{"id":45609,"date":"2019-08-14T05:08:50","date_gmt":"2019-08-14T09:08:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.jetnation.com\/?p=45609"},"modified":"2019-08-14T05:08:50","modified_gmt":"2019-08-14T09:08:50","slug":"jets-add-cornerback-marcus-cooper-to-struggling-group","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/miletestsite.com\/jets\/2019\/08\/14\/jets-add-cornerback-marcus-cooper-to-struggling-group\/","title":{"rendered":"Jets add Cornerback Marcus Cooper to Struggling Group"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Looking to add some experience to their depleted cornerbacks room, the Jets have signed free agent corner Marcus Cooper and waived tight end Nick Truesdell for the second time in a week.<\/p>\n<div class=\"embed-twitter\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">We&#39;ve signed CB Marcus Cooper and waived TE Nick Truesdell.<\/p>\n<p>\ud83d\udcf0 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Ueve3BdXKG\">https:\/\/t.co\/Ueve3BdXKG<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/51vgACbPXs\">pic.twitter.com\/51vgACbPXs<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; New York Jets (@nyjets) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/nyjets\/status\/1161373271260061703?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 13, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/div>\n<p>Cooper is a bit of an enigma.&nbsp; He <a href=\"https:\/\/bleacherreport.com\/articles\/1837649-marcus-cooper-highlighting-the-nfls-most-quietly-impressive-rookie\"><strong>stood out as a rookie<\/strong><\/a> with the Kansas City Chiefs after being released by the San Francisco 49ers who had drafted him in the seventh round of that year&#8217;s draft, Cooper&#8217;s playing time has been up and down as he has bounced from team to team.<\/p>\n<p>Cooper has had stints with the Chiefs, Cardinals, Bears and Lions since 2013.&nbsp; His most productive season came in 2016 when he started 13 contests and logged a career high 4 interceptions.&nbsp; Cooper has 7 INT&#8217;s for his career and becomes the Jets most experienced cornerback behind Trumaine Johnson with 74 career games (28 starts).<\/p>\n<p>At 6&#8242; 2&#8221; 195 with good length, Cooper has the physical attributes to be a solid player, but his inability to stick with a team for the long-term or win a starting job suggests he could be one of many corners Jets fans should expect to see for short auditions in the coming weeks.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Looking to add some experience to their depleted cornerbacks room, the Jets have signed free agent corner Marcus Cooper and waived tight end Nick Truesdell for the second time in a week. 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