Jonathan Anderson (born October 27, 1991) is a former American football linebacker. He was signed by the Chicago Bears as an undrafted free agent in 2015. He played college football at TCU.
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| Position: | Linebacker | ||||||
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| Born: | October 27, 1991 Corpus Christi, Texas, U.S. | ||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||||||
| Weight: | 235 lb (107 kg) | ||||||
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| High school: | Mary Carroll (Corpus Christi, Texas) | ||||||
| College: | TCU | ||||||
| Undrafted: | 2015 | ||||||
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Professional career
editChicago Bears
editOn May 3, 2015, Anderson signed with the Chicago Bears as an undrafted free agent.[1] On September 5, Anderson was waived but resigned to the practice squad three days later on September 8.[2][3] He was promoted to the active roster on October 14.[4] Anderson recorded his first career interception against the Detroit Lions on October 18, 2015.[5] Anderson recorded his first career forced fumble against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on December 27, 2015.[6] At the end of the 2015 season, Anderson recorded 36 tackles, 2 passes defensed, and 1 interception.[7] He and Harold Jones-Quartey became the first pair of undrafted rookies to record interceptions in the same season in Bears history.[8]
Anderson was released by the Bears on September 27, 2016, and was signed to the practice squad the next day.[9][10] He was promoted back to the active roster on November 23.[11]
On September 2, 2017, Anderson was waived by the Bears and was signed to the practice squad the next day.[12][13] He was promoted to the active roster on September 12.[14] He was waived by the Bears on October 26, 2017, and was re-signed to the practice squad.[15] He was promoted back to the active roster on November 11, 2017.[16] He was waived on December 9, 2017, and re-signed back to the practice squad.[17][18] He was promoted back to the active roster on December 20, 2017.[19] He played in 12 games in 2017, recording ten tackles.
On September 1, 2018, Anderson was waived by the Bears.[20] He later landed on the team's injured reserve list, but he was waived on September 24, 2018.[21]
Arizona Cardinals
editOn December 11, 2018, Anderson was signed by the Arizona Cardinals, but was released a week later.[22][23]
New York Giants
editOn January 2, 2019, Anderson signed a reserve/future contract with the New York Giants.[24] He was placed on injured reserve on August 31, 2019.[25] He was released from injured reserve with an injury settlement on September 9.[26]
Personal life
editIn December 2014, Anderson got his degree in criminal justice.[27]
References
edit- ^ Mayer, Larry (May 3, 2015). "Bears add 15 undrafted free agents". ChicagoBears.com. Archived from the original on April 22, 2018.
- ^ Mayer, Larry (September 5, 2015). "Bears make cuts to reduce roster to 53". ChicagoBears.com. Archived from the original on February 6, 2018.
- ^ Mayer, Larry (September 7, 2015). "Bears sign 10 to practice squad". ChicagoBears.com. Archived from the original on February 6, 2018.
- ^ Jones, Brian (October 14, 2015). "Bears promote LB Jonathan Anderson to active roster". 247Sports. Archived from the original on October 17, 2015.
- ^ "Bears Jonathan Anderson intercepts Lions Matthew Stafford". NFL.com. Retrieved December 28, 2015.
- ^ "Bears Jonathan Anderson forces Buccaneers Doug Martin fumble". Yahoo Sports. Retrieved December 28, 2015.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Chicago Bears: Jonathan Anderson". ChicagoBears.com. Archived from the original on February 6, 2018. Retrieved January 6, 2016.
- ^ Stollz, Jeremy (September 28, 2016). "Chicago Bears place Kyle Fuller on Injured Reserve". Bear Report. Retrieved February 5, 2018.
- ^ Mayer, Larry (September 27, 2016). "Bears ink Joique Bell, put Fuller on IR". ChicagoBears.com.
- ^ Mayer, Larry (September 28, 2016). "Bell thankful to Bears for opportunity". ChicagoBears.com. Archived from the original on February 21, 2018.
- ^ Mayer, Larry (November 23, 2016). "Bears re-sign Fales, put Miller on IR". ChicagoBears.com.
- ^ Mayer, Larry (September 2, 2017). "Bears reach NFL's 53-man roster limit". ChicagoBears.com. Archived from the original on April 7, 2018.
- ^ Mayer, Larry (September 4, 2017). "Bears sign Jenkins, nine to practice squad". ChicagoBears.com. Archived from the original on November 8, 2017.
- ^ Mayer, Larry (September 12, 2017). "Freeman joins White on injured reserve". ChicagoBears.com. Archived from the original on December 1, 2018. Retrieved December 1, 2018.
- ^ Mayer, Larry (October 26, 2017). "Bears acquire Inman in trade with Chargers". ChicagoBears.com.
- ^ Wiederer, Dan (November 11, 2017). "Bears waive receiver Tanner Gentry, promote linebacker Jonathan Anderson". ChicagoTribune.com.
- ^ Eurich, Matt (December 9, 2017). "Rashaad Coward promoted to Bears 53-man roster". 247sports.com.
- ^ Bouda, Nate (December 12, 2017). "Bears Sign LB Jonathan Anderson & DL Caushaud Lyons To Practice Squad". NFL Trade Rumors.
- ^ Mayer, Larry (December 20, 2017). "Bears put McPhee on injured reserve". ChicagoBears.com.
- ^ Mayer, Larry (September 1, 2018). "Bears announce 53-man roster". ChicagoBears.com.
- ^ Bouda, Nate (September 24, 2018). "Bears Waive LB Jonathan Anderson From Injured Reserve". NFLTradeRumors.co. Retrieved September 25, 2018.
- ^ "As Nkemdiche Goes To IR, Cardinals Bring Back Vincent Valentine". AZCardinals.com. December 11, 2018.
- ^ Urban, Darren (December 18, 2018). "Cardinals Make More Moves At Cornerback". AZCardinals.com.
- ^ Eisen, Michael (January 2, 2019). "Giants sign nine players to Reserve/Future contracts". Giants.com.
- ^ Eisen, Michael (August 31, 2019). "New York Giants announce 53-man roster". Giants.com.
- ^ Ulrich, Logan (September 9, 2019). "Giants cut three from IR with settlements". NFL Trade Rumors. Retrieved September 12, 2019.
- ^ Greenburg, Jon (September 4, 2015). "A long shot to make the Bears, Jonathan Anderson was an NFL player for one night". ESPN.com.
External links
edit- Chicago Bears bio
- TCU Horned Frogs bio Archived September 8, 2015, at the Wayback Machine