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{{Infobox Television
{{Infobox NFLactive
|image=
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|currentteam=Arizona Cardinals
| show_name = Saturday Night Morons
|currentnumber=32
| image =
|currentposition=Running back
| caption =
|birthdate={{birth date and age|1978|8|1}}
| format = [[Situation Comedy|Sitcom]]
|birthplace=Immokalee, Florida
| runtime = 3-10 min.
|heightft=6
| creator = Tanner
|heightin=0
| executive_producer = Josh
|weight=220
| country = {{flagicon|United States}} [[United States]]
|debutyear=1999
| location = [[Fortuna Foothills, Arizona|Fortuna Foothills, Yuma, Arizona]]
|debutteam=Indianapolis Colts
| starring = Tanner, Josh, Robert (season 1)<br>Tanner, Josh, Matt (present)
|highlights=<nowiki></nowiki>
| opentheme = "Goofy Goober ROCK" by Saturday Night Morons
* 4x [[Pro Bowl]] selection ([[2000 Pro Bowl|1999]], [[2001 Pro Bowl|2000]], [[2005 Pro Bowl|2004]], [[2006 Pro Bowl|2005]])
| network = [http://www.youtube.com/user/frozensun04 SNMtv (YouTube)]<br>[[User:SaturdayNightMorons#SNMtv|SNMtv]]
* 4x [[All-Pro]] selection (1999, 2000, 2004, 2005)
| first_aired = [[February 5]], [[2008]]
* [[National Football League Rookie of the Year Award|AP NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year]] (1999)
| last_aired = present
* Led NFL with 1,553 rushing yards in 1999
| num_seasons = 2
* Led NFL with 1,709 rushing yards in 2000
| num_episodes = 35
* [[Indianapolis Colts|Colts]] career rushing [[yard]]s (9,226)
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* [[Indianapolis Colts|Colts]] career rushing [[touchdown]]s (64)
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* [[Indianapolis Colts]] (1999&ndash;2005)
* [[Arizona Cardinals]] (2006&ndash;present)
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'''Edgerrin Tyree James''' ({{pronEng|EDGE-uh-rin}}) (born [[August 1]], [[1978]] in [[Immokalee, Florida]]), nicknamed “The Edge” or just “Edge”, is an [[American football]] [[running back]] for the [[Arizona Cardinals]] of the [[National Football League|NFL]]. He was born in [[Immokalee, Fl]]
==College career==
James was recruited out of Florida's [[Immokalee]] High School by the [[University of Miami]]. He proved to be one of the most successful running backs in the school's history.


James ranked second in all-time [[University of Miami]] rushing yards. He was the only running back in the university's history to post two consecutive seasons with 1000-plus rushing yards, and he ranks first in school history with the most 100-plus rushing games (14). All single season records held by James have since been broken by current [[Baltimore Ravens]] [[running back]] [[Willis McGahee]].


==NFL career==
The '''Saturday Night Morons''' are a group of teenagers whom every week film [[3]] to [[5]] videos and put them on [[YouTube]], then later [http://www.freewebs.com/saturdaynightmorons their website]. The group consists of Tanner, Josh, and Matt who recide in [[Fortuna Foothills, Arizona]]. As of [[July 2008]], their website has over 200,000 hits.
===1999 NFL Draft===

The [[Indianapolis Colts]] selected James in the first round of the [[1999 NFL Draft]] with the fourth overall pick.

:
==The Morons==
{|

{{infobox actor
| name = Tanner
| alais = Midgetman McCoy
| image =
| caption =
| birthdate = {{birth date and age|1996|3|16}}
| location = [[Yuma, Arizona]], [[United States]]
| website = http://www.freewebs.com/midget-x
}}

'''Tanner "Midgetman"''' (born [[March 16]], [[1996]]) is the Saturday Night Morons' stage manager and creator. He appears in ever single video as some role. Song: Look Alive - [[Incubus (band)|Incubus]]


{{infobox actor
| name = Josh
| alais = Spartant Matrix
| image =
| caption =
| birthdate = {{birth date and age|1994|3|23}}
| location = [[Kansas City, Kansas]], [[United States]]
| website = http://www.thematrix.com
}}


'''Joshua "The Matrix"''' (born [[March 23]], [[1994]]) is the director and producer of the Saturday Night Morons. He decides any changes and can [[Erin Sanders|light a cat on fire with his elbow]]. Song: Goofy Goober ROCK - Saturday Night Morons

