As the sixth round gave way to the seventh round and it became increasingly apparent Bryan Cox Jr. wouldn’t be drafted last month, the food at his draft party started getting cold but none of the attendees got too hot – including the host.
Considering Bryan Cox Sr. racked up fines totaling roughly $150,000 during his 12-year NFL career for offenses that included fighting, cussing at officials, spitting and throwing his helmet, you’d expect him to have heaved the remote or at least knocked over the chip bowl when his only son went undrafted.
But cooler heads prevailed at the Cox home in Duluth, Ga.