Anthony Denham
{{Short description|American football player (born 1991)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2019}}
{{Infobox NFL biography
| name = Anthony Denham
| image =
| alt =
| caption =
| number = 81
| position = Tight end
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|mf=yes|1991|7|21}}
| birth_place = Monterey Park, California, U.S.
| death_date =
| death_place =
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 4
| weight_lbs = 221
| high_school = Woodrow Wilson HS Los Angeles
| college = Utah
| undraftedyear = 2014
| pastteams =
- Houston Texans ({{NFL Year|2014}}–{{NFL Year|2015}})
- Philadelphia Eagles ({{NFL Year|2016}}–{{NFL Year|2017}})*
- Arizona Cardinals ({{NFL Year|2017}})*
- Philadelphia Eagles ({{NFL Year|2018}})*
- Salt Lake Stallions ({{AAF Year|2019}})
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| statlabel1 = Receptions
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| statlabel2 = Receiving yards
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| statlabel3 = Receiving touchdowns
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| pfr = DenhAn00
}}
Anthony Dion Denham Jr. (born July 21, 1991) is a former American football tight end. He was signed by the Houston Texans as an undrafted free agent in 2014. He played college football at Utah.
Early life
Denham is the son of Anthony Denham Sr. and Dana Lewis. He spent his high school years in foster care. At Woodrow Wilson high school in Los Angeles, California, he had four letters in football, two in basketball and one in track. He was the team's leading receiver and team captain in three years.{{cite web|url=http://www.utahutes.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/anthony_denham_757024.html |title=Anthony Denham Bio - the Official Athletic Site of the University of Utah |accessdate=December 4, 2014 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140629184317/http://www.utahutes.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/anthony_denham_757024.html |archivedate=June 29, 2014 }}
College career
In his freshman year, at East Los Angeles College, he set school records for receiving yards and touchdowns with 1,186 yds and 16 touchdowns. In his sophomore 2010 season, his play got caught in a downward spiral, though he still finished second in the American Mountain Conference with 40 catches for 475 yds and 7 touchdowns. Even after his decline, he was still rated as a four star recruit by scout.com and rivals.com. After the 2010 season, he transferred to Utah. In 2011, he redshirted, and in 2012 his play was limited, finishing with 11 catches for 135 yds. In 2013, his senior year, he started 10 games and had 24 catches for 291 yds and two touchdowns.
=College football statistics=
| class="wikitable"
! colspan="15" style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Utah Utes football}}"| Utah Utes | ||||
| Season | Receptions | Yards | Avg | TD's |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 11 | 135 | 12.3 | 0 |
| 2013 | 24 | 291 | 12.1 | 2 |
| Career | 35 | 426 | 12.2 | 2 |
Professional career
{{NFL predraft
| height ft = 6
| height in = 4+1/2
| weight = 235
| arm span =
| hand span =
| dash = 4.77
| ten split = 1.65
| twenty split = 2.76
| shuttle = 4.56
| cone drill = 7.38
| vertical = 32+1/2
| broad ft = 9
| broad in = 5
| bench = 14
| wonderlic =
| note = Bench press, broad jump, shuttle, cone drill values from Pro Day; all other values from NFL Combine.{{cite web |title=A.D. Denham, DS #19 TE, Kansas |url=http://www.nfldraftscout.com/ratings/dsprofile.php?pyid=92643&draftyear=2014&genpos=WR |website=NFLDraftScout.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304205540/http://www.nfldraftscout.com/ratings/dsprofile.php?pyid=92643&draftyear=2014&genpos=WR |archive-date=March 4, 2016}}
}}
=Houston Texans=
