Antonio Desez Cochran (born June 21, 1976) is a former
American
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football
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player who played seven seasons in the
National Football League
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. He was drafted in the fourth round of the 1999 NFL Draft.
Cochran attended
Macon County High School
Macon County High School is located in Montezuma, Georgia, United States, which is a part of Macon County. Enrollment as of the 2017- 2018 school year is 491.
History
Macon County High School was established in the late 1950s as a school for C ...
in
Montezuma,
Georgia
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. He also attended
Middle Georgia College
Middle Georgia College (MGC) was a four-year state college unit of the University System of Georgia. On January 8, 2013, it was consolidated with Macon State College into a new institution, which is now known as Middle Georgia State University.
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before transferring to
Georgia
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.
Cochran signed with Florida out of HS, but attended Okaloosa-Walton on a basketball scholarship. After contributing as a part-time starter on O-W's national championship BASKETBALL team, he transferred to Middle Georgia College (MGC) to play football.
References
External links
NFL player profileSeattle Seahawks bio from 2004
1976 births
Living people
University of Georgia alumni
African-American players of American football
American football defensive ends
Seattle Seahawks players
Arizona Cardinals players
Georgia Bulldogs football players
People from Montezuma, Georgia
Players of American football from Georgia (U.S. state)
Northwest Florida State Raiders men's basketball players
Middle Georgia Warriors football players
American men's basketball players
21st-century African-American sportspeople
20th-century African-American sportspeople
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