Richie Anderson
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Position: | Fullback |
Personal information | |
Date of birth: | September 13, 1971 |
Place of birth: | Olney, Maryland |
Career information | |
College: | Penn State |
NFL draft: | 1993 / Round: 6 / Pick: 144 |
Career history | |
As Player As Coach | |
Career highlights and awards | |
Career NFL statistics | |
Receptions: | 400 |
Rushing yards: | 1,274 |
Total Touchdowns: | 18 |
Stats at NFL.com |
Richard Darnell Anderson (born September 13, 1971) is a former American football Fullback who played 13 seasons in the National Football League for the New York Jets from 1994–2002 and the Dallas Cowboys from 2003-2004. He was selected to play in the Pro Bowl in 2001.
Early life
Anderson played college football at Penn State. While with the Nittany Lions, he had 1,756 rushing yards, 353 receiving yards, and 31 touchdowns. Anderson played high school football at Sherwood High School in Sandy Spring, Maryland.
NFL playing career
Anderson was drafted in the sixth round of the 1993 NFL Draft by the Jets and played in the NFL from 1994 to 2004.
Anderson's main highlights with the Cowboys where when he threw a left-handed touchdown pass to Terry Glenn in a 2004 game against the Washington Redskins, and when he leaped 5 feet in the air over former Philadelphia Eagles cornerback Troy Vincent.
Due to a herniated disc neck injury, Anderson was released from the Cowboys on April 29, 2005. He officially retired after the 2005 season by signing a one-day contract with the New York Jets, the team that drafted him.
NFL stats
Year | Team | Games | Carries | Yards | Yards per Carry | Longest Carry | Touchdowns | First Downs | Fumbles | Fumbles Lost |
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1994 | NYJ | 13 | 43 | 207 | 4.8 | 55 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 1 |
1995 | NYJ | 10 | 5 | 17 | 3.4 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
1996 | NYJ | 16 | 47 | 150 | 3.2 | 11 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 0 |
1997 | NYJ | 16 | 21 | 70 | 3.3 | 19 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
1998 | NYJ | 8 | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1999 | NYJ | 16 | 16 | 84 | 5.3 | 16 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
2000 | NYJ | 16 | 27 | 63 | 2.3 | 9 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
2001 | NYJ | 16 | 26 | 102 | 3.9 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
2002 | NYJ | 16 | 5 | 27 | 5.4 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
2003 | DAL | 15 | 70 | 306 | 4.4 | 19 | 1 | 16 | 0 | 0 |
2004 | DAL | 12 | 57 | 246 | 4.3 | 27 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 1 |
Career | 161 | 318 | 1,274 | 4.0 | 55 | 4 | 75 | 5 | 4 |
Coaching career
After he retired, he joined the New York Jets coaching staff as an assistant wide receivers coach.
After the 2006 season, Anderson joined the Arizona Cardinals coaching staff as a wide receivers coach.
On October 15, 2009, Anderson joined the Kansas City Chiefs to be the wide receivers coach, replacing former NFL wide receiver, Dedric Ward.[2]
References
- ↑ "Richie Anderson Stats". ESPN. ESPN Internet Ventures. Retrieved 17 July 2014.
- ↑ http://www.nationalfootballpost.com/Wilson-Chiefs-demote-Dedric-Ward-hire-Richie-Anderson.html
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Preceded by Dedric Ward |
Kansas City Chiefs Wide Receivers Coach 2010-Present |
Succeeded by Nick Sirianni |