▁He ▁was ▁also ▁named ▁a ▁second - team ▁FC S ▁All - American ▁by ▁the ▁Associ ated ▁Press . ▁ ▁Professional ▁career ▁▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁NFL ▁Com bine ▁▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁NFL ▁D raft ▁He ▁was ▁draft ed ▁by ▁the ▁Minnesota ▁Vik ings ▁in ▁the ▁sixth ▁round ▁( 1 8 4 th ▁overall ) ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁NFL ▁D raft . ▁ ▁Minnesota ▁Vik ings ▁On ▁May ▁ 1 6 , ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁James ▁signed ▁his ▁ro ok ie ▁contract ▁with ▁the ▁Minnesota ▁Vik ings . ▁On ▁August ▁ 3 0 , ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁he ▁was ▁released ▁by ▁the ▁Vik ings . ▁On ▁the ▁following ▁day , ▁he ▁cleared ▁wa ivers ▁and ▁was ▁signed ▁to ▁the ▁Vik ings ' ▁practice ▁squad . ▁On ▁September ▁ 2 , ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁James ▁was ▁released ▁from ▁the ▁Vik ings ' ▁practice ▁squad . ▁ ▁Cleveland ▁Brow ns ▁On ▁December ▁ 3 , ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁James ▁was ▁signed ▁by ▁the ▁Cleveland ▁Brow ns . ▁On ▁September ▁ 5 , ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁he ▁was ▁wa ived ▁by ▁the ▁Brow ns . ▁On ▁the ▁following ▁day , ▁he ▁cleared ▁wa ivers ▁and ▁was ▁signed ▁to ▁the ▁Brow ns ' ▁practice ▁squad . ▁ ▁Detroit ▁L ions ▁James ▁was ▁signed ▁by ▁the ▁Detroit ▁L ions ▁on ▁December ▁ 1 5 , ▁ 2 0 1 5 . ▁ ▁New ▁York ▁J ets