Alex Cook (born May 21, 1999) is an American professional

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safety who is a free agent. Cook played

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at Washington and was signed as an undrafted free agent by the

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in .

Early years

Alex Cook was born on May 21, 1999, in Sacramento, California. Cook attended Sheldon High School in

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, a suburb of Sacramento. He played both offense and defense for the Sheldon High School football team.

College career

Rated as the 220th-best prospect in the nation, Cook chose to attend the University of Washington and play football there. In 2017, Cook redshirted and thus did not play the entire year. The next year, Cook played in twelve games and started one as a wide receiver. Cook changed his position during his redshirt sophomore year, becoming a defensive back and playing in all thirteen games for Washington. In 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the season for Washington was shortened, and thus Cook only started three out of all four games. Cook then started nine out of the eleven games he played in his redshirt senior year. Because of the shortened season due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Cook was allowed to play one more season for Washington. In this season, Cook started in all thirteen games and was named to the All-Pac-12 Conference Second team.

Professional career

New York Giants

After going undrafted in the

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, Cook was signed as an undrafted free agent by the

. Cook did not make the active roster for the Giants but was signed to their

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Carolina Panthers

On October 17, 2023, the Carolina Panthers signed Cook to their active roster off the Giants' practice squad. On August 27, 2024, Cook was waived by the Panthers and re-signed to the practice squad. Cook was released again three days later.

References

External links

Washington Huskies bio
{{DEFAULTSORT:Cook, Alex 1999 births Living people Players of American football from Sacramento, California American football safeties Washington Huskies football players New York Giants players Carolina Panthers players