_(cropped).jpg.webp) Anzalone with the Lions in 2022 | |||||||||||||
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| Position: | Linebacker | ||||||||||||
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| Born: | September 22, 1994 Wyomissing, Pennsylvania, U.S. | ||||||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||||||||||||
| Weight: | 238 lb (108 kg) | ||||||||||||
| Career information | |||||||||||||
| High school: | Wyomissing Area | ||||||||||||
| College: | Florida | ||||||||||||
| NFL Draft: | 2017 / Round: 3 / Pick: 76 | ||||||||||||
| Career history | |||||||||||||
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| Roster status: | Active | ||||||||||||
| Career NFL statistics as of Week 17, 2023 | |||||||||||||
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| Player stats at NFL.com · PFR | |||||||||||||
Alex Anzalone (born September 22, 1994) is an American football linebacker for the Detroit Lions of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Florida.[1][2][3][4] He was drafted by the New Orleans Saints in the third round of the 2017 NFL Draft.
College career
Anzalone played college football at Florida from 2013 to 2016.[5]
Professional career
| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 ft 2+7⁄8 in (1.90 m) |
241 lb (109 kg) |
32+1⁄8 in (0.82 m) |
9+1⁄8 in (0.23 m) | 4.62 s | 1.59 s | 2.69 s | 4.25 s | 6.88 s | 30+1⁄2 in (0.77 m) | 9 ft 7 in (2.92 m) | 16 reps | |
| All values from NFL Combine[6] | ||||||||||||
New Orleans Saints
The New Orleans Saints selected Anzalone in the third round (76th overall) of the 2017 NFL Draft.[7] He was the tenth linebacker selected in 2017.[8]
On June 2, 2017, the New Orleans Saints signed Anzalone to a four-year, $3.46 million contract that included a signing bonus of $864,592.[9]
Anzalone earned a starting outside linebacker job for the Saints as a rookie, starting all four games in which he played. In Week 4 against the Dolphins, he suffered a shoulder injury and was placed on injured reserve on October 4, 2017.[10]
After playing in all 16 games in the 2018 season, Anzalone was placed on injured reserve on September 16, 2019.[11]
Detroit Lions
Anzalone signed with the Detroit Lions on March 24, 2021.[12] He entered the 2021 season as a starting linebacker. He started the first 14 games before suffering a shoulder injury in Week 15. He was placed on injured reserve on December 20.[13]
In March, 2022, Anzalone re-signed with the Lions.[14]
On March 13, 2023, Anzalone signed a three-year, $18.75 million contract extension with the Lions.[15]
Personal life
Born in Wyomissing, Pennsylvania, Anzalone is of Italian descent.[16]
References
- ↑ "2017 NFL Draft: Florida Gatorso LB Alex Anzalone an option for Dolphins".
- ↑ "Reintroducing five-star Alex Anzalone, Florida's tenacious defensive supernova". CBSSports.com.
- ↑ Erickson, Joel A. "Florida's Alex Anzalone has the tools to fit NFL's new linebacker template if he can stay healthy".
- ↑ "Florida's Alex Anzalone is back and ready to show who he really is in 2016". ESPN.com. August 24, 2016.
- ↑ "Alex Anzalone - Football". Florida Gators.
- ↑ "NFL Draft Profile: Alex Anzalone". NFL.com. Retrieved April 14, 2018.
- ↑ "New Orleans Saints pick LB Alex Anzalone in the third round of the 2017 NFL Draft". NewOrleansSaints.com. April 28, 2017.
- ↑ "2017 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved May 17, 2023.
- ↑ "Spotrac.com: Alex Anzalone contract". Spotrac.com. Retrieved April 14, 2018.
- ↑ Erickson, Joel A. (October 4, 2017). "New Orleans Saints lose rookie linebacker Alex Anzalone to injured reserve". TheAdvocate.com.
- ↑ Williams, Charean (September 16, 2019). "Saints place Alex Anzalone on injured reserve". profootballtalk.com. Retrieved September 16, 2019.
- ↑ "Lions sign LB Alex Anzalone and WR Damion Ratley". DetroitLions.com. March 24, 2021. Retrieved March 24, 2021.
- ↑ "Lions lose LB Alex Anzalone for the season with shoulder injury". DetroitNews.com. December 20, 2021.
- ↑ "Lions re-sign LB Alex Anzalone, S Jalen Elliott, LB Shaun Dion Hamilton and S C.J. Moore". DetroitLions.com. March 14, 2022.
- ↑ "Report: Alex Anzalone agrees to three-year, $18.75 million deal to return to Lions". NBCSports.com. March 13, 2023.
- ↑ "Why NFL players are wearing flags on their helmets to promote 'International Diversity' during Week 7-8 games | Sporting News Canada". www.sportingnews.com. October 22, 2023.