James Richards (Canadian football)

James Richards
Personal information
Born:	November 7, 1969 (age 55); Lancaster, California
Height:	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Weight:	290 lb (132 kg)
Career information
High school:	Antelope Valley High School
College:	California
Position:	Guard
NFL draft:	1991 / round: 3 / pick: 64
Career history
	Dallas Cowboys (1991); Los Angeles Rams (1991); Dallas Cowboys (1991); Phoenix Cardinals (1992); Dallas Cowboys (1993)*; Las Vegas Posse (1994);
	* Offseason and/or practice squad member only

James Richards (born November 7, 1969) is a former professional American football offensive guard in the National Football League and Canadian Football League. He was selected by the Dallas Cowboys in the third round (64th overall) of the 1991 NFL Draft. He played college football for the University of California, Berkeley.

Early years

Richards attended Antelope Valley High School where he played offensive tackle.^[1] He moved on to play offensive guard at Cal State Northridge, before transferring to Antelope Valley College in 1988.^[2] In 1989 he accepted a scholarship to the University of California, where he was a two-year starter at offensive tackle.^[3]

Richards was selected in the third round of the 1991 NFL Draft by the Dallas Cowboys. Although he played offensive tackle in college, he was drafted to play offensive guard. He was released before the season started and signed to the practice squad until October.^[4]

On October 16, 1991, he was signed to the Los Angeles Rams practice squad and was released on November 7, 1991.^[5]^[6]

After being waived by the Los Angeles Rams, he spent the rest of the season on the Cowboys travel squad.

On February 4, 1992, he signed with the Phoenix Cardinals and spent most of the season on their practice squad,^[7] until being waived on November 10, 1992.^[8]

On April 13, 1993, he signed with the Dallas Cowboys but was released before the season started.^[9]^[10]

Richards played for the expansion Las Vegas Posse of the Canadian Football League in 1994.