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Anthony Lanier: Works out with Giants
Anthony Lanier received a workout with the Giants Tuesday, Aaron Wilson of Sportstalk 790 Houston reports.Lanier was waived with an injury settlement by the Saints in September of 2020 due to an undisclosed injury and hasn't signed with a team since. Last seeing NFL action in 2017 with Washington and now apparently healthy, Lanier is working to earn another NFL contract.
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Anthony Lanier: Waived with injury settlement
Anthony Lanier (undisclosed) was removed from injured reserve with an injury settlement, Aaron Wilson of the Houston Chronicle reports.After signing with the Saints on Aug. 29, Lanier was forced to injured reserve with an undisclosed injury. Lanier has appeared on the roster of several NFL teams, most recently Kansas City and Washington in addition to New Orleans.
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Saints' Anthony Lanier: Lands on IR to begin season
Anthony Lanier (undisclosed) was placed on injured reserve Saturday, Katherine Terrell of The Athletic reports.Lanier signed with the New Orleans Saints on Aug. 29, so he was a longshot to make the team on short notice. His injury was unfortunate timing as well, as the defensive end will be forced to miss the entire 2020 season.
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Saints' Anthony Lanier: Joining Saints
Anthony Lanier is signing with the New Orleans Saints, Ian Rapaport of NFL Network reports.Lanier will provide depth but doesn't figure to see much game action with New Orleans. He appeared in 11 games for Washington in 2017 and started two, but Lanier hasn't suited up in an NFL game since.
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Anthony Lanier: Parts ways with Kansas City
Anthony Lanier was cut by the Chiefs on Tuesday, freelance NFL writer Howard Balzer reports.Lanier signed a reserve/future contract with the Chiefs after the end of the regular season. The 26-year-old hasn't seen game action since 2017 with Washington.
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Chargers' Anthony Lanier: Promoted to active roster
Anthony Lanier was signed to the Los Angeles Chargers' active roster Thursday, Ricky Henne of the Chargers' official site reports.Lanier was signed to the Chargers' practice squad in November. He posted five sacks for the Redskins in 2017 and could provide some quality backup snaps to the Chargers down the stretch this season. Look for him to operate as a depth pass rusher and special teams player during his time with the team.
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Anthony Lanier: Waived by Washington
Anthony Lanier (hip) was waived by Washington on Monday, Jake Kring-Schreifels of the Redskins' official site reports.It's a bit of a surprising move by the Redskins, considering Lanier was impressive in a limited showing last season while registering five sacks over the final seven games. The third-year pro has been dealing with a hip flexor over the past few days, so there is a chance he may end up back on the Redskins' injured reserve list should he clear waivers.
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Redskins' Anthony Lanier: Dealing with hip flexor
Anthony Lanier missed Sunday's practice due to a hip flexor, John Keim of ESPN.com reports.Lanier's injury doesn't appear to be anything serious, but his status for Week 1 against the Cardinals will come into question if he's sidelined for multiple practices. Lanier is slated to provide depth at defensive end behind starters Matthew Ioannidis and Jonathan Allen.
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Redskins' Anthony Lanier: Tallies two sacks in win
Anthony Lanier picked up two sacks in Sunday's 20-15 victory over the Cardinals.Lanier also recorded an impressive three passes defended in the contest. The 24-year-old defensive end now has logged five sacks in as many games. He did all his damage in just 54 snaps (64.0 percent).
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Redskins' Anthony Lanier: Ready for Thanksgiving game
Anthony Lanier (knee) is active for Thursday's game against the Giants, Adam Schefter of ESPN reports.Lanier was limited in practice for the second consecutive week, but it shouldn't affect his abilities Thursday night. Regardless, he's still only deployed for around 30 defensive snaps per game, so he's not a consistent fantasy threat.