James Edward Arnold (born January 31, 1961) is an American former professional football player who was a punter for 12 seasons in the National Football League (NFL) during the 1980s and 1990s. He was selected by the Kansas City Chiefs in the fifth round of the 1983 NFL Draft. Arnold played college football for the Vanderbilt Commodores, earning unanimous All-American honors. He played professionally for the Kansas City Chiefs, Detroit Lions, and Miami Dolphins of the NFL, and was a Pro Bowl selection twice.
Arnold was born in Dalton, Georgia.
NFL career statistics Legend Led the league Bold Career high Regular season
! 1983 !! KC | 16 || 93 || 3,710 || 39.9 || 32.6 || 21 || 6 |- ! 1984 !! KC | 16 || style="background:#cfecec;"|98 || style="background:#cfecec;"|4,397 || style="background:#cfecec;"|44.9 || 37.5 || 22 || 13 |- ! 1985 !! KC | 16 || style="background:#cfecec;"|93 || 3,827 || 41.2 || 32.4 || 15 || 11 |- ! 1986 !! DET | 7 || 36 || 1,533 || 42.6 || 32.1 || 7 || 4 |- ! 1987 !! DET | 11 || 46 || 2,007 || 43.6 || 39.6 || 17 || 4 |- ! 1988 !! DET | 16 || 97 || style="background:#cfecec;"|4,110 || 42.4 || 35.9 || 22 || 7 |- ! 1989 !! DET | 16 || 82 || 3,538 || 43.1 || 36.0 || 14 || 9 |- ! 1990 !! DET | 16 || 63 || 2,560 || 40.6 || 35.3 || 10 || 5 |- ! 1991 !! DET | 16 || 75 || 3,092 || 41.2 || 35.4 || 27 || 5 |- ! 1992 !! DET | 16 || 65 || 2,846 || 43.8 || 34.7 || 12 || 10 |- ! 1993 !! DET | 16 || 72 || 3,207 || 44.5 || 36.8 || 15 || 9 |- ! 1994 !! MIA | 12 || 46 || 1,810 || 39.3 || 33.5 || 14 || 4 |- |- class="sortbottom" style="background:#eee;" ! style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"|Career ! 174 || 866 || 36,637 || 42.3 || 35.2 || 196 || 87
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