Anthony Fera
| No. 30 Montreal Alouettes | |
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| Position: | Placekicker / Punter |
| Personal information | |
| Date of birth: | June 18, 1991 |
| Place of birth: | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Height: | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
| Weight: | 207 lb (94 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school: | St. Pius X High School |
| College: | Penn State, Texas |
| Undrafted: | 2014 |
| Career history | |
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| * Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |
| CFL status: | International |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Anthony Fera (born June 18, 1991) is an American football placekicker and punter for the Montreal Alouettes of the Canadian Football League.
Hailing from Cypress, Texas, Fera attended St. Pius X High School. Fera later attended Penn State, redshirting in 2009. On November 17, 2010, Fera had an emergency appendectomy.[1] In Penn State's 2011 game against Eastern Michigan, Fera became the first Nittany Lion since Chris Bahr in 1975 to be the starter for field goals, kickoffs and punts. After the 2011 season and the Penn State child sex abuse scandal, Fera transferred to Texas.[2][3] Fera missed the first four games of 2012 with a groin injury. Fera was a finalist for the 2013 Lou Groza Award.[4]
After college, Fera signed as a free agent for the BC Lions on May 27, 2015, eventually joining the practice roster on June 20, 2015.[5] He was released by the team on June 3, 2016.[6]
On August 9, 2016, Fera was signed by the Montreal Alouettes.[7]
References
- ↑ http://www.post-gazette.com/local/breaking/2010/11/17/Penn-State-punter-out-after-emergency-appendectomy/stories/201011170163
- ↑ http://www.sportingnews.com/ncaa-football/story/2012-08-02/anthony-fera-transfer-penn-state-texas-longhorns-kicker-punter-mack-brown
- ↑ https://onwardstate.com/2012/08/03/anthony-fera-releases-statement-following-transfer-to-texas/
- ↑ http://collegefootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/12/12/florida-state-kicker-roberto-aguayo-wins-lou-groza-award/
- ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2015-08-23. Retrieved 2014-08-31.
- ↑ "BC LIONS TRANSACTIONS". bclions.com. Archived from the original on June 17, 2016. Retrieved June 16, 2016.
- ↑ "Alouettes add international kicker Anthony Fera to roster". montrealalouettes.com. Retrieved August 11, 2016.