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Ryan Anderson (punter)
American football player (born 1985) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Ryan Anderson (born May 2, 1995) is an American football punter who is a free agent. He played college football for the Rutgers Scarlet Knights.
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College career
During his sole season as a graduate transfer with Rutgers, Anderson set the Scarlet Knights all-time single-season punting average record, was a Ray Guy Award watch list and first-team All-Big Ten.[1]
- First Team All Big-Ten Punter at Rutgers University (First in school history)
- Single Season Punting Average Record Holder at Rutgers University
- Edelman-Fields Big Ten Punter of the Year
- 2× CoSiDA First Team Academic All-American including First Team Academic All-American of the Year in 2016 - 4.0 G.P.A.
- 2× AFCA First Team All-American Punter
- NCAA DIII National Record Holder for Punting Average in a season
- #1 Overall Punter in Olivet College Football History (Since 1884)
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Professional career
Anderson went undrafted in the 2018 NFL draft, and participated in a rookie minicamp with the New England Patriots, but no deal was reached and Anderson sat out the 2018 season.[2]
Birmingham Iron
Anderson earned a roster spot with the Birmingham Iron of the now defunct Alliance of American Football, but was replaced with a different punter who had ties to the coaching staff.[3]
New York Giants
Anderson signed with New York Giants after a tryout at their rookie minicamp on May 5, 2019.[4] He was waived on August 14, 2019.[5]
Chicago Bears
On April 10, 2023, Anderson signed with the Chicago Bears.[6]
On July 25, 2023, Anderson was waived.[7]
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