Anthony Devon Pleasant (born January 27, 1968) is an American former professional
American football
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player and assistant coach. A 6'5", 280-lb.
defensive end
Defensive end (DE) is a defensive position in the sport of gridiron football.
This position has designated the players at each end of the defensive line, but changes in formation (American football), formations over the years have substantially ...
from
Century, Florida
Century is a town in Escambia County, Florida, United States. Per the 2020 census, the population was 1,713. It is part of the Pensacola– Ferry Pass– Brent Metropolitan Statistical Area.
History
Century was founded in 1901 as a sawm ...
and
Tennessee State University
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, Pleasant was selected by the
Cleveland Browns
The Cleveland Browns are a professional American football team based in Cleveland. Named after original coach and co-founder Paul Brown, they compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the American Football Conference ( ...
in the third round of the
1990 NFL Draft
The 1990 NFL draft was the procedure by which National Football League teams selected amateur college football players. It is officially known as the NFL Annual Player Selection Meeting. The draft was held April 22–23, 1990, at the Marriott Marq ...
. He played in 14 NFL seasons from 1990 to 2004 for the Browns,
Baltimore Ravens
The Baltimore Ravens are a professional American football team based in Baltimore, Maryland. The Ravens compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the American Football Conference (AFC) North division. The team plays its ...
,
Atlanta Falcons
The Atlanta Falcons are a professional American football team based in Atlanta. The Falcons compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the league's National Football Conference (NFC) South division. The Falcons joined th ...
,
New York Jets
The New York Jets are a professional American football team based in the New York metropolitan area. The Jets compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the league's American Football Conference (AFC) East division. The J ...
,
San Francisco 49ers
The San Francisco 49ers (also written as the San Francisco Forty-Niners) are a professional American football team based in the San Francisco Bay Area. The 49ers compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member of the league's National ...
, and
New England Patriots
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. In his career, Pleasant appeared in 202 games and recorded 58.0 sacks with 2 interceptions.
Pleasant spent the last three years of his career with the
Patriots and won two Super Bowls with the team (
XXXVI and
XXXVIII
38 (thirty-eight) is the natural number following 37 (number), 37 and preceding 39 (number), 39.
In mathematics
*38! − 1 yields which is the 16th factorial prime.
*There is no answer to the equation Euler's totient function, φ(''x'') = 38, ma ...
). He retired following the latter.
After his playing career, Pleasant served as the assistant defensive coach for the
NFL
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's
Kansas City Chiefs
The Kansas City Chiefs are a professional American football team based in Kansas City, Missouri. The Chiefs compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the league's American Football Conference (AFC) West division.
The tea ...
and
Houston Texans
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.
Coaching career
Assistant defensive coach for the Kansas City Chiefs from 2010 to 2012.
Kansas City Chiefs
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The tea ...
.
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Assistant strength and conditioning coach in 2014 for the Houston Texans. Assistant defensive coach in 2015 for the Houston Texans.
References
1968 births
Living people
Northview High School (Century, Florida) alumni
Cleveland Browns players
Baltimore Ravens players
Atlanta Falcons players
New York Jets players
San Francisco 49ers players
New England Patriots players
Tennessee State Tigers football players
American football defensive ends
American football defensive tackles
Kansas City Chiefs coaches
Players of American football from Florida
People from Century, Florida
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