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American gridiron football player (born 1991) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Rakim Cox (born February 12, 1991) is a former NFL defensive end. He played college football at Villanova University and signed with the Minnesota Vikings as an undrafted free agent in 2014.
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Position: | Defensive end |
Personal information | |
Born: | San Diego, California | February 12, 1991
Height: | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) |
Weight: | 260 lb (118 kg) |
Career information | |
High school: | San Diego (CA) |
College: | Villanova |
Undrafted: | 2014 |
Career history | |
* Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |
Roster status: | Active |
CFL status: | International |
Player stats at CFL.ca |
Cox attended San Diego High School where he was Athlete of the Year and selected All-League first-team in 2008 & 2009.
On May 11, 2014, Cox signed with the Minnesota Vikings as undrafted free agent following the conclusion of the 2014 NFL draft.[1]
On August 18, 2014, Cox signed with the Miami Dolphins.[2]
On May 11, 2015, Cox signed with the Carolina Panthers.[3] On September 5, 2015, he was released by the Panthers.[4] On September 7, 2015, Cox was signed to the Panthers' practice squad.[5]
On February 7, 2016, Cox's Panthers played in Super Bowl 50. In the game, the Panthers fell to the Denver Broncos by a score of 24–10.[6]
On August 30, 2016, Cox was placed on injured reserve.[7] He was waived from injured reserve on September 6, 2016.
He participated in The Spring League in 2017.[8]
He was signed to the Saskatchewan Roughriders' practice squad on September 26, 2017.[9]
In 2018, Cox signed with the Edmonton Eskimos, playing in 3 games.
On August 31, 2018, Cox signed a practice roster agreement with the Toronto Argonauts.
The Cologne Crocodiles of the German Football League announced on January 18, 2020, that they signed Cox for the 2020 season.
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