Carlester T. Crumpler Jr. (born September 5, 1971) is an American former professionalfootball player who was atight end for theSeattle Seahawks (1994–1998) andMinnesota Vikings (1999) of theNational Football League (NFL). He playedcollege football for theEast Carolina Pirates, earning first-teamAll-American honors in 1993.

Crumpler began playing football in ninth grade.^[1] He graduated fromJH Rose High School inGreenville, North Carolina. He received a B.A. in finance and anMBA fromEast Carolina University, where he played tight end for thePirates. Crumpler was name anAll American by the Walter Camp Football foundation in 1993.^[2][3] In 2013, Crumpler and his father, also named Carlester, were both named to the All-Time ECU second team.^[4]

The Seattle Seahawks selected Crumpler in the seventh round with the 202nd overall pick of the1994 NFL Draft.^[5] Crumpler started 4 games inhis first season, then a combined 26 games from 1995 to 1997. In 1998, his final season in Seattle, he fell behindChristian Fauria, a second rounddraft pick in 1995, on the depth chart. In He started 1 game for the1999 Minnesota Vikings.^[6][7]

Crumpler is the son of Carlester Crumpler, a record-setting running back at ECU who was drafted by theBuffalo Bills in 1974. Crumpler's younger brother is formerPro Bowl tight endAlge Crumpler. He has another brother who is a musician.^[8][9] He is the half-brother of A'riana Crumpler, who competed inthrowing events forECU's track and field team^[10] and Isaiah Crumpler, who plays football forRutgers.^[11][12] Crumpler said he was named Rodney at birth, but his mother wanted to name him after his father. He said his father's name was a compromise between his grandmother and her mother, who liked the names Carl and Lester.^[13] Crumpler's mother died in 2023.^[14]

In high school, Crumpler also playedbasketball, ran track and field, and playedtrombone.^[1][3]

After ending his football career, Crumpler became afinancial advisor, working atBank of America andMerrill Lynch.^[15] Crumpler is married and has three children.^[16][14]

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