Anthony G Becht was born on August 8,1977 and is a former American football tight end who played in the National Football League.
30 Facts About Anthony Becht
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Anthony Becht is currently the head coach of the St Louis BattleHawks of the XFL.
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Anthony Becht was drafted by the New York Jets 27th overall in the 2000 NFL Draft.
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Anthony Becht was a member of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, St Louis Rams, Arizona Cardinals and Kansas City Chiefs.
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Anthony Becht is a co-host of the "Football Fan Shop" on the Home Shopping Network.
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Anthony Becht worked as an Analyst for some Sunday night Football games on Westwood One in 2021.
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Anthony Becht was an all-city, all-Catholic conference and all-county selection as a senior after recording 47 receptions for 693 yards.
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Anthony Becht was an honorable mention for All-American as a senior and was named second-team All-Big East as a junior and senior, along with being team captain and MVP.
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Anthony Becht was selected by the Jets with a traded draft pick from Tampa Bay.
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Anthony Becht was a starter for 10 games and totaled 16 receptions for 144 yards and two touchdowns on the season.
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Anthony Becht ranked third among the rookie tight ends with receptions, behind Green Bay's Bubba Franks and Cleveland's Aaron Shea.
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In 2001, Anthony Becht started all 16 games and recorded 36 receptions for 321 yards and five touchdowns.
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Anthony Becht tied former Jets' tight end Kyle Brady for the most receptions by an AFC tight end.
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Anthony Becht recorded consecutive game-winning touchdown catches in weeks 13 and 14.
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In 2002, Anthony Becht started all 16 games and tallied 28 receptions, 243 yards, and a career-high tying five scores.
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In 2003, Anthony Becht set career-highs of 40 receptions for 356 yards and he included four TD catches while starting all sixteen games .
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Anthony Becht caught a career-best six passes, including a one-yard touchdown, and gained 32 yards at Miami in the season finale.
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Anthony Becht did manage to catch a touchdown pass in the Jets Wild Card win over the San Diego Chargers.
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In New York City, Anthony Becht totaled 1,146 yards receiving with 17 touchdowns off of 133 receptions.
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Anthony Becht competed with rookie Alex Smith for the tight end spot, who the Bucs picked up in the 2005 NFL Draft.
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In 2006, Anthony Becht saw himself being replaced by the rookie, Smith.
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Still, Anthony Becht grabbed 18 receptions for 115 yards and a score, from mainly rookie Bruce Gradkowski.
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Anthony Becht finished the season with only 5 receptions for 201 yards and 2 touchdowns.
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Anthony Becht joined fellow-former Mountaineers Marc Magro and Marc Bulger on the Rams squad.
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Anthony Becht played one season with the team before his release on March 12,2009.
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Anthony Becht signed with the Arizona Cardinals on March 19,2009.
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On September 3,2010 Anthony Becht was released as part of final cuts for the 2010 NFL Season.
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Anthony Becht signed with the Kansas City Chiefs on August 25,2011, but was released on September 5.
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Anthony Becht was released by the Chiefs again, so there could be room for tight end Jake O'Connell.
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On December 18,2011 Anthony Becht had 2 catches for 20 yards.