Anthony Maddox

Anthony Maddox (born November 22, 1978 in Moultrie, Georgia) is an American football defensive tackle who is currently a free agent. He was drafted by the Jacksonville Jaguars in the fourth round of the 2004 NFL Draft. He played college football at Delta State.

Early years
Maddox played high school football at Monroe High School in Albany, Georgia. He was a three-time All-District selection and a three-time All-Conference selection. After his senior football season, he was invited to participate in the 1997 Georgia-Florida All-Star game.

College career
Maddox played college football at Jones County College and Delta State. He started his career at Jones County playing linebacker and defensive end. After two years at Jones County he went two years without playing football and was working in a furniture store in Hattiesburg, Mississippi. After two years of being out of football he went to Delta State where he recorded 150 tackles and 10.5 sacks. As a senior he was selected as the Gulf South Conference’s Defensive Player of the Year, becoming the first player in school history to win this award. He also achieved All-America selection by American Football Coaches Association, and All-Gulf South Conference first-team.

Jacksonville Jaguars
Maddox was drafted by the Jacksonville Jaguars in the fourth round of the 2004 NFL Draft. He played two seasons in Jacksonville before being released by on September 2, 2006.

Houston Texans
Maddox was signed to the Houston Texans practice squad on September 5, 2006 and was signed to the active roster on October 10, 2006 after an injury to Travis Johnson.

On August 29, 2008 the Texans released Maddox.