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James Garth Jax (born September 16, 1963) is an American former professional football player who was a linebacker in the National Football League (NFL) for the Dallas Cowboys and Phoenix/Arizona Cardinals. He played college football for the Florida State Seminoles.
Jax has two brothers and two sisters; Clayton Jax, the oldest, Brady Jax, Hilary, and Bronwyn. Jax grew up in Houston where he attended Strake Jesuit College Preparatory and helped his team win the 4-A state title in three of his four years. He received All-state honors at linebacker as a senior. He accepted a football scholarship from Florida State University.
He became a starter at outside linebacker in the last game of his freshman year against West Virginia University. Unfortunately his career would be plagued with injuries. He was limited to a part-time role as a sophomore because of an illness.
As a junior, he made 13 tackles during a 38–26 loss against the University of South Carolina, before suffering serious kidney and spleen injuries, to the extent that some doctors doubted if he could play football again. He missed the last 3 games of the season.
In his final college year, he made a team-high 13 tackles in the season opener against Tulane University. Despite a broken right thumb and a bruised left shoulder, as a starter he led the team with 6 quarterback sacks and ranked fifth with 63 tackles.
Jax was selected in the eleventh round of the 1986 NFL draft by the Dallas Cowboys. Although he was released on September first, he was re-signed one week later after Mike Renfro was placed on the injured reserve list. He emerged as one of the special teams leaders.
In 1987, a broken hand limited him to 3 games before being placed on the injured reserve list. The next year, he led the team in special teams tackles with 24.
After spending three seasons with the Cowboys, he signed with the Phoenix Cardinals as a Plan B free agent in 1989. The next year, he became a starter at inside linebacker after the team switched to a 3-4 defense and finished with career-highs in tackles (70), sacks (3) and interceptions (2).
Garth Jax
James Garth Jax (born September 16, 1963) is an American former professional football player who was a linebacker in the National Football League (NFL) for the Dallas Cowboys and Phoenix/Arizona Cardinals. He played college football for the Florida State Seminoles.
Jax has two brothers and two sisters; Clayton Jax, the oldest, Brady Jax, Hilary, and Bronwyn. Jax grew up in Houston where he attended Strake Jesuit College Preparatory and helped his team win the 4-A state title in three of his four years. He received All-state honors at linebacker as a senior. He accepted a football scholarship from Florida State University.
He became a starter at outside linebacker in the last game of his freshman year against West Virginia University. Unfortunately his career would be plagued with injuries. He was limited to a part-time role as a sophomore because of an illness.
As a junior, he made 13 tackles during a 38–26 loss against the University of South Carolina, before suffering serious kidney and spleen injuries, to the extent that some doctors doubted if he could play football again. He missed the last 3 games of the season.
In his final college year, he made a team-high 13 tackles in the season opener against Tulane University. Despite a broken right thumb and a bruised left shoulder, as a starter he led the team with 6 quarterback sacks and ranked fifth with 63 tackles.
Jax was selected in the eleventh round of the 1986 NFL draft by the Dallas Cowboys. Although he was released on September first, he was re-signed one week later after Mike Renfro was placed on the injured reserve list. He emerged as one of the special teams leaders.
In 1987, a broken hand limited him to 3 games before being placed on the injured reserve list. The next year, he led the team in special teams tackles with 24.
After spending three seasons with the Cowboys, he signed with the Phoenix Cardinals as a Plan B free agent in 1989. The next year, he became a starter at inside linebacker after the team switched to a 3-4 defense and finished with career-highs in tackles (70), sacks (3) and interceptions (2).