The New Orleans Saints added a veteran to their defensive line rotation on Thursday with the announcement they had agreed to contract terms with DE Margus Hunt. Using his brute strength, the 6'8'' defender pushed through the double-team and sacked the quarterback. Hunt’s best season was in 2018, when he started 15 games and had a career high 5 sacks and 13 tackles for loss. The 32-Yr old Hunt played in 47 of a possible 48 games with Indianapolis, starting 25 contests.
Hunt can supply depth along the edge but was also used effectively as a defensive tackle over the past two seasons with the Colts. Today, they face a dilemma. He amassed 6 sacks and 76 total tackles during his three seasons with the Colts, including 19 tackles for loss. He played four seasons with the Bengals, appearing in 44 games with 1.5 sacks and 29 tackles.
Hunt entered the NFL as a 2nd round pick (53rd overall) out of SMU by the Cincinnati Bengals in the 2013 draft. Hunt's large stature and reach allowed him to block the kick with only a little jump. Hunt entered the NFL as a 2nd round pick (53rd overall) out of SMU by the Cincinnati Bengals in the 2013 draft. Against UTEP, he didn't even need a major push to get a hand on the field-goal attempt. The 6’8 295-Lb. He doesn't have vast football experience, but his physical capabilities are downright freakish.
Margus Hunt is arguably the most impressive athlete in the 2013 NFL draft class. Starting on the left side of SMU's three-man defensive front, Hunt took an inside route to the quarterback, and his initial burst off the line seemed to surprise the right guard attempting to block him. Hunt is a world-class athlete, and he put his physical talents on full display when he sacked Johnny Manziel against Texas A&M in 2012. Working against the left guard, he tried to take an outside angle to the quarterback. Here are some of the top plays of Margus Hunt's SMU career. Manziel proved to be one of the most difficult quarterbacks to bring to the turf in 2012, but despite overrunning the play, Hunt got one of his arms on the helmet of the Aggies signal-caller and brought him to the turf.
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All the latest stats, news, highlights and more about Margus Hunt on TSN. Hunt joins a deep and talented defensive line in New Orleans, who may take advantage of his recent versatility. At the point of attack, Hunt simply tossed the guard aside—300-pound Jacolby Ashworth—and engulfed the quarterback.He totalled three sacks, none more impressive than this one.