Reidel Anthony

Reidel Clarence Anthony (born October 20, 1976) is an American former professional football player who was a wide receiver in the National Football League (NFL) from 1997 to 2001. He played college football for the Florida Gators, and received consensus All-American honors in 1996. Anthony was a first-round pick in the 1997 NFL draft, and played professionally for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers of the NFL.

Early life Anthony was born in Pahokee, Florida, in 1976. He attended Glades Central High School in Belle Glade, Florida, and he was a stand-out high school football player for the Glades Central Raiders. He is the son of former South Bay, Florida mayor Clarence E. Anthony.

College career Anthony accepted an athletic scholarship to attend the University of Florida in Gainesville, Florida, where he was a wide receiver and a key target in head coach Steve Spurrier's Florida Gators football team from 1994 to 1996. Anthony showed his stuff as a freshman in Spurrier's "fun 'n' gun" offense in 1994, when he caught an 87-yard touchdown pass from Gators quarterback Eric Kresser against the Southern Mississippi Golden Eagles. During his three college seasons, the Gators won three consecutive SEC Championship Games in 1994, 1995, and 1996. He was inducted into the University of Florida Athletic Hall of Fame as a "Gator Great" in 2009.

Professional career

His home state Tampa Bay Buccaneers chose Anthony in the first round (sixteenth pick overall) of the 1997 NFL Draft. He played for the Buccaneers for five seasons from to .

In , Anthony recorded thirty-five receptions for 448 yards and four touchdowns. In , he set career highs with fifty-one receptions for 708 yards and seven touchdowns. Year Team Games Receptions Yards Yards per Reception Longest Reception Touchdowns First Downs Fumbles Fumbles Lost 1997 TB 16 35 448 12.8 38 4 23 0 0 1998 TB 15 51 708 13.9 79 7 35 0 0 1999 TB 13 30 296 9.9 30 1 18 1 0 2000 TB 16 15 232 15.5 46 4 13 0 0 2001 TB 13 13 162 12.5 35 0 8 0 0 Career 73 144 1,846 12.8 79 16 97 1 0

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