Former Hoggard High School coach happy for Jonathan Cooper

Posted Jan 8, 2017
This week one of Wilmington’s own got a change of scenery after he signed with the Dallas Cowboys. Jonathan Cooper was cut by the Cleveland Browns, the team with the worst record in the NFL, and now has the chance to play for the super bowl. Before Jonathan Cooper was in the NFL, he was a football stand-out at Hoggard High School. (WWAY)

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