| Alex Anzalone | |
| Current Team: | Detroit Lions |
| Number: | 34 |
| Position: | Linebacker |
| Birth Date: | 22 September 1994 |
| Birth Place: | Wyomissing, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Height Ft: | 6 |
| Height In: | 3 |
| Weight Lbs: | 238 |
| High School: | Wyomissing Area |
| College: | Florida (2013-2016) |
| Draftyear: | 2017 |
| Draftround: | 3 |
| Draftpick: | 76 |
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| Status: | Active |
| Statseason: | 2023 |
| Statlabel1: | Total tackles |
| Statvalue1: | 455 |
| Statlabel2: | Sacks |
| Statvalue2: | 9.5 |
| Statlabel3: | Forced fumbles |
| Statvalue3: | 4 |
| Statlabel4: | Fumble recoveries |
| Statvalue4: | 2 |
| Statlabel5: | Interceptions |
| Statvalue5: | 3 |
| Statlabel6: | Pass deflections |
| Statvalue6: | 22 |
| Pfr: | AnzaAl00 |
Alex Anzalone (born September 22, 1994) is an American football linebacker for the Detroit Lions of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Florida.[1] [2] [3] [4] He was drafted by the New Orleans Saints in the third round of the 2017 NFL draft.
Anzalone played college football at Florida from 2013 to 2016.[5]
The New Orleans Saints selected Anzalone in the third round (76th overall) of the 2017 NFL draft.[6] He was the tenth linebacker selected in 2017.[7] On June 2, 2017, the Saints signed Anzalone to a four-year, $3.46 million contract that included a signing bonus of $864,592.[8]
Anzalone earned a starting outside linebacker job for the Saints as a rookie, starting all four games in which he played. In Week 4 against the Dolphins, he suffered a shoulder injury and was placed on injured reserve on October 4, 2017.[9]
After playing in all 16 games in the 2018 season, Anzalone was placed on injured reserve on September 16, 2019.[10]
Anzalone signed with the Detroit Lions on March 24, 2021.[11] He entered the 2021 season as a starting linebacker. He started the first 14 games before suffering a shoulder injury in Week 15. He was placed on injured reserve on December 20.[12]
In March 2022, Anzalone re-signed with the Lions.[13]
On March 13, 2023, Anzalone signed a three-year, $18.75 million contract extension with the Lions.[14]
In his third season with the Lions, Anzalone was selected as a 2024 NFL Pro Bowl Alternate.
Born in Wyomissing, Pennsylvania, Anzalone is of Italian descent.[15]