Anthony Pittman
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.
No. 57 – Detroit Lions | |||||||||
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Position: | Linebacker | ||||||||
Personal information | |||||||||
Born: | Detroit, Michigan, U.S. | 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 2022 | |||||||||
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Player stats at NFL.com · PFR |
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 Intercollegiate Athletic 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
Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | |
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6 ft 2+1⁄2 in (1.89 m) |
236 lb (107 kg) |
32+3⁄8 in (0.82 m) |
9+1⁄8 in (0.23 m) | 4.70 s | 1.67 s | 2.69 s | 4.38 s | 7.28 s | 36.0 in (0.91 m) | 10 ft 6 in (3.20 m) | 15 reps | |
All values from Pro Day[5] |
Pittman went undrafted in the 2019 NFL Draft. He then signed with the Detroit Lions.[6]
On December 4, 2019, Pittman was released from the Lions practice squad.[7] He was resigned to the practice squad on December 9, 2019.[8] Pittman was promoted to the active roster on December 27, 2019.[9][10]
On September 5, 2020, Pittman was waived by the Lions and signed to the practice squad the next day.[11][12] He was placed on the practice squad/COVID-19 list by the team on December 22, 2020,[13] and restored to the practice squad on January 2, 2021.[14] He signed a reserve/future contract on January 5, 2021.[15]
On August 30, 2022, Pittman was waived by the Lions and signed to the practice squad the next day.[16][17] He was promoted to the active roster on September 27.
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.
- "2019 Draft Scout Anthony Pittman, Wayne State (MI) NFL Draft Scout College Football Profile". draftscout.com. Retrieved March 19, 2023.
- Pasche, Paula. "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. Archived from the original on January 15, 2021. Retrieved January 12, 2021.
- "Lions announce roster moves". DetroitLions.com. August 30, 2022. Archived from the original on January 2, 2023. Retrieved September 3, 2022.
- "Lions announce roster moves". DetroitLions.com. August 31, 2022.