Anthony Alridge
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Position: | Running back |
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Born: | Fort Worth, Texas, U.S. | November 24, 1984
Height: | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) |
Weight: | 175 lb (79 kg) |
Career information | |
High school: | Denton (Denton, Texas) |
College: | Houston |
Undrafted: | 2008 |
Career history | |
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* Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Player stats at NFL.com |
Anthony Eugene Alridge (born November 24, 1984) is a former professional
Alridge was also a member of the
Early years
Alridge was born to Vincent and Lisa Alridge in Fort Worth, Texas, where he grew up. He is the oldest son with two sisters and a younger brother. His father is the pastor of Friendly Fellowship Church of God in Christ in Fort Worth, Texas where Anthony grew up playing the drums for his church.
Alridge played for the Denton High School football team as an all-purpose back. During his time at Denton, Alridge was named Honorable Mention AP 4A All-State, selected to the Max Emfinger Texas Super All-State Team, picked Texas Sports Writers Association Third-team, All-State and named District 6-4A Offensive Player-of-the-Year.[1]
College career
Alridge chose to attend the University of Houston where he was redshirted as a freshman; he was initially recruited as a wide receiver.
He was not enrolled at the university for the 2004 season and sat out the year. In 2005, as a wide receiver, he appeared in all 12 games,
Alridge was approached after the 2005 season and asked if he would be interested in playing significant time at
As a junior, Alridge shared time at running back with the Cougars' senior Jackie Battle. Battle and Alridge combined for 1,762 rushing yards and 21 touchdowns during the 2006 regular season.[4] After Battle graduated and signed a free-agent contract with the Kansas City Chiefs, Alridge assumed the bulk of the running back duties for Houston in 2007 and rushed for 1,597 yards on 259 carries (a 6.2 per-carry average) and scored 14 rushing touchdowns. He also caught 19 passes for 274 yards (a 14.4 average) and five touchdowns.
Professional career
Denver Broncos
On April 27, 2008, Alridge signed a contract with the Denver Broncos as a
First stint with Redskins
Alridge was claimed off waivers by the
Houston Texans
Alridge was signed to the Houston Texans practice squad on September 16, 2009.
Second stint with Redskins
Alridge was re-signed by the
After his contract expired following the 2009 season, Alridge was re-signed to a future contract on January 6, 2010.
On May 3, 2010, Alridge was waived by the Redskins for the third time.
Toronto Argonauts
On September 16, 2010, Alridge was signed by the Toronto Argonauts of the Canadian Football League to a practice roster agreement. On November 22, 2010, he was released by the Argonauts. While with the Argonauts, Alridge played in three regular season games, rushing for 47 yards on 13 carries and catching two passes for three yards.[7]
Personal life
Alridge graduated from Denton High School in 2003. He majored in sociology at University of Houston and graduated in 2007. Alridge and his wife Lauren reside in Houston, Texas.[1]
See also
- List of college football yearly rushing leaders
References
- ^ a b c University of Houston Football Player Biography
- ^ ESPN.com NCAA Division I-A Rushing Leaders
- ^ ESPN Player Profile
- ^ Michael Murphy, Setting aside egos to help the team, Houston Chronicle, December 27, 2006
- ^ Denver Broncos Sign Undrafted Rookie RB Alridge. BroncoTalk. Retrieved on Apr. 27, 2008
- ^ Broncos Release 5 Players Yahoo Sports, February 11, 2009
- ISBN 978-0-9835136-6-7.