Player
Mark Cotney
Seasons
1976-84
College
Cameron State
How acquired
Veteran allocation draft 1976
How left
Camp cut 1985
Height
6-0
Weight
205
Date of birth
26-Jun-52
Pos
S
No
33
Games
113
Starts
92
Played the first nine seasons with the Bucs and started for the best part of seven of them at strong safety. Remains in the top 10 on the all-time franchise list
for interceptions with 17 in his nine-year career. Originally a 7th round pick of the Houston Oilers, he came to the Bucs in the veteran allocation draft in 1976
and was voted an All-Pro by Sports Illustrated in 1983. Started all but five games in the first five years of the Buccaneer franchise but missed the entire 1981
season through injury.
1976
1
1977
1
1978
1
1979
1
1980
1
1982
1
1983
1
1984
1
Games
Starts
Games
Starts
Games
Starts
Games
Starts
Games
Starts
Games
Starts
Games
Starts
Games
Starts
14
13
14
12
16
15
16
15
16
16
9
0
12
12
16
9
Interceptions
No
Yards
Avg
LG
TD
1976
3
25
8.3
25
0
1977
1
0
0.0
0
0
1978
2
28
14.0
28
0
1979
1
0
0.0
0
0
1980
3
28
9.3
21
0
1983
2
1
0.5
1
0
1984
5
123
24.6
26
0
Total
17
205
8.7
26
0
Punt returns
No
Yards
Avg
LG
FC
1976
3
26
8.3
0
0
1978
5
38
7.6
10
1
Total
8
64
8.0
10
1
Season
Solo
Asst
Total
Sacks
PD
Spec
1976
73
0
6
0
1977
95
0
14
0
1978
100
0
12
0
1979
90
2.0
6
1
1980
105
0
11
0
1982
11
0
1
10
1983
61
1.0
10
0
1984
55
2.0
3
8
Total
590
5.0
63
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