James Darling (American football)
American football player (born 1974)
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James Jackson Darling (born December 29, 1974) is an American former professional football player who was a linebacker in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Washington State Cougars before being selected by the Philadelphia Eagles in the second round of the 1997 NFL draft.
Denver, Colorado, U.S.
| No. 57, 51 | |||||||||||||
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| Position | Linebacker | ||||||||||||
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| Born | December 29, 1974 Denver, Colorado, U.S. | ||||||||||||
Listed height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||||||||||||
Listed weight | 245 lb (111 kg) | ||||||||||||
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| High school | Kettle Falls (Kettle Falls, Washington) | ||||||||||||
| College | Washington State | ||||||||||||
| NFL draft | 1997: 2nd round, 57th overall pick | ||||||||||||
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High school and college career
Darling played high school football at Kettle Falls High School in Kettle Falls, Washington. He then played college football at Washington State University, where he was a two-time All-Pacific-10 Conference selection, and as a senior, he was also a second-team All-American selection by the Sporting News. He finished his career with 2.5 sacks, 258 tackles, four forced fumbles, and an interception.
Professional career
Darling played for ten seasons in the National Football League (NFL), he was selected by the Philadelphia Eagles in the second round of the 1997 NFL draft and played there for four seasons.[1] He then was traded to the New York Jets, where he played for two years and finally finished his career with the Arizona Cardinals, where he played for four more years.
NFL career statistics
| Year | Team | GP | Combined tackles | Total Tackles | AST | SACK | FF | FR | YDS | INT | YDS | AVG | LNG | TD | PD | STF |
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| 1997 | Philadelphia Eagles | 16 | 29 | 20 | 9 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 1998 | 12 | 25 | 19 | 6 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
| 1999 | 15 | 60 | 40 | 20 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 0 | 3 | 1 | |
| 2000 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2001 | New York Jets | 16 | 22 | 16 | 6 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 | 16 | 44 | 33 | 11 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 38 | 19 | 38 | 0 | 3 | 1 | |
| 2003 | Arizona Cardinals | 16 | 30 | 30 | 0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2004 | 15 | 93 | 75 | 18 | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 65 | 65 | 65 | 0 | 6 | 8 | |
| 2005 | 14 | 88 | 71 | 17 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 22 | 11 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 3 | |
| 2006 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 139 | 398 | 306 | 92 | 7.5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 158 | 26 | 65 | 0 | 23 | 13 | |
