Mike Cofer
Michael Lynn Cofer
Born: April 7, 1960
Knoxville, TN USA
Deceased: March 21, 2019
Position: LB-DE
Height: 6'5"
Weight: 245
College: Tennessee
High School: Rule (Knoxville, TN)
Career: 1983-1992
Drafted: 1983 in Round 3, #67 overall by the Detroit Lions
Mike Cofer played from 1983 to 1992 during his career with the Detroit Lions. Cofer recorded 62.5 quarterback sacks in his career.
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Interceptions:
Sacks:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | 1983 | NFL Detroit Lions | 4.5 | 0.0 | 1984 | NFL Detroit Lions | 7.0 | 0.0 | 1985 | NFL Detroit Lions | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1986 | NFL Detroit Lions | 7.5 | 0.0 | 1987 | NFL Detroit Lions | 8.5 | 0.0 | 1988 | NFL Detroit Lions | 12.0 | 0.0 | 1989 | NFL Detroit Lions | 9.0 | 0.0 | 1990 | NFL Detroit Lions | 10.0 | 0.0 | 1991 | NFL Detroit Lions | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1992 | NFL Detroit Lions | 2.0 | 0.0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 62.5 | 0 | 0.0 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF | 1983 | NFL Detroit Lions | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1984 | NFL Detroit Lions | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1986 | NFL Detroit Lions | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1987 | NFL Detroit Lions | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1988 | NFL Detroit Lions | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1990 | NFL Detroit Lions | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS | 1983 | NFL | Detroit Lions | 16 | 6 | 1984 | NFL | Detroit Lions | 16 | 16 | 1985 | NFL | Detroit Lions | 7 | 7 | 1986 | NFL | Detroit Lions | 16 | 15 | 1987 | NFL | Detroit Lions | 11 | 11 | 1988 | NFL | Detroit Lions | 16 | 16 | 1989 | NFL | Detroit Lions | 15 | 7 | 1990 | NFL | Detroit Lions | 16 | 16 | 1991 | NFL | Detroit Lions | 2 | 2 | 1992 | NFL | Detroit Lions | 8 | 8 |
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Honors
1988 - Associated Press All-NFL (2nd Team)
1988 - United Press International All-Conference (2nd Team)
1990 - Newspaper Enterprise Association All-NFL (2nd Team)
1990 - United Press International All-Conference (2nd Team)

