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{{Short description|American football player and coach (born 1978)}}
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| current_team = Houston Texans
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| current_team = Pittsburgh Steelers
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| position = Defensive backs coach
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| position = Assistant secondary coach
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1978|2|22}}
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| birth_place = [[Clewiston, Florida]]
| birth_place = [[Clewiston, Florida]], U.S.
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*[[Atlanta Falcons]] ({{NFL Year|2000}})*
* [[Atlanta Falcons]] ({{NFL Year|2000}})*
*[[Tampa Bay Buccaneers]] ({{NFL Year|2000|2001}})*
* [[Tampa Bay Buccaneers]] ({{NFL Year|2000|2001}})*
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* [[Lake Worth High School|Lake Worth (FL) HS]] (2002–2006) <br> Assistant coach
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*[[Lake Worth High School|Lake Worth (FL) HS]] (2002–2006) <br> Assistant coach
* [[Virginia Tech Hokies football|Virginia Tech]] (2007) <br> Graduate assistant
*[[Virginia Tech Hokies football|Virginia Tech]] (2007) <br> Graduate assistant
* [[Georgia State Panthers football|Georgia State]] (2008–2011) <br> Defensive backs coach/special teams coordinator
*[[Georgia State Panthers football|Georgia State]] (2008–2011) <br> Defensive backs coach/special teams coordinator
* Georgia State (2012) <br> Defensive coordinator/defensive backs coach
*[[Georgia State Panthers football|Georgia State]] (2012) <br> Defensive coordinator/defensive backs coach
* [[Penn State Nittany Lions football|Penn State]] ([[2013 Penn State Nittany Lions football|2013]])<br> Safeties coach
* [[Houston Texans]] ({{NFL Year|2014}}–{{NFL Year|2017}})<br>Assistant secondary coach
*[[Penn State Nittany Lions football|Penn State]] (2013)<br> Safeties coach
*[[Houston Texans]] (2014–2017)<br>Assistant defensive backs coach
* Houston Texans ({{NFL Year|2018}}–{{NFL Year|2019}})<br>Secondary coach
*[[Houston Texans]] (2018–present)<br>Defensive backs coach
* [[Tennessee Titans]] ({{NFL Year|2020}}–{{NFL Year|2022}})<br>Defensive backs coach
* [[Pittsburgh Steelers]] ({{NFL Year|2024}}–present)<br>Assistant secondary coach
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'''Anthony Midget''' (born February 22, 1978)<ref>{{cite web|title=Anthony Midget Stats|url=http://espn.go.com/nfl/player/stats/_/id/2265/anthony-midget|work=ESPN|publisher=ESPN Internet Ventures|accessdate=March 14, 2013}}</ref> is an [[American football]] coach and former player who is currently an assistant for the [[Houston Texans]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Anthony Midget Profile|url=http://www.houstontexans.com/team/coaches/anthony-midget/27bc9504-c7c4-4ea7-9752-b08b84ed3eb5|work=HoustonTexans.com|publisher=NFL Interactive Media|accessdate=September 7, 2015}}</ref> He played college football at Virginia Tech. After a short-lived career playing professionally in the [[National Football League]] (NFL), Midget began coaching beginning at the high school level and then progressing from college to the NFL.
'''Anthony Midget''' (born February 22, 1978)<ref>{{Cite web |title=Anthony Midget Stats |url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/player/stats/_/id/2265/anthony-midget |website=ESPN |publisher=ESPN Internet Ventures |access-date=March 14, 2013}}</ref> is an [[American football]] coach.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Anthony Midget Profile |url=http://www.houstontexans.com/team/coaches/anthony-midget/27bc9504-c7c4-4ea7-9752-b08b84ed3eb5 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150906065951/http://www.houstontexans.com/team/coaches/anthony-midget/27bc9504-c7c4-4ea7-9752-b08b84ed3eb5 |archive-date=September 6, 2015 |website=HoustonTexans.com |publisher=NFL Interactive Media |accessdate=September 7, 2015}}</ref> He is the assistant secondary coach for the [[Pittsburgh Steelers]] of the [[National Football League]] (NFL). He played college football at Virginia Tech. After a short-lived career playing professionally in the [[National Football League]] (NFL), Midget began coaching beginning at the high school level and then progressing from college to the NFL.


