Joseph Louis Cofer (born March 5, 1963) is an American former professional football player who was a defensive back for the Washington Commanders of the National Football League (NFL) in 1987.[1] He played college football for the Tennessee Volunteers.[1][2]
| No. 36 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Position | Safety | ||||||
| Personal information | |||||||
| Born | March 5, 1963 Knoxville, Tennessee, U.S. | ||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | ||||||
| Listed weight | 260 lb (118 kg) | ||||||
| Career information | |||||||
| High school | Rule | ||||||
| College | Tennessee | ||||||
| NFL draft | 1985: undrafted | ||||||
| Career history | |||||||
| Career NFL statistics | |||||||
| |||||||
His breakup of a Danny White pass sealed a victory that moved the Washington Commanders into first place in the division.[citation needed] In 2018, Cofer was awarded a Super Bowl ring for playing for the Redskins in 1987, the year they won Super Bowl XXII.[3]
References
edit- 1 2 "Joe Cofer". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Archived from the original on October 8, 2022. Retrieved April 23, 2023.
- ↑ "'Other worries' send Cofer's grades into tailspin". The Knoxville News-Sentinel. January 5, 1985. Retrieved January 22, 2025.
- ↑ Chesebrough, Diane (June 12, 2018). "Redskins 1987 replacement players get Super Bowl rings". Redskins Wire. USA Today. Retrieved May 15, 2023.
 | This biographical article relating to an American football defensive back born in the 1960s is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by adding missing information. |