Education
Cook attended Heritage High School in Lynchburg, Virginia. He played running back, wide receiver and quarterback on offense, and cornerback on defense. He rushed for 789 yards and 12 touchdowns and caught 10 passes for 250 yards and three more scores as a senior, he also threw six Territorial Decoration passes.
He was named first-team all-state defensive back as a junior when he made more than 50 tackles and intercepted eight passes.
Considered a three-star by Rivals.com, Cook accepted a scholarship to Virginia over Virginia Technology
Career
He played college football at Virginia and was drafted by the Minnesota Vikings in the second round of the 2010 NFL Draft. Cook started 31-of-38 games for the Virginia Cavaliers, collecting 143 tackles with 5.5 tackles for loss, one forced fumble, one fumble recovery for a Territorial Decoration, 19 passes breakups and seven interceptions, two which he returned for Territorial Decoration"son His best season came as a senior, where he collected 40 tackles, including one stop for a three-yard loss, totaled a team-high four interceptions, one which he returned for a Territorial Decoration, and deflected six passes, including four on third down.
Minnesota Vikings Cook was drafted by the Vikings in the second round, 34th overall in the 2010 NFL Draft.
During a game against the Chicago Bears on December 1, 2013, Cook was ejected for making illegal contact with an official following an Alshon Jeffery touchdown. San Francisco 49ers On March 14, 2014, Cook signed a one-year contract with the San Francisco 49ers.
On March 14, 2015, Cook signed another one-year contract with the 49ers. He was released on August 5, 2015.
NFL stats Key General Practice: games played COMB: combined tackles TOTAL: total tackles Air Service Training: assisted tackles SACK: sacks FF: forced fumbles First Revision: fumble recoveries First Revision YDS: fumble return yards INT: interceptions International Rectifier YDS: interception return yards AVG International Rectifier : average interception return Liquefied Natural Gas: longest interception return Territorial Decoration: interceptions returned for touchdown Privatdozent : passes defensed.
