Shane Bannon
Encyclopedia
Shane Bannon is an American football
fullback
who is currently a free agent in the National Football League
. He was drafted by the Chiefs out of Yale University
in the seventh round (223rd pick overall) in the 2011 NFL Draft
. Bannon is the first Yale Football player to be drafted by an NFL team since the Tampa Bay Buccaneers
drafted tight end Nate Lawrie
in the sixth round (181st pick overall) of the 2004 NFL Draft
. The Chiefs Waived Bannon on September 3, 2011. After he cleared waivers, he was signed to the Chiefs practice squad.
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...
fullback
Fullback (American football)
A fullback is a position in the offensive backfield in American and Canadian football, and is one of the two running back positions along with the halfback...
who is currently a free agent in the National Football League
National Football League
The National Football League is the highest level of professional American football in the United States, and is considered the top professional American football league in the world. It was formed by eleven teams in 1920 as the American Professional Football Association, with the league changing...
. He was drafted by the Chiefs out of Yale University
Yale Bulldogs football
The Yale Bulldogs football program represents Yale University in college football at the NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision . Yale's football program is one of the oldest in the world, having begun competing in the sport in 1872...
in the seventh round (223rd pick overall) in the 2011 NFL Draft
2011 NFL Draft
The 2011 NFL Draft was the 76th installment of the annual NFL Draft, where the franchises of the National Football League select newly eligible football players...
. Bannon is the first Yale Football player to be drafted by an NFL team since the Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers are a professional American football franchise based in Tampa, Florida, U.S. They are currently members of the Southern Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League – they are the only team in the division not to come from the old NFC West...
drafted tight end Nate Lawrie
Nate Lawrie
Nathan Earl "Nate" Lawrie is an American football tight end formerly of the San Francisco 49ers of the National Football League. He was drafted by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the sixth round of the 2004 NFL Draft...
in the sixth round (181st pick overall) of the 2004 NFL Draft
2004 NFL Draft
The 2004 NFL Draft was the procedure by which National Football League teams selected amateur college football players. It is officially known as the NFL Annual Player Selection Meeting. The draft was held April 24-25, 2004 at the theater at Madison Square Garden...
. The Chiefs Waived Bannon on September 3, 2011. After he cleared waivers, he was signed to the Chiefs practice squad.