{{infobox actor
| name = Matt
| alais = Pudgy the Pudding Cup
| image =
| caption =
| birthdate = {{birth date and age|1994|6|20}}
| location = unknown, [[USA]]
| website = http://www.freepudding.com/pudgy
}}

'''Matt "The Fat"''' (a.k.a. "Fat 1" born [[1994]]) is the new guy of the group. Not much is known about im, except he loves pudding. Song: [[...And Justice for All]] - [[Metallica]]

==SNMtv==
'''SNMtv''' (sometimes SNMTV or snMTV) is an online channel that was announced [[June 6]], [[2008]], and was established by Saturday Night Morons, inc. The Saturday Night Morons will run on this channel and will be the only show on the air. The network opened [[August 22]], [[2008]] (mid-session for season 2).

==September 11 Hiatous==
The '''September 11 Hiatous''' is a hiatous in which during [[September]] until [[October 3]] of that year, no videos are produced in commemeration of the [[September 11 attacks]]. However, during the hiatous 1 video may be produced as long as that video is "[[In Loving Memory]]" of the 9/11 victims. "[[One Thing]]" by [[Finger Eleven]] may be playing in the background during these videos.





==Season Line-UP==

{| class="wikitable"
|-
|-
|
! Length
! Season
! Hosts
! Guests
! # Videos
! Soundtrack
! Theme Song
|-
|-
| Feb. 2 - Mar. 1 2008
| ''0: Two Idiots''
|align="center"| Josh, Tanner
|align="center"| Robert, Samuel
|align="center"| 3
|align="center"| -
|align="center"| Unleash Heck
|-
| Feb. 5 - Jul. 4 2008
| ''1: Saturday Night Morons''
|align="center"| Josh, Tanner, Robert
|align="center"| Samuel, Matthew
|align="center"| 15 (29)
|align="center"| Saturday Night Morons
|align="center"| A Prayer of the Refugee
|-
| Aug. 2 2008 - Jan. 1 2009
| ''2: Saturday Night Morons''
|align="center"| Josh, Tanner, Matt
|align="center"| Samuel, Cisco, Matthew
|align="center"| 8
|align="center"| Saturday Night Morons²
|align="center"| Goofy Goober ROCK
|-
| Jan. 3 - Jun. 6 2009
| ''3: Saturday Night Morons Z''
|align="center"| Josh, Tanner, Matt
|align="center"| -
|align="center"| -
|align="center"| SNM Z
|align="center"| -
|-
| Jul. 5 - Dec. 2 2009
| 4: Untitled Fourth Season
|align="center"| -
|align="center"| -
|align="center"| -
|align="center"| -
|align="center"| -
|}


===Specials===
{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
| colspan="10" align="center" | ''Pre-draft measureables''
|-
|-
!Wt
! Day
![[40 yard dash|40y]]
! #
![[20 yard shuttle|20ss]]
! Name
![[3 cone drill|3-cone]]
! Hosts
![[Vertical jump|Vert]]
! # Videos
![[Bench Press|BP]]
! Theme Song
![[Wonderlic]]
|-
|-
| ALIGN="center" |216 lb*
|-
| ALIGN="center" |4.38s*
| Jul. 4, 2008
| ALIGN="center" |3.88s*
| 1.1
| ALIGN="center" |6.87s*
| ''American Apathy''
|align="center"| Tanner, Robert
| ALIGN="center" |X
|align="center"| 14
| ALIGN="center" |X
| ALIGN="center" |19*<ref>[http://www.nfldraftscout.com/ratings/profile.php?pyid=61021 *Edgerrin James, RB, Miami - 1999 NFL Draft Scout Profile, Powered by The SportsXchange<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
|align="center"| American Apathy
|-
|}
| Oct. 31, 2008
| 2.1
| ''Halloween Night Morons''
|align="center"| Josh, Tanner, Matt
|align="center"| 3
|align="center"| To The End
|-
| Nov. 22, 2008
| 2.2
| ''No Soup for You''
|align="center"| Cisco, Tanner
|align="center"| 7
|align="center"| Punch Drunk
|-
| Dec. 31, 2008 - Jan. 1, 2009
| 2.3
| ''Never There New Year's Party''
|align="center"| Josh, Tanner, Matt
|align="center"| 5
|align="center"| Never There
|-
| Feb. 2, 2009
| 3.1
| ''Saturday Night Morons: One''
|align="center"| Josh, Tanner, Matt
|align="center"| 2
|align="center"| One-X
|-
| Mar. 15, 2009
| 3.2
| ''Tanner's Birthday Party (Z)''
|align="center"| Tanner, Josh, Matt
|align="center"| 3
|align="center"| Look Alive
|-
| Mar. 21, 2009
| 3.3
| ''Matrix's Birthday (X)''
|align="center"| Matt, Tanner, Josh
|align="center"| 5
|align="center"| Chuck Norris
|}
|}
(''* represents [[NFL Combine]]'')


