Anthony Alridge

No. --     Free Agent
Running back
Personal information
Date of birth: November 24, 1983 (1983-11-24) (age 26)
Place of birth: Denton, Texas
Height: 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	Weight: 185 lb (84 kg)
Career information
College: Houston
Undrafted in 2008
No regular season or postseason appearances
Career history
As player: Denver Broncos (2008)* Washington Redskins (2009)* Houston Texans (2009)* Washington Redskins (2009) *Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career highlights and awards
None
Career NFL statistics as of 2009
Rushing yards	--
Rushing average	--
Rushing TDs	--
Stats at NFL.com

Anthony E. Alridge (born November 24, 1983 in Denton, Texas) is an American football running back who is currently a free agent. He was signed by the Denver Broncos as an undrafted free agent in 2008. He played college football at Houston.

Alridge has also been a member of the Houston Texans and Washington Redskins.

Contents 1 Early years 2 College career 3 Professional career 3.1 Denver Broncos 3.2 First stint with Redskins 3.3 Houston Texans 3.4 Second stint with Redskins 4 Personal 5 References 6 External links

[edit] Early years

Alridge was born to Vincent and Lisa Aldridge in Denton, Texas, where he grew up.

Alridge played for the Denton High School football team as an all-purpose back. During his time at Denton, Alridge was named Honorable Mention AP 4A All-State, selected to the Max Emfinger Texas Super All-State Team, picked Texas Sports Writers Association Third-Team, All-State and named District 6-4A Offensive Player-of-the-Year.^[1]

[edit] College career

Alridge chose to attend the University of Houston where he was redshirted as a freshman; he was initially recruited as a wide receiver.

He was not enrolled at the university for the 2004 season and sat out the year. In 2005, as a wide receiver, he appeared in all 12 games, starting six games. He was the Cougars leading receiver at yards per catch with an average of 22.7.^[1] During this season, the Cougars played in the Fort Worth Bowl.

Alridge was approached after the 2005 season and asked if he would be interested in playing significant time at running back. Alridge agreed and finished the 2006 season with 959 rushing yards and eight touchdowns on only 95 attempts for an NCAA Division 1-A leading^[2] rushing average of 10.1 yards per attempt.^[3] The Cougars went on to earn a Conference USA championship, and played against the SEC's South Carolina Gamecocks in the Liberty Bowl.

As a junior, Alridge shared time at running back with the Cougars' senior Jackie Battle. Battle and Alridge combined for 1,762 rushing yards and 21 touchdowns during the 2006 regular season.^[4] After Battle graduated and signed a free-agent contract with the Kansas City Chiefs, Alridge assumed the bulk of the running back duties for Houston in 2007 and rushed for 1,597 yards on 259 carries (a 6.2 per-carry average) and scored 14 rushing touchdowns. He also caught 19 passes for 274 yards (a 14.4 average) and five touchdowns.

[edit] Professional career

[edit] Denver Broncos

On April 27, 2008, Alridge signed a contract with the Denver Broncos as a free agent.^[5] He was put on the injured reserve by the Broncos following the 53-man cut, ending his season. The Broncos waived him on February 11, 2009.^[6]

[edit] First stint with Redskins

Alridge was claimed off waivers by the Washington Redskins on February 12, 2009. He was waived on September 5.

[edit] Houston Texans

Alridge was signed to the Houston Texans practice squad on September 16, 2009.

[edit] Second stint with Redskins

Alridge was re-signed by the Washington Redskins from the Houston Texans' practice squad on September 22, 2009 after offensive lineman Randy Thomas was placed on injured reserve. He was released on October 20, 2009.

[edit] Personal

Alridge graduated from Denton High School in 2003. He majored in sociology at University of Houston and graduated in 2007.^[1]

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Houston Cougars bio
• Houston Texans bio
• Washington Redskins bio