Anthony Allen Shutt (born October 8, 1987) is a former

American football American football, referred to simply as football in the United States and Canada and also known as gridiron football, is a team sport played by two teams of eleven players on a rectangular American football field, field with goalposts at e ...

defensive back In gridiron football, defensive backs (DBs), also called the secondary, are the players on the defensive side of the ball who play farthest back from the line of scrimmage. They are distinguished from the other two sets of defensive players, the ...

. He played

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for

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. He was signed as a

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by the

Columbus Lions The Columbus Lions are a professional indoor football team based in Columbus, Georgia, and are a member of the National Arena League (NAL). The Lions were founded in 2006 as an expansion team of the World Indoor Football League (WIFL). After th ...

in 2013.

Professional career

Knoxville NightHawks

After going undrafted in the

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, Shutt signed with the

Knoxville NightHawks The Knoxville NightHawks were a professional indoor American football, indoor football team based in Knoxville, Tennessee. The team was a member of the Professional Indoor Football League (2012), Professional Indoor Football League (PIFL). The N ...

of the

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(PIFL).

Columbus Lions

In 2013, Shutt signed with the

, also of the PIFL. At the conclusion of the 2013 season, he was named First Team All-PIFL and the PIFL Defensive Player of the Year.

Orlando Predators

Shutt was assigned to the

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of the

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late in the 2013 season. He was placed on reassignment on March 31, 2015. He was once again assigned to the Predators on April 7, 2015. On December 29, 2015, Shutt was placed on recallable reassignment.

Tampa Bay Storm

Shutt was assigned to the

Tampa Bay Storm The Tampa Bay Storm were a professional arena football team based in Tampa, Florida, US. It played in the Arena Football League (AFL). Originally the team was located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and operated as the Pittsburgh Gladiators. The ...

on May 2, 2017. On June 29, 2017, Shutt was placed on reassignment. On July 20, 2017, Shutt was placed on league suspension.

References

External links

Florida A&M bio
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Shutt, Anthony 1987 births Living people American football defensive backs Florida A&M Rattlers football players Knoxville NightHawks players Columbus Lions players Orlando Predators players Tampa Bay Storm players Players of American football from Pontiac, Michigan