===Indianapolis Colts===
==Saturday Night Morons Inc.==
James signed a seven-year, $49 million rookie contract. Many critics believed that the Colts made a mistake by choosing James over the reigning [[Heisman Trophy]] winner [[Ricky Williams]]. <ref>{{cite web | url = http://msn.foxsports.com/other/story/5457028 | title = 1999 NFL draft re-visited | publisher = Fox Sports | date = [[2007-04-24]] | accessdate = 2007-10-02 }}</ref> James quieted the critics and was an immediate success, and was named the 1999 [[NFL Rookie of the Year Award|NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year]] by the [[Associated Press]]. James won the NFL rushing title in his first two seasons, before tearing his [[Anterior cruciate ligament|ACL]] six games into the 2001 season. After the 2002 season, where James failed to regain his form of 1999 and 2000, many believed that James would never recover from his knee injury.{{Fact|date=March 2007}} However, James rebounded well in 2003 and re-established his place as one of the top running backs in the NFL in 2004 and 2005, with over 1,500 rushing yards in both seasons.


James left Indianapolis as their all time leading rusher with 9,226 yards.
'''Saturday Night Morons, Inc.''' is the current company in possesion of the Saturday Night Morons. The company was started by Tanner in 2007 as a subsidiary of FrozenSun, Inc., which was also founded by Tanner with the help of his girlfriend. The company [[Declaration of Independence|gained it's independence]] on [[March 16]], [[2008]] with Tanner's retirement from FrozenSun. As of now the company manufactures all SNM merchandise.


===Arizona Cardinals===
==I Just Want Lunch! 4: No Soup For You==
James signed a four-year deal with the Cardinals on March 12, 2006. With the Cardinals, James filled the shoes of former running back [[Emmitt Smith]], a future [[Pro Football Hall of Fame]] inductee, who played for the Cardinals for two seasons during the twilight of his career.
{{Infobox Film
| name = I Just Want Lunch!: No Soup for You
| image =
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| caption =
| director = Saturday Night Morons
| producer = Josh
| writer = Tanner<br>Matt
| starring = Josh<br>Tanner<br>Matt<br>Samuel<br>Cisco Santana
| music = Saturday Night Morons
| cinematography = Cisco Santana
| editing = Matt
| distributor = It Was Jesus Productions<br>SNM Studios
| released = [[November 17]], [[2008 in film|2008]]
| runtime =
| country = [[United States]]
| language = [[English language|English]]
| budget = $20
| gross =
| preceded_by = [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qein7JbWM6E&feature=related I Just Want Lunch! 3]
| followed_by = TBA
| website = http://www.freewebs.com/saturdaynightmorons/ijustwantlunch4
| amg_id =
| imdb_id =
}}


==NFL records==
"The First was an internet phenomenon, The second was a really gay first take, The third had nothing to do with lunch, but now, it's coming. September 2008."
James led the league in rushing during his rookie and sophomore season. He's currently the record holder for most total yards from scrimmage per game in a regular season career.


At 9,226 total yards as a Colt, James holds the Colts' team record for most career total yards rushing.
'''''I Just Want Lunch!: No Soup For You''''' is the title of the fourth installment in the "I Just Want Lunch!" series coming [[November 17]], [[2008]]. The film was announced [[August 3]], [[2008]] and has been confirmed for a November 2008 release by "It Was Jesus Productions", the production company that runs the Saturday Noche Show, and SNM Studios.


As of 2006 game 5, James is #2 career average yards per game (100+ games) at 123, behind only [[Jim Brown]] (126). Similarly he is in the top 5 for career touchdowns per game.


