Age: 25
3rd
season in pro football & with Patriots
College: Iowa
Height: 6’4” Weight: 234
Prelude:
Cook caught
112 passes for 1660 yards (14.8 avg.) and six touchdowns in three varsity
seasons and received first-team All-American honors from UPI and the American
Football Coaches Association in 1988. He was chosen by the Patriots in the
third round of the 1989 NFL draft and saw scant action as a rookie due to a
broken foot, catching three passes and performing well on special teams. Cook
became the starting tight end in ’90 and broke out with 51 receptions for 455
yards (8.9 avg.) and five TDs.
1991 Season Summary
Appeared in all
16 games
[Bracketed
numbers indicate league rank in Top 20]
Pass
Receiving
Receptions – 82
[4]
Most
receptions, game – 10 (for 99 yds.) vs. Houston 9/22
Yards – 808
Most yards,
game – 99 (on 10 catches) vs. Houston 9/22
Average gain
– 9.9
TDs – 3
Scoring
TDs – 3
Points – 18
Awards & Honors:
1st
team All-NFL: AP, PFWA, NEA, Pro Football Weekly, Sporting News
1st
team All-AFC: UPI, Pro Football Weekly
Pro Bowl
Patriots went
6-10 to finish fourth in the AFC East.
Aftermath:
The
overachieving Cook followed up with 52 catches for 413 yards (7.9 avg.) and two
TDs in 1992 and was again chosen to the Pro Bowl. His production dropped off in
’93 as Ben Coates saw more action at tight end and he was let go by the
Patriots. Cook moved on to the Chicago Bears in 1993 and finished his career
with the St. Louis Rams in ’94, catching 47 passes in his last two seasons for 347
yards and two TDs. Overall, Cook caught 257 passes for 2190 yards (8.5 avg.)
and 13 TDs, with 210 receptions for 1843 yards and 11 TDs coming with the
Patriots. He was a consensus first-team All-NFL selection once and was chosen
to two Pro Bowls. Cook went on to become a high school football coach whose
teams have won six straight Iowa state championships at the Class 1A or 2A
level.
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Highlighted Years features players who were consensus
first-team All-League* selections or league* or conference** leaders in the
following statistical categories:
Rushing:
Yards, TDs (min. 10)
Passing:
Yards, Completion Pct., Yards per Attempt, TDs, Rating
Receiving:
Catches, Yards, TDs (min. 10)
Scoring: TDs,
Points, Field Goals (min. 5)
All-Purpose:
Total Yards
Defense:
Interceptions, Sacks
Kickoff
Returns: Average
Punt Returns:
Average
Punting:
Average
*Leagues
include NFL (1920 to date), AFL (1926), AFL (1936-37), AAFC (1946-49), AFL
(1960-69), WFL (1974-75), USFL (1983-85)
**NFC/AFC
since 1970
