Happy Birthday Chris Cooley

Not afraid to reach for what he wants

Please join me and the entire staff of The Curly R in wishing a happy birthday to Redskins tight end Chris Cooley, Chris turns 27 today.

Chris attended Utah State after a three letter career in high school, Chris played both ways in football, played baseball and was a state champion wrestler. Selected by the Redskins in the third round of the 2004 NFL draft, Chris left college as the receiving leader among tight ends his senior year in 2003, was first team all-Sun Belt Conference and was a Mackey Award finalist.

Immediately Chris was an impact player for the Redskins in Joe Gibbs' first year back as head coach catching 37 passes and six touchdowns, most on the team, in the Year of Max Protect. In 2005 Chris nearly doubled his production with Mark Brunell throwing to him, catching 71 passes and seven touchdowns as the Redskins rolled into the playoffs. Three of those touchdowns came in game fourteen against the Cowboys at Redskins Stadium as Washington beat the snot out of the piece of shit Cowboys.

The 2006 season was a downer for just about everyone on the team, Chris made the best of it by leading the team in catches with 57 and was only 56 yards behind receiver Santana Moss in yards, with whom he tied for the team lead with six touchdown catches.

Before the 2007 season Chris got his due, signing a six year thirty million dollar contract with nine million dollars in bonus, my fears that Chris would get comfy and drop off in production were unfounded as Chris led the team again in receptions, this time with 66 catches, as well as touchdowns with eight as the team rolled into the playoffs again.

Last season in 2008 as the Redskins started 6-2 and finished 2-6 Chris shined, leading the team in receptions with 83 though he only had one touchdown to the chagrin of every fantasy owner that had Chris including one of my neighbors.

In the main Redskins fans will take Chris Cooley over any other tight end in the league right now, he is performing in the upper tier. I am not taking a risk by telling you 2009 should be another great year for Chris.

There is more, so much more about Chris Cooley, you do not need me to tell you, Chris is everywhere, these happy birthday posts for me are about bringing you news and bios of players, coaches and execs you may not otherwise know, Chris is by far the highest profile Redskins player, and has a long and visible career ahead of him after football.

Happy birthday Chris!



Chris Cooley: Getty Images from here.