Height: 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) Weight 93 kg | Tackles: 290 Parents Tony Dorsett Name Anthony Dorsett Positions Safety | |
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Date of birth: (1973-09-14) September 14, 1973 (age 42) NFL draft: 1996 / Round: 6 / Pick: 177 Grandparents Myrtle Dorsett, Wes Dorsett | ||
Son of football legend talks NFL
Anthony Drew Dorsett, Jr. (born September 14, 1973) is a former American football safety. He was drafted by the Houston Oilers in the sixth round of the 1996 NFL Draft. He has also been a member of the Oakland Raiders, Toronto Argonauts and Omaha Nighthawks. He played college football at Pittsburgh. He is the son of Pro Football Hall of Fame running back Tony Dorsett.
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- Son of football legend talks NFL
- Anthony Dorsett Jr Dallas Cowboys Training Camp 2017
- Early years
- College career
- NFL
- CFL
- UFL
- References
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Early years
Dorsett played high school football at Pearce High School in the Dallas suburb of Richardson, Texas.
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.
NFL
Dorsett was drafted in the sixth round of the 1996 NFL Draft by the Houston Oilers. 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 Raider 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.