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24 Facts About Anthony Hargrove

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Anthony La'Ron Tony Hargrove was born on July 20,1983 and is an American former professional football player who was a defensive end in the National Football League.

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Anthony Hargrove was selected by the St Louis Rams in the third round of the 2004 NFL draft.

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Anthony Hargrove played college football for the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets.

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Anthony Hargrove was a member of the Philadelphia Eagles and Seattle Seahawks in 2011, and Green Bay Packers in 2012.

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Anthony Hargrove played high school football at Port Charlotte High School in Florida.

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Anthony Hargrove played quarterback and free safety for the Pirates, before moving to defensive line in college.

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Anthony Hargrove started 13 of 24 games for the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets, with 70 tackles with six sacks, 19 tackles for loss, two forced fumbles, two fumble recoveries, and three passes defensed.

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Anthony Hargrove was academically ineligible for the season as a junior in 2003, but started every game at weakside defensive end as a sophomore.

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Anthony Hargrove was selected in the third round by the St Louis Rams.

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On July 24,2004, Anthony Hargrove signed a three-year $1.25 million contract with the Rams, including a signing bonus of $442,000.

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Anthony Hargrove totaled 31 tackles and recorded one sack.

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Early in the 2006 season Anthony Hargrove had an unexplained two-day absence which caused him to be made inactive and then traded.

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Anthony Hargrove was traded by the Rams to the Buffalo Bills on October 16,2006, in exchange for a fifth-round pick in the 2007 NFL draft.

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Anthony Hargrove played in 10 games in 2006 and had 19 tackles and recorded a sack to make his 2006 totals 24 tackles and 1.5 sacks with both the Bills and Rams.

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On March 1,2007, Anthony Hargrove signed the Bills' one-year tender of $850,000 for the 2007 season.

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On May 18,2009, Anthony Hargrove signed a contract with the New Orleans Saints.

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Anthony Hargrove was a restricted free agent after the 2009 season, and it was reported that the Detroit Lions were interesting in signing him, but on April 5,2010, Anthony Hargrove signed the Saints' qualifying tender, and the Saints said he would return to the team in 2010.

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Anthony Hargrove faced an eight-game suspension in conjunction with the scandal, and was alleged to have told NFL officials that Saints coaches had instructed players to lie to league officials about the existence of the program.

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Anthony Hargrove lived in homeless shelters and foster care until his mother died when he was 9.

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Anthony Hargrove has said that he began abusing drugs during his time with the Rams.

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Anthony Hargrove went through a series of failed drug tests and other difficulties during his tenure with the Rams and the Bills.

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Anthony Hargrove's daughter, Amiah, is a Freshman forward on the Nebraska Cornhuskers women's basketball team.

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Anthony Hargrove has recently joined the MTV Mavericks Special Olympics team as the Speed and Agility trainer.

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In June 2016, Anthony Hargrove became an assistant coach for the Christopher-Zeigler-Royalton team.