Former high school coach in Jonathan Cooper’s corner for NFC Championship
Posted Jan 24, 2016
While the support of many local football fans will be in the Carolina Panthers’ corner during the NFC Championship game on Sunday, one local product will be on the opposite sideline for Arizona Cardinals. It has to seem like forever since NFL Draft Day 2013, when Wilmington native Jonathan Cooper was selected with the seventh overall pick.
(Port City Daily)
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