Player Information
Michael Lawrence Cox was born on July 11, 1985 in Woodbury, NJ. He graduated from Red Land High School in Lewisberry, PA before attending Georgia Tech. As a true freshman, he appeared in 9 games as a fullback. He rushed 4 times for 15 yards (3.8 avg). As a sophomore, he managed to start 10 of 12 games at fullback. He caught 13 passes for 72 yards (5.5 avg) that season. He started all 13 games as a junior, catching 5 passes for 53 yards (10.6) and his lone career touchdown. As a senior, he started 10 of 13 games, rushed 6 times for 48 yards (8.0 avg) and caught 12 passes for 92 yards (7.7 avg). He was originally signed as an undrafted rookie free agent with the Kansas City Chiefs following the 2008 NFL Draft.
Career Statistics
| RUSHING | RECEIVING | ||||||||||
| Year | Team | G | GS | Att. | Yds | Avg | TD | No. | Yds | Avg | TD |
| 2008 | KC | 16 | 5 | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | 0 | 8 | 19 | 2.4 | 0 |
| 2009 | KC | 16 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 1.7 | 1 | 10 | 79 | 7.9 | 0 |
| 2010 | KC | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 4 | 27 | 6.8 | 0 |
| 2011 | ATL | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 0 |
| 2012 | ATL | 8 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 3 | 22 | 7.3 | 0 |
| TOTALS | 56 | 29 | 4 | 3 | 0.8 | 1 | 27 | 155 | 5.7 | 0 | |
Transactions
Signed by Kansas City Chiefs on April 29, 2008 ... Re-signed by Chiefs on March 24, 2010 as an exclusive rights free agent ... Re-signed by Chiefs on July 29, 2011 as a restricted free agent ... Cut by Chiefs on September 3, 2011 ... Signed by Atlanta Falcons on October 25, 2011 ... Cut by Falcons on August 31, 2012 ... Re-signed by Falcons on November 7, 2012.