Dwight Anderson (gridiron football)

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Dwight Anderson
Born: (1981-08-05) August 5, 1981 (age 43)
Spanish Town, Jamaica
Career information
CFL status American
Position(s) DB
Height5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight228 lb (103 kg)
College South Dakota
High school Bloomfield
(Bloomfield, Connecticut)
Career history
As player
2004 St. Louis Rams
2005 Carolina Panthers*
2005 St. Louis Rams
2007 Philadelphia Soul*
2007 Hamilton Tiger-Cats
20082010 Calgary Stampeders
20112012 Montreal Alouettes
20132014 Saskatchewan Roughriders
2014 Toronto Argonauts
*Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career highlights and awards
  • 1999 New Haven Register All-State Football Team
  • Grey Cup champion (2008, 2013)
CFL All-Star 2010
CFL West All-Star 2009, 2010, 2012, 2013
Career stats
  • Playing stats at CFL.ca (archive)

Dwight Anderson (born July 5, 1981) is a Jamaican-born former professional football defensive back in the Canadian Football League (CFL). He was signed by the St. Louis Rams as an undrafted free agent in 2004. He played college football at South Dakota.

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Anderson was also a member of the Carolina Panthers, Philadelphia Soul, Hamilton Tiger-Cats, Calgary Stampeders, Montreal Alouettes, Saskatchewan Roughriders and Toronto Argonauts.

Early life

In high school, Anderson starred on the football field for Bloomfield High School in Bloomfield, Connecticut. There he earned All-State football honors from the New Haven Register in 1999. [1]

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