Alabama in the NFL: New York Giants Place LB Ryan Anderson on the Reserve/Non-Football Injury list

The former Alabama linebacker will miss at least the beginning of training camp after transitioning to a new franchise this offseason.

The New York Giants have placed LB Ryan Anderson on the Reserve/Non-Football Injury (NFI) list, the team announced Thursday afternoon. 

Anderson is dealing with a back injury and will be able to return to practice after he is medically cleared.

Anderson signed a one-year deal with the Giants back in March after being with the Washington Football Team for four seasons. He was a second round pick, drafted 49th Overall by the Redskins back in 2017.

In nine games with Washington in 2020, the Daphne, Alabama native totaled 86 tackles. 

The Giants linebacker played for the Crimson Tide from 2012-2016, winning two national championships and four SEC titles while at Alabama. 

He earned first team All-SEC honors in his redshirt senior season, and was a semifinalist for the Butkus Award, awarded to the nation's top college linebacker.

That season, 2016, the Crimson Tide were national semifinalists and Anderson led the team in tackles for loss with 19.0, and ranked second on the team in sacks with 9.0 for the year. 

After a four year career in Washington, the linebacker will stay in the NFC East with the move to New York, but there has been no announced timeline of his return to the field.

Anderson played at Daphne High School with former Alabama teammate running back T.J. Yeldon, formerly of the Jacksonville Jaguars and Buffalo Bills.

The Giants are set to begin training camp on July 24, with Anderson among eight other players of New York who will be sidelined as preseason preparation begins.