Wayne Hunter

Wayne Hunter (born July 2, 1981) is an American football offensive tackle who is currently a free agent. He was originally drafted by the Seattle Seahawks in the third round of the 2003 NFL Draft. Hunter played college football at Hawaii after transferring from Berkeley. He attended Radford High School in Honolulu, Hawai'i.

Seattle Seahawks (2003-2005)
Hunter was drafted 73rd overall in 2003. He played three seasons with the Seahawks.

Jacksonville Jaguars (2006)
Hunter played one season with the Jacksonville Jaguars in 2006.

New York Jets (2007-2012)
On March 23, 2010, Hunter signed a 1 year tender with the Jets worth about $1.2 million. Hunter came to an agreement on a four year $15 million contract extension on July 26, 2011 with the team, replacing Damien Woody. During the 2011 season finale against the Miami Dolphins, Hunter was involved about an argument with Santonio Holmes while the team was huddling. Holmes was benched for the game after the argument and the Jets would eventually lose the game plus miss the postseason for the first time in 3 years.

On August 23, 2012, head coach Rex Ryan made the decision to bench Hunter due to his struggles which regards allowing too many sacks. Austin Howard replaced Hunter at that time.

St. Louis Rams (2012-present)
On August 27, 2012, the Jets traded Hunter to the St. Louis Rams for right tackle Jason Smith.

On March 6, 2013 the Rams released Hunter in an effort to save $4 million in salary cap space.