Anthony Hargrove Anthony La ' Ron Tony Hargrove ( born July 20 , 1983 ) is an American football defensive end who is currently a free agent . He was drafted by the St . Louis Rams in the third round of the 2004 NFL Draft . He played college football at Georgia Tech . Hargrove has also played for the Buffalo Bills as well as winning Super Bowl XLIV with the New Orleans Saints . He was a member of the Philadelphia Eagles and Seattle Seahawks in 2011 , and Green Bay Packers in 2012 . Early years . Hargrove played high school football at Port Charlotte High School in Florida . He played quarterback and free safety for the Pirates , before moving to defensive line in college . College career . Hargrove started 13 of 24 games for the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets , with 70 tackles ( 36 solo ) with six sacks , 19 tackles for loss , two forced fumbles , two fumble recoveries , and three passes defensed . He was academically ineligible for the season as a junior in 2003 , but started every game at weakside defensive end as a sophomore . Professional career . St . Louis Rams . Hargrove was selected in the third round ( 91st overall ) by the St . Louis Rams . On July 24 , 2004 , Hargrove signed a three - year $ 1 . 25 million contract with the Rams , including a signing bonus of $ 442 , 000 . As a reserve in 2004 , Hargrove played in 15 games and started two . He totaled 31 tackles ( 23 solo ) and recorded one sack . In 2005 he was the Rams starting right defensive end , totaling 51 tackles ( 43 solo ) and 6 . 5 sacks . In 2006 he played in four games with two starts and had five tackles and one - half sack . Early in the 2006 season Hargrove had an unexplained two - day absence which caused him to be made inactive and then traded . Buffalo Bills . Hargrove was traded by the Rams to the Buffalo Bills on October 16 , 2006 , in exchange for a fifth - round pick in the 2007 NFL Draft . Hargrove played in 10 games in 2006 and had 19 tackles ( 14 solo ) and recorded a sack to make his 2006 totals 24 tackles and 1 . 5 sacks with both the Bills and Rams . On March 1 , 2007 , Hargrove signed the Bill ' s one - year tender of $ 850 , 000 for the 2007 season . In 2007 he played 12 games and made 28 tackles ( 18 solo ) and had 1 . 5 sacks after serving a four - game suspension , which cost him $ 200 , 000 of his 2007 salary . On August 11 , 2007 , Hargrove was suspended by the NFL for the first four games of the regular season for breaking the NFL ' s substance abuse policy . It was reported on January 18 , 2008 , that Hargrove had failed another drug test . Due to past violations of the NFL ' s substance abuse policy , Hargrove received a one - year suspension on January 24 , 2008 . It was announced he had been reinstated by the league on February 23 , 2009 . New Orleans Saints . On May 18 , 2009 , Hargrove signed a contract with the New Orleans Saints . New Orleans Saints defensive coordinator Gregg Williams moved Hargrove inside to defensive tackle where he flourished . On November 8 of the same year Hargrove validated the Saints ' decision by recovering a fumble from the Carolina Panthers and scoring a 4th - quarter touchdown , sealing a 30 - 20 victory for the Saints . Besides the rare occurrence of a touchdown scored by a defensive lineman , the game was Panthers coach John Fox ' s first loss in the Louisiana Superdome and put New Orleans at a season - starting eight wins and no losses for the first time in Saints history . Hargrove was a restricted free agent after the 2009 season , and it was reported that the Detroit Lions were interesting in signing him , but on April 5 , 2010 , Hargrove signed the Saints ' qualifying tender , and the Saints said he would return to the team in 2010 . While a player for the Saints , Hargrove is alleged to have been involved in a bounty program where coaches offered extra payments to defensive players who injured or otherwise knocked key offensive players out of the game . Hargrove is currently facing an eight game suspension in conjunction with the scandal , and is alleged to have told NFL officials that Saints coaches had instructed players to lie to league officials about the existence of the program . Philadelphia Eagles . The Philadelphia Eagles signed Hargrove on August 3 , 2011 . He was released during final roster cuts on September 3 , 2011 . Seattle Seahawks . The Seattle Seahawks signed Hargrove on September 9 , 2011 . On December 18 , 2011 , during a game against the Chicago Bears , wide receiver Johnny Knox sustained a serious back injury after attempting to recover his own fumble and clashing with Hargrove . Knox required immediate surgery in order to stabilize an injured vertebra . The injury forced him to retire from the NFL . Green Bay Packers . The Green Bay Packers signed Hargrove on March 29 , 2012 . On May 2 , 2012 , the NFL suspended Hargrove for the first eight games of the 2012 season after naming him as one of the ringleaders of the New Orleans Saints bounty scandal . According to the league , Hargrove signed a statement admitting his role in the scheme , and also told at least one other player that the Saints had put a bounty on Brett Favre in the 2009 NFC Championship Game . He ' d also lied to investigators when the league initially probed the Saints about the bounty scandal in 2010 . Hargrove , along with the other suspended players , intends to appeal . His suspension was later overturned . Hargrove was released on August 24 , 2012 . On October 9 , 2012 , four weeks and three days after an internal appeals panel vacated suspensions imposed on Hargrove , Saints linebacker Jonathan Vilma , Browns linebacker Scott Fujita and Saints defensive end Will Smith , the league has re - issued the discipline without any changes or reductions , according to a league source . This means that Vilma will be suspended a full season , Fujita will be suspended three games , Smith will be suspended four games , and Hargrove will be suspended eight games . On December 12 , 2012 , " In a sharp rebuke to his successor ' s handling of the NFL ' s bounty investigation , former commissioner Paul Tagliabue overturned the suspensions of four current and former New Orleans Saints players ( including Hargrove ) in a case that has preoccupied the league for almost a year . " Dallas Cowboys . The Dallas Cowboys signed Anthony Hargrove on May 16 , 2013 . Hargrove was released by the Dallas Cowboys on June 20 , 2013 . Personal . When Hargrove was 6 , the Brooklyn tenement where he lived with his mother and two of his four half - siblings burned down . He lived in homeless shelters and foster care until his mother died when he was 9 . An aunt in Port Charlotte adopted him . Hargrove has said that he began abusing drugs during his time with the Rams . He went through a series of failed drug tests and other difficulties during his tenure with the Rams and the Bills . After his 2008 suspension , he spent more than a year in treatment centers in South Carolina and North Miami Beach . Eight months after leaving the treatment center , he found himself back in Miami to play in the Super Bowl . In view of his comeback , Hargrove ' s Saints teammates voted him the winner of their 2009 Ed Block Courage Award . In June 2011 , Hargrove ' s older brother Terence Hargrove died after being stabbed numerous times in North Port Florida .