Chris Hannon
Encyclopedia
Christopher Lee Hannon is an American football
wide receiver
who is currently a free agent
. He was signed by the Kansas City Chiefs
as an undrafted free agent in 2006. He played college football
at Tennessee
.
Hannon has also been a member of the Carolina Panthers
, San Francisco 49ers
, Miami Dolphins
, Detroit Lions
, Baltimore Ravens
and Sacramento Mountain Lions.
in Sarasota, Florida and was a student
and a letterman in football
. In football, he was an Preseason All-America selection by Tom Lemming ... All-District and All-Area by Sarasota Herald-Tribune ... Third-team Class 6A All-State by Florida sportswriters ... Led Riverview to 7-3 record and district title in 2001 ... As junior, ran for 1,000 yards and passed for 800 yards and 18 touchdowns ... His senior campaign, rushed for more than 1,000 yards and passed for another 680 to go with 15 touchdowns ... Best game as senior was 190 rushing yards against East Lake ... Also competed in track and field, with best time of 10.5 seconds in 100M and 21.8 in 200M ... Member of school's Renaissance Club (3.0 grade-point average or higher). Hannon verbally committed to the University of Tennessee on 10/11/2001. Chris Hannon graduated from Riverview High School in 2002.
and majored in communication
s. His most productive season came as a sophomore in 2004 when he caught 21 passes for 319 yards and seven touchdowns. He finished his collegiate career with 69 receptions for 850 yards and 12 touchdowns. He was the only SEC wideout to catch three touchdown passes in game during 2003 season ... Turned trick against Mississippi State on his first three catches of game ... Three TD catches tied UT game record held by six other players. Hannon also holds the 40 yard dash school record as a receiver with a time of 4.28 seconds.
Hannon was signed by the Kansas City Chiefs in 2006
and spent time between the practice squad and active roster. He was released following training camp in 2007.
on the Carolina Panthers
' practice squad, and signed a future contract with the team in 2008. He was released by the team during final cuts on August 30.
on September 1, 2008. He was promoted to the active roster on November 29 when the team waived linebacker
Ahmad Brooks
. Hannon was waived on December 2 when Brooks was re-signed.
on December 3, 2008 after guard
Justin Smiley
was placed on injured reserve
. Hannon was inactive for two games with the team before being waived in favor of linebacker
Derek Smith
on December 22.
on December 23, 2008. The team placed linebacker
Jordan Dizon placed on injured reserve
to make room for Hannon.
He was waived on June 26, 2009 after suffering a torn hamstring.
on January 22, 2010. He was waived on June 10.
American football
American football is a sport played between two teams of eleven with the objective of scoring points by advancing the ball into the opposing team's end zone. Known in the United States simply as football, it may also be referred to informally as gridiron football. The ball can be advanced by...
wide receiver
Wide receiver
A wide receiver is an offensive position in American and Canadian football, and is the key player in most of the passing plays. Only players in the backfield or the ends on the line are eligible to catch a forward pass. The two players who begin play at the ends of the offensive line are eligible...
who is currently a free agent
Free agent
In professional sports, a free agent is a player whose contract with a team has expired and who is thus eligible to sign with another club or franchise....
. He was signed by the Kansas City Chiefs
Kansas City Chiefs
The Kansas City Chiefs are a professional American football team based in Kansas City, Missouri. They are a member of the Western Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League . Originally named the Dallas Texans, the club was founded by Lamar Hunt in 1960 as a...
as an undrafted free agent in 2006. He played college football
College football
College football refers to American football played by teams of student athletes fielded by American universities, colleges, and military academies, or Canadian football played by teams of student athletes fielded by Canadian universities...
at Tennessee
Tennessee Volunteers football
The Tennessee Volunteers football team are an American college football team at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville . The NCAA Division I team is also a member of the Southeastern Conference ....
.
Hannon has also been a member of the Carolina Panthers
Carolina Panthers
The Carolina Panthers are a professional American football team based in Charlotte, North Carolina. They are currently members of the South Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The Panthers, along with the Jacksonville Jaguars, joined the NFL as expansion...
