33 Facts About Margus Hunt

Margus Hunt was born on 14 July 1987 and is an Estonian former professional American football defensive end.

Margus Hunt was selected by the Cincinnati Bengals in the second round of the 2013 NFL draft.

Margus Hunt played for the Indianapolis Colts and New Orleans Saints.

Margus Hunt grew up in the small town of Karksi-Nuia and took up athletics because "there wasn't much to do".

Margus Hunt started training with Aleksander Tammert, an Olympic bronze medalist in discus throw from the 2004 Summer Olympics.

Margus Hunt competed in hammer throw at the 2003 World Youth Championships and discus at the 2004 World Junior Championships, placing eighth and sixth respectively.

In 2006, at the World Junior Championships in Beijing Margus Hunt established a new world junior record of 66.35 metres with his first throw in the qualifying round.

Margus Hunt became the first athlete to win the gold medal in both shot and discus at the World Junior Championships, outperforming Rutger Smith of the Netherlands who won a gold and a bronze in 2000.

Margus Hunt left Estonia for Dallas, Texas, in 2007 in order to train with Southern Methodist University track and field coach Dave Wollman, and he began attending SMU part-time.

Margus Hunt wanted to keep working with Wollman, who had previously worked with an Estonian discus thrower, 2004 Olympic bronze Aleksander Tammert, and Wollman decided that Margus Hunt's size and athleticism could earn him an athletic scholarship playing for the SMU Mustangs football team.

When Margus Hunt tried out for football, his physical power, combined with a 4.7-second 40-yard dash, led Mustangs head football coach June Jones to offer him a scholarship, and he began attending SMU full-time in 2009.

Margus Hunt then played for the Mustangs for the next four seasons.

On 12 October 2009, Margus Hunt was named the Conference USA Special Teams Player of the Week.

Margus Hunt was named the MVP of the 2012 Hawaii Bowl.

Margus Hunt almost broke the NCAA's all-time record for blocked kicks, but eventually finished college career with 17 blocks, the second highest in that account.

Wollman predicted that Margus Hunt would have 45 repetitions and a 4.6-second 40-yard dash at the 2013 NFL combine.

Margus Hunt did, in fact, run a 4.60-second 40-yard dash and did 38 bench press repetitions while posting a vertical leap of 34.5-inch at the 2013 combine.

Margus Hunt played in 10 games and was inactive the other six.

Margus Hunt totaled four tackles, a shared sack and seven quarterback pressures as the Bengals won the AFC North.

Margus Hunt was anticipated to have a breakout season in 2015.

Margus Hunt did not, and totaled only 2 tackles and no sacks in 7 games for the Bengals.

On 13 March 2017, Margus Hunt signed a two-year contract with the Indianapolis Colts.

In Week 1 of the 2018 season, Margus Hunt had two sacks against his former team the Bengals, nearly totalling the 2.5 career sacks he had coming into the game.

In Week 3 against the Philadelphia Eagles, Margus Hunt recorded four tackles, including a sack, and recovered his own forced fumble.

Margus Hunt started 15 games in 2018, recording 30 combined tackles and five sacks.

On 5 March 2019, Margus Hunt signed a two-year, $9 million contract extension with the Colts.

On 1 May 2020, Margus Hunt signed a one-year contract with the New Orleans Saints.

Margus Hunt was released on 5 September 2020, and signed to the practice squad the next day.

Margus Hunt was promoted to the active roster on 26 September 2020.

On 12 October 2020, Margus Hunt was released by the Saints.

On 11 August 2021, Margus Hunt signed with the Arizona Cardinals.

On 8 September 2021, Margus Hunt was signed to the Chicago Bears practice squad.

Margus Hunt was elevated from the practice squad to the active roster on 18 September 2021, for the week 2 game against the Cincinnati Bengals at Soldier Field in Chicago, as well on 25 September 2021, for the week 3 game against the Cleveland Browns in Cleveland.