| James Darling | |
| Number: | 57, 51 |
| Position: | Linebacker |
| Birth Date: | 29 December 1974 |
| Birth Place: | Denver, Colorado, U.S. |
| Height Ft: | 6 |
| Height In: | 1 |
| Weight Lb: | 245 |
| High School: | Kettle Falls, WA |
| College: | Washington State |
| Draftyear: | 1997 |
| Draftround: | 2 |
| Draftpick: | 57 |
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| Highlights: |
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| Statlabel1: | Total tackles |
| Statvalue1: | 429 |
| Statlabel2: | Sacks |
| Statvalue2: | 7.5 |
| Statlabel3: | Forced fumbles |
| Statvalue3: | 4 |
| Statlabel4: | Fumble recoveries |
| Statvalue4: | 1 |
| Statlabel5: | Interceptions |
| Statvalue5: | 6 |
| Pfr: | DarlJa20 |
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.
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.
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.
| 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 |