cox would go on to play seven more seasons in the nfl for the chicago bears, new york jets, new england patriots, and new orleans saints. in a career encompassing 165 games, cox recorded 764 tackles, tallied 51.5 quarterback sacks, caught four interceptions and forced 22 fumbles. among his most famous plays was a 27-yard interception-return touchdown against the patriots in september 1999 while playing with the jets; another famous play came with the patriots in september 2001 in a game against the indianapolis colts; cox hit receiver jerome pathon in the first quarter, a hit that briefly knocked pathon out.