Redskins: Sign Chris Cooley; Place TE Fred Davis on Reserve/Injured List

Ashburn (Oct. 22, 2012) - He's back! The Washington Redskins announced today that they have signed free agent tight end Chris Cooley. The team also placed tight end Fred Davis on its Reserve/Injured list.

Cooley (6-3, 243), the franchise’s all-time leader in receptions by a tight end, was released by the Redskins on Aug. 28, 2012. He spent his first eight seasons with the Redskins and posted 428 receptions for 4,703 yards and 33 receiving touchdowns.

Redskins: Tight End Chris Cooley Released

(Aug. 28, 2012) - The Washington Redskins released veteran tight end Chris Cooley Tuesday, one of the most popular players since joining the team in 2004 and a fixture in the Loudoun community where he owns The Cooley Gallery in downtown Leesburg.

News: Wrestle for the Cure to Benefit The Cooley Foundation; Battle Between Briar Woods, Broad Run, Freedom and Stone Bridge

 Special to VivaLoudoun
(Dec. 21, 2011) - Broad Run High School will host the first ever Honda of Dulles Ashburn Duals on Jan. 25 and the varsity wrestling meet, which features the Spartans along with rivals Briar Woods, Freedom and Stone Bridge, will be a "Wrestle for the Cure" event to raise cancer awareness with proceeds going to The Cooley Foundation.

The Cooley Foundation was created by Washington Redskins tight end and former high school wrestler Chris Cooley in honor of his mother, Nancy Cooley, a teacher at Briar Woods, and her fight against breast cancer.

Wrestlers from each team will sport pink shoes laces, sponsored by Reliv, and pink socks, sponsored by Northern VA Homes, with the irregular team uniforms to show their support
for the cause. All proceeds raised on the night from various sponsorships and fundraisers during the matches will be donated directly to The Chris Cooley Foundation to help fight breast cancer and raise awareness.

According to Broad Run coach J.J. Totaro: "The coaches have worked together extremely hard on this to make it a great event not only for the sport, but for cancer awareness as well. Our goal is to get 1,000 spectators to come and support this event."

A lofty goal indeed, but through combined work of the coaching staffs and their wrestlers, they
have been able to set up what could be one of the biggest wrestling events in the county this year.

Play forthe Cure events have been huge for raising awareness for cancer through football, soccer and other sports, but there have been very few, if any, in the sport of wrestling. This event looks to start a tradition of support for cancer awareness through the sport of wrestling.

News: Washington Redskins Chris Coooley Hosted 4th Annual All-Star Survivor Celebration

All photos courtesy of Redskins’ Photographer Ned Dishman 

Special to VivaLoudoun via the Washington Redskins

Ashburn (Oct. 11, 2011) – Washington Redskins tight end Chris Cooley and wife, Christy, in partnership with Tanya Snyder, wife of Redskins owner Daniel M. Snyder, and the American Cancer Society hosted the fourth annual All-Star Survivors Celebration on Tuesday, Oct. 11 at Redskins Park for 20 area women currently battling breast cancer.