Richard Cooper (American football)

{{Short description|American football player (born 1964)}}

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{{Infobox NFL player

| name = Richard Cooper

| number = 71, 77

| position = Offensive tackle

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1964|11|1}}

| birth_place = Memphis, Tennessee, U.S.

| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 5

| weight_lb = 290

| high_school = Melrose (Memphis)

| college = Tennessee

| undraftedyear = 1988

| pastteams =

• Seattle Seahawks ({{NFL Year|1988}})*
• New Orleans Saints ({{NFL Year|1989|1995}})
• Philadelphia Eagles ({{NFL Year|1996|1998}})

| statlabel1 = Games played

| statvalue1 = 108

| statlabel2 = Games started

| statvalue2 = 103

| statlabel3 = Fumble recoveries

| statvalue3 = 4

| pfr = CoopRi20

}}

Richard Warren Cooper (born November 1, 1964) is an American former professional football player who was an offensive tackle for nine years with the New Orleans Saints and Philadelphia Eagles of the National Football League (NFL).{{cite web | url=https://www.nola.com/sports/jeff-duncan-the-saints-all-time-best-undrafted-free-agents/article_10ccfefe-d4a7-11ed-8f6f-63d33fa727aa.html | title=Jeff Duncan: From Juwan Johnson to Elex Price: The Saints' all-time best undrafted free agents | date=April 7, 2023 }} He played college football for the Tennessee Volunteers. He played high school football at Melrose High School in Memphis, Tennessee.