==Playing career==
==Playing career==
Midget played high school football in [[Clewiston, Florida]] at [[Clewiston High School]]. From there, he proceeded to [[Virginia Tech Hokies football|Virginia Tech]], where he was a four-year letter winner and three-year starter.<ref>{{cite web|last=Associated Press|title=Penn State hires Anthony Midget to coach safeties|url=https://sports.yahoo.com/news/penn-state-hires-anthony-midget-025820008--ncaaf.html|work=Yahoo! Sports|publisher=Yahoo!|accessdate=March 14, 2013}}</ref> After his senior season, Midget was named a third team All-American, first team All-Big East, and a member of the Big East All-Academic Team. A [[Dean's List]] student, Midget graduated with a degree in [[sociology]] in 1999.<ref name="GSU">{{cite web|title=Anthony Midget|url=http://www.georgiastatesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=12700&ATCLID=1567119|work=Georgia State Athletics|publisher=Georgia State University|accessdate=March 14, 2013}}</ref> He was drafted in the fifth round of the [[2000 NFL Draft]] by the [[Atlanta Falcons]].<ref>{{cite news|last=Goldberg|first=Dave|title=Raiders focus on kicking game|url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-18562223.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160415215909/https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-18562223.html|dead-url=yes|archive-date=April 15, 2016|accessdate=March 14, 2013|newspaper=[[The Charleston Gazette]]|date=April 17, 2000|publisher=via [[HighBeam Research]] {{subscription required}}}}</ref><ref name="Collegian">{{cite web|last=Pianovich |first=Stephen |title=Anthony Midget named Penn State's safeties coach |url=http://www.collegian.psu.edu/blogs/footblog/2013/02/14/anthony_midget_named_penn_states_safeties_coach.aspx |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130409233959/http://www.collegian.psu.edu/blogs/footblog/2013/02/14/anthony_midget_named_penn_states_safeties_coach.aspx |dead-url=yes |archive-date=April 9, 2013 |work=Footblog - The Daily Collegian Online |publisher=Collegian |accessdate=March 14, 2013 }}</ref> He also spent two seasons on the [[practice squad]] of the [[Tampa Bay Buccaneers]].<ref name="Collegian"/><ref>{{cite web|title=Bucs sign DT Gurley, CB Midget|url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P1-51217833.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160415230140/https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P1-51217833.html|dead-url=yes|archive-date=April 15, 2016|work=AP Online|publisher=via [[HighBeam Research]] {{subscription required}}|accessdate=March 14, 2013}}</ref>
Midget played high school football in [[Clewiston, Florida]] at [[Clewiston High School]]. From there, he proceeded to [[Virginia Tech Hokies football|Virginia Tech]], where he was a four-year letter winner and three-year starter.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Associated Press |title=Penn State hires Anthony Midget to coach safeties |url=https://sports.yahoo.com/news/penn-state-hires-anthony-midget-025820008--ncaaf.html |website=Yahoo! Sports |publisher=Yahoo! |accessdate=March 14, 2013}}</ref> After his senior season, Midget was named a third-team All-American, first-team All-Big East, and a member of the Big East All-Academic Team. A [[Dean's List]] student, Midget graduated with a degree in [[sociology]] in 1999.<ref name="GSU">{{Cite web |title=Anthony Midget |url=http://www.georgiastatesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=12700&ATCLID=1567119 |website=Georgia State Athletics |publisher=Georgia State University |accessdate=March 14, 2013 |archive-date=December 23, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101223142034/http://www.georgiastatesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=12700&ATCLID=1567119 |url-status=dead }}</ref> He was drafted in the fifth round of the [[2000 NFL draft]] by the [[Atlanta Falcons]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=2000 NFL Draft Listing |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/2000/draft.htm |access-date=2023-03-19 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Goldberg |first=Dave |date=April 17, 2000 |title=Raiders focus on kicking game |work=[[The Charleston Gazette]] |url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-18562223.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160415215909/https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-18562223.html |archive-date=April 15, 2016 |accessdate=March 14, 2013}}</ref><ref name="Collegian">{{Cite web |last=Pianovich |first=Stephen |title=Anthony Midget named Penn State's safeties coach |url=http://www.collegian.psu.edu/blogs/footblog/2013/02/14/anthony_midget_named_penn_states_safeties_coach.aspx |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130409233959/http://www.collegian.psu.edu/blogs/footblog/2013/02/14/anthony_midget_named_penn_states_safeties_coach.aspx |archive-date=April 9, 2013 |website=Footblog - The Daily Collegian Online |publisher=Collegian |accessdate=March 14, 2013}}</ref> He also spent two seasons on the [[practice squad]] of the [[Tampa Bay Buccaneers]].<ref name="Collegian" /><ref>{{Cite web |title=Bucs sign DT Gurley, CB Midget |url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P1-51217833.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160415230140/https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P1-51217833.html |archive-date=April 15, 2016 |website=AP Online|accessdate=March 14, 2013}}</ref>


