Anthony Pittman
| No. 57 – Detroit Lions | |||||||||||||||
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| Position: | Linebacker | ||||||||||||||
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| Born: | November 24, 1995 Beverly Hills, Michigan | ||||||||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||||||||||||||
| Weight: | 224 lb (102 kg) | ||||||||||||||
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| High school: | Birmingham Groves High School | ||||||||||||||
| College: | Wayne State | ||||||||||||||
| Undrafted: | 2019 | ||||||||||||||
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| Roster status: | Reserve/Future | ||||||||||||||
| Career NFL statistics as of Week 17, 2019 | |||||||||||||||
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Anthony Pittman (born November 24, 1996[1]) is an American football linebacker for the Detroit Lions of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Wayne State.
College career
Pittman prepped at Birmingham Groves High School where he was all league and district as a senior. Lightly recruited he played college football at Wayne State. At Wayne State, Pittman was a two-year team captain and two-year all-Great Lakes Conference performer.[2] During his college career, Pittman recorded 181 career tackles.[3] Pittman also saw action on special teams for the Warriors.[4]
Professional career
Pittman went undrafted in the 2019 NFL Draft. He then signed with the Detroit Lions.[5]
On December 4, 2019, Pittman was released from the Lions practice squad.[6] He was resigned to the practice squad on December 9, 2019.[7] Pittman was promoted to the active roster on December 27, 2019.[8][9]
On September 5, 2020, Pittman was waived by the Lions and signed to the practice squad the next day.[10][11] He signed a reserve/future contract on January 5, 2021.[12]
References
- ^ "Anthony Pittman". NFL.com. Retrieved 2019-12-30.
- ^ Schoch, Matthew. "Wayne State, Groves LB Anthony Pittman surviving numbers game with Lions". Detroit News. Retrieved 2019-12-30.
- ^ Kirven, Jeremiah. "Detroit Lions' Anthony Pittman (Wayne State) eager to do what it takes to make team". Detroit Free Press. Retrieved 2019-12-30.
- ^ Schoch, Matthew. "Wayne State's Anthony Pittman could carry on Michigan tradition with Lions". Detroit News. Retrieved 2019-12-30.
- ^ Twitter, Paula Pasche ppasche@medianewsgroup com; @paulapasche on. "Birmingham's Anthony Pittman learns from best at Detroit Lions training camp". The Oakland Press. Retrieved 2019-12-30.
{{cite web}}:|last=has generic name (help)CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ "Lions sign TE Cole Herdman to practice squad, release LB Anthony Pittman". Lions Wire. 2019-12-04. Retrieved 2019-12-30.
- ^ "Lions Sign Free Agent LB Anthony Pittman To Practice Squad". 97.1 The Ticket. 2019-12-09. Retrieved 2019-12-30.
- ^ Rogers, Justin. "Lions promote Wayne State's Anthony Pittman off practice squad". Detroit News. Retrieved 2019-12-30.
- ^ "Lions sign LB Anthony Pittman to active roster". www.detroitlions.com. Retrieved 2019-12-30.
- ^ "Lions announce roster moves". DetroitLions.com. September 5, 2020.
- ^ "Lions establish practice squad". DetroitLions.com. September 6, 2020.
- ^ "Lions announce Reserve/Future signings". DetroitLions.com. January 5, 2021.
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