Cobb also got into politics for a short time, becoming the Republican nominee for New Jersey's 1st congressional district in the United States House of Representatives in 2014, ultimately losing that election to Donald Norcross.
Cobb often tells amusing stories on the radio about how it was while his father and mother raised him and the other kids and growing up together with his siblings in North Carolina and Connecticut.
After graduation, he was offered contracts by the California Angels and Chicago Cubs, but opted to play in the National Football League instead.
After holding out during the 1985 offseason, the Lions started discussing trading him to the Miami Dolphins for the rights to Anthony Carter.
He was a teammate of quarterback Randall Cunningham and played in one of coach Buddy Ryan's most dominant defensive units which included Jerome Brown, Clyde Simmons, Seth Joyner and Hall of Famer Reggie White.
Today, he is currently on local Fox affiliate WTXF-TV serving as Eagles analyst for its pregame and postgame shows.
In a notable scoop, it was two hours prior to the official start of the 2008 NFL free agency period when Cobb's site reported correctly that cornerback Asante Samuel had already reached a deal with the Eagles.
He won the Republican nomination and faced Democrat Donald Norcross, at the time a New Jersey State Senator, in the November general election.
[10] They have three adult children together - two daughters, and a son, Garry Cobb II, who played cornerback at Stanford University (1998–2002).
He is a former member of the Board of Caring People Alliance of Philadelphia, which operates the ELRC, 3 Boys & Girls Clubs, and Older Adults programming.
He is the author of a book entitled Don't Be Clueless: 7 Keys to Life in the Real World, which is targeted to the challenges of urban youth.