INDIANAPOLIS COLTS WEEKLY PRESS RELEASE

ANTHONY CASTONZO
Tackle 6-7 311 Boston College
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NFL Exp: 3 (3rd Year With Colts)
How Acquired: D1 – 2011 (22nd overall)
Born: 8/9/88
GP/GS (Postseason): 36/36 (1/1)
CAREER TRANSACTIONS:
• Selected by the Colts in the first-round (22nd overall) of the 2011 NFL Draft.
PRO CAREER:
• Has started all 36 games he has played in during his NFL career.
• Part of an offensive line that assisted the Colts in averaging 27.5 rushing attempts and 104.4 rushing yards per game in 2012, the
most for the team in five seasons.
2013 (COLTS):
• Made the 29th start of his career at left tackle as he provided time for quarterback Andrew Luck to throw for two touchdowns and rush
for one score. Opened rushing lanes for the Colts to generate 127 rushing yards.
• Started at left tackle against Miami (9/15) and opened rushing lanes for the Colts to total 133 yards and a 5.1 average. Also provided
time for quarterback Andrew Luck to throw for 321 yards and one touchdown.
• Started at left tackle in the team’s Week 3 win at San Francisco (9/22) and blocked for Indianapolis’ leading rusher, Ahmad Bradshaw
(95 yards). Also provided time for quarterback Andrew Luck to throw for 159 yards on 17 completions.
• Started at left tackle and blocked for a Colts rushing attack that totaled 157 net yards in a 37-3 victory at Jacksonville (9/29). It marked
the fourth consecutive game the team topped the 100-yard rushing plateau. Also provided time for quarterback Andrew Luck to
compile 257 passing yards on 21 completions.
• Blocked for a Colts offense that compiled 317 net yards in a Week 5 victory against Seattle (10/6). Provided time for quarterback
Andrew Luck to complete 16 passes for 229 yards and two touchdowns, including a 73-yard touchdown strike to wide receiver T.Y.
Hilton.
• Provided rushing lanes for the Colts to total 74 rushing yards while blocking for quarterback Andrew Luck who threw for 202 yards in a
Week 6 loss at San Diego (10/14).
• Started at left tackle in a Week 7 victory against Denver (10/20) and assisted quarterback Andrew Luck in throwing for 228 yards and
three touchdowns while blocking for Luck’s third quarter rushing touchdown. Also opened rushing lanes for the Colts to tally 121 yards
as a team marking the sixth game of the season Indianapolis finished with 100-plus rushing yards.
• Was part of an offensive line that provided time for quarterback Andrew Luck to throw for 271 yards and three touchdowns in the
team’s Week 9 comeback victory at Houston (11/3).
2012 (COLTS):
• Started all 16 games at left tackle.
• Blocked for quarterback Andrew Luck who set then-season highs in completions (31), attempts (55) and yards (362) against Green
Bay (10/7).
• Blocked for a Colts rushing attack that totaled 148 yards against Cleveland (10/21).
• Paved the way for a Colts rushing attack to generate a season-high 171 rushing yards en route to 457 net yards at Tennessee
(10/28).
• Provided time for the Colts to total 516 net yards, including Andrew Luck’s career-high 433 passing yards in a 23-20 week 9 victory
over Miami (11/4).
• Helped the Colts total 459 yards of net offense at Detroit (12/2). Provided time for quarterback Andrew Luck who threw for 391 yards
and four touchdowns in the victory.
• Opened rushing lanes for running back Vick Ballard to post his first career 100-yard outing at Houston (12/16).
• Blocked for quarterback Andrew Luck to throw for 205 yards and set a new NFL single-season record for passing yards by a rookie
quarterback in a playoff-clinching victory at Kansas City (12/23).
• Made a start at left tackle in his first career playoff game. Provided time for the Colts to generate 419 net yards, including 91 rushing
yards by running back Vick Ballard at Baltimore (1/6/13).
2011 (COLTS):
• In his rookie season, started all 12 games he participated in at left tackle and was inactive for another four. Was not flagged for a
single holding penalty during the season.
• Made his NFL debut at Houston (9/11).
• Opened holes for running backs Joseph Addai and Delone Carter to combine for 25 carries for 110 yards (4.4 avg.) against Cleveland
(9/18).
• Blocked for running back Joseph Addai to rush 17 times for 86 yards against Pittsburgh (9/25). Was part of an offensive line that
allowed only 1.0 sack.
• Provided time for quarterback Dan Orlovsky to set a career-high and Colts season-high with 353 passing yards at New England
(12/4).
• Opened running lanes for the Colts to set a season-high in rushing yards (205) while running back Donald Brown set a career-high
with 161 yards.
COLLEGE:
• Set a school record with 54 career starts on the offensive line at Boston College.
• Was a team captain as a senior and allowed only 1.0 sack during the season. Helped running back Montel Harris lead the conference
in rushing while Boston College running backs totaled nine 100-plus yard outings.
• Was a third-team All-America selection by The Associated Press and All-ACC first-team pick.
• As a junior, allowed only 1.0 sack and was an All-ACC first-team selection and SI.com honorable mention All-America choice.
• Was a Second Team All-ACC selection and All-Sophomore first-team choice by the College Football News in his second year.
• Started every game as a true freshman and was an All-ACC Freshman Team pick by The Sporting News.
• Holds a degree in biochemistry.
• Was a Rhodes Scholarship candidate, a National Football Foundation National Scholar-Athlete and a finalist for the William V.