Anthony Hargrove
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| Free Agent — No. -- | |
| Defensive end | |
| Date of birth: July 20, 1983 | |
| Place of birth: Brooklyn, New York | |
| Height: 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | Weight: 271 lb (123 kg) |
| National Football League debut | |
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| 2004 for the St. Louis Rams | |
| Career history | |
| College: Georgia Tech | |
| NFL Draft: 2004 / Round: 3 / Pick: 91 | |
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| Current status: Suspended | |
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| Stats at NFL.com | |
Anthony La'Ron "Tony" Hargrove (born June 20, 1983 in Brooklyn, New York) is an American football defensive end who is currently a free agent. He was originally drafted by the St. Louis Rams in the third round of the 2004 NFL Draft. He played college football at Georgia Tech.
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[edit] College career
Hargrove started 13 of 24 games for the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets, with 70 tackles (36 solo) with six sacks, 19 tackles for loss, two forced fumbles, two fumble recoveries, and three passes defensed. He was academically ineligible for the season as a junior in 2003, but started every game at weakside defensive end as a sophomore.
[edit] Professional career
[edit] 2004 NFL Draft
Hargrove was selected in the third round (91st overall) by the St. Louis Rams.[1]
[edit] Rookie Year
Career-high seven tackles (six solo), and one special teams tackle at Miami 10/24…tied career-high with seven solo tackles, adding forced fumble, and first career sack, which forced the fumble that was recovered by DE Leonard Little and returned 61 yards for touchdown at Arizona 12/19…first career start at defensive end and collected three tackles (one solo) vs. Philadelphia 12/27…started first career playoff game at right defensive end, making four tackles (two solo) in NFC Wildcard Game at Seattle 1/8/05…started at right defensive end, making five tackles (two solo) in NFC Divisional Playoff Game at Atlanta 1/15/05.
[edit] 2005 Season
Led defensive line with seven tackles (four solo) vs. Tennessee in Week 3…made four tackles (three solo) and one sack at New York Giants in Week 4…collected career-high nine tackles (five solo) at Houston in Week 12…six tackles and one sack vs. Philadelphia in Week 15…two tackles and 1.5 sacks vs. San Francisco in Week 16…four tackles (three solo), two sacks, and one fumble recovery in the season finale at Dallas in Week 17.
On Oct. 16, 2006 Hargrove was traded by the Rams to the Buffalo Bills for a fifth round pick in the 2007 draft.
[edit] Controversy
Hargrove missed two straight practices without receiving team permission prior to the leave of absence. He was fined $40,000.[citation needed]
On August 5, 2007, Hargrove was among hundreds of people charged with several misdemeanors after a confrontation with police outside a nightclub. He was charged with harassment, resisting arrest and criminal mischief. His brother, Terrence Hargrove, was also among those charged. Hargrove was sent to the Monroe County Jail on $1,100 bail, and released on bail Sunday afternoon.
On August 11, 2007, Hargrove was suspended by the NFL for the first 4 games of the regular season for breaking the NFL's substance abuse policy [2][3]
It was reported on January 18, 2008 that Hargrove had failed a drug test again. Due to the NFL's substance abuse policy, because he had failed another drug test and received a four-game suspension within the previous two years, it is likely that this offense will result in a one-year suspension. This was confirmed on January 24th, 2008. [4]
He has played in the NFL for four years.
[edit] External links
[edit] References
- ^ #93 Anthony Hargrove - Buffalo Bills
- ^ "Bills player accused of breaking cop's glasses", Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Retrieved on 2007-08-05.
- ^ "Bills' DE Hargrove charged with misdemeanors after altercation outside nightclub", San Diego Union Tribune/Associated Press. Retrieved on 2007-08-05.
- ^ Sky Sports | NFL | News | Hargrove handed one-year ban