==Coaching career==
==Coaching career==
After his short-lived playing career, Midget began his coaching career in 2002 at [[Lake Worth High School]] in Florida where he held many positions culminating with being the assistant head coach and defensive coordinator.<ref>{{cite news|last=Flounders|first=Bob|title=Staff Set: Penn State coach Bill O'Brien adds Anthony Midget as defensive backs coach|url=http://www.pennlive.com/pennstatefootball/index.ssf/2013/02/staff_set_penn_state_coach_bil.html|accessdate=March 14, 2013|newspaper=[[Harrisburg Patriot-News]]|date=February 14, 2013}}</ref> In 2007, he went back to his alma mater at Virginia Tech as a [[graduate assistant]].<ref name="marshall hiring">{{cite news|last=Smock|first=Doug|title=Marshall Football: Herd adds defensive coach to staff|url=https://www.questia.com/read/1P2-34181658|accessdate=March 14, 2013|newspaper=[[The Charleston Gazette]]|date=January 29, 2013|publisher=via [[Questia Online Library]] |url-access=subscription}}</ref> From Virginia Tech, Midget progressed to [[Georgia State Panthers football|Georgia State]] where, from 2008-2011, he served as the special teams coordinator and defensive backs coach and in 2012 he served as the defensive coordinator and defensive backs coach.<ref name="GSU"/> He was briefly hired in January 2013 to serve as a defensive assistant at [[Marshall Thundering Herd football|Marshall]],<ref name="marshall hiring"/> but before he coached a game at Marshall he was hired at Penn State to coach safeties.<ref>{{cite news|last=Hockensmith|first=Dustin|title=New Penn State safeties coach Anthony Midget: 'I demand my players be the best'|url=http://www.pennlive.com/pennstatefootball/index.ssf/2013/02/new_penn_state_safeties_coach.html|accessdate=March 14, 2013|newspaper=[[Harrisburg Patriot-News]]|date=February 27, 2013}}</ref>
After his short-lived playing career, Midget began his coaching career in 2002 at [[Lake Worth High School]] in Florida where he held many positions culminating with being the assistant head coach and defensive coordinator.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Flounders |first=Bob |date=February 14, 2013 |title=Staff Set: Penn State coach Bill O'Brien adds Anthony Midget as defensive backs coach |work=[[Harrisburg Patriot-News]] |url=http://www.pennlive.com/pennstatefootball/index.ssf/2013/02/staff_set_penn_state_coach_bil.html |accessdate=March 14, 2013}}</ref> In 2007, he went back to his alma mater at Virginia Tech as a [[graduate assistant]].<ref name="marshall hiring">{{Cite news |last=Smock |first=Doug |date=January 29, 2013 |title=Marshall Football: Herd adds defensive coach to staff |work=[[The Charleston Gazette]] |url=https://www.questia.com/read/1P2-34181658}}{{dead link|date=July 2021}}</ref> From Virginia Tech, Midget progressed to [[Georgia State Panthers football|Georgia State]] where, from 2008 to 2011, he served as the special teams coordinator and defensive backs coach and in 2012 he served as the defensive coordinator and defensive backs coach.<ref name="GSU" /> He was briefly hired in January 2013 to serve as a defensive assistant at [[Marshall Thundering Herd football|Marshall]],<ref name="marshall hiring" /> but before he coached a game at Marshall he was hired at Penn State to coach safeties.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Hockensmith |first=Dustin |date=February 27, 2013 |title=New Penn State safeties coach Anthony Midget: 'I demand my players be the best' |work=[[Harrisburg Patriot-News]] |url=http://www.pennlive.com/pennstatefootball/index.ssf/2013/02/new_penn_state_safeties_coach.html |accessdate=March 14, 2013}}</ref>

