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| Safety | |
| Personal information | |
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| Date of birth: September 14, 1973 | |
| Place of birth: Aliquippa, Pennsylvania | |
| Height: 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | Weight: 205 lb (93 kg) |
| Career information | |
| College: Pittsburgh | |
| NFL Draft: 1996 / Round: 6 / Pick: 177 | |
| Debuted in 1996 for the Houston Oilers | |
| Career history | |
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| Stats at NFL.com | |
Anthony Drew Dorsett, Jr. (born September 14, 1973 in Aliquippa, Pennsylvania) is an American football safety who is currently a free agent. He was drafted by the Houston Oilers in the sixth round of the 1996 NFL Draft. He played college football at Pittsburgh.
He has also been a member of the Oakland Raiders, Toronto Argonauts and Omaha Nighthawks. He is the son of Pro Football Hall of Fame running back, Tony Dorsett, the only Pitt Panther to ever win a Heisman Trophy.
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Dorsett played high school football at J. J. Pearce High School in Richardson, Texas.
Dorsett played college football at the University of Pittsburgh where he played in forty-two games, starting seventeen. Dorsett finished his college career with eighty tackles and three interceptions.
Dorsett was drafted in the sixth round of the 1996 NFL Draft by the Houston Oilers. After four seasons with the Oilers, who became the Tennessee Titans, Dorsett joined the Oakland Raiders in 2000, playing four seasons with the team.
On June 1, 2007, Dorsett signed with the Toronto Argonauts of the Canadian Football League, but was subsequently cut in training camp on June 18, 2007.
He was signed by the Omaha Nighthawks of the United Football League in 2010.