Anthony Dablé
{{Short description|American football player (born 1988)}}
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{{Infobox NFL biography
| name = Anthony Dablé-Wolf
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| position = Wide receiver
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1988|09|25}}
| height_ft = 6
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| weight_lbs = 220
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| undraftedyear = 2016
| pastteams =
- Centaurs Grenoble (2007–2012)
- Lübeck Cougars (2013)*
- Berlin Rebels (2013)
- New Yorker Lions (2014–2015)
- Aix-en-Provence Argonautes (2016)*
- New York Giants ({{NFL Year|2016}})*
- Atlanta Falcons ({{NFL Year|2017}})*
- New Yorker Lions (2018)
- Hildesheim Invaders (2019)
- Leipzig Kings (2021–2022)
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- 2× German Bowl champion (XXXVI, XXXVII)
- Eurobowl champion (XXIX)
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Anthony Dablé-Wolf (born Anthony Dablé; September 25, 1988) is a French professional American football wide receiver and coach. He has also played for the Aix-en-Provence Argonautes of the French Ligue Élite de Football Américain (LEFA), the France national team, the Lübeck Cougars, the Berlin Rebels, and the New Yorker Lions, before becoming the first player signed to the NFL from the International Player Pathway Program. After stints with the New York Giants and the Atlanta Falcons, he returned to Europe, where he played for GFL teams New Yorker Lions and Hildesheim Invaders and for the Leipzig Kings of the newly formed European League of Football (ELF).
Early years
After discovering American football at the age of 17 by playing the video game NFL Quarterback Club for the Nintendo 64, Dablé learned the sport by watching videos of wide receivers of his size on YouTube.{{cite web |url=http://www.giants.com/news-and-blogs/article-1/French-star-Anthony-Dable-making-smooth-transition-to-Giants/620174f1-c89f-4e32-bf1c-1a75ad474bc3 |title=French star Anthony Dable making smooth transition to Giants |last=Schmeelk |first=John |date=June 12, 2016 |access-date=July 26, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160723055132/http://www.giants.com/news-and-blogs/article-1/French-star-Anthony-Dable-making-smooth-transition-to-Giants/620174f1-c89f-4e32-bf1c-1a75ad474bc3 |archive-date=July 23, 2016 |url-status=dead }} He then tried out for, and joined, the Grenoble Centaures at the age of 19.
Career
=France=
He started playing football with the Grenoble Centaures in U-19 team in 2007 . While with the Centaures he won the Vice champion French Football Championship Division 2 in 2010, the France Championship Football Division 1 (Élite) in 2011 and the European Federation of American Football Cup in 2012.
He also played for the France National Team four times, in 2010, 2011, 2014 and 2015. In 2010, the team won the silver medal, losing to Germany in the EFAF European Championship. In 2011, the team placed sixth in the IFAF World Championship. In 2014, the team won the bronze medal in the EFAF European Championship. In 2015, the team placed fourth in the IFAF World Championship.
=Canada=
In 2012, Dablé went to the Université Laval in Canada but was not eligible to play there.
Professional career
=German Football League=
==Berlin Rebels==
Dablé joined his teammate from the France national team, Giovanni Nanguy, to play for the Lübeck Cougars, but finished the season with the Berlin Rebels. During his time with the Rebels, Dablé wore number 80. He played in six games, recorded 26 receptions for 654 yards (average of 25.2 yards per catch), scored eight touchdowns (the longest being an 83-yard catch) and nine kick returns for 237 return yards (longest kick return 55 yards). He also returned seven punts for 71 yards (longest punt return 43 yards).
==New Yorker Lions==
He played two seasons for the New Yorker Lions, winning the German Bowl twice (2014 and 2015), the Vice European Championship and Eurobowl during his last season.
