Anzalone with the Detroit Lions in 2022 | |||||||||||
| No. 34 – Detroit Lions | |||||||||||
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| Position: | Middle linebacker | ||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||
| Born: | September 22, 1994 Wyomissing, Pennsylvania, U.S. | ||||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||||||||||
| Weight: | 237 lb (108 kg) | ||||||||||
| Career information | |||||||||||
| High school: | Wyomissing Area (Wyomissing, Pennsylvania) | ||||||||||
| College: | Florida | ||||||||||
| NFL Draft: | 2017 / Round: 3 / Pick: 76 | ||||||||||
| 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 | |||||||||||
Alex Anzalone (born September 22, 1994) is an American football middle linebacker for the Detroit Lions of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Florida.[1][2][3][4] He was drafted by the New Orleans Saints in the third round of the 2017 NFL Draft.
Anzalone played college football at Florida from 2013 to 2016.[5]
| 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 ft 2+7⁄8 in (1.90 m) |
241 lb (109 kg) |
32+1⁄8 in (0.82 m) |
9+1⁄8 in (0.23 m) |
4.62 s | 1.59 s | 2.69 s | 6.88 s | 4.25 s | 30+1⁄2 in (0.77 m) |
9 ft 7 in (2.92 m) |
16 reps | |
| All values from NFL Combine[6] | ||||||||||||
The New Orleans Saints selected Anzalone in the third round (76th overall) of the 2017 NFL Draft.[7] He was the tenth linebacker selected in 2017.
On June 2, 2017, the New Orleans Saints signed Anzalone to a four-year, $3.46 million contract that included a signing bonus of $864,592.[8]
Anzalone earned a starting outside linebacker job for the Saints as a rookie, starting all four games in which he played. In Week 4 against the Dolphins, he suffered a shoulder injury and was placed on injured reserve on October 4, 2017.[9]
After playing in all 16 games in the 2018 season, Anzalone was placed on injured reserve on September 16, 2019.[10]
Anzalone signed with the Detroit Lions on March 24, 2021.[11] He entered the 2021 season as a starting linebacker. He started the first 14 games before suffering a shoulder injury in Week 15. He was placed on injured reserve on December 20.[12]
In March, 2022, Anzalone re-signed with the Lions.[13]
On March 13, 2023, Anzalone signed a three-year, $18.75 million contract extension with the Lions.[14]
