Jeff Hunter (American football)
{{Short description|American gridiron football player (born 1966)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=June 2024}}
{{Infobox NFL biography
| name = Jeff Hunter
| image =
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| number = 98, 97
| position = Defensive end
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1966|4|12|mf=y}}
| birth_place = Hampton, Virginia, U.S.
| death_date =
| death_place =
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 5
| weight_lbs = 286
| high_school = Hephzibah
(Hephzibah, Georgia)
| college = Albany State
| draftyear = 1989
| draftround = 11
| draftpick = 291
| pastteams =
- Phoenix Cardinals ({{NFL Year|1989}})*
- Buffalo Bills ({{NFL Year|1990}})
- Detroit Lions ({{NFL Year|1990}}–{{NFL Year|1992}})
- Miami Dolphins ({{NFL Year|1992}}–{{NFL Year|1993}})
- Tampa Bay Buccaneers ({{NFL Year|1994}})
- Houston Oilers ({{NFL Year|1995}})*{{cite web |title=Transactions |url=https://www.nfl.com/transactions/league/signings/1995/7?after=AAAHywAAAAcAAAAYAAAAAAADIvY= |website=NFL.com |access-date=8 September 2024}}
- Winnipeg Blue Bombers ({{CFL Year|1995}})
- London Monarchs (1996–1997)
| pfr = HuntJe20
}}
Jeffrey Orlando Hunter (born April 12, 1966) is an American former professional football defensive lineman. In a career lasting almost a decade, he played five seasons for four teams in the National Football League (NFL), as well as in the Canadian Football League (CFL) and the World League of American Football (WLAF). Hunter played college football at Albany State University in Albany, Georgia.{{cite web|url=http://www.databasefootball.com/players/bycollege.htm?sch=Albany+State+University |title=NFL Players who Attended Albany State University |publisher=databaseFootball.com |access-date=2016-05-01 |url-status=usurped |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080307192953/http://www.databasefootball.com/players/bycollege.htm?sch=Albany%2BState%2BUniversity |archive-date=2008-03-07 }}
Professional career
Hunter was selected by the Phoenix Cardinals with the 12th pick in the 11th round (291st overall) of the 1989 NFL draft.{{cite web|url=http://www.nfl.com/draft/history/fulldraft?season=1989 |title=National Football League: NFL Draft History |work=Nfl.com |date=2015-07-21 |access-date=2016-05-01}} He was traded to the Buffalo Bills before the beginning of the 1990 season, where he played in 3 games before being traded midseason to the Detroit Lions. Hunter played in a total of 27 games between 1990 and 1992 before being traded to the Miami Dolphins, where he played in 7 games in 1992 and 5 games in 1993. He played 1 game with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in 1995.{{cite web|url=http://www.nfl.com/player/jeffhunter/2501280/profile |title=Jeff Hunter, DE at |work=Nfl.com |date= |access-date=2016-05-01}} Hunter had 12 sacks during his entire NFL career.{{cite web|url=http://www.bucpower.com/jeff-hunter.html |title=Bucpower.Com |publisher=Bucpower.Com |date= |access-date=2016-05-01}}
Hunter played in two games with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers of the Canadian Football League in 1995.{{cite web|url=http://www.profootballarchives.com/1995cflwpg.html |title=1995 Winnipeg Blue Bombers |publisher=The Pro Football Archives |date= |access-date=2016-05-01}}
From 1996 to 1997, Hunter played for the London Monarchs of the World League of American Football, where he recorded 4 sacks{{cite web|url=http://www.footballdb.com/teams/wlaf/london-monarchs/stats/1996 |title=1996 London Monarchs Stats | The Football Database |publisher=Footballdb.com |date= |access-date=2016-05-01}} and at least one blocked punt.{{cite web|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/injured-monarchs-go-down-to-the-admirals-1253760.html |title=Injured Monarchs go down to the Admirals | Sport |work=The Independent |date= June 1997|access-date=2016-05-01}}
Coaching career
Hunter presently resides in Leesburg, Georgia and is a defensive line coach for the Lee County Middle School East Trojans (Leesburg, GA){{cite web|url=http://www.albanyherald.com/sports/georgia-firebirds-hire-defensive-coaches-gary-davis-and-jeff-hunter/article_ad4e946a-678a-5f47-a0b0-4c413554a1ba.html |title=Georgia Firebirds hire defensive coaches Gary Davis and Jeff Hunter | Sports |publisher=albanyherald.com |date=2016-02-22 |access-date=2016-05-01}}{{cite web|last=Woods |first=David |url=http://usatodayhss.com/2014/trenton-thompson-preseason-all-usa-candidate |title=ALL-USA preseason watch: Defensive tackle Trenton Thompson | | USA Today High School Sports |publisher=Usatodayhss.com |date= 5 August 2014|access-date=2016-05-01}}
References
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Category:American football defensive linemen
Category:Albany State Golden Rams football players
Category:Buffalo Bills players
Category:Detroit Lions players
Category:Miami Dolphins players
Category:Tampa Bay Buccaneers players
Category:Winnipeg Blue Bombers players
Category:London Monarchs players
Category:Players of American football from Hampton, Virginia
Category:People from Hephzibah, Georgia
Category:Players of American football from Albany, Georgia
Category:Players of American football from Richmond County, Georgia
Category:Players of Canadian football from Georgia (U.S. state)
Category:Players of Canadian football from Virginia
Category:20th-century American sportsmen
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