Paris Cotton

Paris Cotton
Free agent
Born: (1989-11-02) November 2, 1989
Miami, Florida
Career information
CFL status International
Position(s) RB
Height 5 ft 8 in (173 cm)
Weight 194 lb (88 kg)
College Central Michigan
High school Hialeah (Hialeah, Florida)
Career history
As player
2013 Hamilton Tiger-Cats*
2014–2015 Winnipeg Blue Bombers
2016 Calgary Stampeders*
2017 Colorado Crush
*Offseason and/or practice roster member only
Career stats
Rushes 122
Rushing yards 629
Rushing TDs 4
Receptions 24
Receiving yards 243
Receiving TDs 1

Paris Cotton (born November 2, 1989) is an American football running back who is currently a free agent. 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]

Pre-draft measurables
Ht Wt 40-yard dash 10-yd split 20-yd split 20-ss 3-cone Vert jump Broad BP
5 ft 7 in
(1.70 m)		 190 lb
(86 kg)		 4.43 s 1.53 s 2.56 s 4.40 s 6.81 s 32 1⁄2 in
(0.83 m)		 10 ft 6 in
(3.20 m)		 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. Through October, Cotton had 11 rushing attempts for 20 yards. When Grigsby was traded to Hamilton in later that month, 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 from 10 receptions.[5] Cotton began the 2015 CFL season as the Bombers starting 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 Cotton.[7]

Calgary Stampeders

Cotton was signed to the Calgary Stampeders' practice roster on September 1, 2016.[8][9]

Colorado Crush

On January 20, 2017 Cotton signed with the Colorado Crush of the Indoor Football League (IFL).

References

  1. ↑ "Paris Cotton". 247sports.com. Retrieved August 30, 2014.
  2. ↑ "Paris Cotton". espn.go.com. Retrieved August 30, 2014.
  3. 1 2 "Paris Cotton". nfldraftscout.com. Archived from the original on September 3, 2016. Retrieved September 3, 2016.
  4. ↑ "Transactions 2013". cfl.ca. Archived from the original on November 1, 2015. Retrieved August 30, 2014.
  5. 1 2 "Paris Cotton". bluebombers.com. Archived from the original on November 24, 2014. Retrieved August 30, 2014.
  6. ↑ "Another bad break for Bombers as Paris Cotton goes down with broken arm". Winnipeg Sun. Archived from the original on 2016-02-19. Retrieved 2016-02-19.
  7. ↑ "Blue Bombers release Cotton, Peach". TSN. 2016-02-19. Retrieved 2016-02-19.
  8. ↑ "Transactions". cfl.ca. Archived from the original on September 3, 2016. Retrieved September 3, 2016.
  9. ↑ "Paris Cotton". stampeders.com. Archived from the original on September 3, 2016. Retrieved September 3, 2016.
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