James Cleveland (American football)
{{Short description|American football player (born 1988)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2024}}
{{Infobox NFL biography
| name = James Cleveland
| image =
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| current_team =
| number = 21
| position = Wide receiver
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1988|3|7}}
| birth_place = Baytown, Texas, U.S.
| death_date =
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| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 1
| weight_lbs = 200
| high_school = Baytown (TX) Robert E. Lee
| college = Iowa (2007)
Trinity Valley CC (2008)
Houston (2009–2010)
| undraftedyear = 2011
| pastteams =
- Dallas Cowboys ({{NFL Year|2011}})*
- New Mexico Stars (2014)
- Duke City Gladiators (2015)
| status =
| highlights =
- Freshman All-Big Ten (2007)
- First-team All-SWJCFC (2008)
- First-team All-Conference USA (2009)
- Conference USA Newcomer of the Year (2009)
| pfr = ClevJa00
}}
James Lee Cleveland (born March 7, 1988) is a former American football wide receiver.
College career
Cleveland continued his football career after high school at Iowa. After one season at Iowa, Cleveland was dismissed after he was found with drugs in his dorm room.{{Cite web |date=March 6, 2008 |title=Iowa dismiss Cleveland, Nelson after arrests on drug charges |url=https://www.usatoday.com/sports/college/football/2008-03-06-2460149653_x.htm |access-date=December 9, 2009 |publisher=USA Today}} After his dismissal, Cleveland attended Trinity Valley Community College where he played football. Upon graduation from Trinity Valley, Cleveland accepted a scholarship offer to play at Houston. Cleveland ranked second in the nation for receptions per game, and sixth in receiving yards per game for the 2009 season. He was named the 2009 Conference USA Newcomer of the Year.{{Cite web |date=December 9, 2009 |title=Conference USA Announces Football Players of the Year |url=http://conferenceusa.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/120909aae.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120226023933/http://conferenceusa.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/120909aae.html |archive-date=February 26, 2012 |access-date=December 9, 2009 |publisher=Conference USA}}
Professional career
=Dallas Cowboys=
Cleveland was not selected in the 2011 NFL draft and signed with the Dallas Cowboys as an undrafted free agent on August 1, 2011. He was cut on August 23, 2011.{{Cite web |last=Sabin |first=Rainer |date=August 23, 2011 |title=Cowboys cut receiver James Cleveland, running back Frank Warren, long snapper Corey Adams |url=http://cowboysblog.dallasnews.com/2011/08/cowboys-cut-receiver-james-cle.html/ |access-date=October 1, 2014 |website=www.cowboysblog.dallasnews.com |publisher=The Dallas Morning News}}
=New Mexico Stars=
Cleveland played with the New Mexico Stars of the Lone Star Football League (LSFL) in 2014.
=Duke City Gladiators=
After the Stars folded just prior to the start of the 2015 season, Cleveland signed with the Duke City Gladiators of Champions Indoor Football (CIF). He re-signed with the Gladiators on October 10, 2015. He was released on March 7, 2016.
See also
References
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External links
- [http://www.uhcougars.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/cleveland_james00.html Houston Cougars profile] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110101043850/http://www.uhcougars.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/cleveland_james00.html |date=January 1, 2011 }}
- [http://houston.rivals.com/cviewplayer.asp?Player=63246 Rivals profile]
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Category:Sportspeople from Baytown, Texas
Category:American football wide receivers
Category:Iowa Hawkeyes football players
Category:Trinity Valley Cardinals football players
Category:Houston Cougars football players
Category:Dallas Cowboys players
Category:New Mexico Stars players
Category:Duke City Gladiators players
Category:Players of American football from Harris County, Texas