During Pope's career at Bowling Green State University, he managed to become the school's third all-time leading rusher.
The Chicago Bears signed Pope as an undrafted free agent before the 2006 NFL preseason to compensate for the absence of starting running backs Thomas Jones and Cedric Benson.
The Bears later cut Pope from the team on September 9, but was shortly re-signed onto the practice squad.
On August 31, 2008, Pope was signed to the practice squad of the Denver Broncos[1] He was released on October 20, only to be re-signed to following day.
Pope was promoted to the Broncos active roster on November 4, a day after running backs Andre Hall and Michael Pittman were placed on season-ending injured reserve.