No. 34 – Detroit Lions | |||||||||||||
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Position: | Linebacker | ||||||||||||
Personal information | |||||||||||||
Born: | Wyomissing, Pennsylvania, U.S. | September 22, 1994||||||||||||
Height: | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||||||||||||
Weight: | 238 lb (108 kg) | ||||||||||||
Career information | |||||||||||||
High school: | Wyomissing Area | ||||||||||||
College: | Florida (2013-2016) | ||||||||||||
NFL draft: | 2017 / Round: 3 / Pick: 76 | ||||||||||||
Career history | |||||||||||||
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Roster status: | Active | ||||||||||||
Career NFL statistics as of 2023 | |||||||||||||
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Player stats at 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.
Anzalone played college football at Florida from 2013 to 2016. [5]
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 | |
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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 | 1.5993902 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] |
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 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]
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]
In his third season with the Lions, Anzalone was selected as a 2024 NFL Pro Bowl Alternate.
Born in Wyomissing, Pennsylvania, Anzalone is of Italian descent. [16]
No. 34 – Detroit Lions | |||||||||||||
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Position: | Linebacker | ||||||||||||
Personal information | |||||||||||||
Born: | Wyomissing, Pennsylvania, U.S. | September 22, 1994||||||||||||
Height: | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||||||||||||
Weight: | 238 lb (108 kg) | ||||||||||||
Career information | |||||||||||||
High school: | Wyomissing Area | ||||||||||||
College: | Florida (2013-2016) | ||||||||||||
NFL draft: | 2017 / Round: 3 / Pick: 76 | ||||||||||||
Career history | |||||||||||||
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Roster status: | Active | ||||||||||||
Career NFL statistics as of 2023 | |||||||||||||
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Player stats at 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.
Anzalone played college football at Florida from 2013 to 2016. [5]
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 | |
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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 | 1.5993902 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] |
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 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]
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]
In his third season with the Lions, Anzalone was selected as a 2024 NFL Pro Bowl Alternate.
Born in Wyomissing, Pennsylvania, Anzalone is of Italian descent. [16]