Biography

BIOGRAPHY

James Daniels was born September 13, 1997, in Warren, Ohio. He is a guard in the NFL.

Daniels played center at Iowa from 2015 to 2017. After his junior season in 2017, he chose to forgo his senior season and enter the 2018 NFL Draft. He played in 37 games for the Hawkeyes over three years. Daniels was drafted by the Chicago Bears in the second round, 39th overall, of the 2018 NFL Draft. Eric Kush started the 2018 season at left guard, though Daniels was slowly integrated into the role by splitting time with Kush as the year progressed. On October 28, he became the starter at the position against the New York Jets after Kush suffered a neck injury. He started 10 games as a rookie, nine at left guard and one at right guard. Daniels (68) in a game against the Washington Redskins

Before the 2019 season, Daniels was moved to center, with then-incumbent center Cody Whitehair shifting to left guard. In November, with the Bears' offense struggling and right guard Kyle Long being placed on injured reserve, Daniels returned to left guard. In the fifth game of the 2020 season against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Daniels suffered a season-ending pectoral muscle tear. He was placed on injured reserve on October 14.

Daniels joined the Pittsburgh Steelers in 2022.