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James Robert "Jimmy" Farris (born April 13, 1978 in ) is an American football
American football

American football, known in the United States and Canada simply as football, is a competitive team sport known for mixing strategy with physical play....
 wide receiver
Wide receiver

A wide receiver is an offensive position in American and Canadian football. Only players in the backfield or the ends on the line are eligible receiver to catch a forward pass....
 who is currently a free agent
Free agent

In professional sports, a free agent is a team player whose contract with a team has expired, and the player is able to sign a contract with another team if that player is chosen....
. He was signed by the San Francisco 49ers
San Francisco 49ers

The San Francisco 49ers are a professional American football team. The team plays its home games in , while the club's headquarters and practice facility are located in Santa Clara, California....
 as an undrafted free agent in 2001. He played college football
College football

College football is American football played by teams of student athletes fielded by American University, colleges, and United States military academies....
 at Montana
Montana Grizzlies football

The Montana Grizzlies American football program represents the University of Montana in the Division I Football Championship Subdivision . The Montana Grizzlies play at Washington-Grizzly Stadium with capacity of over 25,000 due to the additions on the east end....
.

Farris has also been a member of the New England Patriots
New England Patriots

The New England Patriots, commonly called the "Pats" by sports writers and fans, are a professional American football team based in the Greater Boston area, playing their home games in the town of Foxborough, Massachusetts, Massachusetts....
, Atlanta Falcons
Atlanta Falcons

The Atlanta Falcons are an American football team based in Atlanta, Georgia . They are currently a member of the NFC South division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League ....
, Washington Redskins
Washington Redskins

The Washington Redskins are a professional American football team based in the Washington, D.C. area. The team plays at FedExField in Landover, Maryland, Maryland, which is in Prince George's County, Maryland....
 and Jacksonville Jaguars
Jacksonville Jaguars

The Jacksonville Jaguars are a professional American football team located in Jacksonville, Florida. They are currently members of the American Football Conference South Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League ....
. He earned a Super Bowl ring
Super Bowl ring

The Super Bowl ring is an award in the National Football League given to the members of the winning team of the league's annual championship game, the Super Bowl....
 with the Patriots in Super Bowl XXXVI
Super Bowl XXXVI

Super Bowl XXXVI was an American football game played on February 3, 2002 at the Louisiana Superdome in New Orleans, Louisiana to decide the National Football League champion following the 2001 NFL season....
.

is attended Lewiston High School in Lewiston, Idaho and was a letterman
Letterman

A letterman, in U.S. sports, performing arts or academics, is a high school or college student who has met a specified level of participation and/or performance on a Varsity team, marching band, or in other performance school-sponsored activities....
 in football
High school football

High school football, referring to the American football code in the United States and the Canadian football code in Canada, is one of the most popular interscholastic sports at high schools in both countries....
, basketball
Basketball

Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five active players each try to score points against one another by propelling a basketball through a 10 feet  high hoop under organized rules....
, and track.






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James Robert "Jimmy" Farris (born April 13, 1978 in ) is an American football
American football

American football, known in the United States and Canada simply as football, is a competitive team sport known for mixing strategy with physical play....
 wide receiver
Wide receiver

A wide receiver is an offensive position in American and Canadian football. Only players in the backfield or the ends on the line are eligible receiver to catch a forward pass....
 who is currently a free agent
Free agent

In professional sports, a free agent is a team player whose contract with a team has expired, and the player is able to sign a contract with another team if that player is chosen....
. He was signed by the San Francisco 49ers
San Francisco 49ers

The San Francisco 49ers are a professional American football team. The team plays its home games in , while the club's headquarters and practice facility are located in Santa Clara, California....
 as an undrafted free agent in 2001. He played college football
College football

College football is American football played by teams of student athletes fielded by American University, colleges, and United States military academies....
 at Montana
Montana Grizzlies football

The Montana Grizzlies American football program represents the University of Montana in the Division I Football Championship Subdivision . The Montana Grizzlies play at Washington-Grizzly Stadium with capacity of over 25,000 due to the additions on the east end....
.

Farris has also been a member of the New England Patriots
New England Patriots

The New England Patriots, commonly called the "Pats" by sports writers and fans, are a professional American football team based in the Greater Boston area, playing their home games in the town of Foxborough, Massachusetts, Massachusetts....
, Atlanta Falcons
Atlanta Falcons

The Atlanta Falcons are an American football team based in Atlanta, Georgia . They are currently a member of the NFC South division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League ....
, Washington Redskins
Washington Redskins

The Washington Redskins are a professional American football team based in the Washington, D.C. area. The team plays at FedExField in Landover, Maryland, Maryland, which is in Prince George's County, Maryland....
 and Jacksonville Jaguars
Jacksonville Jaguars

The Jacksonville Jaguars are a professional American football team located in Jacksonville, Florida. They are currently members of the American Football Conference South Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League ....
. He earned a Super Bowl ring
Super Bowl ring

The Super Bowl ring is an award in the National Football League given to the members of the winning team of the league's annual championship game, the Super Bowl....
 with the Patriots in Super Bowl XXXVI
Super Bowl XXXVI

Super Bowl XXXVI was an American football game played on February 3, 2002 at the Louisiana Superdome in New Orleans, Louisiana to decide the National Football League champion following the 2001 NFL season....
.

Early years

Farris attended Lewiston High School in Lewiston, Idaho and was a letterman
Letterman

A letterman, in U.S. sports, performing arts or academics, is a high school or college student who has met a specified level of participation and/or performance on a Varsity team, marching band, or in other performance school-sponsored activities....
 in football
High school football

High school football, referring to the American football code in the United States and the Canadian football code in Canada, is one of the most popular interscholastic sports at high schools in both countries....
, basketball
Basketball

Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five active players each try to score points against one another by propelling a basketball through a 10 feet  high hoop under organized rules....
, and track. In football, Farris helped in leading his team to the 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.

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