Anthony Fabiano

Anthony Fabiano
No. 61 Cleveland Browns
Position: Center
Personal information
Date of birth: (1993-07-13) July 13, 1993
Place of birth: Wakefield, Massachusetts
Height: 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Weight: 307 lb (139 kg)
Career information
High school: Wakefield (MA) Memorial
College: Harvard
Undrafted: 2016
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Roster status: Active
Career nfl statistics as of 2016
Games Played: 4
Games Started: 1
Player stats at NFL.com

Anthony Fabiano (born July 13, 1993) is an American football center for the Cleveland Browns of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Harvard and was signed by the Baltimore Ravens as an undrafted free agent in 2016.

High school career

During high school, he played defensive end and tight end at Wakefield High School and was team captain his senior year. He also led his team with nine sacks, 57 tackles, and had 23 catches for 267 receiving yards. He was a two-year starter on the football team.[1] He also played basketball at Wakefield High.

During his junior year, he received an offer from Harvard after sending all the Ivy-League schools game film. He also received an offer from Boston College but verbally committed to Harvard, solely based on academics.[2]

College career

Fabiano began attending Harvard in 2012 as a sophomore and played in 10 games at left tackle that season. He followed it up, playing in five games the next season in 2013. In 2014, he started all ten games at right guard and began generating interest from NFL scouts for his athletic ability and versatility. For his senior season, he was named to Reese's Senior bowl watch list and was likely on track for an invitation to the senior bowl after playing in seven games.[3] On October 30, 2015, he suffered a major injury when he hyper extended his toe, partially tore a toe tendon, and fractured bone in his foot in a game against Dartmouth virtually ending his season and collegiate career.[1]

Professional career

Pre-draft

Fabiano was scheduled to miss both the NFL scouting combine and Harvard's Pro Day due to a toe/foot injury he suffered in October. He used an ARP Wave Machine to accelerate the healing process and was able to begin training six weeks before Harvard's Pro Day. He was able to go through all the workouts and positional drills in front of scouts and representatives from 20 NFL teams. According to the Seattle Seahawks' SPARQ formula that evaluates a prospect's athletic ability, Fabiano was rated the most athletic offensive line prospect in the 2016 NFL Draft.[4]

Pre-draft measurables
Ht Wt 40‑yd dash 10-yd split 20-yd split 20‑ss 3‑cone Vert jump Broad BP
6 ft 3½ in 303 lb 5.04 s 1.68 s 2.78 s 4.42 s 7.41 s 32½ in 9 ft 0 in 25 reps
All values from New Mexico's Pro Day[5]

Baltimore Ravens

Fabiano signed with the Baltimore Ravens as an undrafted free agent contract on May 6, 2016.[6] On August 29, 2016, he was released by the Ravens.[7]

Cleveland Browns

On October 5, 2016, the Cleveland Browns signed Fabiano to their practice squad.[8] He was promoted to that active roster on October 5, 2016. He was waived on October 10, 2016 and re-signed to the practice squad on October 12, 2016.[9] On December 5, 2016, Fabiano was promoted to the active roster after injuries to John Greco, Joel Bitonio, and Austin Reiter.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 "Harvard Crimson: Anthony Fabiano". gocrimson.com. Retrieved December 6, 2016.
  2. ↑ Rich Tenorio (March 28, 2016). "Wakefield's Fabiano looks to go from Harvard to the NFL". Wakefield.com. Retrieved December 6, 2016.
  3. 1 2 Thomas Moore (December 5, 2016). "Cleveland Browns sign Anthony Fabiano to active roster". dawgpounddaily.com. Retrieved December 6, 2016.
  4. ↑ "NFL Draft's most athletic lineman clad in crimson, covered in courage". sportingnews.com. Retrieved December 6, 2016.
  5. ↑ "Anthony Fabiano, DS #14 OG, Harvard: 2016 NFL Draft". nfldraftscout.com. Retrieved December 6, 2016.
  6. ↑ "Ravens Sign 11 Undrafted Rookie Free Agents". BaltimoreRavens.com. April 11, 2017.
  7. ↑ Mink, Ryan (August 29, 2016). "Ravens Place Benjamin Watson & Kyle Arrington On IR, Release 9 Other Players". BaltimoreRavens.com. Retrieved April 11, 2017.
  8. ↑ Chris Pokorny (October 5, 2016). "Browns add C Anthony Fabiano, waive DL Gabe Wright". dawgsbynature.com. Retrieved December 6, 2016.
  9. ↑ Nate Bouda (October 12, 2016). "Browns sign OL Anthony Fabiano to practice squad". NFLtraderumors.com. Retrieved December 6, 2016.


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