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Drisan James
	James at Chicago Bears training camp in 2007
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Position:	Wide receiver
Personal information
Born:	October 6, 1984 (age 40); Phoenix, Arizona, U.S.
Height:	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight:	185 lb (84 kg)
Career information
College:	Boise State
Undrafted:	2007
Career history
	Chicago Bears (2007); Oakland Raiders (2007–2008); Philadelphia Eagles (2008)*; Hamilton Tiger-Cats (2009–2010);
	* Offseason and/or practice squad member only

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Drisan Bryant James (born October 6, 1984) is a former gridiron football wide receiver. He was signed by the Chicago Bears as an undrafted free agent in 2007. He played college football for the Boise State Broncos.

James has also been a member of the Oakland Raiders and Philadelphia Eagles.

College career

James played college football at Boise State. During his college career, he achieved a total of 115 receptions for 1810 yards. He also rushed 14 times for a gain of 124 yards.^[1] Led the team in receiving yards per game (46.2) and yards per catch (16.8) during the 2006 season.^[2]

James is best known for his performance in the 2007 Fiesta Bowl, where he caught two touchdown passes against the University of Oklahoma and helped lead Boise State to a 43-42 victory in overtime. Most spectacularly, on a fourth down play with eighteen seconds left in regulation, James caught an eighteen-yard pass and made a brilliant lateral to teammate Jerard Rabb running the opposite way, resulting in a game-tying touchdown with seven seconds left. The play required James to "sell" to the defense the notion that he was going to keep the ball and try for a first down, and also to lateral the ball at the last instant yet lead his teammate in full stride. A close look at the replay shows that had the lateral not been timed and delivered perfectly, the receiver would likely not have made it to the end zone for the tying score.

Professional career

National Football League

James signed a free agent contract with the National Football League Chicago Bears in May, 2007.^[3] He was on the practice squad of the Oakland Raiders during the 2007 season.

On November 24, 2008, James signed a contract with the Philadelphia Eagles to be on the practice squad.

Canadian Football League

James signed with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats on May 29, 2009. He played two seasons for the team.^[4]

Life after football

James now works as a software engineer in Boise, Idaho.^[4]

References

^ ESPN - Drisan James Stats, News, Photos - Boise State Broncos - NCAA College Football
^ Drisan James – Boise State Archived July 8, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
^ ESPN – Chicago Bears Transactions – NFL Football
^ ^a ^b Schnell, Lindsay (2016). "David vs Goliath: 2007 Fiesta Bowl". Sports Illustrated. Vol. 125. p. 54.

External links

[1] ESPN - Drisan James Stats, News, Photos - Boise State Broncos - NCAA College Football

[2] Drisan James – Boise State Archived July 8, 2011, at the Wayback Machine

[3] ESPN – Chicago Bears Transactions – NFL Football

[:0-4] Schnell, Lindsay (2016). "David vs Goliath: 2007 Fiesta Bowl". Sports Illustrated. Vol. 125. p. 54.

