Anthony Pittman
No. 57 – Detroit Lions | |||||
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Position: | Linebacker | ||||
Personal information | |||||
Born: | Beverly Hills, Michigan | November 24, 1996||||
Height: | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||||
Weight: | 240 lb (109 kg) | ||||
Career information | |||||
High school: | Birmingham Groves High School | ||||
College: | Wayne State | ||||
Undrafted: | 2019 | ||||
Career history | |||||
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Roster status: | Active | ||||
Career NFL statistics as of Week 6, 2021 | |||||
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Player stats at NFL.com · PFR |
Anthony Pittman (born November 24, 1996[1]) is an American football linebacker for the Detroit Lions of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Wayne State.
College career[]
Pittman prepped at Birmingham Groves High School where he was all league and district as a senior. Lightly recruited he played college football at Wayne State. At Wayne State, Pittman was a two-year team captain and two-year all-Great Lakes Conference performer.[2] During his college career, Pittman recorded 181 career tackles.[3] Pittman also saw action on special teams for the Warriors.[4]
Professional career[]
Pittman went undrafted in the 2019 NFL Draft. He then signed with the Detroit Lions.[5]
On December 4, 2019, Pittman was released from the Lions practice squad.[6] He was resigned to the practice squad on December 9, 2019.[7] Pittman was promoted to the active roster on December 27, 2019.[8][9]
On September 5, 2020, Pittman was waived by the Lions and signed to the practice squad the next day.[10][11] He was placed on the practice squad/COVID-19 list by the team on December 22, 2020,[12] and restored to the practice squad on January 2, 2021.[13] He signed a reserve/future contract on January 5, 2021.[14]
References[]
- ^ "Anthony Pittman". NFL.com. Retrieved 2019-12-30.
- ^ Schoch, Matthew. "Wayne State, Groves LB Anthony Pittman surviving numbers game with Lions". Detroit News. Retrieved 2019-12-30.
- ^ Kirven, Jeremiah. "Detroit Lions' Anthony Pittman (Wayne State) eager to do what it takes to make team". Detroit Free Press. Retrieved 2019-12-30.
- ^ Schoch, Matthew. "Wayne State's Anthony Pittman could carry on Michigan tradition with Lions". Detroit News. Retrieved 2019-12-30.
- ^ Twitter, Paula Pasche ppasche@medianewsgroup com; @paulapasche on. "Birmingham's Anthony Pittman learns from best at Detroit Lions training camp". The Oakland Press. Retrieved 2019-12-30.
- ^ "Lions sign TE Cole Herdman to practice squad, release LB Anthony Pittman". Lions Wire. 2019-12-04. Retrieved 2019-12-30.
- ^ "Lions Sign Free Agent LB Anthony Pittman To Practice Squad". 97.1 The Ticket. 2019-12-09. Retrieved 2019-12-30.
- ^ Rogers, Justin. "Lions promote Wayne State's Anthony Pittman off practice squad". Detroit News. Retrieved 2019-12-30.
- ^ "Lions sign LB Anthony Pittman to active roster". www.detroitlions.com. Retrieved 2019-12-30.
- ^ "Lions announce roster moves". DetroitLions.com. September 5, 2020.
- ^ "Lions establish practice squad". DetroitLions.com. September 6, 2020.
- ^ "Anthony Pittman: Placed on COVID-19 list". CBSSports.com. December 22, 2020. Retrieved February 5, 2021.
- ^ "Anthony Pittman: Restored to practice squad". CBSSports.com. January 2, 2021. Retrieved February 5, 2021.
- ^ "Lions announce Reserve/Future signings". DetroitLions.com. January 5, 2021.
External links[]
- 1996 births
- Living people
- American football linebackers
- Wayne State Warriors football players
- Detroit Lions players
- People from Birmingham, Michigan
- Players of American football from Michigan
- American football linebacker, 1990s birth stubs