Scott Turner (American football)

Eric Scott Turner (born February 26, 1972 in Richardson, Texas) is a retired American football cornerback and a Texas State Representative, representing the 33rd District which includes all of Rockwall County. He is a member of the Republican Party.

As a football player, Turner played defensive back in the National Football League for the Washington Redskins, San Diego Chargers and Denver Broncos between 1995 and 2004. Turner played college football at the University of Illinois, and graduated from Illinois with a degree in speech communications.

Turner ran for the vacated office of California's 50th congressional district in the 2006 special election. The congressional seat was previously held by Duke Cunningham. Running as a Republican in the election on April 11, 2006, Turner received 1.43% of the vote, ranking eighth among the Republicans in the election.