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Came to the Cardinals as an unrestricted free agent when he signed a four-year deal on 3/12/06.
Spent the first seven years of his NFL career with the Colts, who took him with the fourth overall selection in 1999 Draft behind Cleveland’s Tim Couch, Philly’s Donovan McNabb and Cincy’s Akili Smith. Left Indy as the franchise’s all-time leading rusher and earned four Pro Bowl selections in his seven seasons there.
Finished 2006 with 1,159 rushing yards. He became the first Cardinal running back to rush for 1,000 yards in a season since Adrian Murrell in 1998 and the first 1,100-yard rusher since Ottis Anderson in 1984. Also set a Cardinals franchise record for carries in a season with 337.
Arizona did not have a 100-yard rusher in all of 2005 but after establishing a steady offensive line combination, James topped 100 rushing yards three times in four games in 2006 (all in December and all wins).
Enters 2007 ranked 18th on the NFL’s all-time rushing yardage list and with 52 career 100+ yard rushing games, the 8th most in NFL history.
One of just 11 players in NFL history to earn back-to-back rushing titles (1999 and 2000); also one of only five players to do it in his first two pro seasons.
Has topped 1,000 rushing yards in six of his eight career seasons (including the last four straight).
Pro Career:
A four-time Pro Bowl selection, James signed a four-year contract with the Cardinals on 3/12/06 after spending seven seasons with the Indianapolis Colts. Originally drafted by the Colts with the fourth-overall selection in the 1999 NFL Draft, James was the NFL’s leading rusher in his first two seasons in the league.
2006: Started all 16 games in his first year in Arizona, becoming the first Cardinal back to rush for 1,000+ yards in a season since Adrian Murrell in 1998 in his Cardinal debut ran for 73 yards, including a one-yard TD in the season opener vs. SF (9/10) led the team in receptions with five for 31 yards while rushing for 41 yards @ Atl (10/1), marking his 100th career game tied the franchise record for carries in a game when he rushed 36 times for 55 yards and caught one pass for seven yards in the Monday Night contest vs. Chi (10/16) rushed 24 times for 84 yards and his third touchdown of the season while catching three passes for 25 yards @ GB (10/29) putting him over 3,000 career receiving yards recorded his first 100-yard game as a Cardinal and the 50th of his career @ StL (12/3) when he rushed for 115 yards on 26 carries became the third fastest player in NFL history (108 games) to reach 50 100-yard games and became the Cardinals first 100-yard rusher since Nov. 24, 2004 when Emmitt Smith rushed for 106 yards vs. Seattle; reached 10,000 career rushing yards became the first Cardinals rusher since Marcel Shipp in 2003 to record consecutive 100-yard games when he carried 26 times for 115 yards and a TD vs. Sea (12/10) rushed 29 times for 105 yards @ SF (12/24); his third 100-yard rushing game of the season gives him the first Cardinals back to record a 1,000-yard rushing season since Adrian Murrell in 1998.
2005: Started the season’s first 15 games and was inactive for the regular season finale vs. Ari (1/1) finished the season fifth in NFL rushing, second in the AFC named to his fourth Pro Bowl rushed 27 times for 128 yards and a TD vs. Jax (9/18) and caught four passes for 39 yards recorded 105 yards on 21 carries and a TD while catching four passes for 42 yards @ SF (10/9) scored three rushing touchdowns vs. StL (10/17) and finished the day with 143 yards on 23 carries with three receptions for 16 yards rushed for two touchdowns @ Hou (10/23) and finished with 139 yards on 21 carries named AFC Offensive-Player-of-the-Month for October rushed for 122 yards on 26 carries and added three receptions for 26 yards vs. Hou (11/13) recording his fifth consecutive 100+ yard game tied his own franchise record rushed for 89 yards on 24 carries for two touchdowns @ Cin (11/20); touchdown in Cincinnati marked his career-best sixth consecutive game with a rushing touchdown rushed 28 times for 107 yards and a TD and caught two passes for 17 yards vs. Ten (12/4) rushed 13 times for 25 yards and one TD and added two receptions for 20 yards vs. SD (12/18) to set a new Colts franchise record for career touchdowns (64) deactivated vs. Ari (1/1) in preparation for the postseason rushed 13 times for 56 yards and one touchdown in the postseason vs. Pit (1/15).
