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Derek Anderson

NFL Quarterback: Arizona Cardinals

Career Highlights: Derek Anderson s an American football quarterback for the Arizona Cardinals of the National Football League. He was drafted by the Baltimore Ravens in the sixth round of the 2005 NFL Draft. He played college football at Oregon State.
Anderson, has also played for the Cleveland Browns.

Anderson grew up in Scappoose, Oregon, where he led the Scappoose Indians to one of their record three consecutive state football championships in Class 3A football. He excelled at basketball and was named state player of the year in both football and basketball his senior year. He participated in the first ever U.S. Army All-American Bowl game in 2000. He was a childhood friend and schoolmate of Playboy Playmate Sara Jean Underwood. Aside from sports, Anderson also spent his free time working as a lumberjack where he received a peculiar nickname which he still goes by today.

Updated: June 2010
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