==Career statistics==
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| colspan=4|Season | colspan=6|Receiving | colspan=5|Kick returns | colspan=2|Fumbles | |||||||||||||
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| Year | Team | GP | GS | Tgt | Rec | Yards | Avg | TD | Long | Ret | Yards | Avg | Long | TD | Fum | Lost |
| 2014 | NYL | -- | -- | -- | 70 | 1,186 | 16.9 | 17 | 74 | 9 | 267 | 29.7 | 73 | 0 | -- | -- |
| 2015 | NYL | -- | -- | -- | 75 | 1,251 | 16.7 | 15 | 89 | 13 | 389 | 29.9 | 41 | 0 | -- | -- |
| colspan="2" | Career | -- | -- | -- | 145 | 2,437 | 16.8 | 32 | 89 | 22 | 656 | 29.8 | 73 | 0 | -- | -- |
=National Football League=
==New York Giants==
After posting his highlights on YouTube, Dablé was spotted by former New York Giant player Osi Umenyiora.{{cite web |url=http://www.espn.go.com/nfl/story/_/id/15132523/france-anthony-dablé-gets-nfl-chance-new-york-giants |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160405152812/http://espn.go.com/nfl/story/_/id/15132523/france-anthony-dabl%C3%A9-gets-nfl-chance-new-york-giants |url-status=dead |archive-date=April 5, 2016 |title=France's Anthony Dable getting NFL shot with Giants |last=Graziano |first=Dan |website=ESPN.com |date=April 4, 2016 |access-date=July 26, 2016}} After successful tests in England he moved to Florida on January 28, 2016 to train for the NFL Combine Regional in Minnesota. He signed a multi-year contract after a tryout on February 17, 2016. On September 3, 2016, he was released by the Giants as part of the final roster cuts.{{cite web|title=New York Giants announce 20 roster moves|url=http://www.giants.com/news-and-blogs/article-1/New-York-Giants-announce-20-roster-moves/d7b93d76-3186-40dc-b759-c622015e0159|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170825063500/http://www.giants.com/news-and-blogs/article-1/New-York-Giants-announce-20-roster-moves/d7b93d76-3186-40dc-b759-c622015e0159|url-status=dead|archive-date=August 25, 2017|last=Eisen|first=Michael|website=Giants.com|date=September 3, 2016}}
==Atlanta Falcons==
On January 5, 2017, Dablé signed a reserve/future contract with the Atlanta Falcons.{{cite web|title=Falcons sign WR Anthony Dablé to a reserve/futures contract|url=http://www.thefalcoholic.com/2017/1/5/14185646/falcons-sign-wr-anthony-dable-to-a-reserve-futures-contract|author=Thomas, Jeanna|website=TheFalcoholic.com|date=January 5, 2017}} He was waived on September 1, 2017.{{cite web|title=2017 Atlanta Falcons Roster Cuts Tracker: Deadline To 53 Is 4 P.M. ET On Saturday|url=http://www.atlantafalcons.com/news/blog/article-1/2017-Atlanta-Falcons-roster-cuts-tracker-Deadline-to-53-is-4-pm-ET-on-Saturday/98e7c2c6-e5e5-414f-bf3a-69e3863e701a|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171230165513/http://www.atlantafalcons.com/news/blog/article-1/2017-Atlanta-Falcons-roster-cuts-tracker-Deadline-to-53-is-4-pm-ET-on-Saturday/98e7c2c6-e5e5-414f-bf3a-69e3863e701a|url-status=dead|archive-date=December 30, 2017|author=Conway, Kelsey|website=AtlantaFalcons.com|date=September 1, 2017}}
=German Football League=
==New Yorker Lions (second stint)==
Dablé-Wolf returned to the GFL by signing with the New Yorker Lions on May 23, 2018.{{cite web|title=Ex NY Giant, Atlanta Falcon WR Anthony Dablé-Wolf has returned to Germany's Braunschweig New Yorker Lions|url=http://www.americanfootballinternational.com/anthony-dable-wolf-has-returned-to-germanys-braunschweig-new-yorker-lions/|website=AmericanFootballInternational.com|date=May 23, 2018}}
==Hildesheim Invaders==
=European League of Football=
==German Knights 1367/Leipzig Kings==
In February 2021, it was announced that new franchise German Knights 1367, out of the newly formed European League of Football, has signed Dablé-Wolf for the 2021 season.{{cite web|title=European League of Football's German Knights 1367 sign former NFL, GFL receiver Anthony Dablé-Wolf |url=https://www.americanfootballinternational.com/european-league-of-footballs-knights-1367-sign-former-nfl-gfl-receiver-anthony-dable-wolf/ |website=americanfootballinternational.com|date=February 12, 2021}} After that team did not join the league for its inaugural season, he was instead transferred to the Leipzig Kings. On April 14, 2022 his extension was announced after being signed by the Allgäu Comets for their 2022 season.
Personal life
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20160429164918/http://www.giants.com/team/roster/Anthony-Dabl%C3%A9/d87308b9-5612-4342-b7cb-27729e6fe59e Giants profile]
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Category:French players of American football
Category:New York Giants players
Category:Atlanta Falcons players
Category:German Football League players
Category:Place of birth missing (living people)
Category:French expatriate sportspeople in Germany
Category:French expatriate sportspeople in the United States
Category:International Player Pathway participants