James Willis (American football)

James Willis
No. 50
Position:	Linebacker
Personal information
Born:	September 2, 1972; Huntsville, Alabama, U.S.
Career information
High school:	Huntsville (AL) Johnson
College:	Auburn
NFL draft:	1993 / Round: 5 / Pick: 119
Career history
As a player:
	Green Bay Packers (1993–1994); Philadelphia Eagles (1995–1998); Seattle Seahawks (1999); Birmingham Thunderbolts (2001);
As a coach:
	Rhode Island (2004) ; Linebackers; Temple (2005) ; Linebackers; Auburn (2006–2008) ; Linebackers; Alabama (2009) ; Associate head coach, outside linebackers; Texas Tech (2010–2011) ; Defensive coordinator; Louisiana (2013–2014) ; Defensive coordinator; New Orleans Saints (2014–2017) ; Defensive assistant, linebackers;
Career highlights and awards
	First-team All-SEC (1992);
Career NFL statistics
Tackles:
Tackles:	344
Sacks:	2
Interceptions:	4
	Player stats at NFL.com · PFR

James Edward Willis III (born September 2, 1972) is a former American football linebacker in the National Football League (NFL) and a former coach in the NCAA and in the NFL. He was drafted by the Green Bay Packers in the fifth round of the 1993 NFL Draft. He played college football at Auburn. He played high school football at J.O. Johnson High School in Huntsville, Alabama. He was the defensive assistant/linebackers coach for the New Orleans Saints of the NFL until his termination on January 5, 2017.

Willis also played for the Philadelphia Eagles, Seattle Seahawks, and the Birmingham Thunderbolts of the now defunct XFL.

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