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Falcons re-sign DT Anderson
by AtlantaFalcons.com

The Atlanta Falcons today re-signed defensive tackle Tim Anderson.

Anderson, 6-3, 304 pounds, joined the Falcons last season after he was signed as a free agent on November 1, 2007. He started the year with the Buffalo Bills where he saw action in four games. In nine total contests last season (five with the Falcons), Anderson totaled nine tackles (five solo) and saw action on special teams.

Anderson was originally selected as a third round pick in the 2004 NFL Draft by the Buffalo Bills. Following four seasons in the NFL, he has tallied 82 tackles (50 solo), one sack for a loss of seven yards and five passes defensed.

A graduate of Ohio State, Anderson registered 125 tackles and 11 sacks in his collegiate tenure. As a Buckeye, he spent four seasons with Falcons' teammates wide receiver Michael Jenkins and tight end Ben Hartsock in Columbus, Ohio.
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Atlanta Falcons | News | Falcons re-sign DT Anderson
 
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The importance of intangibles in recruiting
By Bill Conley
Scouts Inc.

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Bills draft pick and current Atlanta Falcons defensive lineman Tim Anderson was named first team All-Big Ten in 2003 at Ohio State.

In the early fall of 2000, our Ohio State staff still had one scholarship to offer to a defensive lineman. We had trouble deciding between three players for the final grant-in-aid. They were all about the same size and had similar talents, so the decision was a tough one to make.

I kept watching film trying to find something that would make one guy stand out above the rest. Finally it happened. With just a few seconds left in a game that was all but over, one of the guys I was evaluating broke through and blocked an extra point even though his team was well ahead. He didn't have to do that -- he could have taken the play off. We offered him the scholarship even though he was from a much smaller school than the other two linemen.

The player's name was Tim Anderson, and he ended up being a three-year starter and a third-round draft pick of the Buffalo Bills. Tim now plays for the Atlanta Falcons, and the irony is he probably wouldn't have been offered a scholarship if he hadn't blocked that extra point. A play that meant nothing ended up meaning everything. Effort in football can't be overemphasized.
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ESPN - The importance of intangibles in recruiting - Football Recruiting
 
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Falcons sign DT Jefferson
By PFW staff
Aug. 31, 2008

The Falcons claimed DT Jason Jefferson off waivers on Sunday and released DT Tim Anderson.

Both Jefferson and Anderson are former Bills. Jefferson played 20 games the past three seasons for Buffalo after being signed as a free agent in 2005. Anderson, who was drafted by Buffalo in 2004 and played with the Bills for three-plus seasons, played in nine games with Atlanta last season after signing with the team on Nov. 1.
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Atlanta - Pro Football Weekly
 
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Cowboys Roster Moves

Monday, Jan 26, 2009 @03:47pm CST

The Dallas Cowboys signed two players to their futures list today ? defensive tackle Tim Anderson and cornerback Michael Hawkins.

Anderson, originally a third round (74th overall) draft pick in 2004 by the Buffalo Bills, spent the past two seasons with the Atlanta Falcons. For his career, he has played in 43 games with 17 starts and recorded 52 tackles, one sack and two pass breakups.
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Cowboys Roster Moves
 
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Tim Anderson to have surgery
Tue, May 19, 2009
Todd Archer

Tim Anderson, a candidate to be the backup to Jay Ratliff at nose tackle, suffered a toe injury during conditioning workouts and will need surgery.

The Cowboys were looking at Anderson and Junior Siavii to take over Tank Johnson's role.

Anderson will need three months to recover.

The injury necessitated the signing of Jonas Seawright on Monday.
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Dallas Cowboys Blog | Sports News | News for Dallas, Texas | Dallas Morning News
 
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Cowboys 2009 Training Camp Position Battles To Watch: Number 5
Number 5: Backup Nose Tackle.

Defensive tackle might be the position where the Dallas Cowboys are the thinnest.

Our starter, Pro-Bowler Jay Ratliff is pretty darn good. After him, though, is a collection of guys who have been in and out of the NFL over the last few years.

See if you recognize any of these names: Tim Anderson, Jonas Seawright and Junior Siavii.

No? That?s because every one of them has spent at least one full season out of football. Siavii sat out 2006 and 2007, Tim Anderson missed the 2008 season and Seawright has been out since 2006.

So this position battle, as inglorious as it may be, is wide open.

Favorite: TBA

Anybody else that the Cowboys bring in has to be the favorite here. I guess Tim Anderson would have the slight edge here, having played more than any of the other candidates.

But if Jerry Jones goes and gets somebody who has stayed in the NFL since he was drafted, which Jones should do, that player would have to be the odds-on favorite.

Long Shot: Jonas Seawright

Seawright might look the part at 6?6, 335 pounds, but he didn?t play the part when he got his chance with the Giants in 2006.

Seawright played in nine games that season. He had one tackle. Good luck, buddy.

