NFL end zone is the land of Pharoh: Former Gamecock star scores first NFL touchdown
Former South Carolina star Pharoh Cooper returned the opening kickoff for a touchdown Sunday.
Cooper, in his second season as a receiver and special teams player for the Los Angeles Rams got his squad off to a fast start in their game against the Jacksonville Jaguars.
Cooper fielded the opening kickoff in his end zone and ran right and put on video game-like spin move to evade a tackle before racing down the sideline 103 yards for the game-opening touchdown.
103 yards! @KingTutt_chdown takes the opening kickoff for six! #LAvsJAX pic.twitter.com/wfjHU4Ite5
— Los Angeles Rams (@RamsNFL) October 15, 2017
It was the first touchdown of his NFL career for Cooper, who was so prolific at finding the end zone with the Gamecocks his Twitter handle is @KingTutt_chdown.
In three seasons at South Carolina, Cooper scored 24 touchdowns, a combination receiving (17), rushing (4) and passing (3). Overall, Cooper gained 2,163 receiving yards, 513 rushing yards and 118 passing yards. The two-time All-SEC first-team selection also gained 359 yards on kickoff returns and 172 punt return yards in his 36-game career that included 25 starts.
Cooper was drafted by the Rams in the fourth round (117th overall) of the 2016 NFL Draft.
This story was originally published October 15, 2017 at 4:28 PM with the headline "NFL end zone is the land of Pharoh: Former Gamecock star scores first NFL touchdown."