Although considered one of the forefathers of the modern long snappers,[citation needed] Junkin also played at the tight end and linebacker positions.
Junkin attended Northeast High School in North Little Rock, Arkansas, and was a football star.
Junkin played 19 seasons in the NFL for six different teams: Buffalo Bills (1983–1984), Washington Redskins (1984), Los Angeles/Oakland Raiders (1985–1989, 1996), Seattle Seahawks (1990–1995), Arizona Cardinals (1996–2001), plus a single game with the New York Giants in 2002.
Primarily a long snapper and special teams player throughout his career, Junkin started out as a linebacker and later moved to tight end.
There was an uncalled pass interference penalty on the play, which could have led to another field goal attempt as a result of off-setting penalties, as the Giants were penalized for having an ineligible man downfield (which the referees wrongly called on Seubert, who had in fact checked in as eligible; the actual ineligible man downfield was Tam Hopkins).