During a Monday night game against the Bears on October 15 2006, James carried the ball 36 times for only 55 yards. This set an NFL record as the most carries for an average gain of under 2 yards. <ref>[http://www.usatoday.com/sports/football/games/2006-10-17-bears-cardinals_x.htm Bears rally from 20 down to stun Cardinals - USATODAY.com<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
'''Confirmed Cast'''
Josh as Spartant Matrix


James is currently first in career rushing yards among active players. <ref>[http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/news?slug=ap-cardinals-james&prov=ap&type=lgns Edge says he won't slow down after 30 - NFL - Yahoo! Sports<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
Tanner as Mr. R. Cool

Matt as "Pud" Rogers

Cisco Santana as himself

Samuel as Sammy Santana

==Albums==
<sub>For Album Covers, see [http://www.freewebs.com/saturdaynightmorons/albums.htm Saturday Night Morons.com]</sub>


The Saturday Night Morons are also a smal music group built identically to the [[Midget Fan Club]] (a rip on Tanner).
===Saturday Night Morons===
{{Infobox Album | <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Albums -->
| Name = Saturday Night Morons
| Type = album
| Artist = Saturday Night Morons
| Cover =
| Released = [[July 10]] [[2008]]
| Recorded = [[Febuary 2008]] - [[July 2008]]
| Genre = [[Alternative rock|Alternative]]<br>[[Soundtrack]]
| Length = 32:54
| Label = [[Memorex|Java]]
| Producer = Josh
| Reviews =
| Last album =
| This album = '''Saturday Night Morons'''<br>(2008)
| Next album = Saturday Night Morons²<br>(2009)
| Misc = {{Singles
| Name = Saturday Night Morons
| Type = album
| single 1 = Goofy Goober ROCK
| single 1 date = [[August 2]], [[2008]]
| single 2 = Never There
| single 2 date = [[January 1]], [[2009]]
}}
}}

'''Saturday Night Morons''' is the debut album by the Saturday Night Morons released [[July 10]], [[2008]].

1) [[Year 3000]]

2) [[Miss Murder]]

3) [[Carcinogen Crush]]

4) Runaway

5) Never There

6) [[Through the Fire and Flames]]

7) American Apathy

8) [[The Spongebob Squarepants Movie|Goofy Goober ROCK]] ([[I Wanna Rock]] parody)

9) [[Prayer of the Refugee]] (Season 1 Theme)

10) One-X (SNM: One re release)

*10a) Saturday Night Morons (Pre-Order bonus track)

*10b) Unleash Heck (ShopNM re-release bonus track)

===Saturday Night Morons²===
{{Infobox Album | <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Albums -->
| Name = Saturday Night Morons²
| Type = album
| Artist = Saturday Night Morons
| Cover =
| Released = [[January 5]], [[2009]]
| Recorded =
| Genre = [[Alternative rock|Alternative]] [[Comedy]]<br>[[Soundtrack]]
| Length = 26:49
| Format = [[Enchanced CD]](Explict)<br>[[CD]] (Clean)
| Label = [[Memorex|Coppertone Gothic]]
| Producer = Josh
| Reviews =
| Last album = Saturday Night Morons<br>(2008)
| This album = '''Saturday Night Morons²'''<br>(2009)
| Next album = One<br> (2009)
| Misc = {{Singles
| Name = Saturday Night Morons²
| Type = album
| single 1 = Chuck Norris
| single 1 date = [[March 23]], [[2009]]
}}
}}

'''''Saturday Night Morons² (Explict Content)''''' is the second album by the Saturday Night Morons and will feature some music from the intentionally long running 2nd Season.

Track Listing:

1) [[The Ultimate Showdown of Ultimate Destiny]] - 3:36

2) Chuck Norris - 1:45

3) To The End - 3:01

4) Action Movie Hero Boy - 3:33

5) Knife Fight - 4:19

6) [[Bleed It Out]] (Live) - 2:44

7) Kyle's Mom Is a Big Fat Bitch - :49

8) Word Disassociation

9) Goofy Goober ROCK (Season 2 theme) - 2:54

===One===
{{Infobox Album | <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Albums -->
| Name = Saturday Night Morons²
| Type = album
| Artist = Saturday Night Morons
| Cover =
| Released = [[February 2]], [[2009]]
| Recorded =
| Genre = [[Alternative rock|Alternative]] [[Comedy]]<br>[[Soundtrack]]
| Length = 26:49
| Format = [[Enchanced CD]](Explict)<br>[[CD]] (Clean)
| Label = [[Memorex|Coppertone Gothic]]
| Producer = Josh
| Reviews =
| Last album = Saturday Night Morons<br>(2008)
| This album = '''Saturday Night Morons²'''<br>(2009)
| Next album = One<br> (2009)
| Misc = {{Singles
| Name = Saturday Night Morons²
| Type = album
| single 1 = One-X
| single 1 date = [[February 2]], [[2008]]
}}
}}

'''''One''''' is the third album by the Saturday Night Morons celebrating the one year anniversary of the show.


