American football player (born 1971)
American football player
Chad Cota Position: Safety Born: (1971-08-13 ) August 13, 1971 (age 53) Ashland, Oregon , U.S.Height: 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Weight: 196 lb (89 kg) High school: Ashland College: Oregon NFL draft: 1995 / round: 7 / pick: 209
* Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Chad Cota (born August 8, 1971) is an American former professional football player who was a safety in the National Football League (NFL). He attended Ashland High School and played college football for the Oregon Ducks . He was selected by the Carolina Panthers in the 1995 NFL draft and went on to play for the New Orleans Saints , Indianapolis Colts , and the St. Louis Rams over eight seasons, retiring in 2003.[ 2]
Professional career
Cota was named to the Carolina Panthers 10-year anniversary team as a safety. His interception in the end zone versus Pittsburgh on the Steelers final possession to preserve victory and clinch the NFC West division title is named as the #10 most memorable play in Carolina Panthers history.[ 3] Pat Terrell both had 49-yard interception returns against Dallas in the first round of the 1996 playoffs, thereby tying each other for the career, season, and single-game Panthers' franchise records for post-season interception return yards.
NFL career statistics
Regular season
Year
Team
Games
Tackles
Interceptions
Fumbles
GP
GS
Comb
Solo
Ast
Sck
Int
Yds
TD
Lng
FF
FR
Yds
TD
1995 CAR
16
0
4
4
0
0.0
0
0
0
0
0
1 0
0
1996 CAR
16
2
42
31
11
1.0
5 63 0
35 0
1 0
0
1997 CAR
16
16
117 86 31 1.0
2
28
0
15
0
1 0
0
1998 NOR
16
16
96
71
25
2.0 4
16
0
9
1 1 0
0
1999 IND
15
15
87
65
22
0.0
0
0
0
0
1 1 25 1
2000 IND
16
16
87
67
20
0.0
2
3
0
3
0
0
0
0
2001 IND
16
16
94
73
21
0.0
2
21
0
12
0
1 9
0
2002 STL
14
1
11
10
1
0.0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
125
82
538
407
131
4.0
15
131
0
35
2
6
34
1
Playoffs
Year
Team
Games
Tackles
Interceptions
Fumbles
GP
GS
Comb
Solo
Ast
Sck
Int
Yds
TD
Lng
FF
FR
Yds
TD
1996 CAR
2
0
2
2
0
0.0
1
49 0
49 0
0
0
0
1999 IND
1
1
5
4
1
0.0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2000 IND
1
1
10 6 4 0.0
2 23
0
23
0
0
0
0
4
2
17
12
5
0.0
3
72
0
49
0
0
0
0
Personal life
He is the father of New York Giants wide receiver Chase Cota and the uncle of Houston Texans safety Brady Breeze [ 4] [ 5]
References
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