Paris Cotton

American gridiron football player (born 1989)

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Date of birth|  (1989-11-02) November 2, 1989 (age 35)
Place of birth| Miami, Florida, U.S.
Career information
CFL status| International
Position(s)| RB
Height| 5 ft 8 in (173 cm)
Weight| 194 lb (88 kg)
US college| Central Michigan
High school| Hialeah (Hialeah, Florida)
Career history
As player
2013| Hamilton Tiger-Cats*
2014–2015| Winnipeg Blue Bombers
2016| Calgary Stampeders*
2017| Colorado Crush
*Offseason and/or practice roster member only
Career stats
Rushes| 122
Rushing yards| 629
Rushing TDs| 4
Receptions| 24
Receiving yards| 243
Receiving TDs| 1

* Playing stats at CFL.ca

Paris Cotton (born November 2, 1989) is an American former professional football running back who played for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He played college football at Central Michigan University.

## Early life

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Cotton attended Hialeah High School in Hialeah, Florida.[1]

## College career

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Cotton played football for the Central Michigan Chippewas from 2008 to 2011. He finished his career with 1,381 rushing yards and 9 rushing touchdowns.[2]

## Professional career

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Cotton was rated the 56th best running back in the 2012 NFL draft by NFLDraftScout.com.[3]

Pre-draft measurables  Height | Weight | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press

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5 ft 7 in
(1.70 m)  | 190 lb
(86 kg)  | 4.43 s | 1.53 s | 2.56 s | 4.40 s | 6.81 s | 32+1⁄2 in
(0.83 m) | 10 ft 6 in
(3.20 m) | 18 reps
All values from Central Michigan Pro Day[3]

Cotton was signed by the CFL's Hamilton Tiger-Cats on April 2, 2013. He was released by the Tiger-Cats on April 23, 2013.[4]

Cotton signed with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers of the CFL on April 22, 2014.[5] Cotton began the 2014 regular season as the #2 back behind incumbent Nic Grigsby. Through October, Cotton had 11 rushing attempts for 20 yards. When Grigsby was traded to Hamilton in later that month, Cotton became the starter for the remainder of the season. Starting the last 4 games of the season, Cotton amassed 341 yards on 55 carries (per game average of 85.2 yards on 13.8 carries) with 3 rushing touchdowns. He finished the season with 92 receiving yards from 10 receptions.[5] Cotton began the 2015 CFL season as the Bombers starting running back, leading the team in rushing attempts for the first 7 games of the season. In the middle of August, Paris suffered a broken arm and would miss the remainder of the 2015 season.[6] Cotton finished the season with 56 carries for 268 yards with 1 rushing touchdown. He also contributed in the passing game, catching 14 passes for 151 yards and 1 touchdown. On February 18, the Bomber announced that they had released Cotton.[7]

Cotton was signed to the Calgary Stampeders' practice roster on September 1, 2016.[8][9]

On January 20, 2017 Cotton signed with the Colorado Crush of the Indoor Football League (IFL).

## References

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1. ^ "Paris Cotton". 247sports.com. Retrieved August 30, 2014.
2. ^ "Paris Cotton". ESPN. Retrieved August 30, 2014.
3. ^ a b "Paris Cotton". nfldraftscout.com. Archived from the original on September 3, 2016. Retrieved September 3, 2016.`{{cite web}}`: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
4. ^ "Transactions 2013". cfl.ca. Archived from the original on November 1, 2015. Retrieved August 30, 2014.
5. ^ a b "Paris Cotton". bluebombers.com. Archived from the original on November 24, 2014. Retrieved August 30, 2014.
6. ^ "Another bad break for Bombers as Paris Cotton goes down with broken arm". Winnipeg Sun. Archived from the original on October 3, 2015. Retrieved February 19, 2016.
7. ^ "Blue Bombers release Cotton, Peach". TSN. February 19, 2016. Retrieved February 19, 2016.
8. ^ "Transactions". cfl.ca. Archived from the original on September 3, 2016. Retrieved September 3, 2016.`{{cite web}}`: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
9. ^ "Paris Cotton". stampeders.com. Archived from the original on September 3, 2016. Retrieved September 3, 2016.`{{cite web}}`: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)

## External links

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* College stats
* Winnipeg Blue Bombers bio