Cody Derek Latimer (born October 10, 1992) is an American former professional football player who was a wide receiver and tight end.
[5] In the 2013 season, Latimer had five games going over the 100-yard mark: 137 against Bowling Green, 136 against Missouri, 140 against Penn State, 189 and three touchdowns against Illinois, and 110 against Purdue.
[17] Throughout training camp, he competed for a job as the backup wide receiver against veterans Andre Caldwell and Jordan Norwood.
[18] Head coach John Fox named Latimer the fourth wide receiver on the depth chart to start the regular season after Wes Welker was suspended for the first four games after he failed a drug test for amphetamines and violated the NFL's performance enhancing substances policy and Norwood tore his ACL during training camp practice.
Fox elected to play Isaiah Burse for his added punt return capabilities and listed Latimer as a healthy scratch for five consecutive games (Weeks 2-7).
[22] In Week 10, Latimer caught his first career reception off of a nine-yard pass by quarterback Peyton Manning, as the Broncos routed the Oakland Raiders 41–17.
[25] On January 12, 2015, the Broncos and Fox agreed to mutually part ways after their 24–13 loss to the Colts in the American Football Conference (AFC) Divisional round.
[28] Kubiak named Latimer the fifth wide receiver on the depth chart to start the regular season, behind Thomas, Sanders, Caldwell, and Norwood.
On November 22, 2015, he earned his first start and had two receptions for 22-yard and caught his first career touchdown on a ten-yard pass from Brock Osweiler as the Broncos defeated the Chicago Bears 17–15.
On January 17, 2016, Latimer appeared in his first career playoff game and caught two passes for 18-yards as the Broncos defeated the Pittsburgh Steelers 23–16 in the Divisional Round.
[32] In the 2016 season, with new quarterbacks Trevor Siemian and Paxton Lynch, Latimer played in 12 games with one start recording eight receptions for 76 yards.
[34] On March 19, 2018, Latimer signed with the New York Giants, reuniting with his former wide receivers coach, Tyke Tolbert.
[25] On May 31, 2016, Latimer was arrested for an outstanding traffic ticket while police were investigating his complaint that he was a victim of domestic violence at the hands of his girlfriend.