| No. 41 – Detroit Lions | |||||||||
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| Position: | Linebacker | ||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||
| Born: | November 24, 1996 Detroit, Michigan, U.S. | ||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 242 lb (110 kg) | ||||||||
| Career information | |||||||||
| High school: | Birmingham Groves (Beverly Hills, Michigan) | ||||||||
| College: | Wayne State (2014–2018) | ||||||||
| Undrafted: | 2019 | ||||||||
| Career history | |||||||||
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| * Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |||||||||
| Roster status: | Active | ||||||||
| Career highlights and awards | |||||||||
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| Career NFL statistics as of Week 18, 2024 | |||||||||
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Anthony J. Pittman (born November 24, 1996) is an American professional football linebacker of the Detroit Lions of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Wayne State Warriors and signed with the Lions as an undrafted free agent in 2019.
Pittman was born on November 24, 1996, and attended Birmingham Groves High School. [1] Lightly recruited he played college football at Wayne State. At Wayne State, Pittman was a two-year team captain and two-time first-team all-Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference linebacker. [2] During his college career, Pittman played in 43 games, recording 181 tackles and 8 sacks. [3] [4] Pittman also saw action on special teams for the Warriors. [5]
| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | |
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| 6 ft 2+1⁄2 in (1.89 m) | 236 lb (107 kg) | 32+3⁄8 in (0.82 m) | 9+1⁄8 in (0.23 m) | 4.70 s | 1.67 s | 2.69 s | 4.38 s | 7.28 s | 36.0 in (0.91 m) | 10 ft 6 in (3.20 m) | 15 reps | |
| All values from Pro Day [6] | ||||||||||||
Pittman went undrafted in the 2019 NFL draft. He then signed with the Detroit Lions. [7] Pittman was waived on August 30, 2019, and signed to the practice squad the next day. He was released from the practice squad on November 5, 2019, but re-signed to the practice squad three days later. He was released again from the practice squad on December 3, 2019. [8]
Pittman was signed again to the practice squad on December 8, 2019. [9] Pittman was promoted to the active roster on December 26, 2019. [10] [11] [12]
On September 5, 2020, Pittman was waived by the Lions and signed to the practice squad the next day. [13] [14] He was placed on the practice squad/COVID-19 list by the team on December 22, 2020, [15] and restored to the practice squad on January 2, 2021. [16] He signed a reserve/future contract on January 5, 2021. [17]
On August 30, 2022, Pittman was waived by the Lions and signed to the practice squad the next day. [18] [19] He was promoted to the active roster on September 27, 2022. [20] Pittman played in all 17 regular season games in the 2022 and 2023 seasons for the Lions, as well as all 3 playoff games in the 2023 season, primarily on special teams. [21]
On March 14, 2024, Pittman signed with the Washington Commanders. [22] He was released on August 27, 2024. [23]
On October 7, 2024, Pittman was signed to the Jacksonville Jaguars practice squad. [24]
He played one game with the team recording one tackle. [25]
On December 17, 2024, Pittman was signed by the Detroit Lions off of the Jaguars practice squad. [26]
On March 14th, 2025, Pittman resigned with the Lions on a one year deal. [27]