2004: Started 16 games for Indianapolis and earned his third Pro Bowl selection while producing one of his finest career seasons with 334 rushing attempts for 1,548 yards and nine TDs also recorded 51 receptions for 483 yards for conference-leading 2,031 scrimmage yards on 385 touches named Associated Press NFL All-Pro second-team and College and Pro Football News Weekly NFL All-Pro second-team choice PFW/PFWA All-AFC choice rushed 30 times for 142 yards @ NE (9/9) for his 33rd 100+ game in 66 career outings, tying Jim Brown for the second-most 100+ games in first 66 games of career (38, Eric Dickerson) ran 21 times for 124 yards and two touchdowns @ Ten (9/19), including touchdown rushes of four and 30 yards in the fourth quarter to cap a 31-17 comeback win named AFC Offensive Player-of the-Week for the performance that extended streak of 100+ games to three rushed 21 times for 62 yards and one TD vs. GB (9/26), snapping streak of consecutive 100+ games rushed 32 times for 136 yards and one TD vs. Oak (10/10) to extend consecutive TD games to four; became 16th NFL player with 35 100+ games ran 23 times for 204 yards and a TD @ Chi (11/21) for second career 200+ rushing day, becoming 15th NFL player to record two 200+ games; received AFC Offensive Player-of-the-Week honors for effort; total put James over 1,000-yard mark for fourth 1,000+ season, tying the Colts club record (four, Faulk) extended streak of 100+ games to four after rushing 28 times for 104 yards @ Hou (12/12), his second career four-game streak (games 7-10 of 1999); also caught seven passes for 54 yards, giving him 158 yards from scrimmage; became only the third player in franchise history to surpass 10,000 career scrimmage yards.
2003: Started 13 games for the Colts missed @ NO (9/28), @ TB (10/6) and vs. Car (10/12) with a back injury recorded 1,551 scrimmage yards on 361 touches rushed 15 times for 67 yards @ Cle (9/7) rushed 30 times for 120 yards and one TD vs. Ten (9/14) rushed 27 times for 76 yards vs. Jax (9/21), moving past Lenny Moore (5,174) into fourth-place in Colts career rushing but suffered a back injury that forced him to miss three games was 23 for 104 rushing vs. Hou (10/26), moving past Eric Dickerson (5,194) into third-place in Colts career rushing rushed 26 times for 89 yards and a TD @ Mia (11/2), moving past Marshall Faulk (5,320) into second-place in Colts career rushing rushed 15 times for 44 yards and caught six passes for 26 yards @ Jax (11/9) was 36 for 127 rushing with three TDs and caught six passes for 33 yards for 160 scrimmage yards vs. NYJ (11/16), moving past Lydell Mitchell (5,487) as Colts’ alltime rushing leader also tied club record with 42 touches (42, Mitchell at NYJ 10/20/74) while notching fourth career three-TD rushing game ran 28 times for 108 yards with two TDs rushing @ Buf (11/23), including touchdown rushes from 14 and 1 yards in the fourth-quarter to cap the comeback in 17-14 win rushed 28 times for 97 yards with two TDs (2, 5) @ Ten (12/7) for 10th career multiple-TD rushing game notched 42 yards on 10 attempts vs. Den (12/21) was 27 for 171 rushing with one TD and caught five passes for 35 yards @ Hou (12/28) for 32nd career 100+ game produced third career 1,000+ rushing season and 4th 1,000+ scrimmage yards season ... had third career 10+- touchdown season (13, 1999; 13, 2000; 11, 2003) in the postseason started vs. Den (1/4) and rushed 17 times for 78 yards and caught five passes for 37 yards rushed 26 times for 125 yards and two TDs (11t, 1t) and had one reception for 16 yards @ KC (1/11) for second career 100+ playoff game, fifth in club history and second-highest total (147, Zack Crockett at San Diego 12/31/95) @ NE (1/18) rushed 17 times for 78 yards and one TD while catching two passes for 13 yards.
