James Mungro
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| Position: | Running back | ||||||||
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| Born: | February 13, 1978 East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania, U.S. | ||||||||
| Height: | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 214 lb (97 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school: | East Stroudsburg South (East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania) | ||||||||
| College: | Syracuse | ||||||||
| Undrafted: | 2002 | ||||||||
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James Olevia Mungro II (born February 13, 1978) is a former American football running back. He retired from the National Football League (NFL) due to a severe ACL injury he received in a pre-season game in 2006. His entire NFL career was with the Indianapolis Colts, with whom he won Super Bowl XLI. He attended Syracuse University.
Early life and education
Mungro attended
College career
Mungro was a four-year
NFL career
Undrafted, Mungro was signed by the Detroit Lions in 2002 but was cut at the end of training camp that year. The Indianapolis Colts signed him immediately, and he became a backup to Edgerrin James. He rushed for eight touchdowns filling in for James that year, who was oft-injured. He had 114 yards in his first start.
In 2003, Mungro was a reserve RB running back in seven outings for Colts before spending his final four games on injured reserve with a toe injury. His 3 touchdown rushes against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers helped the club erase a 35–14 deficit with four minutes remaining in an eventual 38–35 OT win.
In 2004, he caught 2 of Peyton Manning's record-breaking 49 touchdown passes in a season, including the record-tying 48th touchdown pass against the San Diego Chargers.
On the Colts Official Website, Tony Dungy quoted "He did a lot for us, he was our third back and a very good runner. He was a guy who could go in and play tailback and win games for us. He was our fullback in short-yardage and goal-line situations and he was a very good special teams player." This was quoted after James Mungro tore his ACL.
In 2006, he won a super bowl ring after winning Super Bowl XLI with the Colts.
Mungro was not re-signed by the Colts and was not on the roster for any part of the 2007–08 season.
According to Colts GM
References
- ^ Staff reports. "20 years ago: Mungro was best player in Pa. and Cavaliers best team in District 11". poconorecord.com. Retrieved January 25, 2020.