Anthony Rush

Anthony Rush
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Rush with the Tennessee Titans in 2021
Personal information
Born: (1996-09-01) September 1, 1996 (age 28)
Raleigh, North Carolina, U.S.
Height:6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Weight:361 lb (164 kg)
Career information
High school:Cary (Cary, North Carolina)
College:
Position:Nose tackle
Undrafted:2019
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career NFL statistics
Total tackles:40
Sacks:0.5
Forced fumbles:1
Stats at Pro Football Reference

Anthony Rush (born September 1, 1996) is an American former professional football nose tackle who played in the National Football League (NFL).[1] After playing college football for UAB, he was signed by the Philadelphia Eagles as an undrafted free agent in 2019. He was also a member of the Oakland Raiders, Seattle Seahawks, Chicago Bears, Green Bay Packers, Tennessee Titans, Atlanta Falcons, and Dallas Cowboys.

Early life

Rush is a native of Raleigh, North Carolina.[1] He attended Cary High School.[1] He played both defense and offense for his high school team, earning first-team All Southwest Wake Athletic Conference honors as a junior.[1]

College career

Because of problems with academics coming out of high school Rush spent his first two years of college at Northeast Mississippi Community College where he recorded 73 tackles and 4 sacks.[2] In his two years at UAB, Rush recorded 77 tackles (20 for loss), 2 sacks and a interception returned for a touchdown.[3]

Professional career

Pre-draft measurables
Height Weight Arm length Hand span
6 ft 4+1⁄4 in
(1.94 m) 		352 lb
(160 kg) 		33+1⁄8 in
(0.84 m) 		9+1⁄8 in
(0.23 m)
All values from Pro Day[4]

Philadelphia Eagles

Rush signed with the Philadelphia Eagles as an undrafted free agent on April 28, 2019.[5] He was waived on July 27.[6]

Oakland Raiders

Rush signed with the Oakland Raiders on August 1, 2019.[7] He was waived during final roster cuts on August 31, 2019,[8] but was re-signed to the team's practice squad on September 2.[9]

Philadelphia Eagles (second stint)

On October 21, 2019, Rush was signed by the Eagles off the Raiders' practice squad.[10] He was waived on September 5, 2020.[11]

Seattle Seahawks

On September 9, 2020, Rush was signed to the Seattle Seahawks practice squad.[12] He was elevated to the active roster on September 19 for the team's Week 2 game against the New England Patriots, and reverted to the practice squad after the game.[13] He was promoted to the active roster on September 23.[14] He was waived on October 27, 2020.[15]

Chicago Bears

On November 10, 2020, Rush was signed by the Chicago Bears to the active roster.[16] He was waived by the team on November 24.[17]

Green Bay Packers

On November 25, 2020, Rush was claimed off waivers by the Green Bay Packers.[18] He was waived by the Packers on December 31, 2020,[19] and re-signed to the practice squad two days later.[20] On January 25, 2021, Rush signed a reserve/futures contract with the Packers.[21] He was waived on June 10, 2021.[22]

Tennessee Titans

On July 26, 2021, Rush signed with the Tennessee Titans.[23] He was released on September 21, 2021.[24]

Atlanta Falcons

On September 23, 2021, Rush signed with the practice squad of the Atlanta Falcons.[25] On November 8, 2021, Rush was promoted to the active roster.[26] Rush made his first career NFL start in Week 11 against the New England Patriots.

On March 17, 2022, Rush signed a one-year contract with the Falcons.[27] He started the first four games before getting waived on October 6, 2022.[28]

Philadelphia Eagles (third stint)

On November 24, 2022, Rush was signed to the Eagles practice squad. He was released on December 6.[29]

Dallas Cowboys

On December 14, 2022, Rush was signed to the Dallas Cowboys practice squad, after defensive tackle Johnathan Hankins suffered a pectoral injury. On January 30, 2023, he was released.

