James Economou

James “Flounder” Economou (born December 6, 1988) is an American former football offensive lineman. He is one of Southern Connecticut State University players who entered the AFL in 2010 as a 2009 All-American.

College career Economou attended Southern Connecticut State University in New Haven, Connecticut. There he was a standout offensive lineman who was named an All-American, All-Region and All-Conference player. He was a starter at guard, helping lead the offense to rank second in the league in rushing and passing yards per game, and first in scoring and total offense.

Professional career

Pre-draft Prior to the 2011 NFL draft, Economou was projected to be undrafted by NFLDraftScout.com. He was rated as the 129th-best offensive lineman in the draft. He was not invited to the NFL Scouting Combine, he posted the following numbers during his pro-day workouts at Fordham University:

nfl predraft height ft = 6 height in = 4 weight = 342 dash = 5.57 ten split = 2.01 twenty split = 3.23 shuttle = -- cone drill = -- vertical = 29 broad ft = 8 broad in = 8 bench = 24 wonderlic = arm span = hand span = note = All values from 2011 Fordham Pro Day

Cleveland Gladiators Economou was with the Cleveland Gladiators in 2012.

Iowa Barnstormers Economou has re-signed with the Iowa Barnstormers for the 2013 season.