Anthony Rush

Anthony Rush (born September 1, 1996) is an American football nose tackle for the Green Bay Packers of the National Football League (NFL). After playing college football for UAB, he was signed by the Philadelphia Eagles as an undrafted free agent in 2019. He also played for the Oakland Raiders and Seattle Seahawks.

Anthony Rush
No. 79 – Green Bay Packers
Position:Nose tackle
Personal information
Born: (1996-09-01) September 1, 1996
Raleigh, North Carolina
Height:6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Weight:361 lb (164 kg)
Career information
High school:Cary (Cary, North Carolina)
College:UAB
Undrafted:2019
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Roster status:Reserve/Future
Career NFL statistics as of Week 17, 2020
Total tackles:14
Sacks:0.5
Forced fumbles:0
Fumble recoveries:0
Pass deflections:2
Player stats at NFL.com
Player stats at PFR

College career

Because of problems with academics coming out of high school Rush spent his first two years of college at Northeast Mississippi Community College where he recorded 73 tackles and 4 sacks.[1] In his two years at UAB, Rush recorded 77 tackles (20 for loss), 2 sacks and a interception returned for a touchdown.[2]

Professional career

First stint with Eagles

Rush signed with the Philadelphia Eagles as an undrafted free agent on April 28, 2019.[3] He was waived on July 27.[4]

Oakland Raiders

Rush signed with the Oakland Raiders on August 1, 2019.[5] He was waived during final roster cuts on August 31, 2019,[6] but was re-signed to the team's practice squad on September 2.[7]

Second stint with Eagles

On October 21, 2019, Rush was signed by the Philadelphia Eagles off the Raiders' practice squad.[8] He was waived on September 5, 2020.[9]

Seattle Seahawks

On September 9, 2020, Rush was signed to the Seattle Seahawks practice squad.[10] He was elevated to the active roster on September 19 for the team's Week 2 game against the New England Patriots, and reverted to the practice squad after the game.[11] He was promoted to the active roster on September 23.[12] He was waived on October 27, 2020.[13]

Chicago Bears

On November 10, 2020, Rush was signed by the Chicago Bears to the active roster.[14] He was waived by the team on November 24.[15]

Green Bay Packers

On November 25, 2020, Rush was claimed off waivers by the Green Bay Packers.[16] He was released by the Packers on December 31, 2020 and re-signed to the practice squad.[17][18] On January 25, 2021, Rush signed a reserve/futures contract with the Packers.[19]

NFL career statistics
Regular season statistics
SeasonTeamGPGSTotalSoloAstSckFFFRPD
2019PHI 909630000
2020GB 505140.5002
Total 14014770.5002
Source: NFL.com

References
  1. "Anthony Rush UAB". UAB Athletics.
  2. "Raiders hope they have a steal in undrafted rookie DT Anthony Rush". San Francisco Chronicles.
  3. McPherson, Chris (May 9, 2019). "Eagles sign entire 2019 draft class and 10 undrafted free agents". PhiladelphiaEagles.com.
  4. McPherson, Chris (July 27, 2019). "Eagles sign CB Orlando Scandrick". PhiladelphiaEagles.com. Retrieved October 21, 2019.
  5. "Raiders sign defensive tackle Anthony Rush". Raiders.com. August 1, 2019. Retrieved October 21, 2019.
  6. "Raiders announce transactions – 8.31.19". Raiders.com. August 31, 2019. Retrieved October 21, 2019.
  7. Straub, Luke (September 2, 2019). "Raiders' initial practice squad is set for 2019 season". USA Today. Retrieved October 21, 2019.
  8. McPherson, Chris (October 21, 2019). "Eagles agree to sign DT Anthony Rush, release CB Orlando Scandrick and DT Akeem Spence". PhiladelphiaEagles.com. Retrieved October 21, 2019.
  9. McPherson, Chris (September 5, 2020). "Eagles announce initial 53-man roster". PhiladelphiaEagles.com.
  10. Boyle, John (September 9, 2020). "Seahawks Sign WR John Ursua & DT Anthony Rush To Practice Squad". Seahawks.com.
  11. "Anthony Rush Elevated From Practice Squad For Week 2 vs. Patriots". Seahawks.com. September 19, 2020. Retrieved October 5, 2020.
  12. Boyle, John (September 23, 2020). "Seahawks Promoted Linden Stephens & Anthony Rush From Practice Squad; Place Three Players On IR". Seahawks.com.
  13. Condotta, Bob (October 27, 2020). "The Seahawks waive Anthony Rush, while the Cowboys trade Everson Griffen to Detroit, not Seattle". The Seattle Times. Retrieved November 9, 2020.
  14. Mayer, Larry (November 10, 2020). "Roster Moves: Bears sign DT Rush, add QB to practice squad". ChicagoBears.com.
  15. @BearsPR (November 24, 2020). "#Bears roster move: We have waived DT Anthony Rush" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  16. "Packers claim DL Anthony Rush off of waivers". packers.com. November 30, 2020.
  17. "Packers claim DL Damon Harrison off of waivers from the Seahawks". Packers.com. December 31, 2020.
  18. "Packers place David Bakhtiari on IR". Packers.com. January 2, 2021.
  19. "Packers sign 10 free agents". Green Bay Packers. January 25, 2021. Retrieved January 25, 2021.
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