Misplaced Pages

James Economou

Article snapshot taken from Wikipedia with creative commons attribution-sharealike license. Give it a read and then ask your questions in the chat. We can research this topic together.
American gridiron football player (born 1988) For the American physician-scientist, see James S. Economou.

American football player
James Economou
refer to captionEconomou during a 2013 game
No. 66
Position:Offensive lineman
Personal information
Born: (1988-12-06) December 6, 1988 (age 36)
Coram, New York
Height:6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Weight:335 lb (152 kg)
Career information
College:Southern Connecticut State
Undrafted:2011
Career history
Career highlights and awards
  • 3× All-Northeast-10 Conference
  • 2× All-Region (2008)
  • 3× All-American
  • 2× Preseason All-American
Career Arena League statistics
Receptions:1
Yards:12
Touchdowns:0
Stats at ArenaFan.com

James “Flounder” Economou (born December 6, 1988) is a former American 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

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. 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.

Professional career

Pre-draft

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. He was not invited to the NFL Scouting Combine, he posted the following numbers during his pro-day workouts at Fordham University:

Pre-draft measurables
Height Weight 40-yard dash 10-yard split 20-yard split 20-yard shuttle Three-cone drill Vertical jump Broad jump Bench press
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

Milwaukee Mustangs

After going undrafted in the 2011 NFL draft, Economou signed with the Milwaukee Mustangs of the Arena Football League.

Cleveland Gladiators

Economou was with the Cleveland Gladiators in 2012.

Iowa Barnstormers

Economou has re-signed with the Iowa Barnstormers for the 2013 season.

References

  1. "James Economou named Preseason All-American by Consensus Draft Services". www.sportingnewsct.com. Sporting News Connecticut. June 7, 2010. Retrieved November 27, 2012.
  2. "James Economou - Milwaukee Mustangs". www.mkemustangs.com. Milwaukee Mustangs. Archived from the original on September 28, 2011. Retrieved August 30, 2012.
  3. ^ "James Economou, DS #129 OG, Southern Connecticut State". www.NFLDraftScout.com. The Sports Xchange. Retrieved November 27, 2012.
  4. "Southern Connecticut's James Economou Joins Milwaukee Mustangs Of Arena Football League". www.northeast10.org. Northeast-10 Conference. July 5, 2011. Retrieved November 27, 2012.


Stub icon

This biographical article relating to an American football offensive lineman born in the 1980s is a stub. You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it.

Categories: