Marcus Cannon

Marcus Cannon

Cannon during the 2011 NFL season.
No. 61 – New England Patriots
Position:	Offensive Tackle
Personal information
Born:	(1988-05-06) May 6, 1988 Odessa, Texas
Height:	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Weight:	335 lb (152 kg)
Career information
High school:	Odessa (TX)
College:	TCU
NFL draft:	2011 / round: 5 / pick: 138
Career history
New England Patriots (2011–present)
Roster status:	Active
Career highlights and awards
Super Bowl Champion (XLIX) 2× AFC Champion (2011, 2014) Ed Block Courage Award (2011) All-American Third-team (2010) First Team All-Mountain West (2009, 2010) All-Mountain West Honorable mention (2008)
Career NFL statistics as of Week 16, 2015
Games played: 65 Games started: 19 Fumble recoveries: 0 Stats at Pro Football Reference

Marcus Darell Cannon (born May 6, 1988) is an American football offensive tackle with the New England Patriots of the National Football League. Prior to the 2011 NFL Draft, Cannon was considered one of the top offensive guard prospects; the Patriots selected Cannon in the fifth round with the 138th pick. He played college football at Texas Christian University, where he played offensive tackle.

During the 2011 NFL Combine, Cannon's physical showed irregularities; further testing led to a diagnosis of non-Hodgkin lymphoma, for which Cannon underwent treatment during the summer of 2011.

Collegiate career

Cannon played college football at Texas Christian University, where he played right tackle for his first three seasons, before switching to left tackle his senior year, protecting the blind side of quarterback Andy Dalton. In 2009, he did not give up a single sack; in 2010 he was part of an offensive line that gave up a total of just nine sacks all year.

Professional career

Pre-draft measurables

Height	Weight	Arm length	Hand span	40-yard dash	10-yard split	20-yard split	20-yard shuttle	Three-cone drill	Vertical jump	Broad jump	Bench press	Wonderlic
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	358 lb (162 kg)	34 in (0.86 m)	9 in (0.23 m)	5.26 s	1.84 s	3.07 s	4.97 s	8.07 s	30.5 in (0.77 m)	8 ft 9 in (2.67 m)	33 reps	28
All values from NFL Combine

New England Patriots

The Patriots drafted Cannon in the fifth round of the draft, with the 138th pick, acquired in a trade from the Houston Texans. Cannon's late selection in the draft is widely attributed to him being diagnosed with a non-Hodgkin lymphoma pre-draft. Weighing in at 358 pounds at the NFL Combine, Cannon is the heaviest player ever drafted by the Patriots, and the second-heaviest player in team history after nose tackle Ted Washington. (At TCU's pro day in March 2011, Cannon was measured at 349 pounds.) Although he played offensive tackle throughout his TCU career, the Patriots listed Cannon as an offensive guard when announcing the pick.

2011 season

Cannon began the 2011 season on the Non-Football Injury list as he recuperated from his chemotherapy treatment, which took place during the NFL lockout.

Cannon was activated to the 53-man roster after the Patriots' Week 10 game against the New York Jets, and saw his first snaps in the NFL at right tackle on the Patriots' final drive against the Kansas City Chiefs in Week 11.

Cannon was selected as the Patriots' 2011 recipient for the Ed Block Courage Award.

2012 season

Cannon played in all eighteen of the Patriots regular and postseason games, including one start in place of right tackle Sebastian Vollmer.

2013 season

After Vollmer went on injured reserve in late October, Cannon started the rest of the season for New England at right tackle.

2014 season

Cannon began the year as a starting left guard but struggled in the first three games and was moved back to his previous role as a swing tackle after rookie Bryan Stork took over as the starting center. On December 11 Cannon signed a two-year extension worth up to $9 million, including a $3.2 million signing bonus. On February 1, 2015, Cannon won Super Bowl XLIX with the Patriots.

External links

• TCU Horned Frogs bio
• New England Patriots bio