Qua Cox, a former Golden Eagle football player, has been invited to play in this year's Senior Bowl!, contested Saturday in Mobile, Al. The South won the battle this year, 20 to 10.
A senior at Jackson State University, Cox was at home in Tuskegee, when opportunity came knocking. Some unfortunate injuries to players chosen ahead of Cox to participate in the Senior Bowl made a way for him to get to Mobile and showcase his skills in front of a national audience and professional football recruiters.
"I am so proud of my student!", said Interim Principal Tiffany Williams. "I told him he was going to be a superstar. He always said he wanted to be a pro football player. Go QUA!!!!!"
His older brother, James Patrick, is the starting safety for the Saskatchewan Rough Riders of the Canadian Football League... Patrick also played three seasons in the NFL, two with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers (2005-06) and one with the New England Patriots (2007)... Qua trains with his older brother in the off season.