James Alan Vaughters was born on June 27,1993 and is an American professional football defensive lineman for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers of the Canadian Football League.
31 Facts About James Vaughters
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James Vaughters has been a member of the New England Patriots, San Diego Chargers, Chicago Bears, Atlanta Falcons, Pittsburgh Steelers, and Calgary Stampeders.
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James Vaughters was born to Jonathan and Vanessa James Vaughters in Chicago, Illinois.
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James Vaughters is the third of four children: Jahnisa Tate, Jonathan Vaughters, and younger sister Ryan Vaughters.
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At Tucker High School in Tucker, Georgia, James Vaughters accumulated accolades as a student, as a community mentor, and as an athlete.
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James Vaughters helped Tucker to their first State Championship and two semi-final appearances.
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James Vaughters was a top-recruited linebacker according to all the national recruiting platforms including ESPN, Scout, Rivals, MaxPreps, and PrepStar.
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James Vaughters earned honors as an Under Armour All-American, 2010 Georgia Class 4A Defensive Player of the Year, DeKalb County All-Class Defensive Player of the Year, two-time Georgia Merit Scholar, two-time President's Education Award recipient, National Beta Club, National Honors Society, and a Franklin D Watkins Award finalist for the nation's top African-American scholar-athlete.
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James Vaughters appeared in several national publications including The Wall Street Journal.
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At Stanford University, James Vaughters earned a degree in political science and played football.
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James Vaughters started at outside linebacker for his junior and senior seasons, after contributing as both an inside and outside linebacker for his freshman and sophomore seasons.
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James Vaughters was the Defensive MVP of his final college football game in the 2014 Foster Farms Bowl.
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James Vaughters played in the 2015 East-West Shrine Game, an annual college football all-star game held by Shriner's Hospital for Children.
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James Vaughters is a member of Omega Psi Phi and was involved in other student organizations including Men Against Abuse Now and the Stanford PACS Community Grants Program.
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James Vaughters was signed to the Packers' practice squad two days later.
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James Vaughters was released by the Packers with an injury settlement on October 3,2015.
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On January 21,2016, James Vaughters signed a future contract with the New England Patriots.
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James Vaughters was released by the Patriots on May 2,2016.
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James Vaughters was signed to the practice roster of the Calgary Stampeders of the Canadian Football League on July 25,2016.
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James Vaughters was released by the Chargers during final team cuts on September 3,2016.
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James Vaughters returned to the Stampeders for the next two seasons where he played in 33 games, recording 50 defensive tackles, 11 quarterback sacks, and eight special teams tackles.
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James Vaughters won a Grey Cup in his second year as a member of the team.
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James Vaughters mostly played on special teams, appearing on nine plays there and four on defense.
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James Vaughters was released the next Monday and re-signed to the practice squad.
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James Vaughters signed a contract extension with the team on March 3,2021.
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On September 3,2021, James Vaughters was signed to the Atlanta Falcons practice squad.
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On September 11,2021, James Vaughters was elevated to the active roster prior to the Falcons' first game of the 2021 season versus the Philadelphia Eagles.
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James Vaughters was signed to the active roster on November 2,2021.
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On January 25,2023, James Vaughters signed with the Stampeders, with whom he had been a member two previous occasions.
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James Vaughters was released in the following off-season on January 27,2025.
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On January 31,2025, it was announced that James Vaughters had signed with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers.