Calvin Anderson

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Calvin Anderson
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Anderson with the Denver Broncos in 2021
No. 67 – Pittsburgh Steelers
Position: Offensive tackle
Personal information
Born: (1996-03-25) March 25, 1996 (age 28)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Height:6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Weight:305 lb (138 kg)
Career information
High school: Westlake (Austin, Texas)
College:
Undrafted: 2019
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Roster status:Active
Career NFL statistics as of 2024
Games played:50
Games started:14
Stats at Pro Football Reference

Calvin Lee Anderson (born March 25, 1996) is an American professional football offensive tackle for the Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Rice and as a graduate transfer one season at Texas.

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Early years

Anderson attended Georgetown High School for the first three seasons of his high school career, before transferring to Westlake High School for his senior season. A undersized lineman for most of his high school career, he committed to Rice as a junior and remained committed to them despite offers from Power 5 schools Texas Tech and Kansas State. [1] [2]

College career

After redshirting his freshman year, Anderson was a three-year starter at Rice where he started in 36 consecutive games for the Owls. [3] He also garnered Conference USA All-Conference Honorable Mentions in 2016 and 2017. [4] [5] After narrowing his graduate transfer choices down to Michigan, Texas, Oklahoma, and Auburn, Anderson announced that he would transfer to Texas for the 2018 season. [6]

Professional career

Pre-draft measurables
HeightWeightArm lengthHand span 40-yard dash 10-yard split20-yard split 20-yard shuttle Three-cone drill Vertical jump Broad jump Bench press
6 ft 4+1⁄2 in
(1.94 m)		292 lb
(132 kg)		33+1⁄8 in
(0.84 m)		9+3⁄8 in
(0.24 m)		5.31 s1.77 s3.00 s4.45 s7.20 s31.0 in
(0.79 m)		9 ft 4 in
(2.84 m)		30 reps
All values from Pro Day [7]

New England Patriots (first stint)

After going undrafted in the 2019 NFL draft, Anderson signed with the New England Patriots. [8] [9]

New York Jets

Anderson was waived by the Patriots on May 13, 2019, and claimed by the New York Jets. [10] [11] He was waived by the Jets at the end of the preseason and, after being coveted by a few teams, was added to the Jets practice squad and paid elevated practice squad salary for the first 4 weeks of the regular season. [12]

Denver Broncos

Anderson was signed by the Denver Broncos from the New York Jets' practice squad on October 1, 2019. [13]

Anderson got his first regular season NFL start during the 2020 season at right tackle in a week 10 game vs the Las Vegas Raiders. During a week 14 matchup with the Broncos and the Carolina Panthers, Anderson garnered attention after having to replace starting left tackle Garett Bolles half an hour prior to the start of the game due to illness.

The Broncos placed an exclusive-rights free agent tender on Anderson on March 16, 2021. [14] He signed the one-year contract on May 17. [15] He entered the 2021 season as the primary swing tackle for the Broncos. He started three games in the middle of the season. [16]

On March 14, 2022, Anderson signed a one-year $2.5m dollar fully guaranteed contract extension with the Broncos. Anderson started 7 games in 2022 season for Denver, all of which came at left tackle. Anderson also started all pre-season games. [17]

New England Patriots (second stint)

On March 16, 2023, Anderson signed a two-year contract with the Patriots. [18] [19] He spent much of 2023 training camp on the non-football injury list; in April 2024 Anderson revealed it was because he had contracted malaria while doing philanthropic work in Nigeria. [20] He was placed on injured reserve on November 3, 2023, [21] after suffering a heart contusion in practice. [20]

On August 27, 2024, Anderson was placed on injured reserve and released a few days later. [22]

Pittsburgh Steelers

On September 24, 2024, Anderson signed with the Pittsburgh Steelers. [23]

Personal life

Anderson was born in Philadelphia and raised in Austin Texas. Anderson's father played college football at Army and was a military flight surgeon who also obtained a Master of Business Administration, became an ordained minister, and served as a physician before retiring as a full-bird colonel in 2019. [24] Anderson himself has gained notoriety for having the ability to solve a Rubik's Cube in different ways, such as behind his back or blindfolded. [25] In his rookie season in the NFL Anderson was named a brand ambassador for Rubik's Cube by the company, representing the company at international events in the offseason. Calvin became the first professional athlete in history to be a brand ambassador for Rubik’s Cube. [26] A mathematical economic analysis major while at Rice University, Anderson once made a PowerPoint presentation for his parents to get them to invest in Nintendo prior to the revolutionary creation of the first 3D gaming app Pokémon Go. [27] During the 2022 offseason Anderson enrolled in and completed a graduate course at Harvard Business School.

Anderson is in a long term relationship with Dutch/Nigerian model, lawyer and real estate investor Sherée Olaiya Lanihun from Amsterdam. Sherée obtained a Bachelor of Laws from The University of Amsterdam, a Master of Laws from Erasmus University, and a Master of Business from Cambridge University in the UK.

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References

  1. ↑ "Texas and Michigan lead for Rice graduate transfer OT Calvin Anderson". SBNation. February 8, 2018. Retrieved August 22, 2020.
  2. ↑ "Highly Coveted Rice Transfer Calvin Anderson Has His Top Five, With Texas, Michigan in the Lead". Sports Illustrated. February 2018. Retrieved August 22, 2020.
  3. ↑ "Rice graduate transfer Calvin Anderson a key piece for Texas offensive line". San Antonio Express-News. August 22, 2018. Retrieved August 22, 2020.
  4. ↑ "FB: 2016 All-Conference Teams". Conference USA. December 6, 2016. Retrieved August 22, 2020.
  5. ↑ "FB: 2017 All-Conference Awards". Conference USA. December 5, 2017. Retrieved August 22, 2020.
  6. ↑ "Michigan grad transfer target Anderson heading to Texas". The Detroit News. Retrieved August 22, 2020.
  7. ↑ "2019 Draft Scout Calvin Anderson, Texas NFL Draft Scout College Football Profile". draftscout.com. Retrieved April 6, 2022.
  8. ↑ "Here's the Patriots' list of undrafted free agents". Boston.com. Retrieved August 22, 2020.
  9. ↑ "Get to know the Patriots undrafted rookie free agents". Official website of the New England Patriots. April 23, 2019. Retrieved August 22, 2020.
  10. ↑ "Patriots Sign WR Dontrelle Inman and OL Jared Veldheer". Official website of the New England Patriots. Retrieved August 22, 2020.
  11. ↑ "Jets Add WR Xavier Ubosi, T Calvin Anderson". Official Site of the New York Jets. Retrieved August 22, 2020.
  12. ↑ "Jets practice squad: 8 players added to 11-man roster". NJ.com. September 2019. Retrieved August 22, 2020.
  13. ↑ "Broncos sign Jeremiah Attaochu and Calvin Anderson, place Bradley Chubb on injured reserve, waive Keishawn Bierria". Denver Broncos. Retrieved August 22, 2020.
  14. ↑ DiLalla, Aric (March 16, 2021). "Broncos place second-round tenders on RFAs Tim Patrick, Alexander Johnson, also tender Phillip Lindsay, several ERFAs". DenverBroncos.com. Retrieved March 17, 2021.
  15. ↑ DiLalla, Aric (May 17, 2021). "Broncos sign three tryout players; Calvin Anderson signs exclusive rights tender". DenverBroncos.com. Archived from the original on May 17, 2021. Retrieved May 19, 2021.
  16. ↑ DiLalla, Aric (December 2, 2021). "Broncos activate T Garett Bolles off Reserve/COVID-19 list, place T Calvin Anderson on IR". DenverBroncos.com.
  17. ↑ DiLalla, Aric (March 14, 2022). "Broncos sign T Calvin Anderson to one-year deal". DenverBroncos.com.
  18. ↑ "Patriots Sign OT Calvin Anderson; Release QB Brian Hoyer". Patriots.com. March 16, 2023.
  19. ↑ Lazar, Evan (March 14, 2023). "Analysis: Patriots Reportedly Sign Former Broncos OT Calvin Anderson to Two-Year Deal". Patriots.com.
  20. 1 2 Hurley, Michael; Sports, WBZ com (May 7, 2024). "Patriots' Calvin Anderson battled life-threatening case of malaria before 2023 NFL season - CBS Boston". www.cbsnews.com. Retrieved May 8, 2024.
  21. ↑ "Patriots Place OL Calvin Anderson on Injured Reserve". Patriots.com. November 3, 2023.
  22. ↑ "Patriots Make Roster Moves to Reach the 53-Man Roster Limit". Patriots.com. August 27, 2024.
  23. ↑ "Steelers make multiple roster moves". Steelers.com. September 24, 2024.
  24. ↑ Jhabvala, Nicki. "The 53rd guy on the Broncos' roster is kind of a genius: Meet Calvin Anderson". The Athletic. Retrieved August 22, 2020.
  25. ↑ "Rubik's Rookie: Jets' Calvin Anderson has puzzling talent". USA Today. Retrieved August 22, 2020.
  26. ↑ "The puzzling talent of Broncos' tackle Calvin Anderson". 9News. October 31, 2019. Retrieved August 22, 2020.
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