Anthony Rush
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Born: | Raleigh, North Carolina, U.S. | September 1, 1996||||||||
Height: | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | ||||||||
Weight: | 361 lb (164 kg) | ||||||||
Career information | |||||||||
High school: | Cary (Cary, North Carolina) | ||||||||
College: |
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Position: | Nose tackle | ||||||||
Undrafted: | 2019 | ||||||||
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Anthony Rush (born September 1, 1996) is an American former professional football nose tackle who played in the National Football League (NFL).[1] After playing college football for UAB, he was signed by the Philadelphia Eagles as an undrafted free agent in 2019. He was also a member of the Oakland Raiders, Seattle Seahawks, Chicago Bears, Green Bay Packers, Tennessee Titans, Atlanta Falcons, and Dallas Cowboys.
Early life
[edit]Rush is a native of Raleigh, North Carolina.[1] He attended Cary High School.[1] He played both defense and offense for his high school team, earning first-team All Southwest Wake Athletic Conference honors as a junior.[1]
College career
[edit]Because of problems with academics coming out of high school Rush spent his first two years of college at Northeast Mississippi Community College where he recorded 73 tackles and 4 sacks.[2] In his two years at UAB, Rush recorded 77 tackles (20 for loss), 2 sacks and a interception returned for a touchdown.[3]
Professional career
[edit]Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | |||||||||
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6 ft 4+1⁄4 in (1.94 m) |
352 lb (160 kg) |
33+1⁄8 in (0.84 m) |
9+1⁄8 in (0.23 m) | |||||||||
All values from Pro Day[4] |
Philadelphia Eagles
[edit]Rush signed with the Philadelphia Eagles as an undrafted free agent on April 28, 2019.[5] He was waived on July 27.[6]
Oakland Raiders
[edit]Rush signed with the Oakland Raiders on August 1, 2019.[7] He was waived during final roster cuts on August 31, 2019,[8] but was re-signed to the team's practice squad on September 2.[9]
Philadelphia Eagles (second stint)
[edit]On October 21, 2019, Rush was signed by the Eagles off the Raiders' practice squad.[10] He was waived on September 5, 2020.[11]
Seattle Seahawks
[edit]On September 9, 2020, Rush was signed to the Seattle Seahawks practice squad.[12] He was elevated to the active roster on September 19 for the team's Week 2 game against the New England Patriots, and reverted to the practice squad after the game.[13] He was promoted to the active roster on September 23.[14] He was waived on October 27, 2020.[15]
Chicago Bears
[edit]On November 10, 2020, Rush was signed by the Chicago Bears to the active roster.[16] He was waived by the team on November 24.[17]
Green Bay Packers
[edit]On November 25, 2020, Rush was claimed off waivers by the Green Bay Packers.[18] He was waived by the Packers on December 31, 2020,[19] and re-signed to the practice squad two days later.[20] On January 25, 2021, Rush signed a reserve/futures contract with the Packers.[21] He was waived on June 10, 2021.[22]
Tennessee Titans
[edit]On July 26, 2021, Rush signed with the Tennessee Titans.[23] He was released on September 21, 2021.[24]
Atlanta Falcons
[edit]On September 23, 2021, Rush signed with the practice squad of the Atlanta Falcons.[25] On November 8, 2021, Rush was promoted to the active roster.[26] Rush made his first career NFL start in Week 11 against the New England Patriots.
On March 17, 2022, Rush signed a one-year contract with the Falcons.[27] He started the first four games before getting waived on October 6, 2022.[28]
Philadelphia Eagles (third stint)
[edit]On November 24, 2022, Rush was signed to the Eagles practice squad. He was released on December 6.[29]
Dallas Cowboys
[edit]On December 14, 2022, Rush was signed to the Dallas Cowboys practice squad, after defensive tackle Johnathan Hankins suffered a pectoral injury. On January 30, 2023, he was released.
NFL career statistics
[edit]Regular season
[edit]Season | Team | GP | GS | Total | Solo | Ast | Sck | FF | FR | PD |
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2019 | PHI | 9 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
2020 | GB | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
SEA | 4 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
2021 | TEN | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
ATL | 10 | 6 | 19 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
Total | 26 | 6 | 33 | 17 | 16 | 0.5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
Source: NFL.com and PFR.com |
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d "Anthony Rush (DT): Bio, News, Stats & more". www.atlantafalcons.com. Retrieved May 2, 2022.
- ^ "Anthony Rush UAB". UAB Athletics.
