Chad Cota
Chad Garrett Cota
Born: August 8, 1971
Ashland, OR USA
Position: DB
Height: 6'1"
Weight: 198
College: Oregon
High School: Ashland (OR)
Career: 1995-2002
Drafted: 1995 in Round 7, #209 overall by the Carolina Panthers
Chad Cota played from 1995 to 2002 during his career with the Carolina Panthers, Indianapolis Colts, New Orleans Saints and St. Louis Rams. Cota intercepted 15 passes for 131 yards in his career.
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Kick Returns:
Interceptions:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | NFL Carolina Panthers | 5 | 63 | 12.6 | 35 | 0 |
| 1997 | NFL Carolina Panthers | 2 | 28 | 14.0 | 15 | 0 |
| 1998 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 4 | 16 | 4.0 | 9 | 0 |
| 2000 | NFL Indianapolis Colts | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 3 | 0 |
| 2001 | NFL Indianapolis Colts | 2 | 21 | 10.5 | 12 | 0 |
| Totals | 15 | 131 | 8.7 | 35 | 0 |
Sacks:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | NFL Carolina Panthers | 1.0 | 0.0 | |
| 1997 | NFL Carolina Panthers | 1.0 | 0.0 | |
| 1998 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 2.0 | 0.0 | |
| Totals | 4.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Solo | Ast | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | NFL Carolina Panthers | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1996 | NFL Carolina Panthers | 36.5 | 31 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1997 | NFL Carolina Panthers | 101.5 | 86 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1998 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 83.5 | 71 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1999 | NFL Indianapolis Colts | 76.5 | 65 | 23 | 0 | 1 | 25 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2000 | NFL Indianapolis Colts | 77 | 67 | 20 | 0 | |||||
| 2001 | NFL Indianapolis Colts | 83.5 | 73 | 21 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 | NFL St. Louis Rams | 4 | 4 | 0 | ||||||
| Totals | 466.5 | 401 | 131 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 34 | 1 | 2 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| 1999 | NFL Indianapolis Colts | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | NFL | Carolina Panthers | 16 | 0 |
| 1996 | NFL | Carolina Panthers | 16 | 2 |
| 1997 | NFL | Carolina Panthers | 16 | 16 |
| 1998 | NFL | New Orleans Saints | 16 | 16 |
| 1999 | NFL | Indianapolis Colts | 15 | 15 |
| 2000 | NFL | Indianapolis Colts | 16 | 16 |
| 2001 | NFL | Indianapolis Colts | 16 | 16 |
| 2002 | NFL | St. Louis Rams | 14 | 1 |
