Alex Anzalone

Alex Anzalone (born September 22, 1994) is an American football Inside 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.

Alex Anzalone
No. 34 – Detroit Lions
Position:Inside linebacker
Personal information
Born: (1994-09-22) September 22, 1994
Wyomissing, Pennsylvania
Height:6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight:241 lb (109 kg)
Career information
High school:Wyomissing Area
(Wyomissing, Pennsylvania)
College:Florida
NFL Draft:2017 / Round: 3 / Pick: 76
Career history
Roster status:Active
Career NFL statistics as of Week 13, 2021
Total tackles:201
Sacks:5.0
Forced fumbles:3
Interceptions:2
Pass deflections:10
Player stats at NFL.com

College career

Anzalone played college football at Florida from 2013 to 2016.[5]

Professional career
Pre-draft measurables
HeightWeightArm lengthHand size40-yard dash10-yard split20-yard split20-yard shuttleThree-cone drillVertical jumpBroad jumpBench 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 s1.59 s2.69 s6.88 s4.25 s30+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.

On June 2, 2017, the New Orleans Saints signed Anzalone to a four-year, $3.46 million contract that includes a signing bonus of $864,592.[8]

He 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.[9]

Anzalone was placed on injured reserve on September 16, 2019.[10]

Detroit Lions

Anzalone signed with the Detroit Lions on March 24, 2021.[11]

References
  1. "2017 NFL Draft: Florida Gatorso LB Alex Anzalone an option for Dolphins".
  2. "Reintroducing five-star Alex Anzalone, Florida's tenacious defensive supernova". CBSSports.com.
  3. Erickson, Joel A. "Florida's Alex Anzalone has the tools to fit NFL's new linebacker template if he can stay healthy".
  4. "Florida's Alex Anzalone is back and ready to show who he really is in 2016". ESPN.com. August 24, 2016.
  5. "Alex Anzalone - Football". Florida Gators.
  6. "NFL Draft Profile: Alex Anzalone". NFL.com. Retrieved April 14, 2018.
  7. "New Orleans Saints pick LB Alex Anzalone in the third round of the 2017 NFL Draft". NewOrleansSaints.com. April 28, 2017.
  8. "Spotrac.com: Alex Anzalone contract". Spotrac.com. Retrieved April 14, 2018.
  9. Erickson, Joel A. (October 4, 2017). "New Orleans Saints lose rookie linebacker Alex Anzalone to injured reserve". TheAdvocate.com.
  10. Williams, Charean (September 16, 2019). "Saints place Alex Anzalone on injured reserve". profootballtalk.com. Retrieved September 16, 2019.
  11. "Lions sign LB Alex Anzalone and WR Damion Ratley". DetroitLions.com. March 24, 2021. Retrieved March 24, 2021.


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