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Anthony Rush
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Rush with the Tennessee Titans in 2021
Personal information
Born: (1996-09-01) September 1, 1996 (age 27)
Raleigh, North Carolina, U.S.
Height:6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Weight:361 lb (164 kg)
Career information
High school:Cary (Cary, North Carolina)
College:
Position:Nose tackle
Undrafted:2019
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career NFL statistics
Total tackles:40
Sacks:0.5
Forced fumbles:1
Player stats at NFL.com · PFR

Anthony Rush (born September 1, 1996) is an American football nose tackle who is a free agent.[1] After playing college football for UAB, he was signed by the Philadelphia Eagles as an undrafted free agent in 2019. He was also a member of the Oakland Raiders, Seattle Seahawks, Chicago Bears, Green Bay Packers, Tennessee Titans, Atlanta Falcons, and Dallas Cowboys.

Early years[edit]

Rush is a native of Raleigh, North Carolina.[1] He attended Cary High School.[1] He played both defense and offense for his high school team, earning first-team All Southwest Wake Athletic Conference honors as a junior.[1]

College career[edit]

Because of problems with academics coming out of high school Rush spent his first two years of college at Northeast Mississippi Community College where he recorded 73 tackles and 4 sacks.[2] In his two years at UAB, Rush recorded 77 tackles (20 for loss), 2 sacks and a interception returned for a touchdown.[3]

Professional career[edit]

Pre-draft measurables
Height Weight Arm length Hand span
6 ft 4+1⁄4 in
(1.94 m) 		352 lb
(160 kg) 		33+1⁄8 in
(0.84 m) 		9+1⁄8 in
(0.23 m)
All values from Pro Day[4]

Philadelphia Eagles[edit]

Rush signed with the Philadelphia Eagles as an undrafted free agent on April 28, 2019.[5] He was waived on July 27.[6]

Oakland Raiders[edit]

Rush signed with the Oakland Raiders on August 1, 2019.[7] He was waived during final roster cuts on August 31, 2019,[8] but was re-signed to the team's practice squad on September 2.[9]

Philadelphia Eagles (second stint)[edit]

On October 21, 2019, Rush was signed by the Eagles off the Raiders' practice squad.[10] He was waived on September 5, 2020.[11]

Seattle Seahawks[edit]

On September 9, 2020, Rush was signed to the Seattle Seahawks practice squad.[12] He was elevated to the active roster on September 19 for the team's Week 2 game against the New England Patriots, and reverted to the practice squad after the game.[13] He was promoted to the active roster on September 23.[14] He was waived on October 27, 2020.[15]

Chicago Bears[edit]

On November 10, 2020, Rush was signed by the Chicago Bears to the active roster.[16] He was waived by the team on November 24.[17]

Green Bay Packers[edit]

On November 25, 2020, Rush was claimed off waivers by the Green Bay Packers.[18] He was waived by the Packers on December 31, 2020,[19] and re-signed to the practice squad two days later.[20] On January 25, 2021, Rush signed a reserve/futures contract with the Packers.[21] He was waived on June 10, 2021.[22]

Tennessee Titans[edit]

On July 26, 2021, Rush signed with the Tennessee Titans.[23] He was released on September 21, 2021.[24]

Atlanta Falcons[edit]

On September 23, 2021, Rush signed with the practice squad of the Atlanta Falcons. [25] On November 8, 2021, Rush was promoted to the active roster.[26] Rush made his first career NFL start in Week 11 against the New England Patriots.

On March 17, 2022, Rush signed a one-year contract with the Falcons.[27] He started the first four games before getting waived on October 6, 2022.[28]

Philadelphia Eagles (third stint)[edit]

On November 24, 2022, Rush was signed to the Eagles practice squad. He was released on December 6.[29]

Dallas Cowboys[edit]

On December 14, 2022, Rush was signed to the Dallas Cowboys practice squad, after defensive tackle Johnathan Hankins suffered a pectoral injury. On January 30, 2023, he was released.

