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| Position: | Quarterback | ||||||||
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| Born: | January 3, 1963 Emporia, Kansas, U.S. | ||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 212 lb (96 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school: | Eldorado (Albuquerque, New Mexico) | ||||||||
| College: | Purdue (1981–1985) | ||||||||
| NFL draft: | 1986 / round: 1 / pick: 3 | ||||||||
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James Samuel Everett III, (born January 3, 1963) is an American former football quarterback who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 12 seasons, primarily with the Los Angeles Rams. He played college football for the Purdue Boilermakers and was selected third overall in the 1986 NFL draft by the Houston Oilers.[1] Unable to work out a contract agreement with Everett,[2][3] the Oilers traded his rights to the Rams, with whom Everett played from 1986 to 1993. Everett then played with the New Orleans Saints from 1994 to 1996 and ended his career with a stint with the San Diego Chargers in 1997.