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.

Anthony Pittman
No. 57 – Detroit Lions
Position:Linebacker
Personal information
Born: (1995-11-24) November 24, 1995
Beverly Hills, Michigan
Height:6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight:224 lb (102 kg)
Career information
High school:Birmingham Groves High School
College:Wayne State
Undrafted:2019
Career history
Roster status:Active
Career NFL statistics as of Week 17, 2019
Total tackles:1
Sacks:0.0
Interceptions:0
Forced fumbles:0
Fumble recoveries:0
Pass deflections:0
Defensive touchdowns:0
Player stats at NFL.com

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]

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References
  1. "Anthony Pittman". NFL.com. Retrieved 2019-12-30.
  2. Schoch, Matthew. "Wayne State, Groves LB Anthony Pittman surviving numbers game with Lions". Detroit News. Retrieved 2019-12-30.
  3. Kirven, Jeremiah. "Detroit Lions' Anthony Pittman (Wayne State) eager to do what it takes to make team". Detroit Free Press. Retrieved 2019-12-30.
  4. Schoch, Matthew. "Wayne State's Anthony Pittman could carry on Michigan tradition with Lions". Detroit News. Retrieved 2019-12-30.
  5. 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.
  6. "Lions sign TE Cole Herdman to practice squad, release LB Anthony Pittman". Lions Wire. 2019-12-04. Retrieved 2019-12-30.
  7. "Lions Sign Free Agent LB Anthony Pittman To Practice Squad". 97.1 The Ticket. 2019-12-09. Retrieved 2019-12-30.
  8. Rogers, Justin. "Lions promote Wayne State's Anthony Pittman off practice squad". Detroit News. Retrieved 2019-12-30.
  9. "Lions sign LB Anthony Pittman to active roster". www.detroitlions.com. Retrieved 2019-12-30.


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