Anthony Morris (American football)

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Anthony Morris
No. 79
Position: Offensive tackle
Personal information
Born: (1992-03-25) March 25, 1992 (age 32)
Memphis, Tennessee, U.S.
Height:6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Weight:290 lb (132 kg)
Career information
High school: Germantown
(Germantown, Tennessee)
College: Tennessee State
NFL draft: 2015  / Round: 7 / Pick: 218
Career history
Player stats at PFR

Anthony Morris (born March 25, 1992) is a former American football offensive tackle. He played college football for Tennessee State. He was selected in the seventh round (218th overall) of the 2015 NFL draft by the Oakland Raiders of the National Football League (NFL).

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College career

As a freshman at Tennessee State, Morris played in eight games. As a sophomore, he played in five games. He was named a full-time starter as a junior in 2013, when he played in 11 games. As a senior, he appeared in 11 games, with 10 starts. [1]

Professional career

Morris was selected by the Oakland Raiders in the seventh round (218th overall) of the 2015 NFL draft. [2] He signed his rookie contract on May 12, 2015. [3] He was released during final cuts on September 5, 2015, with an injury designation. [4] [3] On September 6, he was placed on injured reserve. [3] He was taken off of injured reserve on September 28 when he was released. [3]

Morris signed with the Toronto Argonauts of the Canadian Football League on March 2, 2017. [5]

He signed with the Memphis Express of the Alliance of American Football in 2018 for the 2019 season. [6] He was placed on injured reserve on March 7, 2019, and activated from injured reserve on April 1. The league ceased operations in April 2019. [7]

Morris was selected by the Los Angeles Wildcats of the XFL in the 10th round in phase 2 of the 2020 XFL Draft. [8] He was placed on injured reserve on December 17, 2019. [9] [10] He had his contract terminated when the league suspended operations on April 10, 2020. [11]

Morris signed with the Conquerors of The Spring League in May 2021. [12]

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References

  1. ↑ "Anthony Morris, OT, Tennessee State, NFL Draft". CBSSports.com. Retrieved April 24, 2016.
  2. ↑ "2015 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved May 15, 2023.
  3. 1 2 3 4 "Anthony Morris Transactions: Signings, Trades & More". FoxSports.com. Retrieved April 24, 2016.
  4. ↑ "Raiders Cut Ponder Among Others; Finalize Regular Season Roster". September 5, 2015. Retrieved April 24, 2016.
  5. ↑ "Signing: Argos Add RB Hunter, OT Morris". argonauts.ca. March 2, 2017. Retrieved March 17, 2017.
  6. ↑ Nichols, Meagan. "Memphis' pro football roster taking shape". bizjournals.com. Retrieved November 29, 2018.
  7. ↑ Rothstein, Michael; Wickersham, Seth (June 13, 2019). "Inside the short, unhappy life of the Alliance of American Football". ESPN.com . Retrieved January 9, 2024.
  8. ↑ "OFFENSIVE LINEMEN DRAFT TRACKER". XFL.com. October 15, 2019. Retrieved October 16, 2019.
  9. ↑ "WILDCATS ANNOUNCE MINICAMP TRANSACTIONS". XFL.com. December 17, 2019. Retrieved December 19, 2019.
  10. ↑ "XFL Injured Reserve". XFL.com. Retrieved February 6, 2020.
  11. ↑ Condotta, Bob (April 10, 2020). "XFL suspends operations, terminates all employees, but Jim Zorn says he has hopes league will continue". SeattleTimes.com. Retrieved July 17, 2020.
  12. ↑ @TheSpringLeague (May 4, 2021). "First look at the #TSLConquerors roster at #TSL2021!" (Tweet). Retrieved June 22, 2021– via Twitter.
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