Jonathan Anderson (American football)

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Jonathan Anderson
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Anderson in 2015
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Position: Linebacker
Personal information
Born: (1991-10-27) October 27, 1991 (age 32)
Corpus Christi, Texas, U.S.
Height:6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight:235 lb (107 kg)
Career information
High school: Mary Carroll
(Corpus Christi, Texas)
College: TCU
Undrafted: 2015
Career history
Career NFL statistics
Total tackles:53
Interceptions:1
Player stats at NFL.com

Jonathan Anderson (born October 27, 1991) is a former American football linebacker. He was signed by the Chicago Bears as an undrafted free agent in 2015. He played college football at TCU.

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Professional career

Chicago Bears

On May 3, 2015, Anderson signed with the Chicago Bears as an undrafted free agent. [1] On September 5, Anderson was waived but resigned to the practice squad three days later on September 8. [2] [3] He was promoted to the active roster on October 14. [4] Anderson recorded his first career interception against the Detroit Lions on October 18, 2015. [5] Anderson recorded his first career forced fumble against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on December 27, 2015. [6] At the end of the 2015 season, Anderson recorded 36 tackles, 2 passes defensed, and 1 interception. [7] He and Harold Jones-Quartey became the first pair of undrafted rookies to record interceptions in the same season in Bears history. [8]

Anderson was released by the Bears on September 27, 2016, and was signed to the practice squad the next day. [9] [10] He was promoted back to the active roster on November 23. [11]

On September 2, 2017, Anderson was waived by the Bears and was signed to the practice squad the next day. [12] [13] He was promoted to the active roster on September 12. [14] He was waived by the Bears on October 26, 2017, and was re-signed to the practice squad. [15] He was promoted back to the active roster on November 11, 2017. [16] He was waived on December 9, 2017, and re-signed back to the practice squad. [17] [18] He was promoted back to the active roster on December 20, 2017. [19] He played in 12 games in 2017, recording ten tackles.

On September 1, 2018, Anderson was waived by the Bears. [20] He later landed on the team's injured reserve list, but he was waived on September 24, 2018. [21]

Arizona Cardinals

On December 11, 2018, Anderson was signed by the Arizona Cardinals, but was released a week later. [22] [23]

New York Giants

On January 2, 2019, Anderson signed a reserve/future contract with the New York Giants. [24] He was placed on injured reserve on August 31, 2019. [25] He was released from injured reserve with an injury settlement on September 9. [26]

Personal life

In December 2014, Anderson got his degree in criminal justice. [27]

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  5. ↑ "Bears Jonathan Anderson intercepts Lions Matthew Stafford". NFL.com. Retrieved December 28, 2015.
  6. ↑ "Bears Jonathan Anderson forces Buccaneers Doug Martin fumble". Yahoo Sports. Retrieved December 28, 2015.[ permanent dead link ]
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  14. ↑ Mayer, Larry (September 12, 2017). "Freeman joins White on injured reserve". ChicagoBears.com. Archived from the original on December 1, 2018. Retrieved December 1, 2018.
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  22. ↑ "As Nkemdiche Goes To IR, Cardinals Bring Back Vincent Valentine". AZCardinals.com. December 11, 2018.
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