Chip Cox
Cox with the Montreal Alouettes in 2007 | |
| No. 11 | |
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| Position | Linebacker |
| Personal information | |
| Born | June 24, 1983 Columbus, Ohio, U.S. |
| Listed height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) |
| Listed weight | 185 lb (84 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Beechcroft (Columbus) |
| College | Ohio |
| Career history | |
| 2005 | Detroit Lions* |
| 2006 | Montreal Alouettes |
| 2007 | Washington Redskins* |
| 2007–2018 | Montreal Alouettes |
* Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |
| Awards and highlights | |
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| Stats at CFL.ca | |
Canadian Football Hall of Fame (Class of 2022) | |
Chip Cox (born June 24, 1983) is an American former professional football linebacker who played for the Montreal Alouettes of the Canadian Football League (CFL) for 13 seasons. He is a two-time Grey Cup champion, winning in 2009 and 2010, and winner of the CFL's Most Outstanding Defensive Player Award in 2013. He is also a six-time CFL Divisional All-Star and three-time CFL All-Star. He holds three CFL records, including most career fumble return yards (392), most career fumble return touchdowns (6), and the record for longest fumble return (108 yards in 2011). Cox also holds several Alouettes records including most career tackles (979), most single season defensive tackles (115 in 2013), and most defensive tackles in a single game (13 against Calgary on July 1, 2012). He played college football for the Ohio Bobcats.