James Darling (American football)

For other uses, see James Darling (disambiguation).

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.

James Darling

No. 57, 51
Position:	Linebacker
Personal information
Born:	(1974-12-29) December 29, 1974 (age 50) 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: 2nd round, 57th pick
Career history
Philadelphia Eagles (1997–2000) New York Jets (2001–2002) Arizona Cardinals (2003–2006)
Career highlights and awards
Second-team All-American (1996) First-team All-Pac-10 (1996) Second-team All-Pac-10 (1995)
Career NFL statistics
Total tackles: 429 Sacks: 7.5 Forced fumbles: 4 Fumble recoveries: 1 Interceptions: 6 Stats at Pro Football Reference

College career

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

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.

NFL career statistics

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

^[2]