2002: Returned from reconstructive knee surgery and battled two ankle injuries, a rib cartilage injury and a hamstring injury to start 14 games and rush 277 times for 989 yards and two TDs, while also recording 61 catches for 354 yards and one TD for 1,343 scrimmage yards missed starts vs. Ten (11/3) and @ Phi (11/10) due to hamstring injury and played at less than full strength for the rest of the season rushed 26 times for 99 yards @ Jax (9/8); had produced 100+ outings in every season opener rushed for 138 yards on 30 carries and caught eight passes for 82 yards vs. Mia (9/15), giving him his 25th 100+ game of his career, breaking Dickerson’s club record (it was 25th 100+ game in 40 career outings, the most in that span in NFL history) @ Pit (10/21) rushed 20 times for 62 yards while catching 11 passes for 82 yards; reception total marked career-high totaled 24 rushes for 106 yards vs. Dal (11/17).
2001: Rushed 151 times for 662 yards and three TDs and caught 24 passes for 193 yards for 855 scrimmage yards while starting the first six games before suffering a knee injury @ KC (10/25) which ended his season was inactive for three games before spending final seven games on injured reserve the knee injury ended a string of 38 consecutive starts totaled five 100+ rushing games in six appearances rushed 28 times for 135 yards and two TDs @ NYJ (9/9) rushed 23 times for 111 yards and one TD vs. Buf (9/23) to set Colts club record for five consecutive games with 100+ rushing yards (topped 100+ yards in final three games of 2000 season) the five-game streak broke the previous club record of four he shared with Dickerson (Dickerson, G8-11, 1987; James, G7-10, 1999) rushed 17 times for 55 yards @ NE (9/30) to snap five-game 100+ streak ran 26 times for 116 yards and caught six passes for 51 yards vs. Oak (10/14) recorded 30 carries for 143 yards and four receptions for 34 yards vs. NE (10/21) ran 27 times for 102 yards @ KC (10/25), his 24th 100+ game, prior to fourth-quarter injury.
2000: Continued where he left off in 1999 by totaling 387 rushing attempts for 1,709 and 13 TDs while adding 63 receptions for 594 and five TDs ... 1,709 rushing yards set Colts’ franchise record, surpassing Dickerson’s 1,659 yards in 1988 ... became only 11th NFL player to win consecutive rushing titles and only third Colt to win a rushing title (Alan Ameche, 1955; Dickerson, 1988; James, 1999) ... became only fifth NFL player to win rushing title in each of first two seasons (Dickerson, LA Rams, 1983-84; Earl Campbell, Houston, 1978-79; Jim Brown, Cleveland, 1957-58; Bill Paschal, NY Giants, 1943-44) ... totaled single-season franchise record and NFL-best 2,303 total yards, then joining Walter Payton (3 cons.), Dickerson (2), Thurman Thomas (2), Terrell Davis (2), and Faulk (2) as only NFL players with consecutive 2,000 yards from scrimmage seasons ... ranked first in NFL rushing yards, first in NFL total yards, first in NFL touches, second in NFL attempts, tied for third in AFC rushing TDs, tied for fourth in NFL, first in AFC scoring (non-kickers), second in NFL ... posted nine 100+ rushing games ... 18 total TDs ranked as second-highest seasonal total in club history (20, Moore, 1964) ... had rushing TDs in nine different games for second consecutive season James’ 450 touches ranked first in Colts history (424, Dickerson, 1988) and first in NFL for second consecutive season ... had eight 30+ touch games ... had club single-season record of 15 100+ yds/scrimmage games ... had 12 consecutive 100+ yds/scrim. games, second-longest streak in Colts history (16, Mitchell, 1975-76) set club single-season record with seven 150+ yds/scrim. games, surpassing Faulk (6, 1998) ... accounted for 37.5% of Colts’ net yards (2,303-6,141) ... led or tied for game-high receptions in five different games ... recorded seven 60+-yard quarters ... James (18) and Harrison (14) combined for more TDs (32) than 13 NFL teams in 2000 ... James (2,303) and Harrison (1,413) combined for 3,716 yards (232.2 ypg.), ranking fourth among NFL’s tandems for most single-season yards from scrimmage ... set franchise record for rushing yards @ Sea (10/15) with 38 rushes for 219 yards and three TDs and earned AFC Offensive Player-of-the-Week honors ... had career-best 38 attempts, then the second-most attempts in club history (40, Mitchell, at NYJ, 10/20/74) ... became only player in Colts franchise history to top 200 yards rushing ... had one TD rushing and one TD receiving vs. Oak (9/10) rushed 31 times for 139 yards and one TD vs. Det (10/29), his third consecutive 100+ rushing game ... named AFC Offensive Player of-the-Month for October eclipsed 1,000 rushing yards with 31 rushes for 131 yards and one TD vs. NYJ (11/12), becoming the first Colt since McCauley (1977, G1-5) to score a TD in five consecutive games ... rushed for 111 yards and three TDs with three receptions for 21 yards vs. Buf (12/11); play vs. Buffalo earned him AFC Offensive Player-of the-Week honors.