- ^ "Raiders hope they have a steal in undrafted rookie DT Anthony Rush". San Francisco Chronicles. August 22, 2019.
- ^ "2019 Draft Scout Anthony Rush, Alabama-Birmingham NFL Draft Scout College Football Profile". draftscout.com. Retrieved March 16, 2023.
- ^ McPherson, Chris (May 9, 2019). "Eagles sign entire 2019 draft class and 10 undrafted free agents". PhiladelphiaEagles.com.
- ^ McPherson, Chris (July 27, 2019). "Eagles sign CB Orlando Scandrick". PhiladelphiaEagles.com. Retrieved October 21, 2019.
- ^ "Raiders sign defensive tackle Anthony Rush". Raiders.com. August 1, 2019. Retrieved October 21, 2019.
- ^ "Raiders announce transactions – 8.31.19". Raiders.com. August 31, 2019. Retrieved October 21, 2019.
- ^ Straub, Luke (September 2, 2019). "Raiders' initial practice squad is set for 2019 season". USA Today. Retrieved October 21, 2019.
- ^ McPherson, Chris (October 21, 2019). "Eagles agree to sign DT Anthony Rush, release CB Orlando Scandrick and DT Akeem Spence". PhiladelphiaEagles.com. Retrieved October 21, 2019.
- ^ McPherson, Chris (September 5, 2020). "Eagles announce initial 53-man roster". PhiladelphiaEagles.com.
- ^ Boyle, John (September 9, 2020). "Seahawks Sign WR John Ursua & DT Anthony Rush To Practice Squad". Seahawks.com.
- ^ "Anthony Rush Elevated From Practice Squad For Week 2 vs. Patriots". Seahawks.com. September 19, 2020. Retrieved October 5, 2020.
- ^ Boyle, John (September 23, 2020). "Seahawks Promoted Linden Stephens & Anthony Rush From Practice Squad; Place Three Players On IR". Seahawks.com.
- ^ Condotta, Bob (October 27, 2020). "The Seahawks waive Anthony Rush, while the Cowboys trade Everson Griffen to Detroit, not Seattle". The Seattle Times. Retrieved November 9, 2020.
- ^ Mayer, Larry (November 10, 2020). "Roster Moves: Bears sign DT Rush, add QB to practice squad". ChicagoBears.com. Archived from the original on November 10, 2020. Retrieved November 11, 2020.
- ^ @BearsPR (November 24, 2020). "#Bears roster move: We have waived DT Anthony Rush" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ "Packers claim DL Anthony Rush off of waivers". packers.com. November 30, 2020.
- ^ "Packers claim DL Damon Harrison off of waivers from the Seahawks". Packers.com. December 31, 2020.
- ^ "Packers place David Bakhtiari on IR". Packers.com. January 2, 2021.
- ^ "Packers sign 10 free agents". Green Bay Packers. January 25, 2021. Archived from the original on January 26, 2021. Retrieved January 25, 2021.
- ^ "Packers sign QB Jake Dolegala". packers.com. Retrieved June 10, 2021.
- ^ "Titans add Kyle Peko, Anthony Rush, waive Bruce Hector". USAToday.com. July 26, 2021.
- ^ Wyatt, Jim (September 21, 2021). "Titans Release Safety Bradley McDougald, DL Anthony Rush". TennesseeTitans.com.
- ^ "Falcons Sign Mountain of a Man for DL". SI.com. September 23, 2021. Retrieved September 25, 2021.
- ^ "What to make of the moves: Falcons sign defensive lineman Anthony Rush, release Deadrin Senat". AtlantaFalcons.com. November 8, 2021.
- ^ "Falcons' Anthony Rush: Returns to Atlanta". CBSSports.com. March 17, 2022. Retrieved March 18, 2022.
- ^ Bair, Scott (October 6, 2022). "Falcons release veteran defensive tackle". AtlantaFalcons.com.
- ^ "Roster Moves: Eagles free spots on both the 53-man roster and practice squad". PhiladelphiaEagles.com. December 6, 2022.
External links
[edit]- Living people
- 1996 births
- Players of American football from Raleigh, North Carolina
- American football defensive tackles
- Northeast Mississippi Tigers football players
- UAB Blazers football players
- Philadelphia Eagles players
- Oakland Raiders players
- Seattle Seahawks players
- Chicago Bears players
- Green Bay Packers players
- Tennessee Titans players
- Atlanta Falcons players
- Players of American football from Cary, North Carolina
- Dallas Cowboys players