Joseph Anderson (American football)

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Joe Anderson
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Anderson in 2016
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Position:Wide receiver
Personal information
Born: (1988-11-21) November 21, 1988 (age 34)
Texarkana, Texas
Height:6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight:196 lb (89 kg)
Career information
High school: Texas High
College: Texas Southern
Undrafted: 2012
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career NFL statistics
Kick return yards:517
Yards per return:23.4
Tackles:17
Player stats at NFL.com  ·  PFR

Joseph Anderson (born November 21, 1988) is an American football wide receiver who is currently a free agent. He was signed by the Chicago Bears after going undrafted in the 2012 NFL Draft. He played college football at Louisiana Tech and Texas Southern.

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He has also played for the Philadelphia Eagles and New York Jets of the NFL, and the Montreal Alouettes of the CFL.

College career

After graduating from Texas High School, [1] Anderson attended Louisiana Tech University before transferring to Texas Southern, where he played for three years, playing in 34 games. He recorded 154 catches for 2010 yards and 13 touchdowns. Anderson also served as return specialist, returning 16 kickoffs for 289 yards. In his final season, Anderson caught 47 passes for 638 yards and four touchdowns, finishing sixth in the Southwestern Athletic Conference for receptions per game and ninth for receiving yards per game. [2]

Professional career

Anderson was not drafted in the 2012 NFL Draft, and was later called by the Chicago Bears. After rookie minicamp, Anderson was officially signed by the team. [3] In the third preseason game against the New York Giants, Anderson broke free to score the game-winning touchdown. [4] On August 31, Anderson was among the final cuts, [5] but was signed to the practice squad the following day. [6] On October 30, Anderson was released from the practice squad, and replaced by Raymond Radway. [7] Anderson was later brought back on November 6. [8] He was later activated to the active roster after Robbie Gould was placed on injured reserve. [9] After being activated to the active roster, Anderson stated that he would be active against the Green Bay Packers. [1] Anderson was mainly used on special teams, and against the Packers, Anderson nearly blocked a punt, [10] and made a fierce tackle of Randall Cobb on a kickoff, though the Bears still lost 21–13. [11]

On November 5, 2013, Anderson was placed on injured reserve with an abdominal and groin injury. [12] On November 11, Anderson was placed on waived/injured. [13]

In November 2015, Anderson stood outside the Houston Texans stadium, NRG Stadium, with a sign requesting a spot on the team. [14] Six weeks later, on December 22, he was signed by the New York Jets to the practice squad. After the 2015 season, the Jets released Anderson to open up roster space for their incoming rookies. [15]

After participating in The Spring League, he signed with the Montreal Alouettes of the Canadian Football League in October 2018, [16] but was released from the practice roster later that month. [17]

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References

  1. 1 2 Potash, Mark (December 13, 2012). "WR Joe Anderson ready to take the ball and run with it". Chicago Sun-Times . Archived from the original on December 18, 2012. Retrieved December 17, 2012.
  2. ↑ "TSU's Joe Anderson Signs with the Chicago Bears". Texas Southern Tigers . May 1, 2012. Archived from the original on December 23, 2015. Retrieved December 17, 2012.
  3. ↑ Biggs, Brad (May 13, 2012). "QB Blanchard among 7 players signed by Bears". Chicago Tribune . Retrieved December 17, 2012.
  4. ↑ Chamberlain, Gene (August 26, 2012). "Bears Extra Points: Longshot WR Joe Anderson catches Lovie's eye". CBS Sports . Retrieved December 17, 2012.
  5. ↑ Mayer, Larry (August 31, 2012). "Bears reach 53-man roster limit". Chicago Bears. Archived from the original on September 2, 2012. Retrieved September 1, 2012.
  6. ↑ Mayer, Larry (September 1, 2012). "Bears sign eight to practice squad". Chicago Bears. Archived from the original on September 5, 2012. Retrieved October 6, 2012.
  7. ↑ Wright, Michael C. (October 30, 2012). "Bears add WR Radway to practice squad". ESPN . Retrieved December 17, 2012.
  8. ↑ "Bears re-sign Anderson to practice squad". Chicago Tribune . November 6, 2012. Retrieved December 17, 2012.
  9. ↑ The Sports Network (December 11, 2012). "Bears place Gould on IR, sign Olindo Mare". The Kansas City Star . Retrieved December 17, 2012.
  10. ↑ Mayer, Larry (December 16, 2012). "Larry Mayer's Bears-Packers blog". Chicago Bears . Retrieved December 17, 2012.
  11. ↑ Armour, Nancy (December 16, 2012). "Packers clinch NFC North with 21-13 win over Bears". Yahoo! Sports . Retrieved December 17, 2012.
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  13. ↑ "Twitter / BradBiggs". Twitter . November 11, 2013. Retrieved November 11, 2013.
  14. ↑ "Former NFL WR takes to streets with sign begging for job". Foxsports.com . November 6, 2015. Retrieved December 22, 2015.
  15. ↑ Mandell, Nina (December 22, 2015). "Six weeks after holding a sign at the Texans practice facility, Joe Anderson has a job". USA Today . Retrieved December 22, 2015.
  16. ↑ "TSL Alum WR Joe Anderson signs with Montreal Alouettes of CFL!". The Spring League . October 7, 2018. Retrieved November 3, 2020.
  17. ↑ "Alouettes Cut down Practice Roster". Montreal Alouettes (Press release). OurSports Central. October 31, 2018. Retrieved November 3, 2020.
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