Carlos "The Assassin" James (born February 5, 1972) is a former

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player who played ten seasons in the

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(AFL) with the

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Buffalo Destroyers Buffalo most commonly refers to: * Bubalina, including most "Old World" buffalo, such as water buffalo * Bison, including the American buffalo * Buffalo, New York Buffalo or buffaloes may also refer to: Animals * Bubalina, a subtribe of the tr ...

New York Dragons The New York Dragons were a professional arena football team based in the New York metropolitan area. The Dragons participated in the Arena Football League's (AFL) National Conference as a member of the Eastern Division. The team was founded in ...

and

Tampa Bay Storm The Tampa Bay Storm were a professional arena football team based in Tampa, Florida, US. It played in the Arena Football League (AFL). Originally the team was located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and operated as the Pittsburgh Gladiators. The f ...

. He played

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at the

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and attended

Rich East High School Rich East High School or REHS was a public four-year high school located in Park Forest, Illinois, a southern suburb of Chicago in the United States. Rich East's campus serves the cities of Park Forest, Matteson, Olympia Fields, Chicago Heights a ...

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Early years

James played

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. He was a receiver and defensive back at Rich East High. He intercepted 18 passes in his career and earned

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All-State honors.

College career

James played for the

Iowa Hawkeyes The Iowa Hawkeyes are the athletic teams that represent the University of Iowa, located in Iowa City, Iowa. The Hawkeyes have varsity teams in 22 sports, 8 for men and 14 for women; a 15th women's sport will be added in 2023. The teams partici ...

. He was named Co-Defensive MVP of the 1991 Holiday Bowl after intercepting a pass by

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at the goal line in the final seconds to preserve a 13-13 tie with the

BYU Cougars The BYU Cougars are the intercollegiate athletic teams that represent Brigham Young University (BYU), located in Provo, Utah. BYU fields 21 National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) varsity athletic teams. They are a member of the West ...

. Carlos garnered First Team All-

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recognition his senior season in 1992.

Professional career

James played for the

of the AFL from 1995 to 2000, earning First Team All-Arena, Second Team All-Arena and All-Ironman Team honors twice each. He signed with the AFL's

on January 12, 2001. He was signed by the

of the AFL on March 6, 2003. James signed with the

of the AFL on November 18, 2003.

References

External links

Just Sports Stats
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