NFL career statistics

Regular season

Season Team GP GS Total Solo Ast Sck FF FR PD
2019 PHI 9 0 9 6 3 0 0 0 2
2020 GB 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
SEA 4 0 5 1 4 0.5 0 0 0
2021 TEN 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
ATL 10 6 19 10 9 0 1 0 0
Total 26 6 33 17 16 0.5 1 0 2
Source: NFL.com and PFR.com

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Anthony Rush (DT): Bio, News, Stats & more". www.atlantafalcons.com. Retrieved May 2, 2022.
  2. ^ "Anthony Rush UAB". UAB Athletics.
  3. ^ "Raiders hope they have a steal in undrafted rookie DT Anthony Rush". San Francisco Chronicles. August 22, 2019.
  4. ^ "2019 Draft Scout Anthony Rush, Alabama-Birmingham NFL Draft Scout College Football Profile". draftscout.com. Retrieved March 16, 2023.
  5. ^ McPherson, Chris (May 9, 2019). "Eagles sign entire 2019 draft class and 10 undrafted free agents". PhiladelphiaEagles.com.
  6. ^ McPherson, Chris (July 27, 2019). "Eagles sign CB Orlando Scandrick". PhiladelphiaEagles.com. Retrieved October 21, 2019.
  7. ^ "Raiders sign defensive tackle Anthony Rush". Raiders.com. August 1, 2019. Retrieved October 21, 2019.
  8. ^ "Raiders announce transactions – 8.31.19". Raiders.com. August 31, 2019. Retrieved October 21, 2019.
  9. ^ Straub, Luke (September 2, 2019). "Raiders' initial practice squad is set for 2019 season". USA Today. Retrieved October 21, 2019.
  10. ^ McPherson, Chris (October 21, 2019). "Eagles agree to sign DT Anthony Rush, release CB Orlando Scandrick and DT Akeem Spence". PhiladelphiaEagles.com. Retrieved October 21, 2019.
  11. ^ McPherson, Chris (September 5, 2020). "Eagles announce initial 53-man roster". PhiladelphiaEagles.com.
  12. ^ Boyle, John (September 9, 2020). "Seahawks Sign WR John Ursua & DT Anthony Rush To Practice Squad". Seahawks.com.
  13. ^ "Anthony Rush Elevated From Practice Squad For Week 2 vs. Patriots". Seahawks.com. September 19, 2020. Retrieved October 5, 2020.
  14. ^ Boyle, John (September 23, 2020). "Seahawks Promoted Linden Stephens & Anthony Rush From Practice Squad; Place Three Players On IR". Seahawks.com.
  15. ^ Condotta, Bob (October 27, 2020). "The Seahawks waive Anthony Rush, while the Cowboys trade Everson Griffen to Detroit, not Seattle". The Seattle Times. Retrieved November 9, 2020.
  16. ^ Mayer, Larry (November 10, 2020). "Roster Moves: Bears sign DT Rush, add QB to practice squad". ChicagoBears.com. Archived from the original on November 10, 2020. Retrieved November 11, 2020.
  17. ^ @BearsPR (November 24, 2020). "#Bears roster move: We have waived DT Anthony Rush" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  18. ^ "Packers claim DL Anthony Rush off of waivers". packers.com. November 30, 2020.
  19. ^ "Packers claim DL Damon Harrison off of waivers from the Seahawks". Packers.com. December 31, 2020.
  20. ^ "Packers place David Bakhtiari on IR". Packers.com. January 2, 2021.
  21. ^ "Packers sign 10 free agents". Green Bay Packers. January 25, 2021. Archived from the original on January 26, 2021. Retrieved January 25, 2021.
  22. ^ "Packers sign QB Jake Dolegala". packers.com. Retrieved June 10, 2021.
  23. ^ "Titans add Kyle Peko, Anthony Rush, waive Bruce Hector". USAToday.com. July 26, 2021.
  24. ^ Wyatt, Jim (September 21, 2021). "Titans Release Safety Bradley McDougald, DL Anthony Rush". TennesseeTitans.com.
  25. ^ "Falcons Sign Mountain of a Man for DL". SI.com. September 23, 2021. Retrieved September 25, 2021.
  26. ^ "What to make of the moves: Falcons sign defensive lineman Anthony Rush, release Deadrin Senat". AtlantaFalcons.com. November 8, 2021.
  27. ^ "Falcons' Anthony Rush: Returns to Atlanta". CBSSports.com. March 17, 2022. Retrieved March 18, 2022.
  28. ^ Bair, Scott (October 6, 2022). "Falcons release veteran defensive tackle". AtlantaFalcons.com.
  29. ^ "Roster Moves: Eagles free spots on both the 53-man roster and practice squad". PhiladelphiaEagles.com. December 6, 2022.