1) One-X

2)

==Singles==
===Goofy Goober Rock===
{{Infobox Single | <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Albums -->
| Name = Goofy Goober ROCK
| Type = Single
| Artist = Saturday Night Morons
| from Album = [[User:SaturdayNightMorons#Saturday_Night_Morons|Saturday Night Morons]] {{noitalic|and}} [[User:SaturdayNightMorons#Saturday_Night_Morons²|Saturday Night Morons²]]
| Cover =
| Released = [[August 2]], [[2008]]
| Recorded = [[July 4]], [[2008]]
| Genre = [[Rock music|Rock]]<br>[[Soundtrack]]
| Length = 2:54
| Label = [[Memorex|Java]]/[[JVC]]
| Producer = Josh
| Reviews =
| Last single =
| This single = '''Goofy Goober ROCK'''<br>(2008)
| Next single = Never There<br>(2009)
| Misc =
}}
'''Goofy Goober Rock''' was the first single released from the Saturday Night Morons' self-titled debut season 1 soundtrack "Saturday Night Morons" in [[2008]]. The song was released on the album because it was the winner of the new theme song contest, chosen by Josh. The song was released into the [[Yuma, Arizona]] exclusive shop for the Saturday Night Morons, "ShopNM".





1) Goofy Goober ROCK

2) SpongeBob SquarePants Theme Song

===Never There===
{{Infobox Single | <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Albums -->
| Name = Never There
| Type = Single
| Artist = Saturday Night Morons
| from Album = [[User:SaturdayNightMorons#Albums#Saturday_Night_Morons|Saturday Night Morons]]
| Cover =
| Format = Digital Download
| Released = [[January 1]], [[2009]]
| Recorded = [[June 24]], [[2008]] (Original version)<br>[[December 31]], [[2008]]/[[January 1]], [[2009]] (Live Version)
| Genre = [[Alternative rock|Alternative]]
| Length = 3:04
| Label = [[Memorex|Java]]/[[Memorex|Coppertone Gothic]]
| Producer = Tanner<br>Josh
| Reviews =
| Last single = Goofy Goober ROCK<br>(2008)
| This single = '''Never There'''<br>(2009)
| Next single = TBA<br>(2009)
| Misc =
}}


==Personal==
'''''Never There''''' is the secong single from the Saturday Night Morons' first album, "Saturday Night Morons". Never There was first announced with the release of the album it was originally featured on. The single will be released as a Digital Download through ShopNM.com on [[New Years Day]] [[2009]].
James currently resides in [[Miami, Florida|Miami]], [[Florida]]. He is unmarried and has a son. James' younger cousin, [[Javarris James]], is currently a junior running back for James' alma mater, the University of Miami. James established the Edgerrin James Foundation, a charity for underprivileged children and families. In 2000, he donated $250,000 to the University of Miami, which is the largest donation ever made to the university by one of its former athletes.


James appeared in the music video for [[Trick Daddy]]'s songs ''[[Nann Nigga]],'' ''Take It To Da House,'' and "Shut Up." He was also the spokesperson and cover athlete for ''ESPN NFL Primetime 2002''.
1) Never There


Edgerrin James and teammate Matt Leinart are co-owners of one of the largest indoor go-cart tracks in Arizona. James and Leinart are both huge race fans, and were spotted together in Daytona for the 2007 Daytona 500. There is talk of the two Cardinals' players buying their own team for the 2009/10 race season. <ref>[http://www.mattleinartblog.com/ Matt Leinart Blog - Arizona Cardinals Quarterback<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
2) Never There <small>(ft. Matt)</small>


==References==
{{Reflist}}


==External links==
* {{espn nfl|id=4652|name=Edgerrin James}}
* [http://www.edgerrinjames.com Edgerrin James Official Web Site].
* [http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/football/nfl/1999/nfldraft/video/edgerrin_james.html CNNSI.com Draft Video]


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Edgerrin James
Arizona Cardinals
Career information
College:University of Miami
NFL draft:1999 / Round: 1 / Pick: 4
Career history
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics as of Week 2, 2008
Rushing yards:11,762
Rushing average:4.1
Rushing TDs:77
Player stats at NFL.com

Edgerrin Tyree James (Template:PronEng) (born August 1, 1978 in Immokalee, Florida), nicknamed “The Edge” or just “Edge”, is an American football running back for the Arizona Cardinals of the NFL. He was born in Immokalee, Fl

College career

James was recruited out of Florida's Immokalee High School by the University of Miami. He proved to be one of the most successful running backs in the school's history.