NFL career statistics[edit]

Regular season[edit]

Season Team GP GS Total Solo Ast Sck FF FR PD
2019 PHI 9 0 9 6 3 0 0 0 2
2020 GB 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
SEA 4 0 5 1 4 0.5 0 0 0
2021 TEN 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
ATL 10 6 19 10 9 0 1 0 0
Total 26 6 33 17 16 0.5 1 0 2
Source: NFL.com and PFR.com

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d "Anthony Rush (DT): Bio, News, Stats & more". www.atlantafalcons.com. Retrieved May 2, 2022.
  2. ^ "Anthony Rush UAB". UAB Athletics.
  3. ^ "Raiders hope they have a steal in undrafted rookie DT Anthony Rush". San Francisco Chronicles. August 22, 2019.
  4. ^ "2019 Draft Scout Anthony Rush, Alabama-Birmingham NFL Draft Scout College Football Profile". draftscout.com. Retrieved March 16, 2023.
  5. ^ McPherson, Chris (May 9, 2019). "Eagles sign entire 2019 draft class and 10 undrafted free agents". PhiladelphiaEagles.com.
  6. ^ McPherson, Chris (July 27, 2019). "Eagles sign CB Orlando Scandrick". PhiladelphiaEagles.com. Retrieved October 21, 2019.
  7. ^ "Raiders sign defensive tackle Anthony Rush". Raiders.com. August 1, 2019. Retrieved October 21, 2019.
  8. ^ "Raiders announce transactions – 8.31.19". Raiders.com. August 31, 2019. Retrieved October 21, 2019.
  9. ^ Straub, Luke (September 2, 2019). "Raiders' initial practice squad is set for 2019 season". USA Today. Retrieved October 21, 2019.
  10. ^ McPherson, Chris (October 21, 2019). "Eagles agree to sign DT Anthony Rush, release CB Orlando Scandrick and DT Akeem Spence". PhiladelphiaEagles.com. Retrieved October 21, 2019.
  11. ^ McPherson, Chris (September 5, 2020). "Eagles announce initial 53-man roster". PhiladelphiaEagles.com.
  12. ^ Boyle, John (September 9, 2020). "Seahawks Sign WR John Ursua & DT Anthony Rush To Practice Squad". Seahawks.com.
  13. ^ "Anthony Rush Elevated From Practice Squad For Week 2 vs. Patriots". Seahawks.com. September 19, 2020. Retrieved October 5, 2020.
  14. ^ Boyle, John (September 23, 2020). "Seahawks Promoted Linden Stephens & Anthony Rush From Practice Squad; Place Three Players On IR". Seahawks.com.
  15. ^ Condotta, Bob (October 27, 2020). "The Seahawks waive Anthony Rush, while the Cowboys trade Everson Griffen to Detroit, not Seattle". The Seattle Times. Retrieved November 9, 2020.
  16. ^ Mayer, Larry (November 10, 2020). "Roster Moves: Bears sign DT Rush, add QB to practice squad". ChicagoBears.com. Archived from the original on November 10, 2020. Retrieved November 11, 2020.
  17. ^ @BearsPR (November 24, 2020). "#Bears roster move: We have waived DT Anthony Rush" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  18. ^ "Packers claim DL Anthony Rush off of waivers". packers.com. November 30, 2020.
  19. ^ "Packers claim DL Damon Harrison off of waivers from the Seahawks". Packers.com. December 31, 2020.
  20. ^ "Packers place David Bakhtiari on IR". Packers.com. January 2, 2021.
  21. ^ "Packers sign 10 free agents". Green Bay Packers. January 25, 2021. Archived from the original on January 26, 2021. Retrieved January 25, 2021.
  22. ^ "Packers sign QB Jake Dolegala". packers.com. Retrieved June 10, 2021.
  23. ^ "Titans add Kyle Peko, Anthony Rush, waive Bruce Hector". USAToday.com. July 26, 2021.
  24. ^ Wyatt, Jim (September 21, 2021). "Titans Release Safety Bradley McDougald, DL Anthony Rush". TennesseeTitans.com.
  25. ^ "Falcons Sign Mountain of a Man for DL". SI.com. September 23, 2021. Retrieved September 25, 2021.
  26. ^ "What to make of the moves: Falcons sign defensive lineman Anthony Rush, release Deadrin Senat". AtlantaFalcons.com. November 8, 2021.
  27. ^ "Falcons' Anthony Rush: Returns to Atlanta". CBSSports.com. March 17, 2022. Retrieved March 18, 2022.
  28. ^ Bair, Scott (October 6, 2022). "Falcons release veteran defensive tackle". AtlantaFalcons.com.
  29. ^ "Roster Moves: Eagles free spots on both the 53-man roster and practice squad". PhiladelphiaEagles.com. December 6, 2022.

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