Denham went undrafted in the 2014 NFL draft.{{Cite web|url=http://hou.scout.com/story/1419332-2014-houston-texans-rookie-udfas|title = 2014 Houston Texans Rookie UDFAs}} He was signed by the Houston Texans, and called up from their practice squad on December 3, 2014.{{Cite web|url=http://hou.scout.com/story/1488076-anthony-denham-gets-the-call-from-the-texans|title = Anthony Denham Gets the Call from the Texans}} On September 3, 2016, he was released by the Texans.{{cite web|title=TRANSACTIONS: Texans down to 53-man roster|url=http://www.houstontexans.com/news/article-2/TRANSACTIONS-Texans-down-to-53-man-roster/134830f6-5c30-4d46-9d18-8cbd723fb17f|website=HoustonTexans.com|date=September 3, 2016|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170826234400/http://www.houstontexans.com/news/article-2/TRANSACTIONS-Texans-down-to-53-man-roster/134830f6-5c30-4d46-9d18-8cbd723fb17f|archivedate=August 26, 2017}}
=Philadelphia Eagles (first stint)=
On October 13, 2016, Denham was signed to the Eagles' practice squad.{{cite web|title=Eagles Promote CB C.J. Smith To Active Roster, Sign TE Anthony Denham To PS|date=October 13, 2016|url=http://nfltraderumors.co/eagles-promote-cb-c-j-smith-active-roster-sign-te-anthony-denham-ps/}} He was released on December 2, 2016 but was re-signed on December 13.{{cite web|title=Eagles Sign WR Marcus Johnson To Practice Squad, Cut TE Anthony Denham|url=http://nfltraderumors.co/eagles-sign-wr-marcus-johnson-practice-squad-cut-te-anthony-denham/|date=December 2, 2016}} He signed a reserve/future contract on January 2, 2017.{{cite web|title=Eight Signed To Reserve/Future Contracts|url=http://www.philadelphiaeagles.com/news/article-1/Eight-Signed-To-ReserveFuture-Contracts/fd99e052-6fd9-4ea0-860d-39f03f975aa5|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180209223815/http://www.philadelphiaeagles.com/news/article-1/Eight-Signed-To-ReserveFuture-Contracts/fd99e052-6fd9-4ea0-860d-39f03f975aa5|url-status=dead|archive-date=February 9, 2018|author=McPherson, Chris|website=PhiladelphiaEagles.com|date=January 2, 2017}}
=Arizona Cardinals=
On September 26, 2017, Denham was signed to the Arizona Cardinals' practice squad.{{cite web|title=Cardinals sign Anthony Denham Jr., Earl Okine to practice squad|url=https://arizonasports.com/story/1255950/cardinals-denham-okine-practice-squad/|website=ArizonaSports.com|date=September 26, 2017}}
=Philadelphia Eagles (second stint)=
On August 28, 2018, Denham was signed by the Eagles.{{cite web|title=TE Anthony Denham Re-Signed By Eagles|url=https://www.philadelphiaeagles.com/news/te-anthony-denham-re-signed-by-eagles|author=McPherson, Chris|website=PhiladelphiaEagles.com|date=August 28, 2018}} He was waived on September 1, 2018.{{cite web|title=Eagles Get To The 53-Player Limit|url=https://www.philadelphiaeagles.com/news/eagles-get-to-the-53-player-limit|author=McPherson, Chris|website=PhiladelphiaEagles.com|date=September 1, 2018}}
=Salt Lake Stallions=
In 2019, Denham joined the Salt Lake Stallions of the Alliance of American Football.{{cite news|last=Kragthorpe|first=Kurt|url=https://www.sltrib.com/sports/utah-utes/2019/01/31/red-all-over-ten-former/|title=Red All Over: Ten former Utes make the Salt Lake Stallions' opening-day roster|newspaper=The Salt Lake Tribune|date=January 31, 2019|accessdate=February 5, 2019}} The league ceased operations in April 2019.{{Cite web |last=Rothstein |first=Michael |last2=Wickersham |first2=Seth |date=June 13, 2019 |title=Inside the short, unhappy life of the Alliance of American Football |url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/26957796/inside-short-unhappy-life-alliance-american-football |access-date=January 9, 2024 |website=ESPN.com}}
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Category:American football tight ends
Category:Sportspeople from Monterey, California
Category:Players of American football from Monterey County, California
Category:East Los Angeles Huskies football players
Category:Utah Utes football players
Category:Houston Texans players
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Category:Philadelphia Eagles players
Category:Arizona Cardinals players