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James Evans (running back)

James Marcus Evans (August 17, 1963 – November 19, 2015) was an American professional football player.

James Evans
No. 41
Position:Running back
Personal information
Born:(1963-08-17)August 17, 1963
Prichard, Alabama, U.S.
Died:November 19, 2015(2015-11-19) (aged 52)
Tampa, Florida, U.S.
Height:6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight:220 lb (100 kg)
Career information
High school:Mattie T. Blount (Eight Mile, Alabama)
College:Southern
NFL draft:1987 / Round: 10 / Pick: 271
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career NFL statistics
Games played:2
Player stats at NFL.com · PFR

Evans was one of 21 children born to Maxine Cade Evans.[1] He graduated from Mattie T. Blount High School and Southern University. He was selected by the Kansas City Chiefs in the tenth round of the 1987 NFL Draft and played two games that season.[2] Evans later joined the Tampa Bay Buccaneers before retiring from the NFL.[3][4]

Later, Evans wrote two books Power of Human Worth and I Have Worth…So Do You.[1]

Evans was one of at least 345 NFL players to be diagnosed after death with chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE), which is caused by repeated hits to the head.[5][6]

References edit

  1. ^ a b "Former NFL Running Back James M. Evans Talks About His New Books". Rise With Thia. October 15, 2012. Retrieved January 2, 2016.
  2. ^ "1987 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2023-10-01.
  3. ^ "James Marcus Evans". AL.com. November 24, 2015. Retrieved December 6, 2015.
  4. ^ "James Marcus EVANS". Tampa Bay Times. November 24, 2015. Retrieved January 2, 2016.
  5. ^ "The driving force behind Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy (CTE)". Concussion Legacy Foundation. Retrieved July 2, 2023.
  6. ^ Ken Belson and Benjamin Mueller (June 20, 2023). "Collective Force of Head Hits, Not Just the Number of Them, Increases Odds of C.T.E. The largest study of chronic traumatic encephalopathy to date found that the cumulative force of head hits absorbed by players in their careers is the best predictor of future brain disease". The New York Times. Retrieved July 2, 2023.

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