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40 Curome Cox - Biography
HEIGHT: 6-1
WEIGHT: 204
COLLEGE: Maryland
NFL EXP: 4th season
| Career Statistics | ||||||||||||
| Year | Team | G | GS | tckls | solo | ast | sacks | int | yds | avg | lg | td |
| 2005 | DEN | 13 | 0 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 48 | 48.0 | 48 | 0 |
| 2006 | DEN | 15 | 0 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 | DEN | 7 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 | HOU | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 49 | 0 | 26 | 20 | 6 | 0.0 | 2 | 48 | 24.0 | 48 | 0 | |
TRANSACTIONS: Signed as an undrafted free agent by Atlanta Falcons on April 30, 2004…released by Falcons on Sept. 5, 2004…signed by Denver Broncos to practice squad on Dec. 1, 2004…signed by Denver to a future contract on Jan. 10, 2005…released by Denver on Sept. 3, 2005….signed by Denver to practice squad on Sept. 5, 2005…signed to Broncos' active roster on Oct. 1, 2005…released by Broncos on Oct. 4, 2005…signed to Broncos' practice squad on Oct. 6, 2005…signed to Broncos' active roster on Oct. 9, 2005…released by Broncos on Nov. 6, 2007…signed by Houston Texans on Nov. 13, 2007.
PRO: Aggressive and versatile defensive and special teams player…split the 2007 season in Denver and Houston…played in seven games with each club last season…has played in 50 career games with five starts…started a career-high four games during the 2006 season…led Denver with 15 special teams tackles in 2006…recorded two career interceptions, including one he returned for 48 yards in 2004…postseason experience with the Broncos in 2005.
2007 (Denver 7/0, Houston 7/0): Played for Denver and Houston, seeing action in 14 games total…played in the first seven games of the year for Denver and the last seven of the season for Houston…finished the year with four total tackles, two solos, and his second career fumble recovery…also added nine tackles on special teams…saw action in the season opener at Buffalo (9/9)…recorded two special teams tackles vs. Oakland (9/16)…made two tackles, including one solo, and recovered a fumble vs. Jacksonville (9/23)…made one special teams stop at Indianapolis (9/30)…assisted on one tackle vs. San Diego (10/7)…played vs. Pittsburgh (10/21)…made one solo tackle vs. Green Bay (10/28)…inactive at Detroit (11/4)…released by Broncos (11/6) and signed by the Texans a week later (11/13)…played on special teams vs. New Orleans (11/18) and at Cleveland (11/25)…made one special teams tackle at Tennessee (12/2)…finished with one special teams stop vs. Tampa Bay (12/9)…served as a game captain and made one special teams tackle vs. Denver (12/13)…played on special teams at Indianapolis (12/23)…registered a team-high three special teams tackles in the season finale vs. Jacksonville (12/30).
2006 (Denver 16/4): Saw action in all 16 games with four starts…led the club with 15 special-teams stops…finished with 11 tackles, 10 solo, five passes defensed, one interception and one fumble recovery…saw action on defense and recorded a solo tackle, an interception and a fumble recovery at Pittsburgh (11/5)…started on Thanksgiving Day and made three solo tackles at Kansas City (11/23).
2005 (Denver 13/1): Played in 13 regular-season games with one start…contributed 11 tackles, nine solo, one interception and five pass breakups…placed fourth on the team with nine special-teams tackles…began the season on the Broncos' practice squad but was signed to the active roster on 10/1…made his NFL debut on special teams and defense at Jacksonville (10/2)…made his first NFL start vs. Philadelphia (10/30), defending a pass and making a special-teams tackle…recorded his first NFL interception, which he returned 48 yards to set up a touchdown, and added a pair of tackles at San Diego (12/31)…saw action on special teams in an AFC Divisional Playoff Game vs. New England (1/14/06).
2004: Entered the NFL with Atlanta as a college free agent…competed in training camp with the Falcons but was waived in the final round of cuts…signed to the Denver Broncos practice squad late in the season.
COLLEGE: Made 45 career starts in 47 games at Maryland…totaled 165 tackles, 10 interceptions and two sacks…honorable mention All-Atlantic Coast Conference as a senior…returned two of three interceptions for touchdowns as a junior…set career best mark in tackles that same season with 58…played in the 2001 Orange Bowl…family studies major.
Native of Arlington, Va.…attended Gonzaga College High School in Washington, D.C.…was a first-team all-conference selection and a USA Today honorable mention All-America defensive back for the Eagles…started the Curome Cox Foundation.
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