Anthony Prior

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Anthony Prior
No. 37, 40, 25
Position: Defensive back
Personal information
Born: (1970-03-27) March 27, 1970 (age 53)
Lowell, Massachusetts, U.S.
Height:5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight:185 lb (84 kg)
Career information
High school: Riverside (CA) Rubidoux
College: Washington State
NFL draft: 1992  / Round: 9 / Pick: 238
Career history
Career NFL statistics
Player stats at NFL.com  ·  PFR

Anthony Eugene Prior (born March 27, 1970) is a former American football defensive back who played six seasons in the National Football League (NFL) with the New York Jets, Minnesota Vikings, and Oakland Raiders. He was drafted by the New York Giants in the ninth round of the 1992 NFL Draft. [1] He played college football at Washington State University and attended Rubidoux High School in Riverside, California. [2] Prior was also a member of the Calgary Stampeders and BC Lions of the Canadian Football League (CFL).

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References

  1. "1992 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved May 7, 2023.
  2. "ANTHONY PRIOR". profootballarchives.com. Archived from the original on February 13, 2015. Retrieved December 2, 2014.