Anthony Dablé
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| Position: | Wide receiver | ||
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| Date of birth: | September 25, 1988 | ||
| Height: | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | ||
| Weight: | 224 lb (102 kg) | ||
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| Undrafted: | 2016 | ||
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Anthony Dablé (born September 25, 1988) is a French American football wide receiver who is currently a free agent. He signed a multi-year contract with the New York Giants after a tryout on February 17, 2016, but was released when the team announced its final 53-man roster.
Early years
After discovering American football at the age of 17 by playing the video game NFL Quarterback Club for the Nintendo 64,[1] Dablé learned the sport by watching videos of wide receivers of his size on YouTube.[2] He then tried out for, and joined, the Grenoble Centaures at the age of 19.[1]
Non-Professional Career
France
He started playing football with the Grenoble Centaures in U-19 team in 2007 . While with the Centaures he won the Vice champion French Football Championship Division 2 in 2010, the France Championship Football Division 1 (Élite) in 2011 and the European Federation of American Football Cup in 2012.
He also played for the French National Team four times, in 2010, 2011, 2014 and 2015. In 2010, the team won the silver medal, losing to Germany in the EFAF European Championship. In 2011, the team placed sixth in the IFAF World Championship. In 2014, the team won the bronze medal in the EFAF European Championship. In 2015, the team placed fourth fr the IFAF World Championship.
Canada
In 2012, Dablé went to the University of Laval in Canada but was not eligible to play there. After that, he looked for the best level of play in Europe which led him to Germany.
Professional career
German Football League
Berlin Rebels
He joined teammate Giovanni Nanguy are France team to Lübeck Cougars, but he had no insurance so he just finished the season with the Berlin Rebels. During his time with the Berlin Rebels, Dablé played wore number 80. Dablé played in six games, recorded 26 receptions for 654 yards (average of 25.2 yards per catch), scored eight touchdowns (longest touchdown 83 yards) and nine kick returns for 237 return yards (longest kick return 55 yards). He also returned seven punts for 71 yards (longest punt return 43 yards).
New Yorker Lions
He played two seasons for the New Yorker Lions, winning the German Bowl 2014-2015 and the Vice European Championship and Eurobowl during his last season.
Career statistics
| Season | Receiving | Kick returns | Fumbles | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Year | Team | GP | GS | Tgt | Rec | Yards | Avg | TD | Long | Ret | Yards | Avg | Long | TD | Fum | Lost | |||||
| 2014 | NYL | -- | -- | -- | 70 | 1,186 | 16.9 | 17 | 74 | 9 | 267 | 29.7 | 73 | 0 | -- | -- | |||||
| 2015 | NYL | -- | -- | -- | 75 | 1,251 | 16.7 | 15 | 89 | 13 | 389 | 29.9 | 41 | 0 | -- | -- | |||||
| Career | -- | -- | -- | 145 | 2,437 | 16.8 | 32 | 89 | 22 | 656 | 29.8 | 73 | 0 | -- | -- | ||||||
National Football League
New York Giants
After posting his highlights on YouTube, Dablé was spotted by former New York Giant player Osi Umenyiora.[1] After successful tests in England he moved to Florida on January 28 to train for the NFL Combine Regional in Minnesota.
In October 2015, he joined the Aix-en-Provence Argonautes of the French League before being contacted by the New York Giants of the National Football League (NFL). He signed a multi-year contract after a tryout on February 17, 2016. On September 3, 2016, he was released by the Giants as part of the final roster cuts to bring the active roster to 53 people.[3]
Personal life
He is multilingual, speaking French, English and German.[2]
References
- 1 2 3 Graziano, Dan (April 4, 2016). "France's Anthony Dable getting NFL shot with Giants". ESPN.com. Retrieved July 26, 2016.
- 1 2 Schmeelk, John (June 12, 2016). "French star Anthony Dable making smooth transition to Giants". Retrieved July 26, 2016.
- ↑ Eisen, Michael. "New York Giants announce 20 roster moves". Giants.com.
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