, San Francisco 49ers
San Francisco 49ers
The San Francisco 49ers are a professional American football team based in San Francisco, California, playing in the West Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The team was founded in 1946 as a charter member of the All-America Football Conference and...
, Miami Dolphins
Miami Dolphins
The Miami Dolphins are a Professional football team based in the Miami metropolitan area in Florida. The team is part of the Eastern Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League...
, Detroit Lions
Detroit Lions
The Detroit Lions are a professional American football team based in Detroit, Michigan. They are members of the North Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League , and play their home games at Ford Field in Downtown Detroit.Originally based in Portsmouth, Ohio and...
, Baltimore Ravens
Baltimore Ravens
The Baltimore Ravens are a professional football franchise based in Baltimore, Maryland.The Baltimore Ravens are officially a quasi-expansion franchise, having originated in 1995 with the Cleveland Browns relocation controversy after Art Modell, then owner of the Cleveland Browns, announced his...
and Sacramento Mountain Lions.
Early years
Hannon attended Riverview High SchoolRiverview High School (Sarasota, Florida)
Riverview High School is a four-year comprehensive public high school in Sarasota, Florida, United States. Riverview educates students from ninth grade to twelfth grade. The school has 2,654 students and 161 teachers...
in Sarasota, Florida and was a student
Student
A student is a learner, or someone who attends an educational institution. In some nations, the English term is reserved for those who attend university, while a schoolchild under the age of eighteen is called a pupil in English...
and a letterman in football
High school football
High school football, in North America, refers to the game of football as it is played in the United States and Canada. It ranks among the most popular interscholastic sports in both of these nations....
. In football, he was an Preseason All-America selection by Tom Lemming ... All-District and All-Area by Sarasota Herald-Tribune ... Third-team Class 6A All-State by Florida sportswriters ... Led Riverview to 7-3 record and district title in 2001 ... As junior, ran for 1,000 yards and passed for 800 yards and 18 touchdowns ... His senior campaign, rushed for more than 1,000 yards and passed for another 680 to go with 15 touchdowns ... Best game as senior was 190 rushing yards against East Lake ... Also competed in track and field, with best time of 10.5 seconds in 100M and 21.8 in 200M ... Member of school's Renaissance Club (3.0 grade-point average or higher). Hannon verbally committed to the University of Tennessee on 10/11/2001. Chris Hannon graduated from Riverview High School in 2002.
College career
Hannon then attended the University of TennesseeUniversity of Tennessee
The University of Tennessee is a public land-grant university headquartered at Knoxville, Tennessee, United States...
and majored in communication
Communication
Communication is the activity of conveying meaningful information. Communication requires a sender, a message, and an intended recipient, although the receiver need not be present or aware of the sender's intent to communicate at the time of communication; thus communication can occur across vast...
s. His most productive season came as a sophomore in 2004 when he caught 21 passes for 319 yards and seven touchdowns. He finished his collegiate career with 69 receptions for 850 yards and 12 touchdowns. He was the only SEC wideout to catch three touchdown passes in game during 2003 season ... Turned trick against Mississippi State on his first three catches of game ... Three TD catches tied UT game record held by six other players. Hannon also holds the 40 yard dash school record as a receiver with a time of 4.28 seconds.
Kansas City Chiefs
The undraftedUndrafted
An undrafted sportsperson or undrafted free agent is specific type of sportsperson who plays, or attempts to play, in a professional sports league without first being selected in a draft....
Hannon was signed by the Kansas City Chiefs in 2006
2006 NFL season
The 2006 NFL season was the 87th regular season of the National Football League.Regular season play was held from September 7 to December 31, 2006...
and spent time between the practice squad and active roster. He was released following training camp in 2007.
Carolina Panthers
Hannon spent the 2007 season2007 Carolina Panthers season
The 2007 Carolina Panthers season was the 13th season for the team in the National Football League. They failed to improve upon their 8–8 record in 2006, finishing 7–9.-Staff:-Roster:-Preseason:-Regular season:-Week 1: at St. Louis Rams:...
on the Carolina Panthers
Carolina Panthers
The Carolina Panthers are a professional American football team based in Charlotte, North Carolina. They are currently members of the South Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The Panthers, along with the Jacksonville Jaguars, joined the NFL as expansion...
