Mike Junkin
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College: | Duke | ||||
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NFL draft: | 1987 / Round: 1 / Pick: 5 | ||||
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Michael Wayne Junkin (born November 21, 1964) is a former American football linebacker who played in the National Football League (NFL) for three seasons with the Cleveland Browns and the Kansas City Chiefs. He played in 20 games over the course of his NFL career.
Junkin played four years of college football at
High school and college
Junkin was born in
After graduating from high school, Junkin played
Professional career
Junkin was selected in the first round with the fifth overall pick in the
Entering the
Due to a combination of the Browns drafting Clifford Charlton and Junkin's desire to move back inside, the Browns planned to move him back to inside linebacker for the 1988 season.[22] He spent training camp competing with Eddie Johnson for the second inside linebacker position alongside Mike Johnson, and by the end of preseason play, Junkin had won the starting job.[23] In his first career start against the Kansas City Chiefs, Junkin had six tackles, including the first one of the game in a 6–3 Browns win.[24] A month later, Junkin injured his knee, and was forced to miss several games. He returned to the team in early November, but Johnson had played so well in Junkin's absence that he spent the next few weeks as the backup inside linebacker.[25] He was given the starting job again to end the season, but missed tackles and a lack of impact plays led to his second season being considered a disappointment.[26]
In early 1989, Schottenheimer was fired as Browns head coach, and took the head coaching job with the Kansas City Chiefs. He still had faith in Junkin, unlike the Browns, and traded a fifth-round pick to bring him to Kansas City.
Junkin became known as a
References
- ^ "The Junkin File". The Plain Dealer. July 27, 1987. p. 4C.
- ^ ISBN 9781582617138.
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- ^ Levine, Rich (October 4, 1984). "Injuries Bedevil Duke Season". The Cavalier Daily. p. 7. Archived from the original on May 20, 2016. Retrieved November 7, 2021.
- ^ "Blue Devils Hope To Improve Play". The Cavalier Daily. September 25, 1986. p. 10. Archived from the original on May 13, 2016. Retrieved November 7, 2021.
- Lakeland Ledger. September 7, 1986. p. 13C. Archivedfrom the original on April 28, 2016. Retrieved November 7, 2021.
- ^ "Junkin, Hall Honored". Times-News. September 30, 1986. p. 18. Archived from the original on May 4, 2016. Retrieved November 7, 2021.
- ^ Whisnant, Scott (November 23, 1986). "North Carolina Wins, But Bowls Silent". Star-News. p. 1B. Archived from the original on April 28, 2016. Retrieved November 7, 2021.
- ^ "Football All-America". Duke University Blue Devils. Archived from the original on March 23, 2014. Retrieved March 30, 2014.
- ^ "1987 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2023-09-25.
- Toledo Blade. April 28, 1987. p. 18. Archivedfrom the original on April 30, 2016. Retrieved November 7, 2021.
- ^ Grossi, Tony (April 11, 2012). "Memories of Browns past drafts include the mad dog in a meat market and a GM singing a tune". ESPN Cleveland. Archived from the original on March 30, 2014. Retrieved March 29, 2014.
- ^ "Getting Woodson was pure luck". Archived from the original on 2018-04-12. Retrieved 2021-11-07.
- ^ Grossi, Tony (July 27, 1987). "Junkin Turns Attention To Outside". The Plain Dealer. p. 4C.
- ^ Grossi, Tony (August 11, 1987). "Wait Over; Junkin Signs With Browns". The Plain Dealer. p. 1C.
- ^ Grossi, Tony (August 25, 1987). "Confused, Tackle-Less Junkin Frustrated". The Plain Dealer. p. 1C.
- ^ Grossi, Tony (September 11, 1987). "Browns '87 Position By Position – Linebackers". The Plain Dealer. p. 4E.
- ^ Cabot, Mary Kay (September 21, 1987). "Junkin Gets a Taste of Browns' Defense". The Plain Dealer. p. 8D.
- ^ Livingston, Bill (November 8, 1987). "Is Junkin a Browns' Blunder?". The Plain Dealer. p. 12C.
- ^ Grossi, Tony (April 25, 1988). "Browns Go For Defense". The Plain Dealer. p. 6C.
- ^ Grossi, Tony (September 1, 1988). "Junkin to Start". The Plain Dealer. p. 1F.
- ^ "The Junkin Watch". The Plain Dealer. September 5, 1988. p. 2C.
- ^ Cabot, Mary Kay (December 2, 1988). "Slaughter Braced for More Practice". The Plain Dealer. p. 3C.
- ^ Kravitz, Bob (December 17, 1988). "Injuries, Infighting Inevitable". The Plain Dealer. p. 7C.
- ^ Grossi, Tony (April 24, 1989). "Junkin, Byner Traded By Browns". The Plain Dealer. p. 1D.
- ^ "Junkin Tested Positive". Lawrence Journal-World. May 8, 1989. p. 2B. Archived from the original on May 16, 2016. Retrieved November 7, 2021.
- ^ "Chiefs Linebacker Used Steroids". Orlando Sentinel. May 8, 1989. Archived from the original on March 30, 2014. Retrieved March 30, 2014.
- ^ Grossi, Tony (July 30, 1989). "Slaughter Now Highest-Paid Browns Receiver". The Plain Dealer. p. 2C.
- ^ "KC's Junkin, Thomas put on Injured Reserve". Lawrence Journal-World. October 26, 1989. p. 6D. Archived from the original on May 13, 2016. Retrieved November 7, 2021.
- ^ "Phillips couldn't outrun off-the-field troubles". ESPN. April 18, 2008. Archived from the original on October 29, 2013. Retrieved March 30, 2014.
- NFL.com. Archivedfrom the original on January 6, 2014. Retrieved March 30, 2014.