 NFL Pro Bowlers". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 10, 2024.
- ^ "2020 NFL All-Pros". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 10, 2024.
- ^ Mink, Ryan (January 26, 2021). "Morgan Cox Feels Sad, But Honored By His Long Run With Ravens". BaltimoreRavens.com. Retrieved January 28, 2021.
- ^ Wyatt, Jim (March 18, 2021). "Titans Agree to Terms with Long Snapper Morgan Cox, a Four-Time Pro Bowler". TennesseeTitans.com. Retrieved March 10, 2024.
- ^ Wyatt, Jim (March 10, 2022). "Titans Agree to Terms on One-Year Extension With Long Snapper Morgan Cox". TennesseeTitans.com. Retrieved March 10, 2024.
- ^ "2022 NFL Pro Bowlers". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 10, 2024.
- ^ Wyatt, Jim (March 10, 2023). "Titans Agree to Terms on One-Year Contract Extension with Long Snapper Morgan Cox". TennesseeTitans.com. Retrieved March 11, 2023.
- ^ Wyatt, Jim (March 7, 2024). "Titans Agree to Terms With Long Snapper Morgan Cox". TennesseeTitans.com. Retrieved March 10, 2024.