James Looney

James Looney
No. 99 – Green Bay Packers
Position: Defensive end
Personal information
Born: (1995-05-15) May 15, 1995
Lake Worth, Florida
Height: 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight: 287 lb (130 kg)
Career information
High school: Lake Worth
(Lake Worth, Florida)
College: California
NFL Draft: 2018 / Round: 7 / Pick: 232
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Roster status: Practice squad
Career NFL statistics
Player stats at NFL.com

James Looney (born May 15, 1995) is an American football defensive end for the Green Bay Packers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at California.[1]

College career

Looney initially started his collegiate career at Wake Forest in 2013 and appeared in six games. He transferred to Cal in 2014 and had to sit out a season per NCAA transfer rules. In 2015, he started in 11 games and appeared in 12 games. He recorded 35 tackles, 3.0 tackles for loss, one sack, one pass breakup, and one fumble recovery. In 2016, he started all 12 games and recorded 54 tackles, one forced fumble, 3.5 sacks, eight tackles for loss (−38 yards), one fumble recovery, and two quarterback hurries. In his final collegiate season in 2017, he started all 12 games and recorded 41 tackles, 9.5 tackles for loss, 3.5 sacks,three quarterback hurries, one forced fumble, and two fumble recoveries.[2]

Professional career

Looney was drafted by the Green Bay Packers in the seventh round (232nd overall) of the 2018 NFL Draft.[3] He signed his rookie contract on May 7, 2018.[4] He was waived on September 1, 2018 and was signed to the practice squad the next day.[5][6]

References

  1. ↑ "Cal draft prospect James Looney embraces his 'cuckoo' alter ego". March 21, 2018.
  2. ↑ "James Looney Biography". calbears.com. Retrieved August 17, 2018.
  3. ↑ "Packers draft DL James Looney in the seventh round". Packers.com. April 28, 2018. Retrieved April 28, 2018.
  4. ↑ "Packers sign six draft picks". packers.com. May 7, 2018.
  5. ↑ "Packers announce roster moves". Packers.com. September 1, 2018.
  6. ↑ "Packers sign eight players to practice squad". Packers.com. September 2, 2018.

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