' practice squad, and signed a future contract with the team in 2008. He was released by the team during final cuts on August 30.
San Francisco 49ers
Two days after being released by the Panthers, Hannon was signed to the practice squad of the San Francisco 49ersSan Francisco 49ers
The San Francisco 49ers are a professional American football team based in San Francisco, California, playing in the West Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The team was founded in 1946 as a charter member of the All-America Football Conference and...
on September 1, 2008. He was promoted to the active roster on November 29 when the team waived linebacker
Linebacker
A linebacker is a position in American football that was invented by football coach Fielding H. Yost of the University of Michigan. Linebackers are members of the defensive team, and line up approximately three to five yards behind the line of scrimmage, behind the defensive linemen...
Ahmad Brooks
Ahmad Brooks
Ahmad Brooks is an American football linebacker for the San Francisco 49ers of the National Football League. He was drafted by the Cincinnati Bengals in the third round of the 2006 NFL Supplemental Draft. He played college football at Virginia.He is the son of late NFL defensive tackle Perry...
. Hannon was waived on December 2 when Brooks was re-signed.
Miami Dolphins
Hannon was claimed off waivers by the Miami DolphinsMiami Dolphins
The Miami Dolphins are a Professional football team based in the Miami metropolitan area in Florida. The team is part of the Eastern Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League...
on December 3, 2008 after guard
Guard (American football)
In American and Canadian football, a guard is a player that lines up between the center and the tackles on the offensive line of a football team....
Justin Smiley
Justin Smiley
Justin Smiley is a former American football guard. He was originally drafted by the San Francisco 49ers in the second round of the 2004 NFL Draft...
was placed on injured reserve
Injured reserve
The injured reserve list is a list of reserved players who are injured and unable to play for a period of time, used most prominently in the National Hockey League and National Football League . It is used because these leagues have a maximum number of players on the team roster, so placing a...
. Hannon was inactive for two games with the team before being waived in favor of linebacker
Linebacker
A linebacker is a position in American football that was invented by football coach Fielding H. Yost of the University of Michigan. Linebackers are members of the defensive team, and line up approximately three to five yards behind the line of scrimmage, behind the defensive linemen...
Derek Smith
Derek Smith (linebacker)
Derek Mecham Smith is an American football linebacker who is currently a free agent in the National Football League. He was drafted by the Washington Redskins in the third round of the 1997 NFL Draft...
on December 22.
Detroit Lions
After being waived by the Dolphins, Hannon was claimed off waivers by the Detroit LionsDetroit Lions
The Detroit Lions are a professional American football team based in Detroit, Michigan. They are members of the North Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League , and play their home games at Ford Field in Downtown Detroit.Originally based in Portsmouth, Ohio and...
on December 23, 2008. The team placed linebacker
Linebacker
A linebacker is a position in American football that was invented by football coach Fielding H. Yost of the University of Michigan. Linebackers are members of the defensive team, and line up approximately three to five yards behind the line of scrimmage, behind the defensive linemen...
Jordan Dizon placed on injured reserve
Injured reserve
The injured reserve list is a list of reserved players who are injured and unable to play for a period of time, used most prominently in the National Hockey League and National Football League . It is used because these leagues have a maximum number of players on the team roster, so placing a...
to make room for Hannon.
He was waived on June 26, 2009 after suffering a torn hamstring.
Baltimore Ravens
After spending the 2009 season out of football rehabbing a torn hamstring, Hannon was signed to a future contract by the Baltimore RavensBaltimore Ravens
The Baltimore Ravens are a professional football franchise based in Baltimore, Maryland.The Baltimore Ravens are officially a quasi-expansion franchise, having originated in 1995 with the Cleveland Browns relocation controversy after Art Modell, then owner of the Cleveland Browns, announced his...
on January 22, 2010. He was waived on June 10.