1999: Produced one of the finest seasons in NFL history by a rookie RB with 369 carries for 1,553 yards and 13 TDs and 62 receptions for 586 yards and four TDs for 2,139 yards from scrimmage became 13th rookie to win NFL rushing title ... ranked first in NFL rushing attempts, first in NFL yards, tied for first in AFC rushing TDs, tied for second in NFL, first in AFC total TDs, tied for first in NFL, first in AFC yards from scrimmage, second in NFL set Colts single-season and NFL rookie records with 10 100+ rushing games prior NFL rookie record was nine (Ottis Anderson, St. Louis, 1979; George Rogers, New Orleans; Eric Dickerson, LA Rams; Curtis Martin, New England, 1995) topped all NFL RBs with 10 100+ rushing games James (games 7-10) tied the then club record with four consecutive 100+ games (Dickerson, games 8-11, 1987) 369 rushing attempts ranked third-most in NFL history for rookies (390, Dickerson, Rams, 1983; 378, Rogers, N.O., 1981) 369 attempts rank as highest rookie total in club history 97.1 rushing yds/game average ranked fifth-best in NFL history for NFL rookies had seven 60+-yard rushing quarters and two 100+ halves (128-19 @ Phi, 1st; 104-11, @ Mia, 1st) 2,139 yards from scrimmage ranked second-best in NFL history by a rookie (2,212, Dickerson, Rams, 1983) accounted for 37.4% of Colts’ net yards (2,139-5,726) ... had 133.69 yds/scrimmage avg., only second 130+ such avg. among NFL rookies (138.25, Dickerson, Rams, 1983) had nine consecutive 100+ yds/ scrim. games ... rushed 26 times for 112 yards with one TD rushing vs. Buf (9/12) rushed 32 times for 118 yards and one TD rushing @ NE (9/19) to join Ameche and Faulk as only Colts with consecutive 100+ games to start a career; became only the eighth NFL RB to debut a career with cons. 100+ outings; 32 rushes at New England set Colts rookie single-game record and marked first 30+ attempt game by a Colt since Dickerson at NE 12/6/92 had touchdown rushes of one yard vs. Buf and @ NE, joining Ameche as only Colt rookie RBs to open a career with consecutive games with TD rush rushed 26 times for 52 yards and 2 TDs rushing vs. Cin (10/24) to produce 1st multiple TD rushing game of career totaled 27 carries for 117 yards and 1 TD rushing along with 7 receptions for 92 yards vs. Dal for 209 yds/scrim., earning AFC Offensive Player-of-the-Week honors; became only 6th Colt with an 80+/80+-yard rushing/ receiving game in club history had 109 rushing yards on 20 carries and seven receptions for 90 yards with one TD receiving vs. KC (11/7); snared his first career TD pass (30t) and produced 199 yds/scrim rushed 22 times for 152 yards and 2 TDs and had 5 receptions for 47 yards and one TD receiving giving him 199 yds/scrim. @ Phi (11/21) for 4th cons. 150+ game; earned AFC Offensive Player-of-the-Week honors for game at Philadelphia four consecutive games vs. KC, Dal, @ Phi and @ NYJ produced 209, 199, 180 and 199 yds/scrim., the best four-game total in Colts history had 72-yard burst @ NYG, the longest non-scoring run in club history was the longest rush in Colts’ Indy era became fourth Colts rookie ever with three TDs in a game with effort at Eagles surpassed 1,000+ rushing yards at Philadelphia, then the 37th 1,000+ rushing season by a NFL rookie, while he was youngest rookie ever to do so (James was 21 years, 2 months, 20 days, 18 days younger than Barry Sanders, who had his first 1,000+ season in 1989 and hit that yardage mark at age 21 years, 4 months, 7 days) rushed 20 times for 101 yards while catching two passes for eight yards and a TD vs. NE (12/11) for ninth 100+ rushing game rushed 28 times for 103 yards and three TDs on the ground @ Cle (12/26) three rushing TDs tied Faulk’s club rookie record (vs. Hou. 9/4/94) while it was one shy of club mark of Dickerson (4 vs. Den. 10/31/88) earned NFL Offensive Rookie-of-the-Month for September for three-game totals, the first Indianapolis Colts rookie to win the monthly honor was named AFC Offensive Player-of-the-Month for November and NFL Offensive Rookie-of-the-Month for November, marking first time in league history one player won both honors and was first rookie to win a conference’s Offensive Player-of-the-Month since the award was instituted in 1988.
College:
Two-year starter at Miami ... finished Hurricane career ranked second all-time on Miami’s career rushing list ... only player in school history to post consecutive 1,000+ rushing seasons ... ranked second in school history with 497- 2,960 rushing despite starting only 17 games ... 35 total touchdowns tied Miami record of FB Steve McGuire (1989-92) ... ranked first in school history with 14 100+ rushing games ... had 12 multi-TD career games ... started 11 games as junior ... established school season records in yards and TDs with 242-1,416, 17 TDs, surpassing RB-Ottis Anderson (224-1,266, 14 TDs; 1978) ... rushed for 17 touchdowns to shatter 60-year old school record set by RB-Eddie Dunn (14) in 1938 ... 1,671 all-purpose yards ranked behind Anderson’s 1,708 (1978) ... scored 114 points, surpassing previous Miami seasonal record of 107 by K Carlos Huerta in 1988 ... broke own school and conference single game rushing records vs. UCLA with 39 attempts for 299 yards and three TDs ... 39 carries tied school record and broke league mark ... concluded career with 20 attempts for 156 yards and two TDs in Micron PC Bowl win over N.C. State ... played in 10 games as sophomore with six starts ... led Miami in rushing with 184 attempts for 1,098 yards (6.0 avg.) and 13 TDs broke previous school season-record of 12 TDs by Ferguson (1995) and RB James Stewart (1994) ... recorded 15 receptions for 172 yards and two TDs ... eclipsed 100-yard mark in five games, the second-highest seasonal total in UM history ... amassed team high 1,383 all-purpose yards (138.3 ypg) ... totaled 33 attempts for 271 yards and three TDs vs. Boston College ... rushing total established new Big East and Miami records AP All-Big East first-team ... Football News All-Big East ... The Sports Network Sophomore All-America team ... Football News honorable mention All-America ... slated to be redshirted as freshman, but was forced into action when injuries depleted the Hurricane running corps ... saw action in seven games ... established UM freshman rushing record with 71 attempts for 446 yards and two TDs ... recorded six receptions for 90 yards ... became first true freshman since 1987 to eclipse 100+ mark after totaling 105 yards against Temple.
Personal:
Full name is Edgerrin Tyree James ... born in Immokalee, FL. attended Immokalee High School ... named Parade All-American ... also played linebacker and handled kickoff/field goal duties ... guest speaker at area schools for DARE program ... hosted the first-ever Edgerrin James Charity Basketball Classic in Immokalee, FL, in 2001, which included more than 20 NFL players ... the proceeds went to Immokalee (FL) High School and the Edgerrin James Foundation ... donated $250,000 to University of Miami athletics department in 2000, the largest donation by a former athlete ... in the spring of 2005, purchased state championship rings for all of the players, coaches and cheerleaders involved with the football team at his former high school and donated $100,000 to the school high school jersey number (5) was retired resides in Miami, FL. |
