Andy Tanner
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born: | May 16, 1988 Midwestern State |
| Position: | Wide receiver |
| Undrafted: | 2010 |
| Career history | |
| * Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |
| Roster status: | Injured Reserve |
| Career NFL statistics | |
| Player stats at NFL.com | |
Andy Tanner (born May 16, 1988) is an
Professional career
New Orleans Saints
Over three years from 2010 to 2013, Tanner was repeatedly signed to the practice squad, released, waived, or signed to a reserve/future contract, for a total of 33 roster transactions[1] before he finally made the Saints' opening day roster for the 2013 season.[2] However, after the Saints sustained several defensive injuries in their first regular season game, the Saints again cut Tanner from the roster in favor of linebacker Jay Richardson on September 12, 2013.[3] The Saints then brought Tanner back to the practice squad on September 17.[4] The Saints released Tanner on August 25, 2014,[5] then placed him on injured reserve on August 26 after he went unclaimed.[6] The Saints released him on August 21, 2015.[7]
References
- Times-Picayune, July 28, 2013.
- ^ John DeShazier, "Andy Tanner finally sticks on New Orleans Saints roster" Archived September 4, 2013, at the Wayback Machine, NewOrleansSaints.com, August 31, 2013.
- Times-Picayune, September 12, 2013.
- Times-Picayune, September 17, 2013.
- ^ New Orleans Saints on Twitter: Payton said the #Saints have waived WR Tanner, S Zimmerman and OT Nsekhe
- The Times-Picayune, August 26, 2014.
- The Times-Picayune, August 21, 2015.