Williard Cooks
 Williard Cooks in action for Kent State | |||
Free Agent | |||
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| Offensive Tackle | |||
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| Place of birth: Duluth, Minnesota | |||
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Career information | |||
| High school: Marshall Prep | |||
| College: Kent State | |||
| NFL Draft: 2018 / Round: UDFA / Pick: UDFA | |||
| Debuted in 2018 | |||
Career history
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| Roster status: Retired | |||
Career highlights and awards
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Williard Cooks is a retired American football offensive tackle. He played college football at Kent State. He did not enter the 2018 NFLHC Draft, and instead elected to sign with the Iowa Barnstormers arena football team. He is currently retired, and is a writer for and founder of MAC Media.
College Career
Cooks blocked for Emmett Spears, the first dynamic running back in the MAC. Cooks was named All-Conference in 2017 after being one of the most dominant run blocking tackles in CFBHC. He chose to forgo the NFLHC Draft to sign with the Iowa Barnstormers of Arena Football.
Arena Career and Retirement
Cooks signed with the Barnstormers after graduating a semester early from Kent State. He tore multiple ligaments in his right knee during the first full-contact practice of the season, and subsequently retired, saying he didn't want to risk further injury.
MAC Media
During the fall of 2018, Cooks returned to Kent State, where he and new head football coach paperllamasunited collaborated to found MAC Media. Founded in Kent, Ohio, Cooks plans to move the media outlet to MAC HQ in Cleveland for 2019. Though not the exclusive outlet of media for the conference, MAC Media is one of the more popular sources of media content within the conference.
