Stephone Anthony
 Anthony in the dress of the New Orleans Saints (2015) |
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| Linebacker | |
| Date of birth: July 28, 1992 | |
| Place of birth: Polkton , North Carolina | |
| Height: 1.91 m | Weight: 111 kg |
| NFL debut | |
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| 2015 for the New Orleans Saints | |
| Career | |
| College : Clemson | |
| NFL Draft : 2015 / Round: 1 / Pick: 31 | |
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| Current status: Free Agent | |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Selected NFL stats as of week 17 of the 2019 season |
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| Tackles | 151 |
| Sacks | 1.0 |
| Interceptions | 1 |
| Forced fumbles | 2 |
| Passes prevented | 5 |
| Defensive touchdowns | 1 |
| Statistics at NFL.com | |
| Statistics at pro-football-reference.com | |
Stephone Anthony (* 28. July 1992 in Polkton , North Carolina ) is an American American football poker players in the National Football League (NFL). He last played as a linebacker for the New Orleans Saints and previously for the Miami Dolphins .
college
Anthony showed athletic talent at an early age and played basketball and baseball in addition to football in high school and was a member of the track and field team. Several universities offered him sports scholarships, he decided on Clemson University and ran for their team, the Tigers, as a linebacker between 2011 and 2014 and was able to win the Orange Bowl with the team in his last year .
NFL
New Orleans Saints
In the NFL Draft 2015 he was selected in the 1st round as the 31st player by the New Orleans Saints . Anthony was able to establish himself immediately and already played all games as a starter in his rookie season . Although the Saints 2015, like the previous season, had the worst defense in the entire league, the season was quite successful for him personally. Not only did he have over 100 tackles , but he even scored a defensive touchdown in the game against the Carolina Panthers . In the same game he was able to conquer the ball blocked by Kevin Williams in an extra point attempt by the opponent and carry it into the opponent's end zone for two points. Anthony was the first player ever to achieve this point gain, which was only made possible in the NFL by a rule change in 2015.
Miami Dolphins
After the second day of the 2017 season , the Saints swapped Anthony for a pick in the 2018 draft for the Miami Dolphins . After two only moderately successful seasons, his contract was not renewed.
Atlanta Falcons
In July 2019, Anthony was signed by the Atlanta Falcons , but released after just under a month.
New York Jets
Only a few days later, the New York Jets signed him , but this engagement only lasted a few days.
Return to the New Orleans Saints
After several injury-related failures in the linebacker kotps of the Saints, they signed Anthony again.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Statistics at www.pro-football-reference.com., Accessed on December 29, 2015
- ↑ Report on cbssports.com from December 6, 2015, accessed on December 29, 2015
- ^ Marc Sessler: Dolphins acquire LB Stephone Anthony from Saints. National Football League (NFL), September 19, 2017, accessed September 20, 2017 (American English): "The Miami Dolphins on Tuesday acquired linebacker Stephone Anthony from the New Orleans Saints in exchange for a 2018 undisclosed draft pick."
- ↑ Report on the Falcons homepage from August 17, 2019, accessed on September 11, 2019
- ↑ Transaction overview on the Jets homepage from August 31, 2019, accessed on October 9, 2019
- ↑ Times-Picayune report of September 25, 2019, accessed September 11, 2019
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Anthony, Stephone |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American football player |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 28, 1992 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Polkton , North Carolina , United States |