Personal Life
Cotchery was born with six fingers on his left hand. He is the second youngest out of 13 children. On May 30, 1998, Cotchery was in a car accident. He lost a lot of blood through several cuts on his arms, hands and head. Cotchery still has scars on his wrists and hands, and as of 2008, shards of glass continue to work their way up and out of his skin.
Cotchery married his wife, Mercedes a month after being selected by the Jets in 2004. The couple adopted their daughter, Jacey, in 2007. The couple also have two sons, Joshua and Nicholas.
Cotchery majored in Sports Management at North Carolina State.
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