In 2014, the Houston Texans hired Midget as their Assistant Secondary Coach, and in 2018, he was promoted to Secondary Coach. On January 28, 2020, it was announced that Midget was hired as the secondary coach for the [[Tennessee Titans]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Moraitis, Michael |date=January 28, 2020 |title=Tennessee Titans hire Anthony Midget as new secondary coach: Report |url=https://titansized.com/2020/01/28/titans-hire-anthony-midget-secondary/ |access-date=January 30, 2020 |website=TitanSized.com}}</ref>

On January 9, 2023, the Titans head coach [[Mike Vrabel]] announced Midget had been fired.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.tennesseetitans.com/news/titans-part-ways-with-oc-todd-downing-ol-coach-keith-carter-secondary-coach-anth|work=TennesseeTitans.com|title=Titans Part Ways With OC Todd Downing, OL Coach Keith Carter, Secondary Coach Anthony Midget and Offensive Skill Assistant Erik Frazier|first=Jim|last=Wyatt|date=January 9, 2023|accessdate=January 21, 2023|archive-date=January 11, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230111182929/https://www.tennesseetitans.com/news/titans-part-ways-with-oc-todd-downing-ol-coach-keith-carter-secondary-coach-anth|url-status=dead}}</ref>

On March 20, 2024, the [[Pittsburgh Steelers]] announced that they had hired Midget as their assistant secondary coach.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Varley |first1=Teresa |title=Steelers add to defensive coaching staff |url=https://www.steelers.com/news/steelers-add-to-defensive-coaching-staff |website=Steelers.com |access-date=20 March 2024}}</ref>


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Latest revision as of 20:07, 6 November 2024

Anthony Midget
refer to caption
Midget in 2021
Pittsburgh Steelers
Position:Assistant secondary coach
Personal information
Born: (1978-02-22) February 22, 1978 (age 46)
Clewiston, Florida, U.S.
Career information
High school:Clewiston (FL)
College:Virginia Tech
NFL draft:2000 / round: 5 / pick: 134
Career history
As a player:
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
As a coach:

Anthony Midget (born February 22, 1978)[1] is an American football coach.[2] He is the assistant secondary coach for the Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Virginia Tech. After a short-lived career playing professionally in the National Football League (NFL), Midget began coaching beginning at the high school level and then progressing from college to the NFL.

