Lamonte Hunley (born January 31, 1963) is an American former professional

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player who was a

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for the

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of the

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(NFL) from 1985 to 1986. He played

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for the

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, whose teammates included his older brother, Ricky. Prior to his senior season, Hunley was moved from weakside inside linebacker to strongside inside linebacker, following in his brother's footsteps. Hunley earned first-team All-

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honors in his new role. After going undrafted in the

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, Hunley signed a

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contract with the

. As a rookie, he recorded 25 special teams tackles, which ranked second on the team. Hunley earned playing time at right inside linebacker in 1986 after the team's leading tackler,

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, suffered a season-ending against the

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. Hunley recorded five solo tackles, one assisted tackle, and one fumble recovery in the game. However, he suffered a foot injury a few weeks later and was placed on the

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. After his playing career, Hunley became a co-owner of Arizona Health, a fitness equipment store, along with partner Scott Thompson.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Hunley, Lamonte 1963 births Living people American football linebackers Arizona Wildcats football players Indianapolis Colts players Players of American football from Richmond, Virginia