Prediction: TBA
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http://thelandryhat.com/2009/07/23/cowboys-2009-training-camp-position-battles-to-watch-number-5/
 
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Cowboys cut Tim Anderson
Sat, Aug 15, 2009
Todd Archer/Reporter

The Cowboys have cut nose tackle Tim Anderson.

Anderson was signed on Jan. 26 after sitting out last season following four seasons with Buffalo and Atlanta. His chances of making the team took a hit when he suffered a toe injury during the off-season conditioning program that required surgery. He missed all of the OTAs and mini-camp as well as the first week of training camp.

In his second practice he sprained his left ankle but he played in the preseason opener against Oakland and was not credited with a tackle.
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Dallas Cowboys Blog | Sports News | News for Dallas, Texas | Dallas Morning News
 
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Hartford Colonials Add Ex-NFL Player To Roster
Staff Report
July 23, 2010

HARTFORD ? The Hartford Colonials have added veteran NFL defensive tackle Tim Anderson to the team's roster.

The 6-foot-4, 315-pound Anderson has played in 43 NFL games over five seasons (2004-2008) with the Buffalo Bills and Atlanta Falcons. He was a third-round pick of the Bills in 2004 out of Ohio State.
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Hartford Colonials Add Ex-NFL Player Tim Anderson To Roster - Courant.com
 
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Former Buckeye players show their support of Tressel
By Chris Easterling
IndeOnline.com staff writer
Posted Mar 14, 2011

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Jim Tressel?s Ohio State players ? past and present ? have often spoke of the ways the Buckeye coach has made sure to be there for them in their times of trouble. With their coach now facing one of the most trying times of his highly decorated career, those players are reciprocating that stance.

Making his first public-speaking appearance since last week?s announcement of NCAA violations that will result in a two-game suspension, Tressel was the featured guest Monday at the Pro Football Hall of Fame Luncheon Club at Tozzi?s on 12th. Among those in attendance were three of his former Buckeye players ? Tim Anderson, Kirk Barton and Dustin Fox ? all of whom sat up at the dais as Tressel made his 40-minute address to the crowd.

?I think it boils down to the fact that everybody supports him,? said Anderson, a former Ohio State defensive lineman who was an assistant wrestling coach at Perry this past season. ?He?s a great man, a great coach, and everybody knows that. He?s been there and supported every guy who has ever put on a uniform for him. The fact is, we?re all behind him and we?ll all support him and do what we need to to show him as much support as we can.?
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“I don’t know what happened behind the scenes,” Anderson said. “All I know is what I’ve seen on TV and in newspapers and things like that. If he knew about it, he’s been dealt his punishment. He’ll serve his time.”
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“I think coach Tressel, one of the great things that he’s done since he’s been at Ohio State, you can go back and look at case after case where he’s never turned his back on anybody,” Anderson said. “He’s never done anything to penalize kids beyond the punishment. He does what he needs to to instill discipline and order. It’s unfortunate, but I don’t think it’s going to affect his job.”

For Anderson, there is one fact that stands above the rest when it comes to judging Tressel.

“I think ultimately he has the respect of everybody there in that locker room, and that’s huge,” he said.
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http://www.indeonline.com/newsnow/x1707779947/Former-Buckeye-players-show-their-support-of-Tressel
 
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Football | 9/11: Buckeyes recall the day it all changed
Over years of football, Sept. 11 remains a vivid memory for 2001 team
Friday September 9, 2011 5:13 AM
By Rob Oller
The Columbus Dispatch

Tim Anderson hopped on the stair climber just to see how hard the heroes had it. Ohio State?s 300-pound defensive lineman already respected the first responders who climbed dozens of steps to save lives at the World Trade Center on Sept. 11, 2001, but he wanted to walk in their shoes.

?Except they were wearing boots, not tennis shoes,? he said this week, stressing the point.

So a day or two after the North and South towers fell, Anderson began his stationary trek upward at the Woody Hayes Athletic Complex.

?I was just curious how long it would take to go up 80 flights of stairs,? he said. ?It took me 25 minutes and I was gassed. I thought, ?My gosh, these guys climbed those stairs and they weren?t football players training all through camp.? This was real life. They weren?t thinking how tired they were but, ?I got to get in there and save people.? It stuck with me.?

It has stuck with a lot former Buckeyes ? Donnie Nickey, Joe Cooper, Ben Hartsock, Jamar Martin, Anderson and other members of the 2001 team who watched the world change that September day a decade ago.

The football tends to run together, but that day, that week, that season sticks out from the rest. Even from the best. Anderson can recall few details of Jan. 8, 2003, when Ohio State won its fifth national championship by defeating the University of Miami 31-24 in double overtime in the Fiesta Bowl.

?It is such a flash in my mind,? he said of the title game. ?But on 9/11, I can tell you exactly what I did the entire day. It?s one of those things that when you?re in the middle of a college football season it puts it all into perspective. It makes you open up and think, ?Gosh, all I?m doing is playing a sport. It?s not life or death.? 
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http://www.buckeyextra.com/content/stories/2011/09/09/buckeyes-recall-the-day-it-all-changed.html
 
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