James Ruffin (American football)

James Ruffin
Free agent
Position: Defensive End
Personal information
Date of birth: (1987-02-06) February 6, 1987
Place of birth: Newark, New Jersey
Height: 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Weight: 265 lb (120 kg)
Career information
High school: Burnsville (MN)
College: Northern Iowa
Undrafted: 2010
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Player stats at NFL.com
Career Arena statistics
Tackles: 106.0
Sacks: 38.5
Forced Fumbles: 15
Fumble Recoveries: 9
Interceptions: 1
Player stats at ArenaFan.com

James Ruffin (born February 6, 1987) is an American football defensive end who is currently a free agent. He played college football at University of Northern Iowa.[1]

Professional career

Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Ruffin was signed by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers as an undrafted free agent in 2010.[2] He was released by the Buccaneers on September 4, 2010.[2]

Cincinnati Bengals

Ruffin signed with the Cincinnati Bengals on October 17, 2010.[2] He was released by the Bengals on September 3, 2011.[2]

Spokane Shock

Ruffin played with the Spokane Shock from 2012 to 2014. In 2014, Ruffin set the Spokane Shock record for sacks in a season,[3] and is the Shock's career sack leader.[4] Ruffin's play in 2014 earned him the AFL's Defensive Lineman of the Year Award.[5] On November 24, 2014, Ruffin was again assigned to the Shock.

Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Ruffin was signed by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on August 5, 2014.[2] Ruffin was waived by the Buccaneers on August 21, 2014.[6]

References

  1. ↑ Erie R. Ivie (February 9, 2012). "Spokane Shock Sign Former NFL Defensive End". www.sports.yahoo.com. Yahoo!. Retrieved February 19, 2014.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 "James Ruffin". kffl.com. Retrieved November 30, 2014.
  3. ↑ Jim Meehan (June 3, 2014). "Shock notes: Sackmaster James Ruffin isn’t afraid of hard day’s work". www.spokesman.com. The Spokesman-Review. Retrieved June 4, 2014.
  4. ↑ "Shock’s James Ruffin signs with Tampa Bay Buccaneers". www.spokesman.com. The Spokesman-Review. August 6, 2014. Retrieved August 7, 2014.
  5. ↑ "James Ruffin Named Defensive Lineman of the Year". www.oursportscentral.com. OurSports Central. August 19, 2014. Retrieved August 20, 2014.
  6. ↑ BUCCANEERS SIGN G MATTES; WAIVE DE RUFFIN

External links


This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Wednesday, September 02, 2015. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.