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E.J. Junior
Ester James Junior III
Position: LB
Height: 6-3 Weight: 238 lbs.
Born: December 8, 1959 in Salisbury, MD
College: Alabama
2-time Pro Bowler & 1-time first-team All-Pro (fine print)
Drafted by the St. Louis Cardinals in the 1st round (5th overall) of the 1981 Draft
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View Details For: 1 Regular Season TD Scored
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| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | G | GS | Sk | Int | Yds | TD | Lng | PD | FF | Fmb | FR | Yds | TD | Tkl | Ast | Sfty |
| 1981 | 22 | STL | RLB | 16 | 13 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 | ||||||||||
| 1982 | 23 | STL | LLB | 9 | 9 | 1.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| 1983 | 24 | STL | MLB/llb | 12 | 11 | 7.5 | 3 | 27 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |||||
| 1984*+ | 25 | STL | RLB/mlb | 16 | 16 | 9.5 | 1 | 18 | 0 | 18 | |||||||||
| 1985* | 26 | STL | MLB | 16 | 16 | 2.0 | 5 | 109 | 0 | 53 | |||||||||
| 1986 | 27 | STL | LILB | 13 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 1987 | 28 | STL | RLB | 13 | 13 | 2.0 | 1 | 25 | 0 | 25 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 | |||||
| 1988 | 29 | PHO | RLB | 16 | 16 | 2.0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 36 | 1 | |||||
| 1989 | 30 | MIA | LOLB | 16 | 12 | 1.0 | |||||||||||||
| 1990 | 31 | MIA | 16 | 0 | 6.0 | ||||||||||||||
| 1991 | 32 | MIA | 16 | 0 | 5.0 | ||||||||||||||
| 1992 | 33 | 2TM | 7 | 0 | |||||||||||||||
| SEA | 5 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| TAM | 2 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1993 | 34 | SEA | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||
| Career | 170 | 119 | 36.5 | 12 | 186 | 0 | 53 | 1 | 7 | 42 | 1 | ||||||||
| 8 yrs | ARI | 111 | 107 | 24.5 | 12 | 186 | 0 | 53 | 1 | 6 | 42 | 1 | |||||||
| 3 yrs | MIA | 48 | 12 | 12.0 | |||||||||||||||
| 2 yrs | SEA | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||
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| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | G | GS | Ret | Yds | TD | Lng | Rt | Yds | TD | Lng | APYd | ||
| 1991 | 32 | MIA | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||
| Career | 170 | 119 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | G | GS | RshTD | RecTD | PR TD | KR TD | FblTD | IntTD | OthTD | 2PM | XPM | FGM | Sfty | Pts |
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| 1988 | 29 | PHO | RLB | 16 | 16 | 1 | 6 | ||||||||||
| Career | 170 | 119 | 1 | 6 |
Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors
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1st-team All-Pro |
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Pro Bowls games are Year; All-Pro Teams are Year; Stats are Season Lg (if not NFL) Value (Rank--in top 100 all-time single-season)
All-Pro Teams
Glossary|
1984 - UPI: 1st team all-conf. 1984 - Associated Press: 1st team all-NFL 1984 - Pro Football Writers: 1st team all-NFL 1984 - Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 1st team all-NFL 1985 - UPI: 1st team all-conf. |