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Position: | Defensive back | ||||||||
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Born: | Far Rockaway, Queens, U.S. | August 6, 1987||||||||
Height: | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||||||||
Weight: | 175 lb (79 kg) | ||||||||
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High school: | New York (NY) Far Rockaway | ||||||||
College: | Delaware State | ||||||||
Undrafted: | 2009 | ||||||||
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James Romain (born August 6, 1987) is an American former professional football defensive back who played for the Philadelphia Soul of the Arena Football League (AFL). He played college football at Delaware State University and attended Far Rockaway High School in New York City.
Romain attended Far Rockaway High School, where he played football as a running back. [1]
Romain played for the Hudson Valley Vikings from 2005 to 2006. Romain transferred to Delaware State, where he played from 2007 to 2008. He was the team's starter his senior year and helped the Hornets to 15 wins. He played in 23 games during his career, including 11 starts at cornerback. Romain was named a 2006 Preseason All-American. [2]
Romain played for the Fairbanks Grizzlies in 2011. [3] Romain had 11 interceptions as a rookie and forced 3 fumbles, along with 3 Touchdowns earning him First Team All-IFL honors. [4]
On January 12, 2012, Romain signed with the Green Bay Blizzard. [5] Romain had 57 tackles and 4 interceptions on the season. [6]
On January 2, 2013, Romain was assigned to the Philadelphia Soul. [7] On August 26, 2016, the Soul beat the Arizona Rattlers in ArenaBowl XXIX by a score of 56–42. [8] He earned First Team All-Arena honors in 2017. [9] On August 26, 2017, the Soul beat the Tampa Bay Storm in ArenaBowl XXX by a score of 44–40. [10] With the Soul, Romain was selected as the 2018 Defensive Back of the Year. [11]
Romain was selected by the Beijing Lions in the third round of the 2016 CAFL Draft, joining his Soul head coach Clint Dolezel in Beijing. [12] [13] The Lions finished the season undefeated and won the first China Bowl. [14] He earned All-Pro North Division All-Star honors and was named the CAFL's Steel-man for his "all around excellence at several positions". [15] [16] He also caught 21 passes for 217 yards and 5 touchdowns. [17] He is listed on the Lions' roster for the 2018 season. [18]
Year | Team | Defensive | Returns | |||||||||||
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Tkl | Ast | Sck | PB | FF | FR | Blk | Int | Yds | TD | Ret | Yds | TD | ||
2013 | Philadelphia | 35 | 15 | 0.0 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 62 | 1 | 9 | 162 | 1 |
2014 | Philadelphia | 75 | 16 | 0.0 | 18 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 90 | 2 | 10 | 164 | 1 |
2015 | Philadelphia | 66 | 10 | 0.0 | 29 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 99 | 1 | 20 | 351 | 0 |
2016 | Philadelphia | 54 | 18 | 0.0 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 47 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2017 | Philadelphia | 69 | 11 | 0.0 | 23 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 58 | 0 | 2 | 53 | 0 |
2018 | Philadelphia | 51 | 8 | 0.0 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
2019 | Philadelphia | 52 | 7 | 0.0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 136 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Career | 402 | 85 | 0.0 | 134 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 42 | 495 | 8 | 41 | 730 | 3 |
Stats from ArenaFan: [19]
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