James Darling

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.

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. 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 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