James Economou

{{Short description|American gridiron football player (born 1988)}}

{{Infobox NFL player

|name=James Economou

|image=JamesEconomou.PNG

|caption=Economou during a 2013 game

|number=66

|position=Offensive lineman

|birth_date={{Birth date and age|1988|12|06}}

|birth_place=Coram, New York

|death_date=

|death_place=

|height_ft = 6

|height_in = 6

|weight_lbs = 335

|college=Southern Connecticut State

|undraftedyear= 2011

|pastteams=

Milwaukee Mustangs ({{AFL Year|2011}})
Cleveland Gladiators ({{AFL Year|2012}})
Iowa Barnstormers ({{AFL Year|2013}})
Hamilton Tiger Cats

|highlights=

3× All-Northeast-10 Conference
2× All-Region (2008)
3× All-American
2× Preseason All-American

|aflstatlabel1=Receptions

|aflstatvalue1=1

|aflstatlabel2=Yards

|aflstatvalue2=12

|aflstatlabel3=Touchdowns

|aflstatvalue3=0

|afl=11935

}}

James “Flounder” Economou (born December 6, 1988) is a former American football offensive lineman. He is one of Southern Connecticut State University players who entered the AFL in 2010 as a 2009 All-American.

College career

Economou attended Southern Connecticut State University in New Haven, Connecticut. There he was a standout offensive lineman who was named an All-American, All-Region and All-Conference player.{{cite web |url=http://www.sportingnewsct.com/fallsports/football/college-football/james-economou-named-preseason-all-american-by-consensus-draft-services/ |title=James Economou named Preseason All-American by Consensus Draft Services |date=June 7, 2010 |publisher=Sporting News Connecticut |work=www.sportingnewsct.com |accessdate=November 27, 2012}} He was a starter at guard, helping lead the offense to rank second in the league in rushing and passing yards per game, and first in scoring and total offense.{{cite web|url=http://www.mkemustangs.com/roster/51/James%20Economou |title=James Economou - Milwaukee Mustangs |publisher=Milwaukee Mustangs |work=www.mkemustangs.com |accessdate=2012-08-30 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110928135813/http://www.mkemustangs.com/roster/51/James%20Economou |archivedate=2011-09-28 }}

Professional career

=Pre-draft=

Prior to the 2011 NFL draft, Economou was projected to be undrafted by NFLDraftScout.com. He was rated as the 129th-best offensive lineman in the draft.{{cite web |title=James Economou, DS #129 OG, Southern Connecticut State |url=http://www.nfldraftscout.com/ratings/dsprofile.php?pyid=114983&draftyear=2011&genpos=OG |publisher=The Sports Xchange |work=www.NFLDraftScout.com |accessdate=November 27, 2012}} He was not invited to the NFL Scouting Combine, he posted the following numbers during his pro-day workouts at Fordham University:

{{nfl predraft

| height ft = 6

| height in = 4

| weight = 342

| dash = 5.57

| ten split = 2.01

| twenty split = 3.23

| shuttle = --

| cone drill = --

| vertical = 29

| broad ft = 8

| broad in = 8

| bench = 24

| wonderlic =

| arm span =

| hand span =

| note = All values from 2011 Fordham Pro Day

}}

=Milwaukee Mustangs=

After going undrafted in the 2011 NFL draft, Economou signed with the Milwaukee Mustangs of the Arena Football League.{{cite web |url=http://www.northeast10.org/sports/fball/2011-12/releases/7.5.11_-_Economou_Pro_Contract |title=Southern Connecticut's James Economou Joins Milwaukee Mustangs Of Arena Football League |date=July 5, 2011 |publisher=Northeast-10 Conference |work=www.northeast10.org |accessdate=November 27, 2012}}

=Cleveland Gladiators=

Economou was with the Cleveland Gladiators in 2012.

=Iowa Barnstormers=

Economou has re-signed with the Iowa Barnstormers for the 2013 season.

References

Category:American football offensive linemen

Category:1988 births

Category:Living people

Category:Iowa Barnstormers players

Category:Milwaukee Mustangs (2009–2012) players

Category:Cleveland Gladiators players

Category:People from Coram, New York

Category:21st-century American sportsmen