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| Wide receiver | |
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| Date of birth: April 13, 1978 | |
| Place of birth: Lewiston, Idaho | |
| Height: 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | Weight: 190 lb (86 kg) |
| Career information | |
| College: Montana | |
| Undrafted in 2001 | |
| Debuted in 2003 for the Atlanta Falcons | |
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| Stats at NFL.com | |
James Robert "Jimmy" Farris (born April 13, 1978 in Lewiston, Idaho) is a former American football wide receiver who retired from the NFL in 2009. He is currently a candidate for US Congress.
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Farris attended Lewiston High School in Lewiston, Idaho and was a letterman in football, basketball, and track. In football, Farris helped in leading his team to their first Idaho High School Football State Championship as a sophomore, and as a senior, to the State Football Championship Game and finished his senior season with 78 receptions for 1,510 yards and 18 touchdowns. In basketball, he was named the team's Most Valuable Player as a senior.
Farris was a four year letterman and All American for the Montana Grizzlies, leading them the National Championship game in 2000. His game winning catch in the semi-final game against Appalachian State sent the Griz to their third championship game appearance in six years.
He was signed by the San Francisco 49ers as an undrafted free agent in 2001. He played college football at Montana. Farris has also been a member of the New England Patriots, Atlanta Falcons, Washington Redskins and Jacksonville Jaguars. He earned a Super Bowl ring with the Patriots in Super Bowl XXXVI.
He has recently worked for Comcast Sports Southeast as a host and analyst on Sportsnite, as well as host his own NFL Fantasy Football web show called Side:Line with Jimmy Farris.
Farris has filed with the Federal Election Commission and will be running as a Democrat for the first congressional district in Idaho against Raul Labrador in November 2012.