Don Anderson (American football)

Donald Cortez Anderson (born July 8, 1963) is a former American football cornerback in the National Football League for the Indianapolis Colts and Tampa Bay Buccaneers. He played college football at Purdue University.

Don Anderson
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Position:Cornerback
Personal information
Born: (1963-07-08) July 8, 1963
Detroit, Michigan
Height:5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Weight:196 lb (89 kg)
Career information
High school:Cody (MI)
College:Purdue
NFL Draft:1985 / Round: 2 / Pick: 32
Career history
Career NFL statistics
Games played:16
Player stats at NFL.com
Player stats at PFR

Early years

Anderson attended Cody High School. He accepted a football scholarship from Purdue University, where he became a three-year starter. He tied the school record with 11 career interceptions.

Professional career

Anderson was selected by the Indianapolis Colts in the second round (32nd overall) of the 1985 NFL Draft.[1] He was limited with injuries, appearing in five games as a backup cornerback, while making one interception and one forced fumble. He was released on August 26, 1986.[2]

On March 30, 1987, he was signed as a free agent by the San Francisco 49ers.[3] He was released on August 28.[4]

On September 16, 1987, he was signed as a free agent by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, to replace an injured Vito McKeever.[5] He appeared in 11 games as a backup cornerback and recovered one fumble, during the strike shortened season. He was released before the start of the 1988 season.

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References
  1. "1985 NFL Draft". Retrieved January 12, 2019.
  2. "Transactions". Retrieved January 12, 2019.
  3. "Transactions". Retrieved January 12, 2019.
  4. "Transactions". Retrieved January 12, 2019.
  5. "McKeever put on IR list". Retrieved January 12, 2019.
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