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Anthony Dorsett

{{Short description|American gridiron football player (born 1973)}}

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

{{BLP sources|date=April 2014}}

{{Use American English|date=November 2023}}

{{Infobox NFL biography

| name = Anthony Dorsett

| number = 30, 33

| position = Safety

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1973|9|14}}

| birth_place = Aliquippa, Pennsylvania, U.S.

| height_ft = 5

| height_in = 11

| weight_lb = 205

| high_school = J. J. Pearce {{nowrap|(Richardson, Texas)}}

| college = Pittsburgh

| draftyear = 1996

| draftround = 6

| draftpick = 177

| pastteams =

| statlabel1 = Tackles

| statvalue1 = 267

| statlabel2 = Interceptions

| statvalue2 = 3

| statlabel3 = Touchdowns

| statvalue3 = 2

| pfr = D/DorsAn20

}}

Anthony Drew Dorsett Jr. (born September 14, 1973) is an American former professional football player who was a safety in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Pittsburgh Panthers. Dorsett was selected by the Houston Oilers in the sixth round of the 1996 NFL draft.{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1996/06/20/sports/sports-people-football-oilers-sign-a-pick.html|title=Oilers Sign a Pick|date=20 June 1996|work=The New York Times|access-date=26 September 2014}} He was also a member of the Oakland Raiders, Toronto Argonauts and Omaha Nighthawks. He is the son of Pro Football Hall of Fame running back Tony Dorsett.

Early life

Dorsett played high school football at Pearce High School in the Dallas suburb of Richardson, Texas.{{Cite news|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1991-02-05-sp-950-story.html|title=NAMES IN THE GAMES : Tony Dorsett's Son Selects Pitt|last=Services|first=Times Wire|date=1991-02-05|work=Los Angeles Times|access-date=2017-08-24|language=en-US|issn=0458-3035}}

College career

Dorsett played college football at the University of Pittsburgh where he played in forty-two games, starting seventeen. Dorsett finished his college career with eighty tackles and three interceptions.

Professional career

{{NFL predraft

| height ft = 5

| height in = 10 7/8

| weight = 201

| dash = 4.47

| ten split = 1.52

| twenty split = 2.60

| shuttle = 4.06

| vertical = 39.5

| broad ft = 10

| broad in = 6

| bench = 20

| arm span = 31 7/8

| hand span = 9 3/4

}}

=NFL=

Dorsett was selected in the sixth round of the 1996 NFL draft by the Houston Oilers.{{Cite web |title=1996 NFL Draft Listing |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/1996/draft.htm |access-date=2023-03-30 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}} After four seasons with the Oilers, who became the Tennessee Titans, Dorsett joined the Oakland Raiders in 2000, playing four seasons with the team. In 1999, the Titans made it to Super Bowl XXXIV in which Dorsett started, however they lost to the Kurt Warner-led St. Louis Rams. In 2002, he also played on the Raiders team which made it to Super Bowl XXXVII in which Dorsett also started, however they lost to the Brad Johnson-quarterbacked, Warren Sapp-led Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

=CFL=

On June 1, 2007, Dorsett signed with the Toronto Argonauts of the Canadian Football League, but was subsequently cut in training camp on June 18, 2007.

=UFL=

Dorsett was signed by the Omaha Nighthawks of the United Football League in 2010.

=Later career=

Dorsett won the 2010 Millrose Games "Super 60" 60 meters sprint in 2010 and finished runner-up in 2011. He also hosted a radio show.{{cite web |title=Anthony Dorsett Jr |url=https://bcshof.org/halloffamers/dorsettjr2022.htm |website=Beaver County Sports Hall of Fame |access-date=16 July 2024}}

NFL career statistics

class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"

! colspan="2"| Legend

style="background:#cfecec; width:3em;"|

| Led the league

Bold

| Career high

=Regular season=

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
rowspan="2"| Year

!rowspan="2"| Team

!colspan="2"| Games

!colspan="4"| Tackles

!colspan="4"| Interceptions

!colspan="4"| Fumbles

GPGSCombSoloAstSckIntYdsTDLngFFFRYdsTD
1996HOU

| 8 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0.0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0

1997TEN

| 16 || 0 || 8 || 5 || 3 || 0.0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0

1998TEN

| 16 || 0 || 4 || 3 || 1 || 0.0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0

1999TEN

| 16 || 1 || 20 || 17 || 3 || 0.0 || 1 || 43 || 0 || 43 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0

2000OAK

| 16 || 16 || 75 || 55 || 20 || 1.0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 2 || 0 || 0 || 0

2001OAK

| 16 || 16 || 71 || 62 || 9 || 1.0 || 2 || 65 || style="background:#cfecec; width:3em;"| 2 || 39 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 0

2002OAK

| 16 || 7 || 40 || 29 || 11 || 0.0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 0

2003OAK

| 14 || 6 || 49 || 41 || 8 || 0.0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 7 || 0

colspan="2"|11846267212552.031082432370

=Playoffs=

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
rowspan="2"| Year

!rowspan="2"| Team

!colspan="2"| Games

!colspan="4"| Tackles

!colspan="4"| Interceptions

!colspan="4"| Fumbles

GPGSCombSoloAstSckIntYdsTDLngFFFRYdsTD
1999TEN

| 4 || 1 || 9 || 7 || 2 || 0.0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0

2000OAK

| 2 || 2 || 9 || 7 || 2 || 0.0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0

2001OAK

| 2 || 2 || 14 || 11 || 3 || 0.0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0

2002OAK

| 3 || 3 || 23 || style="background:#cfecec; width:3em;"| 20 || 3 || 0.0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || style="background:#cfecec; width:3em;"| 2 || 0 || 0

colspan="2"|1185545100.000000200

References

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{{Houston Oilers 1996 draft navbox}}

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Category:Players of American football from Beaver County, Pennsylvania