Willie Anderson

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Willie Anderson

PositionTackle

Experience14 years

Height6-5

Weight340

CollegeAuburn

High SchoolC.F. Vigor (AL)

HometownWhistler, Alabama

Birthdate7/11/1975

Joined RavensFree Agent, 2008

Joined NFL1996

Willie Anderson Statistics

    • Games Played/Games Started: (1996, 16/10); (1997, 16/16); (1998, 16/16), (1999, 14/14); (2000, 16/16); (2001, 16/16); (2002, 16/16); (2003, 16/16); (2004, 16/16); (2005, 16/16); (2006, 16/16); (2007, 7/5); (2008, 14/11) Totals: 195/184
    • Playoffs: (2005, 1/1); (2008, 3/3) Totals: 4/4
    • Four-time Pro Bowl performer who joins the Ravens with a wealth of experience, having played in 181 career games in his 13-year career
    • Had a streak of 116 straight starts snapped on 10/14/07 after he missed the Bengals’ tilt with the Kansas City Chiefs due to a knee injury
    • Anderson was the starting tackle who helped pave the way for Bengals running backs to rush for 1,100 yards for 9 of the last 11 seasons, including 1,300 yards or more in 6 of the last 8 years
    • Signed with the Baltimore Ravens as an unrestricted free agent on 9/5/08
    • Originally drafted by the Cincinnati Bengals in the 1st round (10th overall) of the 1996 draft
    • 2008 POSTSEASON: ­Started all 3 games and helped pave the way for the Ravens to rush for 274 yards and 4 TDs
    • Also was part of a line that allowed just 3 sacks in 75 pass attempts in the playoffs
    • 2008: (with Baltimore) ­Played in 14 games, starting 11 at RT in his 1st year with the Ravens
    • Anderson helped pave the way for the Ravens to rush for 2,376 yards and a franchise­ record 20 TDs, including 902 yards and 10 TDs by Pro Bowl FB Le’Ron McClain
    • He also helped protect rookie QB Joe Flacco, allowing him to complete 257 for 428 passes (60.0%) for 2,971 yards and 14 TDs for an 80.3 QB rating (4th­ best single­ season mark in franchise history)
    • The O ­line also allowed the 2nd ­fewest sacks in franchise history (33)
    • 2007: (with Cincinnati) Saw action in 7 games, including 5 starts, missing 9 games due to foot and knee injuries
    • 2007 SEASON HIGHLIGHTS: Saw action as a reserve (knee injury) at tackle in games 15 vs. Cle (12/23) and 16 at Mia. (12/30)
    • Started games 1-4 and 6 at RT, but was limited during those games due to a foot injury suffered in training camp
    • 2006: (with Cincinnati) Named to his 4th Pro Bowl (3rd consecutive) and earned 1st-team All-Pro honors from the Associated Press
    • Started all 16 games at RT for the 7th-consecutive year
    • 2006 SEASON HIGHLIGHTS: Helped offense produce a season-high 545 yards, including a career-high 440 passing yards by QB Carson Palmer in game 9 vs. SD (11/12)
    • Helped to hold then-NFL sacks leader Julius Peppers without a sack in game 6 vs. Car. (10/22)
    • 2005: (with Cincinnati) Earned his 3rd-straight Pro Bowl berth
    • Led an offensive line that allowed just 21 sacks, a then-franchise record, and helped pave the way for RB Rudi Johnosn to rush for a team-record 1,458 yards
    • 2005 SEASON HIGHLIGHTS: Helped pave the way for 426 net yards, including Johnson’s 2nd-straight 100-yard rushing game (117 yards) in game 14 at Det. (12/18)
    • 2004: (with Cincinnati) Named to his 2nd Pro Bowl after starting every game at RT despite a knee injury
    • Underwent postseason knee surgery and did not participate in the Pro Bowl
    • Allowed just 1 sack during the season
    • Also named winner of Ed Block Courage Award, voted on by teammates for commitment to sportsmanship and courage
    • 2003: (with Cincinnati) Earned his 1st Pro Bowl berth, following 2 years as an AFC 1st alternate
    • Helped pave the way for 3-straight games of 200-plus rushing yards (Games 9-11)