Playing career

[edit]

Midget played high school football in Clewiston, Florida at Clewiston High School. From there, he proceeded to Virginia Tech, where he was a four-year letter winner and three-year starter.[3] After his senior season, Midget was named a third-team All-American, first-team All-Big East, and a member of the Big East All-Academic Team. A Dean's List student, Midget graduated with a degree in sociology in 1999.[4] He was drafted in the fifth round of the 2000 NFL draft by the Atlanta Falcons.[5][6][7] He also spent two seasons on the practice squad of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.[7][8]

Coaching career

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After his short-lived playing career, Midget began his coaching career in 2002 at Lake Worth High School in Florida where he held many positions culminating with being the assistant head coach and defensive coordinator.[9] In 2007, he went back to his alma mater at Virginia Tech as a graduate assistant.[10] From Virginia Tech, Midget progressed to Georgia State where, from 2008 to 2011, he served as the special teams coordinator and defensive backs coach and in 2012 he served as the defensive coordinator and defensive backs coach.[4] He was briefly hired in January 2013 to serve as a defensive assistant at Marshall,[10] but before he coached a game at Marshall he was hired at Penn State to coach safeties.[11]

In 2014, the Houston Texans hired Midget as their Assistant Secondary Coach, and in 2018, he was promoted to Secondary Coach. On January 28, 2020, it was announced that Midget was hired as the secondary coach for the Tennessee Titans.[12]

On January 9, 2023, the Titans head coach Mike Vrabel announced Midget had been fired.[13]

On March 20, 2024, the Pittsburgh Steelers announced that they had hired Midget as their assistant secondary coach.[14]

References

[edit]
  1. ^ "Anthony Midget Stats". ESPN. ESPN Internet Ventures. Retrieved March 14, 2013.
  2. ^ "Anthony Midget Profile". HoustonTexans.com. NFL Interactive Media. Archived from the original on September 6, 2015. Retrieved September 7, 2015.
  3. ^ Associated Press. "Penn State hires Anthony Midget to coach safeties". Yahoo! Sports. Yahoo!. Retrieved March 14, 2013.
  4. ^ a b "Anthony Midget". Georgia State Athletics. Georgia State University. Archived from the original on December 23, 2010. Retrieved March 14, 2013.
  5. ^ "2000 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 19, 2023.
  6. ^ Goldberg, Dave (April 17, 2000). "Raiders focus on kicking game". The Charleston Gazette. Archived from the original on April 15, 2016. Retrieved March 14, 2013.
  7. ^ a b Pianovich, Stephen. "Anthony Midget named Penn State's safeties coach". Footblog - The Daily Collegian Online. Collegian. Archived from the original on April 9, 2013. Retrieved March 14, 2013.
  8. ^ "Bucs sign DT Gurley, CB Midget". AP Online. Archived from the original on April 15, 2016. Retrieved March 14, 2013.
  9. ^ Flounders, Bob (February 14, 2013). "Staff Set: Penn State coach Bill O'Brien adds Anthony Midget as defensive backs coach". Harrisburg Patriot-News. Retrieved March 14, 2013.
  10. ^ a b Smock, Doug (January 29, 2013). "Marshall Football: Herd adds defensive coach to staff". The Charleston Gazette.[dead link]
  11. ^ Hockensmith, Dustin (February 27, 2013). "New Penn State safeties coach Anthony Midget: 'I demand my players be the best'". Harrisburg Patriot-News. Retrieved March 14, 2013.
  12. ^ Moraitis, Michael (January 28, 2020). "Tennessee Titans hire Anthony Midget as new secondary coach: Report". TitanSized.com. Retrieved January 30, 2020.
  13. ^ Wyatt, Jim (January 9, 2023). "Titans Part Ways With OC Todd Downing, OL Coach Keith Carter, Secondary Coach Anthony Midget and Offensive Skill Assistant Erik Frazier". TennesseeTitans.com. Archived from the original on January 11, 2023. Retrieved January 21, 2023.
  14. ^ Varley, Teresa. "Steelers add to defensive coaching staff". Steelers.com. Retrieved March 20, 2024.
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