Anthony Alridge Anthony E . Alridge ( born November 24 , 1983 in Denton , Texas ) is a professional gridiron football running back who is currently a free agent . He was signed by the Denver Broncos as an undrafted free agent in 2008 . He played college football at Houston . Alridge has also been a member of the Houston Texans , the Washington Redskins and the Toronto Argonauts . Early years . Alridge was born to Vincent and Lisa Aldridge in Fort Worth , Texas , where he grew up . He is the oldest son with two sisters and a younger brother . His dad is the pastor of Friendly Fellowship Church of God in Christ in Fort Worth , Texas where Anthony grew up playing the drums for his church . Alridge played for the Denton High School football team as an all - purpose back . During his time at Denton , Alridge was named Honorable Mention AP 4A All - State , selected to the Max Emfinger Texas Super All - State Team , picked Texas Sports Writers Association Third - Team , All - State and named District 6 - 4A Offensive Player - of - the - Year . College career . Alridge chose to attend the University of Houston where he was redshirted as a freshman ; he was initially recruited as a wide receiver . He was not enrolled at the university for the 2004 season and sat out the year . In 2005 , as a wide receiver , he appeared in all 12 games , starting six games . He was the Cougars leading receiver at yards per catch with an average of 22 . 7 . During this season , the Cougars played in the Fort Worth Bowl . Alridge was approached after the 2005 season and asked if he would be interested in playing significant time at running back . Alridge agreed and finished the 2006 season with 959 rushing yards and eight touchdowns on only 95 attempts for an NCAA Division 1 - A leading rushing average of 10 . 1 yards per attempt . The Cougars went on to earn a Conference USA championship , and played against the SEC ' s South Carolina Gamecocks in the 2006 Liberty Bowl . As a junior , Alridge shared time at running back with the Cougars ' senior Jackie Battle . Battle and Alridge combined for 1 , 762 rushing yards and 21 touchdowns during the 2006 regular season . After Battle graduated and signed a free - agent contract with the Kansas City Chiefs , Alridge assumed the bulk of the running back duties for Houston in 2007 and rushed for 1 , 597 yards on 259 carries ( a 6 . 2 per - carry average ) and scored 14 rushing touchdowns . He also caught 19 passes for 274 yards ( a 14 . 4 average ) and five touchdowns . Professional career . Denver Broncos . On April 27 , 2008 , Alridge signed a contract with the Denver Broncos as a free agent . He was put on the injured reserve by the Broncos following the 53 - man cut , ending his season . The Broncos waived him on February 11 , 2009 . First stint with Redskins . Alridge was claimed off waivers by the Washington Redskins on February 12 , 2009 . He was waived on September 5 . Houston Texans . Alridge was signed to the Houston Texans practice squad on September 16 , 2009 . Second stint with Redskins . Alridge was re - signed by the Washington Redskins from the Houston Texans ' practice squad on September 22 , 2009 after offensive lineman Randy Thomas was placed on injured reserve . He was released on October 20 , 2009 . On December 9 , 2009 he was re - signed to the practice squad . After his contract expired following the 2009 season , Alridge was re - signed to a future contract on January 6 , 2010 . On May 3 , 2010 , Alridge was waived by the Redskins for the third time . Toronto Argonauts . On September 16 , 2010 , Alridge was signed by the Toronto Argonauts of the Canadian Football League to a practice roster agreement . On November 22 , 2010 , he was released by the Argonauts . Personal . Alridge graduated from Denton High School in 2003 . He majored in sociology at University of Houston and graduated in 2007 .