Paris Cotton
| No. 12 Calgary Stampeders | |
| Date of birth | November 2, 1989 |
|---|---|
| Place of birth | Miami, Florida |
| Career information | |
| Status | Practice roster |
| CFL status | International |
| Position(s) | RB |
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (173 cm) |
| Weight | 194 lb (88 kg) |
| College | Central Michigan |
| High school | Hialeah (FL) |
| Career history | |
| As player | |
| 2013 | Hamilton Tiger-Cats* |
| 2014–2015 | Winnipeg Blue Bombers |
| 2016–present | Calgary Stampeders* |
| *Offseason and/or practice roster member only | |
Paris Cotton (born November 2, 1989) is an American football running back for the Calgary Stampeders of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He played college football at Central Michigan University and attended Hialeah High School in Hialeah, Florida.[1] He has also been a member of the Hamilton Tiger-Cats and Winnipeg Blue Bombers of the CFL.
College career
Cotton played football for the Central Michigan Chippewas from 2008 to 2011. He finished his career with 1,381 rushing yards and 9 rushing touchdowns.[2]
Professional career
Cotton was rated the 56th best running back in the 2012 NFL Draft by NFLDraftScout.com.[3]
| Ht | Wt | 40-yd dash | 10-yd split | 20-yd split | 20-ss | 3-cone | Vert | Broad | BP | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 ft 7 in | 190 lb | 4.43 s | 1.53 s | 2.56 s | 4.40 s | 6.81 s | 32 1⁄2 in | 10 ft 6 in | 18 reps | ||||||||||
| All values from Central Michigan Pro Day[3] | |||||||||||||||||||
Hamilton Tiger-Cats
Cotton was signed by the CFL's Hamilton Tiger-Cats on April 2, 2013. He was released by the Tiger-Cats on April 23, 2013.[4]
Winnipeg Blue Bombers
Cotton signed with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers of the CFL on April 22, 2014.[5] Cotton began the 2014 regular season as the #2 back behind incumbent Nic Grigsby. Up until October, Cotton only received 11 rushing attempts, which he turned into 20 rushing yards. When Gribsby was traded to Hamilton in October 2014, Cotton became the starter for the remainder of the season. Starting the last 4 games of the season Cotton amassed 341 yards on 55 carries (per game average of 85.2 yards on 13.8 carries) with 3 rushing touchdowns. He finished the season with 92 receiving yards on 10 catches.[5] Cotton began the 2015 CFL season as the Bombers main running back, leading the team in rushing attempts for the first 7 games of the season. In the middle of August Paris suffered a broken arm and would miss the remainder of the 2015 season.[6] Cotton finished the season with 56 carries for 268 yards with 1 rushing touchdown. He also contributed in the passing game, catching 14 passes for 151 yards and 1 touchdown. On February 18, the Bomber announced that they had released Paris Cotton.[7]
Calgary Stampeders
Cotton was signed to the Calgary Stampeders' practice roster on September 1, 2016.[8][9]
References
- ↑ "Paris Cotton". 247sports.com. Retrieved August 30, 2014.
- ↑ "Paris Cotton". espn.go.com. Retrieved August 30, 2014.
- 1 2 "Paris Cotton". nfldraftscout.com. Retrieved September 3, 2016.
- ↑ "Transactions 2013". cfl.ca. Archived from the original on November 1, 2015. Retrieved August 30, 2014.
- 1 2 "Paris Cotton". bluebombers.com. Archived from the original on November 24, 2014. Retrieved August 30, 2014.
- ↑ "Another bad break for Bombers as Paris Cotton goes down with broken arm". Winnipeg Sun. Retrieved 2016-02-19.
- ↑ "Blue Bombers release Cotton, Peach". TSN. 2016-02-19. Retrieved 2016-02-19.
- ↑ "Transactions". cfl.ca. Retrieved September 3, 2016.
- ↑ "Paris Cotton". stampeders.com. Retrieved September 3, 2016.