Marcus Cotton
Marcus Glenn Cotton
Born: August 11, 1966
Los Angeles, CA USA
Position: LB
Height: 6'3"
Weight: 225
College: USC
High School: Castlemont (Oakland, CA)
Career: 1988-1995
Drafted: 1988 in Round 2, #28 overall by the Atlanta Falcons
Marcus Cotton played from 1988 to 1995 during his career with the Atlanta Falcons, Cleveland Browns, Hamilton Tiger-Cats and Seattle Seahawks. Cotton recorded 18.0 quarterback sacks in his career.
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Sacks:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | NFL Atlanta Falcons | 5.0 | 0.0 | |
| 1989 | NFL Atlanta Falcons | 9.0 | 0.0 | |
| 1994 | CFL Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 1.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| 1995 | CFL Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 3.0 | 35.0 | 11.7 |
| NFL | 14.0 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| CFL | 4.0 | 38 | 9.5 | |
| Totals | 18.0 | 38 | 2.1 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Def | ST | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | CFL Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 11 | 10 | 1 | ||||||
| 1995 | CFL Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 9 | 9 | 0 | ||||||
| CFL | 20 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 20 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | NFL | Atlanta Falcons | 11 | 5 |
| 1989 | NFL | Atlanta Falcons | 16 | 1 |
| 1990 | NFL | Atlanta Falcons | 7 | 1 |
| 1990 | NFL | Cleveland Browns | 7 | 0 |
| 1991 | NFL | Seattle Seahawks | 3 | 0 |
| 1994 | CFL | Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 5 | |
| 1995 | CFL | Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 6 |
