Anthony Abayoni Alabi is an American actor and former professional football offensive tackle.
21 Facts About Anthony Alabi
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Anthony Alabi was selected by the Miami Dolphins in the fifth round of the 2005 NFL draft.
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Anthony Alabi attended Antonian College Preparatory High School in San Antonio, where he was a four-year letterman in football, and lettered in basketball and track and field.
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Anthony Alabi earned all-district and all-state honors in football and led the team in sacks and tackles as a senior.
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Anthony Alabi attended the United States Naval Academy for a short time in 1999 before heading to Texas Christian University, where he was a four-year letterman, starting his final three seasons and making 35 career starts in college.
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Anthony Alabi was a defensive lineman before moving to the offensive line during his redshirt season in 2000.
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Anthony Alabi started all 12 games at left tackle as a sophomore, as TCU led the Conference USA by averaging 203.2 yards rushing per outing.
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Anthony Alabi earned first-team All-Conference USA accolades each of his final two years, during which time he opened a combined 23 games.
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Anthony Alabi was selected by the Miami Dolphins in the fifth round of the 2005 NFL draft by former head coach Nick Saban.
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Anthony Alabi was tried at left tackle during training camp, and shortly after returning to practice from an ankle injury he was shifted to right tackle.
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Anthony Alabi played in a reserve role during the team's five preseason games, and was inactive for all 16 regular season contests.
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Anthony Alabi saw his first regular season action in 2006, playing in six games during the year.
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Anthony Alabi was released by the Chiefs on August 30,2008.
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Anthony Alabi was released by the Buccaneers on September 5,2009.
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Anthony Alabi retired from the NFL in 2009 to pursue a career in acting.
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Anthony Alabi is a series lead in Family Reunion, a Netflix original series starring Loretta Devine, Tia Mowry, and Richard Roundtree, which released in July 2019.
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Anthony Alabi has recurring roles in Raven's Home and Bosch as well as guest star roles in Malibu Rescue, Shameless, and Insecure.
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Anthony Alabi played Guldan in the Hearthstone "Mulligans" web series by Blizzard Entertainment.
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Anthony Alabi's father is from Nigeria and his mother is from Puerto Rico.
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Anthony Alabi is a first cousin of Houston Texans defensive end N D Kalu.
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Anthony Alabi earned a Bachelor of Science degree in criminal justice with a minor in business at Texas Christian and later, while in the NFL, a Master of Liberal Arts with a criminology focus.