Cooper Carlisle

Cooper Carlisle

No. 66     Oakland Raiders
Guard
Personal information
Date of birth: August 11, 1977 (1977-08-11) (age 34)
Place of birth: Greenville, Mississippi
Height: 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	Weight: 295 lb (134 kg)
Career information
College: University of Florida
NFL Draft: 2000 / Round: 4 / Pick: 113
Debuted in 2000 for the Denver Broncos
Career history
Denver Broncos (2000–2006) Oakland Raiders (2007–present)
Roster status: Active
Career highlights and awards
Bowl Alliance National Championship (1996) SEC Championship (1996) First-team All-SEC (1999)
Stats at NFL.com
Stats at pro-football-reference.com
Stats at DatabaseFootball.com

Cooper Morrison Carlisle (born August 11, 1977) is an American professional football player who is an offensive guard and offensive tackle in the National Football League (NFL). Carlisle played college football for the University of Florida, and since then, he has played professionally for the Denver Broncos and the Oakland Raiders of the NFL.

Early life

Carlisle was born in Greenville, Mississippi in 1977.^[1] He attended McComb High School in McComb, Mississippi,^[2] and he played for the McComb Tigers high school football team.^[3] Carlisle graduated from McComb in 1995 and, according to the Enterprise Journal, was the most sought-after college football recruit that year. He was a first-team Mississippi all-state selection as a senior, and received high school All-America honors from Blue Chip Illustrated and USA Today.^[3]

College career

Carlisle received an athletic scholarship to attend the University of Florida in Gainesville, Florida, where he played for coach Steve Spurrier's Florida Gators football team from 1996 to 1999.^[4] The Gators coaching staff red-shirted Carlisle in 1995, but he was a letterman on the 1996 Gators' Bowl Alliance national championship team that defeated the Florida State Seminoles 52–20 in the Sugar Bowl.^[3] As a senior in 1999, he was a team captain and a first-team All-Southeastern Conference (SEC) selection.^[4]

Carlisle was recognized as an SEC Academic Honor Roll honoree all four years,^[4] and graduated from Florida with a bachelor's degree in finance in 1999.

Professional career

Denver Broncos

The Denver Broncos selected Carlisle in the fourth round (113th pick overall) in the 2000 NFL Draft,^[5] and he played for the Broncos for seven seasons from 2000 to 2006.^[6] Carlisle became a regular starter in 2005, and started in his last thirty regular season games for the Broncos.^[1]

Oakland Raiders

Carlisle signed with the Oakland Raiders as a restricted free agent on April 23, 2007 and has remained a regular starter at right guard for the Raiders since the 2007 season,^[1] replacing Kevin Boothe from the previous season. From 2007 to 2010, Carlisle has missed only one start, in 2008. In the 2010 season, he helped the Raiders with their best record since 2002, playing between Samson Satele at center (15 games) and Langston Walker at right tackle (15 games). On opening day of the 2011 season, the first under head coach Hue Jackson, he played between Satele and right tackle Khalif Barnes on an offensive line leading the way for 190 rushing yards and a victory over the Denver Broncos.

Personal

Carlisle resides in California with his wife, Suzy, and their two daughters Anna Kate and Emery.

See also

	American football portal
	Biography portal
	College football portal

• Florida Gators
• Florida Gators football, 1990–1999
• History of the Denver Broncos
• History of the Oakland Raiders
• List of Florida Gators football players
• List of University of Florida alumni

References

1. ^ ^{a b c} Pro-Football-Reference.com, Players, Cooper Carlisle. Retrieved July 27, 2010.
2. ^ databaseFootball.com, Players, Cooper Carlisle. Retrieved July 27, 2010.
3. ^ ^{a b c} GatorZone.com, Football History, 1999 Roster, Cooper Carlisle. Retrieved March 24, 2011.
4. ^ ^{a b c} 2011 Florida Gators Football Media Guide, University Athletic Association, Gainesville, Florida, pp. 97, 98, 99, 103, 125, 180 (2011). Retrieved August 27, 2011.
5. ^ Pro Football Hall of Fame, Draft History, 2000 National Football League Draft. Retrieved July 27, 2010.
6. ^ National Football League, Current Players, Cooper Carlisle. Retrieved July 27, 2010.

Bibliography

• Carlson, Norm, University of Florida Football Vault: The History of the Florida Gators, Whitman Publishing, LLC, Atlanta, Georgia (2007). ISBN 0794822983.
• Golenbock, Peter, Go Gators! An Oral History of Florida's Pursuit of Gridiron Glory, Legends Publishing, LLC, St. Petersburg, Florida (2002). ISBN 0-9650782-1-3.
• Hairston, Jack, Tales from the Gator Swamp: A Collection of the Greatest Gator Stories Ever Told, Sports Publishing, LLC, Champaign, Illinois (2002). ISBN 1-58261-514-4.
• McCarthy, Kevin M., Fightin' Gators: A History of University of Florida Football, Arcadia Publishing, Mount Pleasant, South Carolina (2000). ISBN 978-0-7385-0559-6.
• Nash, Noel, ed., The Gainesville Sun Presents The Greatest Moments in Florida Gators Football, Sports Publishing, Inc., Champaign, Illinois (1998). ISBN 1-57167-196x.