Mario Addison

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Mario Addison
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Addison with the Houston Texans in 2022
Personal information
Born: (1987-09-06) September 6, 1987 (age 36)
Birmingham, Alabama, U.S.
Height:6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight:260 lb (118 kg)
Career information
High school: Tarrant (Tarrant, Alabama)
College: Troy
Position: Defensive end
Undrafted: 2011
Career history
Career NFL statistics
Total tackles:296
Sacks:68.0
Forced fumbles:14
Fumble recoveries:4
Player stats at PFR

Mario Addison (born September 6, 1987) is an American football defensive end who is a free agent. He played college football at Troy. He was signed by the Chicago Bears as an undrafted free agent in 2011. [1] After being cut and spending time as a reserve for the Indianapolis Colts and Washington Redskins, Addison was signed by the Carolina Panthers, playing on their defensive line for eight seasons before signing with Buffalo in 2020.

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Early life and college career

Addison attended Tarrant High School just outside of Birmingham, Alabama. At Tarrant, he lettered in varsity football and basketball for four years. He originally played running back, but was moved to quarterback after the injury of the original starter. After suffering a broken hand on his throwing arm, he changed positions to defensive end. He was recruited lightly as a high school senior and chose to enroll in Northeast Mississippi Community College in Booneville, Mississippi after graduation.

After playing at Northeast Mississippi Community College for two years, Addison signed to play with Troy University. After redshirting his first year in 2008, he began seeing playing time in 2009 as a reserve player at the defensive end position. Despite being a reserve player, he saw action in all 13 games during the season and recorded 2.5 sacks and 6.0 tackles for loss.

In 2010 during his senior season, Addison broke out as a star player for Troy. He recorded 10.5 sacks, 15.5 tackles for loss, and 3 forced fumbles on the season. He was named to the All-Sun Belt Second-team following the end of the season. Addison began receiving attention from various NFL teams for his performance that year, but was never drafted. [2]

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 2+5⁄8 in
(1.90 m)		245 lb
(111 kg)		33+1⁄2 in
(0.85 m)		9+5⁄8 in
(0.24 m)		4.70 s1.63 s2.69 s4.28 s6.96 s36.0 in
(0.91 m)		9 ft 7 in
(2.92 m)		17 reps
All values from Pro Day [3] [4]

Chicago Bears

Addison was signed on July 26, 2011, by the Chicago Bears as an undrafted free agent. He was cut by the Bears on November 21, 2011, to free up space on the 53-man roster for veteran players to cover the injuries picked up by long snapper Patrick Mannelly and quarterback Jay Cutler in the previous day's 31–20 victory over the San Diego Chargers. He had only played in two games with the team. [5]

Indianapolis Colts

Addison was claimed off waivers by Indianapolis Colts on November 22, [6] though the Tampa Bay Buccaneers had also placed in a claim for Addison. [5]

On October 1, 2012, Addison was waived by the Colts, but added to the practice squad the next day.

Washington Redskins

Addison was signed off the Colts' practice squad by the Washington Redskins on October 9, 2012. [7] After playing five games with the Redskins, he was waived by the team on November 29. [8] He was signed to the practice squad the next day. [9]

Carolina Panthers

Addison with the Carolina Panthers in 2014. Mario addison panthers.jpg
Addison with the Carolina Panthers in 2014.

Addison was signed on December 4, 2012, by the Carolina Panthers from the Redskins' practice squad.

On June 18, 2014, he signed a two-year contract extension. [10] Through the first five games of the 2014 season, Addison led the Panthers with five sacks and pass rush productivity. Addison contributed to the Panthers in 2015 with 6.0 sacks on one of the league's best defenses. [11]

On February 7, 2016, Addison was part of the Panthers team that played in Super Bowl 50. In the game, the Panthers fell to the Denver Broncos by a score of 24–10. [12]

On February 26, 2017, Addison signed a three-year contract extension with the Panthers after leading the team with 9.5 sacks in 2016. [13]

In Week 3 of the 2019 season against the Arizona Cardinals, Addison sacked rookie quarterback Kyler Murray three times in the 38–20 win. [14] Addison recorded two more sacks against the Houston Texans' Deshaun Watson the following week in a 16–10 win. [15]

Buffalo Bills

On March 27, 2020, Addison signed a three-year contract with the Buffalo Bills. [16] The signing reunited Addison with Buffalo Bills' head coach Sean McDermott, who previously coached him as the defensive coordinator for the Carolina Panthers.

In the Divisional Round of the playoffs against the Baltimore Ravens, Addison recorded one sack on Tyler Huntley during the 17–3 win. [17]

Houston Texans

On May 10, 2022, Addison signed with the Houston Texans. [18] He was placed on injured reserve on September 10, 2022. [19] He was activated on October 8. [20] He was released on March 16, 2023. [21]

NFL statistics

Regular season

YearTeamGamesTacklesInterceptionsFumbles
GPGSCombTotalAstSckSFTYPDefIntYdsAvgLngTDFFFR
2011 CHI 40—————————————
IND 30514——————————
2012 IND 3022———————————
WAS 50312——————————
CAR 415501.0———————1—
2013 CAR 162211382.5———————11
2014 CAR 1602310136.5———————12
2015 CAR 140231586.0—————————
2016 CAR 141272259.511—————21
2017 CAR 161644271711.0—1—————2—
2018 CAR 16163520159.0———————2—
2019 CAR 15153420149.5———————2—
2020 BUF 157302195.0—4———————
2021 BUF 170292097.0———————2—
2022 HOU 12115691.0———————1—
Career1705929618311368.016—————144
Stats at NFL.com

Personal life

Addison is a member of the Rho Delta Delta chapter of Omega Psi Phi fraternity at Troy University. [22] Addison is a Christian.[ citation needed ]

His brother, Gjamal Antonio Rodriqcus, was shot and killed on October 30, 2019. [23]

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