Anthony Copeland

{{Short description|American football player (born 1963)}}

{{For|the abolitionist|John Anthony Copeland, Jr.}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=June 2024}}

{{Infobox NFL biography

| name = Anthony Copeland

| number = 57

| position = Linebacker

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1963|4|14}}

| birth_place = Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.

| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 2

| weight_lb = 250

| high_school = Walter F. George

| college = Louisville

| undraftedyear = 1986

| pastteams =

• Washington Redskins ({{NFL Year|1986|1987}})

| highlights =

• Super Bowl champion (XXII)

| pfr = CopeAn2

}}

Anthony Lamar Copeland (born April 14, 1963) is an American former professional football linebacker.{{cite news | url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-baltimore-sun/163732811/ | title=Redskins' Copeland intends to go from stand-in to Pro Bowl | work=The Baltimore Sun | date=May 13, 1987 | accessdate=23 January 2025}} He played three games in the National Football League (NFL) for the Washington Redskins in 1987. He played college football at Wichita State University and University of Louisville.{{Cite web |title=Anthony Copeland |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/C/CopeAn20.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210420062726/https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/C/CopeAn20.htm |archive-date=2021-04-20 |access-date=2023-04-21 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}}