    • 2003 SEASON HIGHLIGHTS: Helped Rudi Johnson to rush for 182 yards on a franchise-record 43 carries in game 9 vs. Hou. (11/9)
    • 2002: (with Cincinnati) Started all 16 games and helped contribute to a streak of 6-straight games of 350 or more yards (Games 7-12), longest such streak since 1986, when the Bengals had 10
    • 2001: (with Cincinnati) Started all 16 games for the 6th-consecutive year and helped pave the way for the Bengals to post 4,800 total yards, including 2,219 through the air and 2,314 on the ground
    • 2000: (with Cincinnati) Started all 16 games and helped RB Corey Dillon rush for 278 yards vs. Denver (10/22), an NFL record at the time (ranks 3rd entering ’08)
    • Also helped support the Bengals record of 407 rushing yards in the Denver game, which entering ’08 stands as the NFL’s most team rushing yards since 1950
    • 1999: (with Minnesota) Started 14 games at tackle, missing 2 games due to foot vs. Bal. (11/21) and ankle at Jax. (1/2/00) injuries
    • Credited with 15 "pancake" blocks, the highest ratio per snap on the line
    • 1998: (with Cincinnati) Started every game at RT and helped pave the way for Cincinnati to post 4824 yards, including 3,545 through the air
    • Began to get league-wide recognition on vs. GB (9/20), when he helped limit All-Pro DE Reggie White to 2 tackles and no sacks
    • 1997: (with Cincinnati) Started every game at RT for the 1st time in his career and helped open holes, allowing RB Corey Dillon to rush for 246-yard rushing effort vs. Ten. (12/4), as Dillon set the NFL rookie single-game record (since broken)
    • 1996: (with Cincinnati) Named to NFL All-Rookie teams by Football News and by College & Pro Football Newsweekly after seeing action in 16 games, including 10 starts
    • Helped lead Auburn to 20-1-1 record from 1994-95 and to its 1st 5,000-yard offensive season in school history (5049 in ’95)
    • Entered the NFL Draft after junior season
    • Earned 2nd-team All-America honors by the Associated Press after an impressive junior, season, when he was credited with 76 knockdown blocks
    • Started as true freshman in 1993…Majored in Marketing education at Auburn
    • Prepped at Vigor (Mobile, AL) HS, where he was an All-America 1st-team selection by Parade Magazine and USA Today
    • Owns a record label, “Think Big Entertainment” (artist name is G Fiive, with Web access at myspace.com/younggonline)
    • Owns rights to Fatburger franchises, and has opened 2 restaurants in Atlanta and 1 in Cincinnati
    • Anderson has been team nominee for the NFL/Walter Payton Man of the Year Award 4 times, which honors combined excellence both on and off the field
    • Named Man of the Year by the South Alabama Boys & Girls Clubs for 2007
    • He also supports the Boys & Girls Clubs, sponsoring Christmas parties and helping organize fund-raising events, and he regularly donated Bengals game tickets in his private suite to underprivileged children
    • Also started a scholarship program for deserving young people, coordinated through the New Jerusalem Baptist Church
    • In his offseason home of Atlanta, he has made donations to the ARTSCool arts enrichment program for young people and laid out plans to provide upgraded homes for a developing urban complex
    • He was named in 2003 as the winner of a “JB Award,” given by FOX sportscaster James Brown to NFL players who excel in community service
    • He also sponsored dinners for homeless persons in Cincinnati and in Alabama, supported Christmas and Halloween parties at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital, supported Special Olympics, and is a Little League football sponsor
    • Has a son, Jair (born 9-11-97)
    • Full name: Willie Aaron Anderson

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