Morgan Cox

Morgan Cox (born April 26, 1986) is an American football long snapper for the Baltimore Ravens of the National Football League (NFL). He was signed by the Ravens as an undrafted free agent in 2010. He played college football at Tennessee.

Morgan Cox
Cox
No. 46 – Baltimore Ravens
Position:Long snapper
Personal information
Born: (1986-04-26) April 26, 1986
Collierville, Tennessee
Height:6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Weight:235 lb (107 kg)
Career information
High school:Evangelical Christian School (Cordova, Tennessee)
College:Tennessee
Undrafted:2010
Career history
Roster status:Active
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics as of 2020
Games played:165
Total tackles:11
Player stats at NFL.com

College career

Cox was a walk-on for the Tennessee Volunteers football team as a long snapper, earning a scholarship prior to the 2008 season.[1] Cox was the starting long snapper for Tennessee for the 2007, 2008, and 2009 seasons.[2] He earned Academic All-SEC honors from 2006–2009.[3]

Cox was invited to participate in the 2010 Senior Bowl that took place on January 30, 2010.[4]

Professional career

Cox was signed by the Baltimore Ravens as an undrafted free agent following the 2010 NFL Draft on May 6, 2010. He earned the starting long snapper job after the Ravens released Matt Katula on August 14, 2010.[4] Cox was part of the 2012 Baltimore Ravens Super Bowl XLVII victory over the San Francisco 49ers on February 3, 2013.[5] In the season opener of the 2013 season against the Denver Broncos, Cox recovered a punt that was muffed by Wes Welker. On October 19, 2014, Cox tore his ACL against the Atlanta Falcons and was placed on season ending injured reserve the day after.[6] He was replaced by Kevin McDermott for the remainder of the season. Cox recovered from the injury, and resumed his long snapping duties for the 2015 season. Cox, along with punter Sam Koch, was named to his first Pro Bowl in 2016.

On March 7, 2016, Cox signed a five-year contract extension with the Ravens.[7]

In 2020, Cox was one of 18 players placed on the reserve/COVID-19 list before the Ravens' Week 12 game against the Pittsburgh Steelers. He was placed on the list on November 27, 2020,[8] and activated on December 7.[9] He was replaced by Nick Moore.[10] He became the first long snapper to ever be selected to first team All-Pro (this was the first year the NFL had long snappers on the ballot). However, on January 25, 2021, the Ravens announced that they would be going with Nick Moore for the next season and would not being resigning Cox.[11]

References
  1. Moore, Randy (August 20, 2008). "Cottam out 6-8 weeks". scout.com. Retrieved November 21, 2010.
  2. "Five Vols in all-star action". scout.com. January 29, 2010. Archived from the original on July 16, 2011. Retrieved November 21, 2010.
  3. "37 from UT make SEC honor roll". scout.com. January 29, 2010. Archived from the original on July 16, 2011. Retrieved November 21, 2010.
  4. Wilson, Aaron (August 15, 2010). "Ravens notebook: Matt Katula released, Morgan Cox is new long snapper". Carroll County Times. Archived from the original on November 14, 2010. Retrieved November 21, 2010.
  5. "Super Bowl XLVII - San Francisco 49ers vs. Baltimore Ravens - February 3rd, 2013". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved November 8, 2017.
  6. Mink, Ryan. "Ravens Sign Long Snapper Kevin McDermott". BaltimoreRavens.com. Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved October 20, 2014.
  7. Mink, Ryan (March 7, 2016). "Ravens Re-Sign Morgan Cox to 5-Year Contract". BaltimoreRavens.com. Retrieved April 9, 2017.
  8. Mink, Ryan (November 27, 2020). "Lamar Jackson, Three Other Ravens Added to Reserve/COVID-19 List". BaltimoreRavens.com. Retrieved January 2, 2021.
  9. Mink, Ryan (December 7, 2020). "Lamar Jackson, Three Other Ravens Activated From COVID-19 List". BaltimoreRavens.com. Retrieved January 2, 2021.
  10. "Brookwood grad Nick Moore makes NFL debut for Ravens, shorthanded by COVID-19". Gwinnett Daily Post. December 2, 2020. Retrieved December 3, 2020.
  11. "Morgan Cox Feels Sad, But Honored By His Long Run With Ravens". www.baltimoreravens.com. Retrieved January 28, 2021.
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