Chip Cox

Chip Cox
	Cox in 2007
Born:	June 24, 1983; Columbus, Ohio, U.S.
Career information
Status	Retired
CFL status	American
Position(s)	Linebacker
Height	5 ft 9 in (175 cm)
Weight	185 lb (84 kg)
College	Ohio
High school	Beechcroft
Career history
As player
2005	Detroit Lions*
2006	Montreal Alouettes
2007	Washington Redskins*
2007–2018	Montreal Alouettes
	*Offseason or practice squad only
Career highlights and awards
	CFL record for longest fumble return (108 yards) (2011); CFL record for most career fumble return yards (392); CFL record for most career fumble return touchdowns (6);
CFL All-Star	2009, 2011, 2013
CFL East All-Star	2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014
Awards	2013 - CFL's Most Outstanding Defensive Player Award; 2013 - James P. McCaffrey Trophy; 2022 - Canadian Football Hall of Fame inductee
Career stats
	Playing stats at CFL.ca; Playing stats at NFL.com;
	Canadian Football Hall of Fame, 2022;

Chip Cox (born June 24, 1983) is an American former professional Canadian football linebacker He most recently played for the Montreal Alouettes of the Canadian Football League (CFL), where he spent 13 years of his career. He is a two-time Grey Cup champion, winning in 2009 and 2010, and winner of the CFL's Most Outstanding Defensive Player Award in 2013. He is also a six-time CFL Divisional All-Star and three-time CFL All-Star. He holds three CFL records, including most career fumble return yards (392), most career fumble return touchdowns (6), and the record for longest fumble return (108 yards in 2011). Cox also holds several Alouettes records including most career tackles (979), most single season defensive tackles (115 in 2013), and most defensive tackles in a single game (13 against Calgary on July 1, 2012). He played college football for the Ohio Bobcats.

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