Anthony Fasano
Fasano with the Miami Dolphins in 2009
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| No. 80 Tennessee Titans | |||||||||||
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| Position: | Tight end | ||||||||||
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| Date of birth: | April 20, 1984 | ||||||||||
| Place of birth: | Verona, New Jersey | ||||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | ||||||||||
| Weight: | 255 lb (116 kg) | ||||||||||
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| High school: | Verona (NJ) | ||||||||||
| College: | Notre Dame | ||||||||||
| NFL Draft: | 2006 / Round: 2 / Pick: 53 | ||||||||||
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| Roster status: | Active | ||||||||||
| Career NFL statistics as of Week 10, 2016 | |||||||||||
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| Player stats at PFR | |||||||||||
| Receptions: | 285 |
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| Receiving yards: | 3,142 |
| Average: | 11.0 |
| Receiving touchdowns: | 35 |
| Player stats at NFL.com | |
Anthony Joseph Fasano (born April 20, 1984) is an American football tight end for the Tennessee Titans of the National Football League (NFL). He was drafted by the Dallas Cowboys of the National Football League (NFL) in the second round of the 2006 NFL Draft. He played college football at Notre Dame. Fasano has also played for the Miami Dolphins and Kansas City Chiefs.
Fasano attended and played high school football at Verona High School in Verona, New Jersey, where he was a four-year letterman as a tight end and defensive lineman. During his senior season in 2001, he caught 178 passes for 3,460 yards and 47 touchdowns as a tight end while also adding 219 solo tackles as a senior. He set both season and career touchdown receptions records for the county (47 and 182, respectively). He also set school records in receptions in a season and career, touchdowns in a season and solo tackles in a season. Fasano finished his career with 668 catches and more than 8,500 yards and played in the U.S. Army All-American Bowl.
Fasano also earned eight letters in other sports, including four in basketball, two in baseball and two in track. During his first baseball outing as a freshman, he pitched a one-hitter. He was a two-time all-league selection in baseball,and a two-time captain in basketball. He was a two-time All-state and three-time All-conference selection in track, where he won the New Jersey Group 1 state championship in the javelin throw in his first year competing in the event, with a throw of 185 ft 1 in (56.90 m). He also threw the shot put. He also holds the record for longest home run hit in a regular season game in Verona High School history . The total yardage was 642 feet, shattering the previous record by 272 yards. During a wrestling match against Pingry Anthony was pulled from the crowd to wrestle in order for Verona High School to avoid disqualification. He won the match by pinning his opponent in 48 seconds. This was his first and only wrestling match in high school.
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