James McDonaldMcDonald, James ZellHeight: 6-5 Weight: 235 Born: March 29, 1961 Long Beach, CA High School: Polytechnic (Long Beach, CA) |
| Year | College | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | Southern California | Not on Team |
| 1980 | Southern California | Not on Team |
| 1981 | Southern California | Not on Team |
| 1982 | Southern California | Not on Team |
| YEAR TEAM | NO | POS | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 Los Angeles Rams (NFL)1983 LARM NFL | 83 | TE | 16 | 0 |
| 1984 Los Angeles Rams (NFL)1984 LARM NFL | 63 | TE | 16 | 1 |
| 1985 Detroit Lions (NFL)1985 DET NFL | 83 | TE | 6 | 2 |
| 1985 Los Angeles Rams (NFL)1985 LARM NFL | 83 | TE | 9 | 0 |
| 1985 Year (NFL)1985 Year NFL | 16 | 2 | ||
| 1987 Los Angeles Rams (NFL)1987 LARM NFL | 87 | TE | 5 | 3 |
| 4 Years (NFL)4 Years NFL | 53 | 6 |
| Transaction | Date | Team |
|---|---|---|
| Signed | 5/20/1983 | 1983 Los Angeles Rams (NFL)1983 LARM NFL |
| Released | 9/2/1985 | 1985 Los Angeles Rams (NFL)1985 LARM NFL |
| Assigned on Waivers | 9/3/1985 | 1985 Detroit Lions (NFL)1985 DET NFL |
| Traded | 10/15/1985 | 1985 Los Angeles Rams (NFL)1985 LARM NFL |
| Injured Reserve | 12/21/1985 | 1985 Los Angeles Rams (NFL)1985 LARM NFL |
| Released | 8/19/1986 | 1986 Los Angeles Rams (NFL)1986 LARM NFL |
| Signed | 5/6/1987 | 1987 Atlanta Falcons (NFL)1987 ATL NFL |
| Released | 8/30/1987 | 1987 Atlanta Falcons (NFL)1987 ATL NFL |
| Signed | 9/25/1987 | 1987 Los Angeles Rams (NFL)1987 LARM NFL |
| Released | 11/4/1987 | 1987 Los Angeles Rams (NFL)1987 LARM NFL |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | X1% | X2 | X2A | DX | FG | FGA | FG% | S | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 Los Angeles Rams (NFL)1983 LARM NFL | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 6 | ||
| 1987 Los Angeles Rams (NFL)1987 LARM NFL | 2 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 12 | ||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 3 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 18 |
| RECEIVING | TAR | REC | PCT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | FD | 20+ | 40+ | YAC | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 Los Angeles Rams (NFL)1983 LARM NFL | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1t | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1984 Los Angeles Rams (NFL)1984 LARM NFL | 4 | 55 | 13.8 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 1985 Detroit Lions (NFL)1985 DET NFL | 3 | 23 | 7.7 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1985 Los Angeles Rams (NFL)1985 LARM NFL | 2 | 58 | 29.0 | 35 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1985 Year (NFL)1985 Year NFL | 5 | 81 | 16.2 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 1987 Los Angeles Rams (NFL)1987 LARM NFL | 4 | 31 | 7.8 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 19 | 249 | 13.1 | 35 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
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