Jarrod Cooper Suspended

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Raiders safety Cooper suspended

Article Launched: 07/20/2007 05:43:29 PM PDT


ALAMEDA, Calif.—Oakland safety Jarrod Cooper was suspended on Friday for the Raiders' first four regular season games for violating the NFL's policy on steroids.

Cooper, a valuable special teams player for the Raiders, will be allowed to participate in training camp and preseason games. But he won't be able to be on the team's active roster until Oct. 1, the day after the teams' fourth game of the season against Miami.

Cooper is the second Raiders player to be suspended for violating the league's substance abuse policy. Running back Dominic Rhodes was also suspended for four games.

Also Friday, the Raiders signed safety Eric Frampton to a contract, making him the team's fifth draft pick to ink a deal. Frampton, Oakland's second pick in the fifth round of April's draft, was an all-Pac-10 player last season at Washington State.

"It feels good for everything to be solidified and for me to be able to focus on what I need to do," Frampton said. "This is a start. It's definitely a milestone accomplished along the way."

Oakland previously signed third-round offensive lineman Marion Henderson, fourth-round cornerback John Bowie, fifth-round defensive end Jay Richardson, and sixth-round fullback Oren O'Neal. Six remain unsigned, including No. 1 overall selection quarterback JaMarcus Russell.
 
The way we're going we'll have to bring Spike, Raider Head and Violator out of the stands to fill the opening day roster.

Why is it that these professional athletes just can't get it? Frustrating.

So Lane, welcome to Oakland. :shakehead:
 
We will be okay with other players to fill his role and it saves us some cash. Frampton can make a name for himself on special teams while learning the ropes from Darius. I am with you Bones...with so much testing going on, it would be hard for Cooper to not realize he would be caught.
 
"Show me the way..."

You're up bro.....
 
Cooper suspended

Jerry McDonald
July 20th, 2007

Talked to Jarrod Cooper awhile back. Can't remember if it was an organized team activity or minicamp.

I remember being surprised at some extremely close-to-the-vest, conservative answers from a guy who revels in saying exactly what he thinks.

I figured at the time Cooper simply wanted to play it safe under a new head coach, but maybe something else was at work.

The Raiders announced Friday that Cooper had been suspended for the first four games of the 2007 season for violating the NFL Policy on Anabolic Steroids and Related Substances, forwarding a statement from the league to members of the media.

Cooper will serve a four-game suspension. He is eligible to return to the active roster on Oct. 1 after Oakland's game Sept. 30 against the Miami Dolphins.

He is eligible to participate in all practices and pre-season games, but is far from a lock to make the 53-man roster.

Odds are Cooper has known for awhile about the positive test and was waiting for the appeals process to work itself out.

Cooper lectured the 2006 rookie class at the NFL rookie symposium about making the right choices, talking candidly about his own experiences with substance abuse while a member of the Carolina Panthers.

Having exited that program, he finds himself in another.

Will this affect Cooper's status as a member of the Raiders?

Maybe, maybe not.

As much as the NFL will frown on this offense, the 32 NFL teams don't look down on steroid abuse as much as they do substance abuse.

They'll never admit it, of course, but the reason is obvious. Steroid abusers are selling out for the team, attempting to get an edge. Substance abusers will have their performance adversely affected _ at the expense of their team.

The problem for Cooper is the Raiders have a number of players with similar physical traits to Cooper. They signed Donovin Darius, Colin Branch and B.J. Ward in free agency. Converted Darnell Bing from linebacker to safety. Drafted (and signed) Eric Frampton.

There are more safeties on the Raiders roster than at any time in recent memory, and Cooper is ineligible for the first four games.
 
Cooper suspended. Frampton signed. Goodbye Coop
 
The cut to 53 just got easier. Moron.
 
much as i like JCoop... he couldn't falter in TC much less before TC... He's likely gone.
 
I'm not the least bit surprised. not saying i expected it. but not surprised at all when i look at how he's built.
 
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