Tarik Cohen Gives Incredible Response on His TD Pass in Baltimore

Jordan Howard may have carried the load on Sunday against the Baltimore Ravens, but the biggest highlight belonged to Tarik Cohen. For the most part the rookie running back had a decent afternoon. He ran for 32 yards, caught a pass for 14 and also returned five kicks for 40 yards. Unfortunately his day was almost ruined by bad fumble late in the second half. It's been par for the course this year. Cohen will produce a host of impressive plays and then have a major brain fart. He's an exciting player, both in a good and in a bad way. One thing he also is? He's a phenomenal interview. Of the Bears draft picks in 2017, there is no question the young man from North Carolina A&T is the most entertaining. He proved that after the game when asked about the play that sort of broke the game open from a low-scoring deadlock. A play that adds to the list of successful trickery the Bears have pulled over the past couple weeks. (continue on next page)

Tarik Cohen was so happy with himself for TD pass to Zach Miller

Clinging to a 3-0 lead late in the second quarter, the Bears knew they needed to get points if they were going to have a real shot at taking the game over. With the Ravens defense harassing Mitch Trubisky on every drop back, offensive coordinator Dowell Loggains decided to uncork a surprise. Taking a pitch to the right, Cohen looked like he was set to run, but then pulled up and fired a pass to a streaking Zach Miller for a 21-yard touchdown. [video width="1280" height="720" mp4="https://www.sportsmockery.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/🚨🚨-Running-Back-Tossing-TD-Alert-🚨🚨-1.mp4"][/video] After the game Cohen was approached about that play and his thoughts about it. Never known for his modesty, the rookie thought the throw was rather good.

High (self)praise indeed. The amazing thing about the play was its context. Not only was Cohen a running back, he was also only 5'6". According to the stat gurus, he became the first person in 83 years who threw an NFL touchdown pass while standing under 5'7". Not only did Cohen love hearing that, he even gave himself a new nickname to celebrate.

He can certainly add it to the list:  Human Joystick, Chocolate Badger, and Wee 'Rik. If nothing else Cohen is proving to be something the stuffy Bears have lacked the past few years. He's entertaining away from the field. He seems like the guy who will keep teammates loose, and that's a great thing.