Following a standout rookie season in 2009, St. Louis Rams linebacker James Laurinaitis set some time aside to tackle the real estate market. In May 2010 Laurinaitis paid $360,000 for a 2,812 square foot home in Saint Charles, Missouri. Built in 2005 and located in the Meadows at Heritage Trails subdivision, the home has four bedrooms, two full baths and one half, paverstone patio, exercise room, wood deck, fenced yard, and a three-car garage.

James Laurinaitis' house in Saint Charles, Missouri.

James Laurinaitis played college football for Ohio State where he won the Bronko Nagurski Trophy as the nation’s best defensive player in 2006. Laurinaitis went on the win the Dick Butkus Award for most outstanding linebacker in 2007, and the Ronnie Lott Trophy for The Defensive IMPACT Player of the Year in 2008.