Emanuel Cook

Emanuel Cook

Cook at Ravens M&T Bank Stadium practice in August 2012
No. 27, 37, 21, 26, 24
Position:	Safety
Personal information
Born:	(1988-01-20) January 20, 1988 (age 36) West Palm Beach, Florida, U.S.
Height:	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Weight:	200 lb (91 kg)
Career information
High school:	Palm Beach Gardens (FL) Community
College:	South Carolina
Undrafted:	2009
Career history
New York Jets (2009)* Tampa Bay Buccaneers (2009–2010)* New York Jets (2010)* Hartford Colonials (2010) New York Jets (2010–2011) Baltimore Ravens (2011–2012) Orlando Predators (2015–2016) Tampa Bay Storm (2017)*
* Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career highlights and awards
Super Bowl champion (XLVII) 2× Second-team All-SEC (2007, 2008) Freshman All-SEC (2006)
Career NFL statistics
Total tackles: 10 Forced fumbles: 1 Stats at Pro Football Reference
Career Arena League statistics
Total tackles: 130.5 Forced fumbles: 3 Pass deflections: 14 Interceptions: 4 Stats at ArenaFan.com

Emanuel Cook (born January 20, 1988) is a former American football safety. He was signed by the New York Jets as an undrafted free agent in 2009. He played college football at South Carolina. Cook has also been a member of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Hartford Colonials, and Baltimore Ravens.

Cook graduated from Palm Beach Gardens Community High School where he rushed for 2,027 yards and 27 touchdowns as a senior and was recognized as the South Florida Sun-Sentinel Player of the Year for large schools. He led his team to the Class 6A state title as a senior, marking the first state championship in school history. Cook ran for 373 yards and five touchdowns in a game against Atlantic, busted a 99-yard run vs. Lake Worth in the playoffs, and rushed for 243 yards and four scores in the state title game.

In 2008 Cook was the team's leading tackler but was declared academically ineligible for the Outback Bowl. His 2008 totals were 97 tackles (62 solo) and one interception. In 2007, he earned second-team All-SEC honors by the SEC coaches, the Associated Press, and Rivals.com. He led the team with 92 tackles, including 77 solos, including eight for losses. He also had 4 sacks, 3 interceptions, 5 passes broken up and forced 2 fumbles. In 2006, he earned freshman All-SEC honors by both the league's coaches and the Sporting News and tied for third on the team in tackles with 47, including 40 solo stops and five tackles for loss, despite playing only 10 games.

Cook was signed by the New York Jets as an undrafted free agent and then released prior to the 2009 NFL season.

Cook was signed to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers' practice squad on November 11, 2009. On January 5, 2010, he was signed to a reserve/future contract. He was waived on June 18.^[2]

Cook was re-signed by the New York Jets on July 29, 2010.^[3] Cook was then waived by the team on September 3, 2010.^[4]

Cook was signed by the Hartford Colonials of the United Football League on September 16, 2010.

Cook was re-signed by the Jets on December 8, 2010 to a three-year contract following injuries to safeties Jim Leonhard and James Ihedigbo.^[5] Cook was waived on November 28, 2011.^[6]

Cook was claimed off waivers by the Baltimore Ravens on November 29, 2011.^[7]

On April 28, 2015, Cook was assigned to the Orlando Predators of the Arena Football League. On January 5, 2016, Cook was placed on recallable reassignment. On March 30, 2016, Cook was assigned to the Predators once again.

On October 14, 2016, Cook was assigned to the Tampa Bay Storm in the dispersal draft.

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Emanuel Cook.

• Baltimore Ravens bio Archived December 4, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
• South Carolina Gamecocks bio Archived December 23, 2008, at the Wayback Machine