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James Hodgins was born in San Jose California. He attended Oak Grove High school (San Jose, Ca.), where he lettered in football, basketball, and track. James went on to play college football at San Jose State University for John Ralston. James played Fullback, Halfback, Tight end, and Defensive End, leading his team in touchdowns and sacks his senior year. James signed with the St. Louis Rams as an undrafted free agent in 1999. In his four years with the Rams James played in 9 playoff games and 2 Super Bowls. In 2003 James signed with the Arizona Cardinals as an unrestricted free agent. He played four seasons for the Cards. In 2006 James played his final season with the New York Jets, helping the Team to its first playoff. James has 3 children. Omarr Smith enters his ninth arena league season and eighth with San Jose. He begins the year tied for 2nd on the team's all-time interceptions list with 24. His 32 career INTs are good for a 16th place tie on the AFL's chart. Omarr won his 4th Arena Bowl championship last season and was game's Defensive MVP. He is a member of three straight Arena Bowl title teams from 2002-04. Omarr established team records for total tackles and solo tackles last season. He has 8 career INT return TDs and a team record 7 with San Jose. He was a first-team All-AFL pick in 2004 and a second-team selection in 2003. He is an all-purpose player who played corner, wide receiver and returned kicks during his college days at San Jose State.