Transactions: Originally signed as a rookie free agent on May 6, 2005.

NFL: Won a spot on the roster in training camp as a rookie free agent…Made an immediate impact on special teams and will compete for more playing time in the secondary in 2006.

2005: Played in all 16 regular season games with 1 start, plus the NFC Wild Card Game…Finished tied for 2nd on the team (with Pro Bowler David Tyree) 21 special teams tackles (19 solo), 1 behind Chase Blackburn…Recorded 18 tackles (14 solo), 2 interceptions, 5 passes defensed and 1 fumble recovery in play in dime packages…Had 1 special teams tackle in NFC Wild Card Game vs. Carolina (1/8/06)…Saw action in dime packages and finished with 1 tackle and 1 pass defensed at Oakland (12/31)…Finished with 2 tackles (1 solo), 1 interception and 1 special teams tackle vs. Kansas City (12/17). Recorded his 2nd interception of the season when he picked off a Trent Green pass for Tony Gonzalez in the 4th quarter…Finished with 1 tackle and a pass defensed at Philadelphia (12/11)...Got 1st career interception when he picked off a Drew Bledsoe pass for Terry Glenn in the 3rd quarter vs. Dallas (12/4)…Started at safety as the Giants opened the game in a dime package at Seattle (11/27) and finished with 2 tackles on defense and 1 tackle on special teams…Recorded 6 solo tackles in dime packages vs. Philadelphia (11/20)…Finished with 1 assisted tackle and 2 special teams tackles vs. Washington (10/30)…Had 1 tackle and 1 recovered fumble on special teams vs. Denver (10/23). Recovered a Broncos attempted lateral on the game’s final kickoff to preserve a Giants victory…Finished with a team-high 4 special teams tackles at New Orleans (9/19)…Had 3 solo tackles, 1 pass defensed and one special teams tackle in NFL debut vs. Arizona (9/11). Broke up a Kurt Warner pass to Anquan Boldin in the 3rd quarter.

Off-the-Field Activity: In 2005, James visited donors at the Giants Blood Drive and helped construct homes for Katrina Relief with Habitat for Humanity at Rockefeller Plaza…Attended the Giants' Ronald McDonald House fundraiser dinner and visited the Food Bank of New Jersey, packaging food for Thanksgiving…Made a financial contribution to Habitat for Humanity International's Katrina Relief Fund…Joined teammates by making a contribution toward Thanksgiving and holiday outreach events hosted by the Giants' players.

Personal: Four-year letterman at Bainbridge High School in Climax, Ga., where he was the state champion in the triple jump as a sophomore…Born Sept. 7, 1982.