Anger attended and played college football at California. In four years with the Golden Bears, he totaled 255 punts for 11,094 net yards for a 43.5 average.
Collegiate statistics
Professional career
Jacksonville Jaguars
Anger was selected in the third round, 70th overall, in the 2012 NFL Draft, becoming the highest drafted punter since Todd Sauerbrun was drafted 56th overall in 1995, and the first punter drafted by the Jaguars since 2007. A day later on April 29, the Jaguars cut punters Nick Harris and Spencer Lanning. Like Anger, Harris also played collegiately at California. Following his rookie year, he was named to All-Rookie teams by CBS Sports, ESPN, Pro Football Weekly and many other media outlets. Anger also received a vote for the 2012 All-Pro Team as voted on by the Associated Press.
On March 22, 2016, Anger signed a one-year contract with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Anger won the starting punting job after the team released Jake Schum. On December 31, 2016, Anger signed a five-year, $17 million contract extension with the Buccaneers through the 2021 season. In the 2018 season, Anger had 57 punts for 2,567 for a 45.04 average. On March 13, 2019, Anger was released by the Buccaneers.
Houston Texans
On July 23, 2019, Anger signed with the Houston Texans. On August 30, 2019, Anger was released. He was re-signed on September 17, 2019. On December 28, 2019, Anger was signed to a three-year contract extension.
Personal life
Shortly after Anger was selected by the Jaguars, NFL Network host Rich Eisen exclaimed that "Punters are people too!". Eisen had Anger as a guest on his podcast and presented him with a shirt containing that exclamation. Nevertheless, the Jaguars have received much criticism from fans and football experts for drafting a punter ahead of future Super Bowl winning quarterback Russell Wilson, although the Jaguars publicly said that they never considered drafting Wilson due to having 2011 first-round pick Blaine Gabbert. Due to his powerful leg, Anger's Jacksonville teammates gave him the nickname Banger.
