Anthony Grady

American football player (born 1990)

American football player
Anthony Grady
Personal information
Born: (1990-08-06) August 6, 1990 (age 33)
Texarkana, Texas
Height:6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Weight:289 lb (131 kg)
Career information
High school:Texarkana (AR) Arkansas
College:Missouri State
Position:Defensive end
Undrafted:2014
Career history
  • New York Jets (2014)*
  • New Orleans VooDoo (2015)
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career NFL statistics
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Player stats at NFL.com

Anthony Scott Grady (born August 6, 1990) is an American football defensive end who is currently a free agent. He played college football at Missouri State. He was signed by the New York Jets as an undrafted free agent in 2014.

Early years

Grady attended Arkansas High School in Texarkana, Arkansas where he won back-to-back Class 6A state championships in the 2006 and 2007 seasons.[1] He participated in the Arkansas All-Star Game.[1] He had 58 tackles, 9 sacks and 14 pass deflections in his senior season in high school.[1]

College career

In 2009, he was selected as the MSU Defensive Scout Team Co-Player of the Year following the season.[1] He was named MSU Defensive Scout Team Player of the Week.[1] In his junior season, he was named as an All-MVFC honorable mention.[1] Also in his junior season, he was named CFPA National Defensive Lineman of the Week.[1] He finished college with a total of 108 Tackles, 9 Sacks and 6 Pass Deflections.[1]

Professional career

New York Jets

On May 11, 2014, he signed with the New York Jets as an undrafted free agent.[2] He was released on August 24, 2014.[3]

New Orleans VooDoo

On November 17, 2014, he was assigned to the New Orleans VooDoo of the Arena Football League. He was placed on league suspension on April 2, 2015.

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h "Missouri State Profile". missouristatebears.com.
  2. ^ "MSU's Grady signs free agent deal with New York Jets". news-leader.com. Retrieved May 11, 2014.
  3. ^ Lange, Randy (August 24, 2014). "Jets Release 6 to Get to 75 Players". New York Jets. Archived from the original on August 26, 2014. Retrieved August 24, 2014.

External links

  • Missouri State bio