Craig Cotton
Craig Lee Cotton
Born: July 7, 1947
Elizabeth, PA USA
Position: TE
Height: 6'5"
Weight: 216
College: Youngstown St.
High School: Elizabeth (PA)
Career: 1969-1975
Drafted: 1969 in Round 8, #200 overall by the San Diego Chargers
Craig Cotton played from 1969 to 1975 during his career with the Chicago Bears, Detroit Lions, Portland Storm and San Diego Chargers. Cotton caught 36 passes for 503 yards and 1 receiving touchdowns in his career.
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Receiving:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | NFL Detroit Lions | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| 1971 | NFL Detroit Lions | 6 | 88 | 14.7 | 34 | 0 |
| 1972 | NFL Detroit Lions | 8 | 129 | 16.1 | 35 | 1 |
| 1973 | NFL Chicago Bears | 13 | 186 | 14.3 | 63 | 0 |
| 1974 | WFL Portland Storm | 8 | 94 | 11.8 | 15 | 0 |
| NFL | 28 | 409 | 14.6 | 63 | 1 | |
| WFL | 8 | 94 | 11.8 | 15 | 0 | |
| Totals | 36 | 503 | 14.0 | 63 | 1 |
Kick Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | NFL Detroit Lions | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| 1973 | NFL Chicago Bears | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 13 | 0 |
| NFL | 3 | 19 | 6.3 | 13 | 0 | |
| Totals | 3 | 19 | 6.3 | 13 | 0 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | NFL Detroit Lions | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1972 | NFL Detroit Lions | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1973 | NFL Chicago Bears | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| NFL | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| 1972 | NFL Detroit Lions | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| NFL | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |
| Totals | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | NFL | Detroit Lions | 13 | 0 |
| 1970 | NFL | Detroit Lions | 14 | 0 |
| 1971 | NFL | Detroit Lions | 14 | 0 |
| 1972 | NFL | Detroit Lions | 14 | 0 |
| 1973 | NFL | Chicago Bears | 13 | 0 |
| 1974 | WFL | Portland Storm | ||
| 1975 | NFL | San Diego Chargers | 9 | 0 |
