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r/nfl • u/nfl NFL - Official • Apr 14 '26
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Pidgeon was the reincarnation of Raiders special teams player Marquis Cooper who passed away in a boating accident earlier in the year. Pidgeon lined up in Cooper's spot and played one last down with his teammates.
27 u/dka2012 Apr 14 '26 Didn’t they run that kickoff with only 10 players as a tribute to him too? And then the pigeon showed up in his slot. 18 u/El_Sky_Wizard Seahawks Apr 15 '26 You might be thinking of what Washington did after Sean Taylor's murder 4 u/dka2012 Apr 15 '26 Yeah, I remember that one too. I thought they were doing something similar but there are definitely 11 guys out there. 9 u/DelDoesReddit Texans Apr 14 '26 I counted 10 + the kicker
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Didn’t they run that kickoff with only 10 players as a tribute to him too? And then the pigeon showed up in his slot.
18 u/El_Sky_Wizard Seahawks Apr 15 '26 You might be thinking of what Washington did after Sean Taylor's murder 4 u/dka2012 Apr 15 '26 Yeah, I remember that one too. I thought they were doing something similar but there are definitely 11 guys out there. 9 u/DelDoesReddit Texans Apr 14 '26 I counted 10 + the kicker
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You might be thinking of what Washington did after Sean Taylor's murder
4 u/dka2012 Apr 15 '26 Yeah, I remember that one too. I thought they were doing something similar but there are definitely 11 guys out there.
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Yeah, I remember that one too. I thought they were doing something similar but there are definitely 11 guys out there.
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I counted 10 + the kicker
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u/jahalmighty Packers Apr 14 '26 edited Apr 14 '26
Pidgeon was the reincarnation of Raiders special teams player Marquis Cooper who passed away in a boating accident earlier in the year. Pidgeon lined up in Cooper's spot and played one last down with his teammates.