James Farrior
| Pittsburgh Steelers — No. 51 | |
| Middle linebacker | |
| Date of Birth: January 6 1975 | |
Place of Birth: Petersburg, Virginia  |
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| National Football League Debut | |
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| 1997 for the New York Jets | |
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| College: Virginia | |
| NFL Draft: 1997 / Round: 1 / Pick: 8 | |
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| Stats at NFL.com | |
James Farrior (January 6, 1975, Petersburg, Virginia) is an American football player who currently plays as an inside linebacker for the Pittsburgh Steelers of the NFL. He played college football at the University of Virginia, and played with the New York Jets from 1997 to 2001.
During the Pittsburgh Steelers 2005 campaign Farrior missed 2 games due to injury, but performed well in the 14 regular season games and 4 post-season games in which he appeared. His best regular season performance came in a week 3 loss to the New England Patriots, in which he recorded 15 tackles and 1 sack. Farrior's best performance in the post-season came in the AFC Divisional playoffs against the Indianapolis Colts, where Farrior recorded 10 tackles and 2.5 sacks.
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- He had 6 tackles in Super Bowl XL for the winning Pittsburgh Steelers.
- Farrior appears on KDKA Ch. 2 television in Pittsburgh on Steelers Playbook every Friday in a segment called "Farrior Fridays". He also finished 2nd to Baltimore's Ed Reed in defensive player of the year voting in 2004.
- His childhood nickname is "Potsie", after the character by the same name from the TV show Happy Days.
- Has a younger brother Matt, who also played for the Pittsburgh Steelers
- Name to the Associated Press All-Pro team following the 2004 season.
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