Defensive back Anthony Madison is a professional football player for the Pittsburgh Steelers in the National Football League.  Madison made his debut with the Steelers in 2006 after signing with the team as an undrafted free agent.  He spent the next several years with a variety of NFL teams and returned to the Steelers in 2009.http://news.steelers.com/team/player/64057/

In the 2010 season, Madison played in all 16 games during the regular season as the team went 12-4 on the year.  He also appeared with the team in the 2010-11 NFL Playoffs in which the Steelers had a first-round bye.  Pittsburgh defeated the Baltimore Ravens and New York Jets in their opening two games to reach Super Bowl XLV.http://www.nfl.com/players/anthonymadison/gamelogs?id=MAD654446

Anthony David Madison was born on October 8, 1981, in Thomasville, Alabama.http://www.nfl.com/players/anthonymadison/gamelogs?id=MAD654446 http://news.steelers.com/team/player/64057/ He began his career in his hometown at Thomasville High School where he played basketball and football, plus ran track, participating at quarterback, running back, wide receiver, kick returner and defensive back in football.http://news.steelers.com/team/player/64057/

Starting in 2001, Madison played college football with the Alabama Crimson Tide football team.  He graduated in 2004 with a marketing degree, but played with the football team through the 2005 season.  Madison left the school with career totals of 140 tackles, 30 pass defenses and five interceptions.http://news.steelers.com/team/player/64057/

After college, Madison was not selected in the NFL Draft but signed as a free agent with the Pittsburgh Steelers on April 30, 2006.  He was placed on Pittsburgh's practice squad briefly during the 2006 season, but later called up and made his professional debut with the team.http://news.steelers.com/team/player/64057/  

Madison was released by the Steelers after training camp in 2007 and picked up by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.  He spent just eight days with Tampa Bay before he was released again and returned to the Steelers.http://news.steelers.com/team/player/64057/  With Pittsburgh, Madison played in and won Super Bowl XLIII in February 2009.  He had brief stops with the Cleveland Browns and Indianapolis Colts in the 2009 season then returned for a third stint with the Steelers in December 2009.http://www.steelers.com/team/roster/Anthony-Madison/7b238494-e61e-4c1d-ac48-edaa9f2eb7c6