Detroit defensive end Ziggy Ansah left Monday night's game against the New York Jets with a shoulder injury.It wasn't clear how severe the
injury was
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hasn't played a full 16 games since the 2015 season. He had 12 sacks in 14 games
a season ago.Jets cornerback Trumaine Johnson was evaluated for a head injury
but came back into the game. Johnson intercepted a pass in the second quarter
but took a hard hit while returning it and fumbled the ball back to Detroit.
DETROIT (AP) — Mike Cofer, a Pro Bowl linebacker who played a decade with the
Detroit Lions and is second on the team’s career list in sacks, has died. He was
58.The Lions said Cofer died Thursday. Cofer’s son Phil plays basketball for
Florida State. The school said he found out about his father’s death after the
Seminoles‘ victory over Vermont in the NCAA Tournament on Thursday. Chuck Walsh,
a Florida State spokesman
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linebacker in team history to reach eight sacks in a season. He did it four
times.“Mike was the definition of the perfect football player,” former Lions
quarterback Eric Hipple said in a statement. “His attitude matched his ability
and he gave 100 percent in everything he did. The same goes for his care and
attention for fellow players, fans and people in general. He brought smiles and
joy to those he interacted with and was not only a great player, but also a
wonderful man.”A Knoxville, Tennessee
Amani Oruwariye Jersey Womens , native, Cofer played at Tennessee. He was drafted by the Lions in the third round in 1983, and he was a member of the team that
went to the NFC title game at the end of the 1991 season. He received Pro Bowl
honors during the 1988 season.He finished his career with 62 ½ sacks.“I was
truly blessed to have had the chance to coach Mike,” former Lions coach Wayne
Fontes said. “He had such tremendous character. When you heard people talking
about a player who always gave 100 percent, it was Mike.”Phil Cofer missed
Florida State’s game Thursday with an injured right foot. Coach Leonard Hamilton
said he will remain with the team for a second-round game Saturday against
Murray State.Hamilton called Mike Cofer “one of the most competitive human
beings that has ever played in the NFL.”“He is a guy who had to endure an
unbelievably challenging debilitating disease that mentally and emotionally was
draining in itself
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complained. He always faced it every day with the heart of a lion, with
tremendous amount of courage, and he passed that same mental and emotional
aspect over to his son, Phil.”“He always challenged Phil
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attitude has been as good as anyone that I’ve ever coached in my whole coaching
career.”Cofer is survived by his wife, Reba, and sons Michael and Phil.
