Henry Wyatt Anderson (born August 3, 1991) is an

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for the

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of the

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(NFL). He played

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, and was drafted by the

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in the third round of the

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Early years

Anderson attended

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. He played

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there under head coach Mark Miller, and he had 183

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and 20.5 sacks during his career. He totalled 81 tackles (14 for loss), 9.5 sacks, two fumble recoveries and six pass breakups in 2009, leading Woodward Region 4AAA runner-up finish. He was named first-team All-state in 2009 by the

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, was a three-time South Fulton Neighbor All-South Metro and a two-time All-4AAA Region pick. He played in the 2010 Offense-Defense All-American Bowl. He was rated as a three-star recruit by ''

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'' and was ranked as the nation’s 27th-best

prospect in his class by Rivals, 42nd according to ''

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''. He committed to

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to play

. Anderson also lettered in

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and

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. He won the state championship and broke the school record in the

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with a throw of 17.44 meters (57–2). He also recorded a top-throw of 43.88 meters (143–9) in the discus and was a member of the 400m relay squad.

College career

Anderson played at Stanford from 2010 to 2014. After redshirting his first year, he played in 13 games in 2011. He recorded six tackles and had a 37-yard

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recovery. In 2012, Anderson started all 14 games and had 50 tackles and 5.5 sacks. In 2013, he played in eight games, missing six due to a knee injury. He finished the year with 19 tackles and three sacks. As a senior in 2014, he played in all 13 games and had 65 tackles and 8.5 sacks.

Professional career

Indianapolis Colts

Anderson was drafted by the

in the third round with the 93rd overall pick in the

. On November 8, during a 27–24 win over the then-undefeated

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, Anderson suffered a knee injury and did not return to the game. The following day, he was placed on injured reserve, ending his 2015 season. On November 9, 2017, Anderson was placed on injured reserve with a laryngeal fracture.

New York Jets

On April 28, 2018, Anderson was traded to the

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in exchange for a seventh round pick previously traded from the

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in the

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. The traded pick was used to select

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. He played in all 16 games with three starts, recording a career-high 35 combined tackles, seven sacks, and four passes defensed. On March 12, 2019, Anderson signed a three-year, $25.2 million contract extension with the Jets. On March 2, 2021, Anderson was released. Anderson has been accused of taking cheap shots at players throughout his time in the NFL. He was most notably called out by

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head coach

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in December 2018 for a blind-side hit on Stephen Hauschka, and was again in the news for his late hit on Bills quarterback

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after Week 1 of the 2019 season. On September 14, 2019, he was fined $10,527 by the league office for his late hit on Allen. On March 2, 2021, Anderson was released by the Jets.

New England Patriots

On March 19, 2021, Anderson signed a two-year contract with the

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. He suffered a torn pec in Week 4 and was placed on injured reserve on October 6, 2021. On August 30, 2022, Anderson was placed on injured reserve, and released two days later.

Carolina Panthers

On September 5, 2022, Anderson signed with the

. He was placed on the reserve/non-football illness list on October 25. He was activated on December 10.

References

External links

New England Patriots bioStanford Cardinal bio
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