Edgerrin James
Edgerrin James
Edgerrin Tyree Jamesis a former American football running back who played in the National Football Leaguefor eleven seasons. He played college football for the University of Miami. He was drafted by the Indianapolis Colts fourth overall in the 1999 NFL Draft. James also played for the Arizona Cardinals and Seattle Seahawks. The AP NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year in 1999, he earned four Pro Bowl selections and four All-Pro selections...
ProfessionFootball Player
Date of Birth1 August 1978
CityImmokalee, FL
stupid real want
I want to be remembered as a person who kept it real, who did what he wanted to do, but never did nothing stupid and never tried to offend nobody else. I'm always being myself.
stupid taken laughing
Too much of my family has messed with drugs. Addiction might be in my genes, so I ain't never tryin' it. It's something you can't control, and I don't like things I can't control. I worked too hard to have it taken away for something stupid. I ain't gonna be laughed at the way I used to laugh at those crackheads.
felt missing
It was the right situation. I felt like all they were missing was a back.
hard
It's part of the business. I don't have any hard feelings.
ball coach hoped mess moving plays yards
I told coach I hoped this wasn't going to mess up my 100-yard games. I am used to getting 100 yards a lot and I like to make plays and I like moving the ball on offense. They said that we were going to do that there.
great
It's a great situation. All they really need is a back.
start takes
They said they will do what it takes to start winning.
cool respect step sure toes
You've got to respect Kurt. He's an elder, so we've got to make sure that he's cool with everything. I don't want to step on toes too early.
city drop feelings hard top
It is just part of the business. I don't have any hard feelings or any of that. This city is nice. You have a new dome, well not dome, but a convertible stadium. ... Hey, just drop the top and go play football.
covering everybody team tired wants
He said he was tired of having everybody covering him. He said if we could just get a back, the team wants to win.
priority signed ten
They just signed a new guy, so they are working to get better. As long as it is a priority ten it is all right.
scared
I am not scared to take a chance.
limb scared stay took whatever
I'm not scared to take a chance. I'm not scared to go out there on a limb and do something different. If I was nervous, I would probably have done whatever it took to stay back where I left.
fun kids cities
Put me in any city, I'll end up doing something with kids. That's the time of your life when it's pure fun.