Stephone Anthony
Anthony in 2015
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| No. 50 New Orleans Saints | |||||||||||||
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| Position: | Linebacker | ||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||
| Date of birth: | July 28, 1992 | ||||||||||||
| Place of birth: | Polkton, North Carolina | ||||||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||||||||||||
| Weight: | 245 lb (111 kg) | ||||||||||||
| Career information | |||||||||||||
| High school: | Wadesboro (NC) Anson | ||||||||||||
| College: | Clemson | ||||||||||||
| NFL Draft: | 2015 / Round: 1 / Pick: 31 | ||||||||||||
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| Roster status: | Injured reserve | ||||||||||||
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| Career NFL statistics as of Week 17, 2016 | |||||||||||||
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| Total tackles: | 128 |
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| Sacks: | 1.0 |
| Forced fumbles: | 2 |
| Interceptions: | 1 |
| Defensive touchdowns: | 1 |
| Player stats at NFL.com | |
Stephone Anthony (born July 28, 1992) is an American football linebacker for the New Orleans Saints of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Clemson.
A native of Polkton, North Carolina, Anthony attended Anson High School, where he was a four-year starter. Anthony had 123 tackles, 16 tackles for loss, four sacks, and two interceptions as a senior in 2010.
In addition to football, Anthony was also a catcher on the baseball team and a power forward on the basketball team, as well as a track athlete (11.3 s in the 100m).
Regarded as a five-star recruit by Rivals.com, Anthony was rated the No. 3 outside linebackers prospect. He chose Clemson over UNC, Florida, and Virginia Tech.
He appeared in all 13 games in 2011, including three starts. For the season, he registered 32 tackles, six tackles for loss, two sacks, a pass breakup, and a team-high two caused fumbles in 292 snaps. He started seven of 13 games as a sophomore, recording 77 tackles, one sack and an interception. Anthony started all 13 games as a junior in 2013. He recorded a team-high 131 tackles with four sacks and an interception.
Anthony was selected in the first round (31st overall) of the 2015 NFL draft by the New Orleans Saints. On May 12, 2015, the New Orleans Saints signed Anthony to a four-year, $7.73 million contract with $6.24 million guaranteed and a signing bonus of $3.38 million.
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