Anthony Devonne Waters (born July 25, 1985) is an American former professional football player who was a linebacker in the National Football League (NFL). He was selected by the San Diego Chargers in the third round of the 2007 NFL draft. He played college football for the Clemson Tigers. He is also the older brother of Philadelphia Eagles linebacker Shaquille Leonard.
 Waters at the 2010 Saints Super Bowl victory parade | |||||||
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| Position: | Linebacker | ||||||
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| Born: | July 25, 1984 Dillon, South Carolina, U.S. | ||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||||||
| Weight: | 238 lb (108 kg) | ||||||
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| High school: | Lake View (SC) | ||||||
| College: | Clemson | ||||||
| NFL draft: | 2007 / round: 3 / pick: 96 | ||||||
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College career
editWaters attended Clemson University for college. Waters' senior season ended early as he tore his ACL in his left knee on September 3, 2006 in the opening game of the season against Florida Atlantic.[2]
Professional career
edit| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | |||||
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| 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
245 lb (111 kg) |
33 in (0.84 m) |
9+5⁄8 in (0.24 m) |
4.62 s | 1 in (0.03 m) |
9 ft 7 in (2.92 m) |
25 reps | |||||
| Bench press from NFL Scouting Combine; all other values from Pro Day; see scouting report at the Wayback Machine (archived May 22, 2007) | ||||||||||||
San Diego Chargers
editWaters was selected by the San Diego Chargers in the third round (95th overall) of the 2007 NFL draft.[3] After missing his entire rookie season in 2007, Waters appeared in seven games for the Chargers in 2008 and recorded three tackles. He was waived by the team on February 26, 2009.
New Orleans Saints (first stint)
editWaters signed with the New Orleans Saints on April 15, 2009.[4] He was part of the Saints' final cuts in early September.
Buffalo Bills
editWaters signed as a practice squad member of the Buffalo Bills on October 14, 2009.[5]
New Orleans Saints (second stint)
editAfter spending eight weeks on the Bills' practice squad, Waters returned to the Saints when they signed him to their active roster on December 9, 2009.[6] He was not re-signed following the 2010 season and became a free agent.[7]
NFL statistics
edit| Year | Team | Games | Combined Tackles | Tackles | Assisted Tackles | Sacks | Forced Fumbles | Fumble Recoveries | Fumbler Return Yards | Interceptions | Interception Return Yards | Yards per Interception Return | Longest Interception Return | Interceptions Returned for Touchdown | Passes Defended |
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| 2008 | SD | 7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 | NO | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 | NO | 10 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | 20 | 14 | 13 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Coaching career
editWaters was the linebackers coach for Harding University High School football team from 2013 to 2015 Recently, Waters has signed on as the head football coach at Grier Middle School in Gastonia, North Carolina.
References
edit- ^ "Transactions". NFL.com. Retrieved October 13, 2024.
- ^ ESPN - Clemson LB Waters tears ACL, out for season
- ^ "2007 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved May 11, 2023.
- ^ "New Orleans Saints sign linebacker Anthony Waters". Archived from the original on April 17, 2009. Retrieved April 15, 2009.
- ^ "LB added to practice squad". Archived from the original on October 16, 2009. Retrieved October 14, 2009.
- ^ "Saints Sign FB Marcus Mailei and LB Anthony Waters" Archived 2009-12-13 at the Wayback Machine at New Orleans Saints team website, December 9, 2009 (retrieved December 9, 2009).
- ^ NFL Transactions Report, December 30, 2011
- ^ "Anthony Waters Stats". ESPN Internet Ventures. Retrieved April 2, 2014.