Ester James Junior, III is a former American college and professional football player who was a linebacker in the National Football League for thirteen seasons during the 1980s and 1990s. Junior played college football for the University of Alabama, and earned All-American honors. He was selected in the first round of the 1981 NFL Draft, and played professionally for the NFL's St. Louis Cardinals, Miami Dolphins, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, and Seattle Seahawks. Junior was born in Salisbury, North Carolina, and grew up in Nashville, Tennessee. He attended the University of Alabama, where he... played for coach Bear Bryant's Alabama Crimson Tide football team from 1977 to 1980. As a senior in 1980, he was recognized as a consensus first-team All-American. The St. Louis Cardinals chose Junior in the first round of the 1981 NFL Draft, and he played for Cardinals from 1981 to 1988. He was a two-time Pro Bowl selection for the Cardinals in 1984 and 1985. He subsequently played for the Miami Dolphins, Tampa bay Buccaneers and Seattle Seahawks.
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