James ranked second in all-time University of Miami rushing yards. He was the only running back in the university's history to post two consecutive seasons with 1000-plus rushing yards, and he ranks first in school history with the most 100-plus rushing games (14). All single season records held by James have since been broken by current Baltimore Ravens running back Willis McGahee.

NFL career

1999 NFL Draft

The Indianapolis Colts selected James in the first round of the 1999 NFL Draft with the fourth overall pick.

Pre-draft measureables
Wt 40y 20ss 3-cone Vert BP Wonderlic
216 lb* 4.38s* 3.88s* 6.87s* X X 19*[1]

(* represents NFL Combine)

Indianapolis Colts

James signed a seven-year, $49 million rookie contract. Many critics believed that the Colts made a mistake by choosing James over the reigning Heisman Trophy winner Ricky Williams. [2] James quieted the critics and was an immediate success, and was named the 1999 NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year by the Associated Press. James won the NFL rushing title in his first two seasons, before tearing his ACL six games into the 2001 season. After the 2002 season, where James failed to regain his form of 1999 and 2000, many believed that James would never recover from his knee injury.[citation needed] However, James rebounded well in 2003 and re-established his place as one of the top running backs in the NFL in 2004 and 2005, with over 1,500 rushing yards in both seasons.

James left Indianapolis as their all time leading rusher with 9,226 yards.

Arizona Cardinals

James signed a four-year deal with the Cardinals on March 12, 2006. With the Cardinals, James filled the shoes of former running back Emmitt Smith, a future Pro Football Hall of Fame inductee, who played for the Cardinals for two seasons during the twilight of his career.

NFL records

James led the league in rushing during his rookie and sophomore season. He's currently the record holder for most total yards from scrimmage per game in a regular season career.

At 9,226 total yards as a Colt, James holds the Colts' team record for most career total yards rushing.

As of 2006 game 5, James is #2 career average yards per game (100+ games) at 123, behind only Jim Brown (126). Similarly he is in the top 5 for career touchdowns per game.

During a Monday night game against the Bears on October 15 2006, James carried the ball 36 times for only 55 yards. This set an NFL record as the most carries for an average gain of under 2 yards. [3]

James is currently first in career rushing yards among active players. [4]

Personal

James currently resides in Miami, Florida. He is unmarried and has a son. James' younger cousin, Javarris James, is currently a junior running back for James' alma mater, the University of Miami. James established the Edgerrin James Foundation, a charity for underprivileged children and families. In 2000, he donated $250,000 to the University of Miami, which is the largest donation ever made to the university by one of its former athletes.

James appeared in the music video for Trick Daddy's songs Nann Nigga, Take It To Da House, and "Shut Up." He was also the spokesperson and cover athlete for ESPN NFL Primetime 2002.

Edgerrin James and teammate Matt Leinart are co-owners of one of the largest indoor go-cart tracks in Arizona. James and Leinart are both huge race fans, and were spotted together in Daytona for the 2007 Daytona 500. There is talk of the two Cardinals' players buying their own team for the 2009/10 race season. [5]

References

  1. ^ *Edgerrin James, RB, Miami - 1999 NFL Draft Scout Profile, Powered by The SportsXchange
  2. ^ "1999 NFL draft re-visited". Fox Sports. 2007-04-24. Retrieved 2007-10-02. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  3. ^ Bears rally from 20 down to stun Cardinals - USATODAY.com
  4. ^ Edge says he won't slow down after 30 - NFL - Yahoo! Sports
  5. ^ Matt Leinart Blog - Arizona Cardinals Quarterback

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Awards and achievements
Preceded by Miami Hurricanes' Starting Running Back
1997-1998 		Succeeded by
Preceded by AP NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year
1999 		Succeeded by

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