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+| birth_date    = {{birth date and age|1984|10|6}}
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+| birth_place   = [[Phoenix, Arizona]], U.S.
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 * [[Chicago Bears]] ({{NFL Year|2007}})*
-* [[Oakland Raiders]] ({{NFL Year|2007}}–{{NFL Year|2008}})
+* [[Oakland Raiders]] ({{NFL Year|2007}}–{{NFL Year|2008}})*
 * [[Philadelphia Eagles]] ({{NFL Year|2008}})*
-* [[Hamilton Tiger-Cats]] ({{CFL Year|2009}}–present)
+* [[Hamilton Tiger-Cats]] ({{CFL Year|2009}}–{{CFL Year|2010}})
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-* No notable achievements
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-'''Drisan Bryant James''' (born October 6, 1984 in {{city-state|Phoenix|Arizona}}) is a professional [[Gridiron football|American and Canadian football]] [[wide receiver]] for the [[Hamilton Tiger-Cats]] of the [[Canadian Football League]]. He was signed by the [[Chicago Bears]] as an [[undrafted free agent]] in 2007. He played [[college football]] for the [[Boise State Broncos]].
+'''Drisan Bryant James''' (born October 6, 1984) is a former [[gridiron football]] [[wide receiver]]. He was signed by the [[Chicago Bears]] as an [[undrafted free agent]] in 2007. He played [[college football]] for the [[Boise State Broncos]].
 James has also been a member of the [[Oakland Raiders]] and [[Philadelphia Eagles]].
 ==College career==
-James played [[college football]] at [[Boise State Broncos football|Boise State]]. During his college career he achieved a total of 115 [[Reception (American football)|receptions]] for 1810 yards. He also [[Rush (American football)|rushed]] 14 times for a gain of 124 yards.<ref>[http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/player/profile?playerId=134955 ESPN - Drisan James Stats, News, Photos - Boise State Broncos - NCAA College Football<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> Led the team in receiving yards per game (46.2) and yards per catch (16.8) during the [[2006 Boise State Broncos football team|2006 season]].<ref>[http://www.broncosports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=9900&ATCLID=521773 Drisan James - Boise State<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
+James played [[college football]] at [[Boise State Broncos football|Boise State]]. During his college career, he achieved a total of 115 [[Reception (American football)|receptions]] for 1810 yards. He also [[Rush (American football)|rushed]] 14 times for a gain of 124 yards.<ref>[https://www.espn.com/nfl/player/_/id/11185/drisan-james ESPN - Drisan James Stats, News, Photos - Boise State Broncos - NCAA College Football<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> Led the team in receiving yards per game (46.2) and yards per catch (16.8) during the [[2006 Boise State Broncos football team|2006 season]].<ref>[http://www.broncosports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=9900&ATCLID=521773 Drisan James – Boise State<!-- Bot generated title -->] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110708100444/http://www.broncosports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=9900&ATCLID=521773 |date=July 8, 2011 }}</ref>
-James is best known for his performance in the 2007 [[Fiesta Bowl]], where he caught two [[touchdown]] passes against the [[University of Oklahoma]] and helped lead Boise State to a 43-42 victory in [[Overtime (sports)|overtime]].  Most spectacularly, on a fourth down play with eighteen seconds left in regulation, James caught a fifteen yard pass and made a brilliant [[Lateral pass|lateral]] to teammate [[Jerard Rabb]] running the opposite way, resulting in a game-tying touchdown with seven seconds left.  The play required James to "sell" to the defense the notion that he was going to keep the ball and try for a first down, and also to lateral the ball at the last instant yet lead his teammate in full stride.  A close look at the replay shows that had the lateral not been timed and delivered perfectly, the receiver would likely not have made it to the [[end zone]] for the tying score.
+James is best known for his performance in the 2007 [[Fiesta Bowl]], where he caught two [[touchdown]] passes against the [[University of Oklahoma]] and helped lead Boise State to a 43-42 victory in [[Overtime (sports)|overtime]].  Most spectacularly, on a fourth down play with eighteen seconds left in regulation, James caught an eighteen-yard pass and made a brilliant [[Lateral pass|lateral]] to teammate [[Jerard Rabb]] running the opposite way, resulting in a game-tying touchdown with seven seconds left.  The play required James to "sell" to the defense the notion that he was going to keep the ball and try for a first down, and also to lateral the ball at the last instant yet lead his teammate in full stride.  A close look at the replay shows that had the lateral not been timed and delivered perfectly, the receiver would likely not have made it to the [[end zone]] for the tying score.
 ==Professional career==
 ===National Football League===
-James signed a [[free agent]] contract with the [[National Football League]] [[Chicago Bears]] in May, 2007.<ref>[http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/teams/transactions?team=chi ESPN - Chicago Bears Transactions - NFL Football<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> He was on the [[practice squad]] of the [[Oakland Raiders]] during the 2007 season.  He is now a Free Agent.
+James signed a [[free agent]] contract with the [[National Football League]] [[Chicago Bears]] in May, 2007.<ref>[https://www.espn.com/nfl/team/transactions/_/name/chi/chicago-bears ESPN – Chicago Bears Transactions – NFL Football<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> He was on the [[practice squad]] of the [[Oakland Raiders]] during the 2007 season.
 On November 24, 2008, James signed a contract with the [[Philadelphia Eagles]] to be on the [[practice squad]].
 ===Canadian Football League===
-James signed with the [[Hamilton Tiger-Cats]] on May 29, 2009.
+James signed with the [[Hamilton Tiger-Cats]] on May 29, 2009. He played two seasons for the team.<ref name=":0">{{Cite magazine|last=Schnell|first=Lindsay|year=2016|title=David vs Goliath: 2007 Fiesta Bowl|magazine=Sports Illustrated|volume=125|pages=54}}</ref>
+==Life after football==
-== External links ==
+James now works as a [[software engineer]] in [[Boise, Idaho]].<ref name=":0" />
-*[http://www.raiders.com/Team/PlayerBio.aspx?id=32924 Oakland Raiders bio]
-== References ==
+==References==
-{{reflist|2}}
+{{Reflist}}
+==External links==
-{{Hamilton Tiger-Cats roster navbox}}
+*[http://www.justsportsstats.com/footballstatsindex.php?player_id=jamesdri001 Just Sports Stats]
+*[https://web.archive.org/web/20081006122459/http://www.raiders.com/Team/PlayerBio.aspx?id=32924 Oakland Raiders bio]
-{{lifetime|1984||James, Drisan}}
+{{DEFAULTSORT:James, Drisan}}
-[[Category:People from Phoenix, Arizona]]
+[[Category:1984 births]]
+[[Category:Living people]]
 [[Category:American football wide receivers]]
 [[Category:Canadian football wide receivers]]
-[[Category:American players of Canadian football]]
+[[Category:Players of Canadian football from Arizona]]
 [[Category:Boise State Broncos football players]]
-[[Category:Undrafted National Football League players]]
 [[Category:Chicago Bears players]]
 [[Category:Oakland Raiders players]]
 [[Category:Philadelphia Eagles players]]
 [[Category:Hamilton Tiger-Cats players]]
+[[Category:Players of American football from Phoenix, Arizona]]
+[[Category:Players of Canadian football from Phoenix, Arizona]]
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