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Tarik Cohen is a young and talented American football player. Tarik Cohen is the NFL running back and return specialist for the Chicago Bears since 2017. Likewise, his jersey number is 29.
Early life
Tarik Cohen was born on July 26, 1995and is currently 27 years old. He comes from Bunn, North Carolina, and his star sign is Leo. Regarding his family, Tarik’s mother is Tilwanda Newell. Likewise, Tarik had a twin brother named Tyrell.
Unfortunately, Tyrell was recently found dead on May 9, 2021 at a Duke Power substation in Raleigh, North Carolina. In addition to Tyrell, Tarik also has another brother who goes by @7oorolliegang_ on Instagram. Talking about his educational journey, Tarik attended Bunn High School. In school, Tarik excelled in soccer and track and field for the Wildcats sports teams.
As a senior, Tarik lent a hand in leading the Wildcats to a 9-3 record. He also led the team to a third-round finish in the 2011 NCHSAA 2A playoffs. Additionally, Tarik earned team MVP and all-conference honors in football, as well as state championships in track and field. He earned these honors as part of the North Carolina High School Athletic Association’s Class 2A state champion 4 × 100 meter relay team.
Caption: Tarik Cohen in a childhood photograph with his mother and siblings. Source: Instagram
Tarik Cohen – Career and professional life
Professionally, Tarik Cohen is a football player who plays for a team in the National Football League (NFL). More precisely, Tarik is a running back for the Chicago Bears. The footballer played the same position for North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University. This was before he was selected in the fourth round of the 2017 NFL Draft.
In 2015, Tarik Cohen received an Offensive MVP award at the Celebration Bowl. Likewise, Cohen became teammates with running back Jordan Howard on the Bears. Professionally, Tarik has appeared in 51 career games with 22 starts. The player has recorded one reception in all 51 games of his career. Tarik’s 209 receptions since 2017 ranked fourth in the NFL. Likewise, Tarik threw a 21-yard touchdown at BAL on October 15, 2017, during his rookie season.
Caption: Tarik Cohen playing for the Chicago Bears. Source: Bleacher Report
Additionally, he became the shortest player since 1934 to throw an NFL touchdown pass. Additionally, Tarik also threw the game-tying one-yard touchdown to Anthony Miller on December 2, 2018. Similarly, Tarik became the first NFL rookie to record a rushing, receiving, passing and returning touchdown of clearance. Before Tarik, Gale Sayers made this album in 1965.
Tarik received first-team All-Pro honor; Pro Bowl; and the Brian Piccolo Award in 2018. During his university career, Tarik received several other awards. One of them is the MEAC Rookie of the Year award in 2013.
Additionally, in 2015, he earned the Black College Football National Championship, Celebration Bowl Offensive MVP, College Sporting News All-American Fabulous Fifty FCS Team (all-purpose), and SBN/Doug Williams Offensive Player of the Year. Then in 2016, he won the Deacon Jones Trophy, MEAC All-Time Leading Rusher, Walter Camp FCS All-American and AFCA FCS Coaches Second Team All-American.
Additionally, Tarik was on the SBN All-American team twice in 2014 and 2015; STATS FCS Third Team All-American, MEAC Offensive Player of the Year and Boxtorow All-American three times in 2014, 2015 and 2016. Additionally, Tarik was First Team All-MEAC three times from 2013 to 2015.
Tarik Cohen – Marital Status
Tarik Cohen is in a romantic relationship with a blogger who goes by the username @jasdagawd on Instagram. The footballer shared a couple of photographs with his lover on February 19, 2020. The lovers were photographed in a pool. His lover also shared a similar photo on his account that same day.
Caption: Tarik Cohen spends quality time with his lover. Source: Instagram
Body measurements
Tarik Cohen’s listed height is 5 feet 6 inches or 1.68 meters and his listed weight is 191 lbs or 87 kg. Likewise, the player’s chest-waist-hip measurements are 42-30-35 inches respectively. Tarik has dark brown eyes and hair of the same color.
Social media
Talking about his social media presence, Tarik Cohen joined Twitter in June 2013 and till now he has more than 128.4k followers on his @tarikcohen account. Likewise, his Instagram username is @tarikcohen where he has 256k followers. Tarik is also active on Twitch with 26.8k followers on his @Tarikcohen account.
Tarik Cohen – Net worth 2023
Moving on, Tarik has an estimated net worth of around $1 million to $5 million US dollars.
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