Richie Anderson

Richard Darnoll Anderson (born September 13, 1971) is a former American football fullback in the National Football League for the New York Jets and Dallas Cowboys. He played college football at Penn State University.

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Richie Anderson
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Position:Fullback
Personal information
Born: (1971-09-13) September 13, 1971
Olney, Maryland
Height:6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight:230 lb (104 kg)
Career information
High school:Sherwood (MD)
College:Penn State
NFL Draft:1993 / Round: 6 / Pick: 144
Career history
As player:
As coach:
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Games played:161
Receptions:400
Rushing yards:1,274
Total Touchdowns:18
Player stats at NFL.com
Player stats at PFR

Early years

Anderson attended Sherwood High School. As a senior, he averaged eight yards per carry for more than 200 yards a game. He received All-state and All-American honors. He finished his high school career with 3,500 yards.[1]

College career

Anderson accepted a scholarship from Penn State University. As a freshman, he was a third-string running back. He sat out his sophomore season as a medical redshirt.

As a sophomore, he struggled in the first seven games while splitting time with Gerry Collins and Shelly Hammonds. He improved in the last four contests, registering 599 yards and 7 touchdowns. He finsihed with 779 rushing yards, 10 rushing touchdowns, 21 receptions (third on the team), 255 receiving yards and one receiving touchdown.[2]

Anderson entered his junior season with Joe Paterno mentioning him as probably the most powerful of all the tailbacks he had coached. He posted 900 rushing yards and 19 total touchdowns (second highest in school history).

He declared for the NFL Draft after his junior season.[3] He finished his college career with 363 carries for 1,756 rushing yards with 29 touchdowns and 37 receptions for 353 receiving yards with 2 touchdowns. At the time he ranked 8th on the Penn State career rushing list.

Professional career

New York Jets

Anderson was selected in the sixth round (144th overall) of the 1993 NFL Draft by the New York Jets.

In 2000, he was named as the American Football Conference starting fullback in the Pro Bowl, when he led the running backs in the league with a career-high 88 receptions (franchise record) for 853 yards and 2 touchdowns.[4]

In 2002, the offense changed and his numbers dropped to 40 receptions. He left the team with 305 receptions, which was a franchise record for running backs. In 2003, the Jets chose to re-sign fullback Jerald Sowell and let Anderson leave in free agency.[5]

Dallas Cowboys

On March 4, 2003, he signed as a free agent with the Dallas Cowboys, reuniting him with his former Jets head coach Bill Parcells.[6] He registered career-highs with 70 carries and 306 rushing yards, while leading the team in receptions (69), even though he was a fullback. He also lined up at running back, tight end, wide receiver and on special teams. Though his play on the field was notable, it was his attitude, character and leadership that was also valuable to the team, earning him a team captain denomination.

In 2004, he suffered a bone bruise in the season opener, which forced him to miss a game. In the tenth game against the Baltimore Ravens, he suffered a herniated disc neck injury, missing two games before being placed on the injured reserve list on December 28.

On April 28, 2005, he was released because of his injury.[7] A couple of his main highlights with the Cowboys, occurred when he threw a left-handed touchdown pass to Terry Glenn in a 2004 game against the Washington Redskins, and when he leaped 5 feet in the air over former Philadelphia Eagles cornerback Troy Vincent.

On February 2, 2006, he signed a one-day contract to officially retired with the New York Jets, the team that drafted him.[8] He appeared in 161 games (88 starts), rushed 318 times for 1,274 yards with 4 rushing touchdowns and caught 400 passes for 3,149 yards with 14 reception touchdowns.

NFL statistics
YearTeamGamesCarriesYardsYards per CarryLongest CarryTouchdownsFirst DownsFumblesFumbles Lost
1994NYJ13432074.85511011
1995NYJ105173.4100222
1996NYJ16471503.21111500
1997NYJ1621703.3190410
1998NYJ8122.020000
1999NYJ1616845.3160400
2000NYJ1627632.390800
2001NYJ16261023.9120400
2002NYJ165275.4160100
2003DAL15703064.41911600
2004DAL12572464.32711111
Career1613181,2744.05547554

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Coaching career

After he retired, he joined the New York Jets coaching staff as an assistant wide receivers coach. Following the 2006 season, Anderson joined the Arizona Cardinals coaching staff as a wide receivers coach.[10] In 2007, he was moved to tight ends coach.[11] On October 15, 2009, Anderson joined the Kansas City Chiefs to be the wide receivers coach, replacing former NFL wide receiver, Dedric Ward.[12]

References
  1. "Out of Andre's shadow". Retrieved February 19, 2020.
  2. "Linebackers, running backs solid as ever". Retrieved February 19, 2020.
  3. "Football team faces loss of two top rushers". Retrieved February 19, 2020.
  4. "Jets still trying to replace No. 19". Retrieved February 19, 2020.
  5. "The Jets Re-Sign Sowell But Will Lose Anderson". Retrieved February 19, 2020.
  6. "Anderson reunites with former coach Parcells". Retrieved February 19, 2020.
  7. "Cowboys cut Richie Anderson". Retrieved February 19, 2020.
  8. "Tice lands job with Jags". Retrieved February 19, 2020.
  9. "Richie Anderson Stats". ESPN. ESPN Internet Ventures. Retrieved 17 July 2020.
  10. "Schottenheimer, Sutton hired as Jets coordinators". Retrieved February 19, 2020.
  11. "Rutledge, three others join Whisenhunt's staff". Retrieved February 19, 2020.
  12. "Chiefs make coaching staff moves". Retrieved February 19, 2020.
Sporting positions
Preceded by
Dedric Ward		 Kansas City Chiefs Wide Receivers Coach
2009-2011		 Succeeded by
Nick Sirianni
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