James Darling (American football)

James Jackson Darling (born December 29, 1974) is a former American football linebacker. He was selected by the Philadelphia Eagles in the second round of the 1997 NFL draft. He played college football at Washington State.

James Darling
No. 57, 51
Position:Linebacker
Personal information
Born: (1974-12-29) December 29, 1974 (age 49)
Denver, Colorado, U.S.
Height:6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight:245 lb (111 kg)
Career information
High school:Kettle Falls, WA
College:Washington State
NFL draft:1997 / round: 2 / pick: 57
Career history
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Total tackles:429
Sacks:7.5
Forced fumbles:4
Fumble recoveries:1
Interceptions:6
Stats at Pro Football Reference Edit this at Wikidata

College career

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Darling played high school football at Kettle Falls High School in Kettle Falls, WA. 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

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Darling played for ten seasons in the National Football League (NFL), he was selected by the Philadelphia Eagles and played there for four years.[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.

Career Stats

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Year Team GP COMBINED TACKELS TOTAL TACKLES AST SACK FF FR YDS INT YDS AVG LNG TD PD STF STFYDS KB
1997 Eagles 16 29 20 9 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0
1998 Eagles 12 25 19 6 2.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0
1999 Eagles 15 60 40 20 0.0 0 0 0 1 33 33 33 0 3 1 0 0
2000 Eagles 16 5 1 4 0.5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2001 Jets 16 22 16 6 0.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2002 Jets 16 44 33 11 1.0 0 1 0 2 38 19 38 0 3 1 0 0
2003 Cardinals 16 30 30 0 2.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
2004 Cardinals 15 93 75 18 1.0 2 0 0 1 65 65 65 0 6 8 0 0
2005 Cardinals 14 88 71 17 1.0 0 0 0 2 22 11 15 0 3 3 0 0
2006 Cardinals 3 2 1 1 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total Total 139 398 306 92 7.5 4 1 0 6 158 26 65 0 23 13 0 0

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References

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  1. ^ "1997 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 30, 2023.
  2. ^ "James Darling Stats". ESPN Internet Ventures. Retrieved December 30, 2013.