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 | ||||||||||||||||
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Born: | Beverly Hills, Michigan | November 24, 1995||||||||||||||||
Height: | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||||||||||||||||
Weight: | 224 lb (102 kg) | ||||||||||||||||
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High school: | Birmingham Groves High School | ||||||||||||||||
College: | Wayne State | ||||||||||||||||
Undrafted: | 2019 | ||||||||||||||||
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Roster status: | Active | ||||||||||||||||
Career NFL statistics as of Week 17, 2019 | |||||||||||||||||
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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]
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.