He signed as an undrafted free agent with the NFL's Arizona Cardinals, and later played for the CFL's Edmonton Eskimos.

Anderson also rushed for 1,549 yards in eight Big Ten games in 2000, which remains a conference single-season record.

His running exploits helped the Wildcats capture a share of the 2000 Big Ten title, their third conference crown in a six-year period.

Anderson finished fifth in the Heisman Trophy voting[1] and was tabbed as a finalist for the Doak Walker Award (nation's top running back).

Anderson spent 14 days in an intensive care unit and nearly three weeks in the hospital after undergoing surgery to remove his spleen and repair a fractured eye socket.