Anthony Waters
 Waters at the 2010 Saints Super Bowl victory parade | |||||||||||||
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| Position: | Linebacker | ||||||||||||
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| Born: | July 25, 1984 Dillon, South Carolina | ||||||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||||||||||||
| Weight: | 238 lb (108 kg) | ||||||||||||
| Career information | |||||||||||||
| High school: | Lake View (SC) | ||||||||||||
| College: | Clemson | ||||||||||||
| NFL draft: | 2007 / round: 3 / pick: 96 | ||||||||||||
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| * Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |||||||||||||
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Anthony Devonne Waters (born July 25, 1985) is a former American football linebacker. He was drafted by the San Diego Chargers in the third round of the 2007 NFL Draft. He played college football at Clemson. He is also the older brother of Indianapolis Colts linebacker Shaquille Leonard.
College career
Waters attended Clemson University for college. Waters' senior season ended early as he tore his ACL in his left knee September 3, 2006 in the opening game of the season against Florida Atlantic.[1]
Professional career
| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
245 lb (111 kg) |
33 in (0.84 m) |
95⁄8 | 4.62 s | 1 in (0.03 m) |
9 ft 7 in (2.92 m) |
25 reps | |||||
| Bench press from NFL Scouting Combine; all other values from Pro Day; see scouting report at the Wayback Machine (archived May 22, 2007) | ||||||||||||
San Diego Chargers
Waters was drafted by the San Diego Chargers in the third round (95th overall) of the 2007 NFL Draft. After missing his entire rookie season in 2007, Waters appeared in seven games for the Chargers in 2008 and recorded three tackles. He was waived by the team on February 26, 2009.
New Orleans Saints
Waters signed with the New Orleans Saints on April 15, 2009.[2] He was part of the Saints' final cuts in early September.
Buffalo Bills
Waters signed as a practice squad member of the Buffalo Bills on October 14, 2009.[3]
New Orleans Saints (2nd time)
After spending eight weeks on the Bills' practice squad, Waters returned to the Saints when they signed him to their active roster on December 9, 2009.[4] He was not re-signed following the 2010 season and became a free agent.[5]
NFL statistics
| Year | Team | Games | Combined Tackles | Tackles | Assisted Tackles | Sacks | Forced Fumbles | Fumble Recoveries | Fumbler Return Yards | Interceptions | Interception Return Yards | Yards per Interception Return | Longest Interception Return | Interceptions Returned for Touchdown | Passes Defended |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | SD | 7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 | NO | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 | NO | 10 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | 20 | 14 | 13 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Coaching career
Waters was the linebackers coach for Harding University High School football team from 2013-2015 Recently, Waters has signed on as the head football coach at Grier Middle School in Gastonia, North Carolina.
References
- ^ ESPN - Clemson LB Waters tears ACL, out for season
- ^ "New Orleans Saints sign linebacker Anthony Waters". Archived from the original on 2009-04-17. Retrieved 2009-04-15.
- ^ "LB added to practice squad". Archived from the original on 2009-10-16. Retrieved 2009-10-14.
- ^ "Saints Sign FB Marcus Mailei and LB Anthony Waters" Archived 2009-12-13 at the Wayback Machine at New Orleans Saints team website, December 9, 2009 (retrieved December 9, 2009).
- ^ NFL Transactions Report, December 30, 2011
- ^ "Anthony Waters Stats". ESPN Internet Ventures. Retrieved 2 April 2014.