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Marcus Cooper is in his fifth season as a Giants area scout. Prior to joining the Giants, Cooper spent seven seasons with the Buffalo Bills. In 2017, he was the Bills' scout in the BLESTO Scouting Combine. Cooper was a college area scout focusing on the northeast for Buffalo from 2015-16. In his first four seasons with Buffalo, Cooper was a player personnel assistant (2013-14) and personnel intern (2011-12), providing support to all levels of scouting and player engagement departments.M

Marcus Cooper is in his fifth season as a Giants area scout.

Prior to joining the Giants, Cooper spent seven seasons with the Buffalo Bills. In 2017, he was the Bills' scout in the BLESTO Scouting Combine. Cooper was a college area scout focusing on the northeast for Buffalo from 2015-16. In his first four seasons with Buffalo, Cooper was a player personnel assistant (2013-14) and personnel intern (2011-12), providing support to all levels of scouting and player engagement departments.

Before his tenure with the Bills, Cooper was a defensive graduate assistant at Alcorn State University.

Cooper finished his playing career in 2008 as a starting linebacker for the Alcorn State Braves, earning letters in 2007-08. He joined Alcorn from Copiah-Lincoln Community College, where he helped lead the Wolves to the 2006 Golden Isle Bowl Classic Championship, and a No. 6 ranking in the final NJCAA Poll.

Cooper graduated from Alcorn State in 2009 with a bachelor's degree in business administration. The following year, he earned a master's degree in secondary education guidance counseling. A Mississippi native, Cooper played fullback and linebacker at Laurel High School.

Cooper and his wife, Deanna, have a son, Rylan, and a daughter, Amaya.