Riley Cooper Coming Back for Senior Year
August 12, 2009 by Mat Houchens
Filed under Football
It was up in the air whether Riley Cooper would be coming back to play as WR for Florida his senior year after being signed by the Rangers. Whether he would return and finish out his senior year as a top WR for Tim Tebow and company remained a question that hung in the balance until now. Riley will return!
Cooper said he’s looking forward to building off his junior season. An exceptional downfield blocker, the 6-foot-3, 215-pound Cooper had 18 catches for 261 yards and three touchdowns last season. As Florida quarterback Tim Tebow’s roommate, Cooper may lobby for more balls this season.
“I’m just going to go out there and do the same things I did last year,” Cooper said. “Start another 14 games. I love blocking, I love hitting, I’m a physical guy. I also love getting the ball, too.Tebow is going to throw to the open man, so I’ve got no control over that.”
Tebow said he didn’t have influence in Cooper’s decision to come back, but has been impressed how he has practiced so far. Cooper missed offseason conditioning drills while mulling his decision to play baseball or return to school.
“He’s kept himself in shape coming back and his work ethic is great,” Tebow said. “He’s going to make a great impact for us.”
From Gainesville Sun.
Some of you may say we don’t need him but his experience and ability to get open is uncanny and definitely puts that extra threat out there for defenses. With Aaron Hernandez and Andre Debose, Riley Cooper is a receiver that will slip through coverages regularly.
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