Bill Cooke (defensive End)
William Morrill Cooke (born February 26, 1951) is a former American football defensive end in the National Football League (NFL) who played for the Green Bay Packers, the San Francisco 49ers, the Detroit Lions and the Seattle Seahawks. Listed at 6'-5" and 249 lbs, he played professionally for 6 seasons and retired in 1980. Early years Bill was born February 26, 1951, in Lowell, Massachusetts, and grew up in neighboring Chelmsford where he attended Chelmsford High School and then Worcester Academy in Worcester, MA. College years Cooke first played collegiate ball for the University of Connecticut, and then from 1973-1974 at University of Massachusetts Amherst Under head coach Dick MacPherson, before being drafted by the Green Bay Packers in the 10th round of the 1975 NFL Draft. (1974) Senior year, he was named to First-team All-Yankee Conference, and played alongside teammates; Ed McAleney, Tim Berra & Steve Schubert Steven William Schubert (born March 15, 1951) is ...
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Defensive End
Defensive end (DE) is a defensive position in the sport of gridiron football. This position has designated the players at each end of the defensive line, but changes in formation (American football), formations over the years have substantially changed how the position is played. History Early formations, with six- and seven-man line defense, seven-man lines, used the end as a containment player, whose job was first to prevent an "end run" around his position, then secondarily to force plays inside. When most teams adopted a five-man line, two different styles of end play developed: "crashing" ends, who rushed into the backfield to disrupt plays, and "stand-up" or "waiting" ends, who played the more traditional containment style. Some teams would use both styles of end play, depending on game situations. Traditionally, defensive ends are in a three-point stance, with their free hand cocked back ready to "punch" an offensive lineman, or in a two-point stance like a strong safety ...
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