{{short description|Canadian football defensive lineman}} {{Infobox CFL biography |name=Junior Turner |team= |image=91, Junior Turner, Nov 16, 2021.jpg |image_upright=0.95 |caption=Turner with the Toronto Argonauts in 2021 |birth_date={{Birth date and age|1988|09|02}} |birth_place=Toronto, Ontario, Canada |position1=Defensive lineman |CIS=Bishop's Gaiters |high_school= |playing_years1={{CFL Year|2011|2019}} |playing_team1=Calgary Stampeders |playing_years2={{CFL Year|2021}} |playing_team2=Toronto Argonauts |status= |import=no |number=7, 91 |Height_ft=6 |Height_in=3 |Weight_lbs=255 |CFLDraftedYear=2011 |CFLDraftedRound=2 |CFLDraftedPick=9 |career_highlights = * 2× Grey Cup champion (2014, 2018) |CFL=junior-turner/158177/ }} '''Junior Turner''' (born September 2, 1988) is a Canadian former professional football defensive lineman who played in the Canadian Football League (CFL). He spent the first nine years of his career with the Calgary Stampeders where he won Grey Cup championships in 2014 and 2018. He played CIS football with the Bishop's Gaiters.
==Professional career== ===Calgary Stampeders=== In the CFL’s Amateur Scouting Bureau final rankings, he was ranked as the 12th best player for players eligible in the 2011 CFL draft, and seventh by players in the Canadian Interuniversity Sport (CIS).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cfl.ca/2011/04/05/cfl-prospects-april-2011-rankings/ |title=CFL Prospects: April 2011 Rankings |publisher=Canadian Football League |date=April 5, 2011 |access-date=October 7, 2021 }}</ref> Turner was drafted ninth overall in the second round of the 2011 CFL Draft by the Calgary Stampeders. He was later signed to a contract with the Stampeders on May 20, 2011.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.cfl.ca/2011/05/20/stamps-sign-picks-sinopoli-turner-and-parker/ |title=Stamps sign picks Sinopoli, Turner and Parker |publisher=Canadian Football League |date=May 20, 2011 |access-date=October 7, 2021}}</ref> He played in nine seasons for the Stampeders where he played in 106 regular season games and recorded 154 defensive tackles, 17 sacks, and one forced fumble. He was released by the Stampeders on January 29, 2020.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.cfl.ca/transactions/2020/ |title=Transactions – Football player trades and signings |publisher=Canadian Football League |access-date=October 7, 2021}}</ref>
===Toronto Argonauts=== On October 6, 2021, Turner signed with the Toronto Argonauts.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.cfl.ca/transactions/2021/ |title=Transactions – Football player trades and signings |publisher=Canadian Football League |access-date=October 7, 2021}}</ref> He played in four regular season games where he had eight defensive tackles and one sack. He became a free agent upon the expiry of his contract on February 8, 2022.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cfl.ca/transactions/2022/ |title=Transactions – Football player trades and signings |publisher=Canadian Football League |access-date=May 26, 2022}}</ref>
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== *[https://www.argonauts.ca/players/junior-turner/158177/ Toronto Argonauts bio] *[https://web.archive.org/web/20141123185103/http://www.stampeders.com/roster/show/id/4035 Calgary Stampeders bio]
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