James Economou
 Economou during a 2013 game | |||||||||
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| Position | Offensive lineman | ||||||||
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| Born | December 6, 1988 Coram, New York | ||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | ||||||||
| Weight | 335 lb (152 kg) | ||||||||
| Career information | |||||||||
| College | Southern Connecticut State | ||||||||
| NFL draft | 2011: undrafted | ||||||||
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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
[edit | edit source]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.[1] 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.[2]
Professional career
[edit | edit source]Pre-draft
[edit | edit source]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.[3] He was not invited to the NFL Scouting Combine, he posted the following numbers during his pro-day workouts at Fordham University:
| Height | Weight | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | |||
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| 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) |
342 lb (155 kg) |
5.57 s | 2.01 s | 3.23 s | -- s | -- s | 29 in (0.74 m) |
8 ft 8 in (2.64 m) |
24 reps | |||
| All values from 2011 Fordham Pro Day[3] | ||||||||||||
Milwaukee Mustangs
[edit | edit source]After going undrafted in the 2011 NFL draft, Economou signed with the Milwaukee Mustangs of the Arena Football League.[4]
Cleveland Gladiators
[edit | edit source]Economou was with the Cleveland Gladiators in 2012.
Iowa Barnstormers
[edit | edit source]Economou has re-signed with the Iowa Barnstormers for the 2013 season.
References
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