Former Vicksburg High, Tulane star Nick Anderson signs with CFL team

Published 5:21 pm Monday, March 11, 2024

: New Orleans Saints linebacker Nick Anderson (40), a Vicksburg native, rushes the passer in a 2023 preseason game against the Houston Texans. On Monday, Anderson signed a contract with the Canadian Football League's Edmonton Elks. (Michael C. Hebert/The New Orleans Saints)

Nick Anderson’s football career will restart north of the border.

The former Vicksburg High and Tulane linebacker signed a free agent contract with the Canadian Football League’s Edmonton Elks, the team announced Monday.

Anderson played four seasons at Tulane, from 2019-22, and totaled 275 tackles and 10.5 sacks. He was part of the Green Wave team that finished the 2022 season ranked No. 9 in the country after defeating Southern California and Heisman Trophy winner Caleb Williams in the Cotton Bowl.

Anderson signed with the New Orleans Saints as an undrafted free agent following the 2023 NFL draft. He played in all three preseason games and totaled eight tackles, but was released by the team at the end of the preseason.

Anderson did not sign with another NFL team in 2023. He instead focused on several business ventures, included a podcast called “Talkin’ That Yea” and a company centered around the community outreach work he’s been doing for years.

The CFL season begins in May.

About Ernest Bowker

Ernest Bowker is The Vicksburg Post's sports editor. He has been a member of The Vicksburg Post's sports staff since 1998, making him one of the longest-tenured reporters in the paper's 140-year history. The New Jersey native is a graduate of LSU. In his career, he has won more than 50 awards from the Mississippi Press Association and Associated Press for his coverage of local sports in Vicksburg.

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