Anthony Grady

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Anthony Grady
Personal information
Born: (1990-08-06) August 6, 1990 (age 32)
Texarkana, Texas
Height:6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Weight:289 lb (131 kg)
Career information
High school: Texarkana (AR) Arkansas
College: Missouri State
Position: Defensive end
Undrafted: 2014
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career NFL statistics
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Sacks:--
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Player stats at NFL.com

Anthony Scott Grady (born August 6, 1990) is an American football defensive end who is currently a free agent. He played college football at Missouri State. He was signed by the New York Jets as an undrafted free agent in 2014.

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Early years

Grady attended Arkansas High School in Texarkana, Arkansas where he won back-to-back Class 6A state championships in the 2006 and 2007 seasons. [1] He participated in the Arkansas All-Star Game. [1] He had 58 tackles, 9 sacks and 14 pass deflections in his senior season in high school. [1]

College career

In 2009, he was selected as the MSU Defensive Scout Team Co-Player of the Year following the season. [1] He was named MSU Defensive Scout Team Player of the Week. [1] In his junior season, he was named as an All-MVFC honorable mention. [1] Also in his junior season, he was named CFPA National Defensive Lineman of the Week. [1] He finished college with a total of 108 Tackles, 9 Sacks and 6 Pass Deflections. [1]

Professional career

New York Jets

On May 11, 2014, he signed with the New York Jets as an undrafted free agent. [2] He was released on August 24, 2014. [3]

New Orleans VooDoo

On November 17, 2014, he was assigned to the New Orleans VooDoo of the Arena Football League. He was placed on league suspension on April 2, 2015.

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "Missouri State Profile". missouristatebears.com.
  2. "MSU's Grady signs free agent deal with New York Jets". news-leader.com. Retrieved May 11, 2014.
  3. Lange, Randy (August 24, 2014). "Jets Release 6 to Get to 75 Players". New York Jets. Archived from the original on August 26, 2014. Retrieved August 24, 2014.