Mark Anderson ( American football ) Mark Anderson ( born May 26 , 1983 ) is an American football defensive end for the Buffalo Bills of the National Football League ( NFL ) . He was drafted by the Chicago Bears in the fifth round of the 2006 NFL Draft . He played college football at Alabama . Anderson has also played for the Houston Texans and New England Patriots . Early years . Anderson was born in Tulsa , Oklahoma . He attended Booker T . Washington High School in Tulsa , and was a letterman in football and basketball . He was a teammate in both sports of Robert Meachem and Felix Jones , both also current NFL football players . In football , he was an All - Metro selection and was named as a Big 12 Prep pick . Mark Anderson graduated from Booker T . Washington High School in 2001 . Anderson recorded 104 tackles and 9 sacks along with 9 receptions and 3 touchdown s during his senior season to help the Hornets to an 11 - 2 record . In his best game he notched 20 tackles , 3 sacks and 2 blocked punts in 1 game as a senior . College years . Anderson attended the University of Alabama ( where he became a member of Omega Psi Phi fraternity ) . He was a four - year letterwinner at Alabama ( 2001 – 05 ) starting 30 of 50 games , including the final 29 of his career , He finished with 141 career tackles , 13 . 5 sacks , 25 tackles for loss ( TFL ) ( 7th all - time at Alabama ) , 5 forced fumbles , 3 fumble recoveries and 2 passes deflected . He received second - team all - Southeastern Conference accolades as a senior after pacing Alabama with 7 . 5 sacks and 18 TFLs among 40 tackles while adding 1 forced fumble and 1 blocked field goal in 12 starts . Anderson started every contest during junior campaign and ranked 8th on team with 41 tackles while contributing 11 TFLs , 1 . 5 sacks , 2 forced fumbles , 2 fumble recoveries and 2 passes deflected . He earned Alabama ' s Billy Neighbors Most Improved Defensive Lineman award as a sophomore following spring practice and went on to register 47 tackles , 8 TFLs and 2 . 5 sacks while playing every game and starting 6 . Anderson played every game during red - shirt freshman season , finishing with 13 tackles , 2 sacks , 1 TFL , 2 forced fumbles and 1 fumble recovery earning the Ozzie Newsome Most Improved Freshman award following spring practice . He graduated with a degree in consumer science . Professional career . Chicago Bears . Anderson was selected with the 159th overall pick ( 5th round ) in the 2006 NFL Draft . Despite not being an official starter in the Bears Cover 2 defensive scheme , Anderson has thrived in his role as a third - down pass rusher , and during the 2006 regular season he totaled 12 sacks , a Chicago Bears rookie record , which was previously held by Brian Urlacher . Anderson also received consideration in 2006 Defensive Rookie of the Year , finishing second in the voting to former Alabama teammate , DeMeco Ryans . He was named to " Pro Football Weekly " / Pro Football Writers Association All - Rookie team . He played in all 16 regular season contests gathering 28 tackles to go along with 3 TFLs , 5 QB Hits , 2 PBUs , 4 FFs and 1 FR . Also played in all 3 postseason contests , recording 4 tackles and 1 . 5 sacks . He combined with Alex Brown for 19 sacks in 2006 , the most by a Chicago DE duo since Richard Dent and Trace Armstrong recorded 24 sacks in 1993 . Anderson has recorded 4 multiple - sack games in 16 career regular season games played . He registered 0 . 5 sack in Super Bowl XLI and 1 . 5 sacks among 4 tackles in 3 postseason contests . He was voted NFL Defensive Rookie of the month in October 2006 . The Bears released Anderson on October 5 , 2010 . Houston Texans . On October 6 , 2010 Anderson signed with the Houston Texans , where he was reunited with his college teammate , DeMeco Ryans . New England Patriots . On August 5 , 2011 , Anderson signed with the New England Patriots . Mark has had a rebound year in New England , recording 10 sacks for the Patriots in the regular season . Anderson recorded 1 . 5 sacks and 5 tackles in Super Bowl XLVI . Buffalo Bills . On March 21 , 2012 , Anderson signed a four - year contract with the Buffalo Bills .