Position Linebacker Weight 100 kg | Height 1.80 m Name Zaire Anderson | |
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Date of birth: (1992-08-18) August 18, 1992 (age 23) Place of birth: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Role American football linebacker College Nebraska Cornhuskers football Number 13 (Nebraska Cornhuskers football / Linebacker) Parents Kim Hawkins, Walter Anderson | ||
High school: Frankford High School | ||
Mason's Mailbag: How does the defense change with Zaire Anderson?
Zaire Anderson (born August 18, 1992) is an American football linebacker for the Denver Broncos of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Nebraska.
Contents
- Masons Mailbag How does the defense change with Zaire Anderson
- College career
- Professional career
- References
College career
Anderson started 18 of 28 games in three seasons at Nebraska after beginning his college career at Riverside City College. He registered 159 tackles (77 solo), five sacks, six passes defensed, three forced fumbles and two fumble recoveries. He led the Cornhuskers with 103 tackles in addition to recording two sacks, five passes defensed, three forced fumbles and two fumble recoveries as a senior, earning honorable-mention All-Big Ten Conference honors.
Professional career
Anderson was signed by the Broncos as an undrafted free agent on May 2, 2015. He was waived on September 5, 2015 and was signed to the Broncos' practice squad on September 6, where he spent his entire rookie season. On February 7, 2016, Anderson was part of the Broncos team that won Super Bowl 50. In the game, the Broncos defeated the Carolina Panthers by a score of 24–10.
Anderson made the Broncos roster in 2016, playing in all 16 games with one start recording 14 tackles.
