The B.C. Lions signed defensive back Anthony Witherstone to a future contract starting in 2025 on Tuesday according to the CFL Transactions page.
Anthony Witherstone is six foot two and weighs 193 pounds. The 24-year-old from Warwick, Rhode Island, signed with the Kansas City Chiefs as an undrafted free agent on May 8, 2023. Witherstone made one tackle (1 solo) in one preseason game for the Kansas City Chiefs against the New Orleans Saints in 2023 before he was waived from injured reserve on August 21, 2023.
Then, Witherstone was drafted by the St. Louis Battlehawks (XFL) in the 2023 XFL Rookie Draft. The Winnipeg Blue Bombers signed Witherstone on March 12, 2024. Witherstone played one preseason game against the Saskatchewan Roughriders making one tackle. The Blue Bombers released him on May 25, 2024.
Collegiately, Witherstone played six seasons at Merrimack University (2017-22) making 74 tackles (55 solos, 19 assists), two tackles for loss, four interceptions for 59 yards, two touchdowns, 19 pass breakups, and one forced fumble in 35 games for the Warriors.
