Alex Tanney was born on November 11,1987 and is an American football coach and former quarterback who serves as the offensive passing game coordinator for the Indianapolis Colts of the National Football League.
36 Facts About Alex Tanney
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Alex Tanney played college football at Monmouth College and signed as an undrafted free agent with the Kansas City Chiefs in 2012.
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Alex Tanney began his coaching in 2021 as an offensive quality control coach with the Eagles under head coach Nick Sirianni.
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Alex Tanney was a three-sport high school standout athlete at Lexington High School in Lexington, Illinois, where he finished as the school's all-time leading point scorer.
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Alex Tanney led his team to the IHSA state semi-finals his senior year.
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Alex Tanney placed at the IHSA State Track and Field Finals his junior and senior years.
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Alex Tanney broke nearly every school record during his time at Monmouth College.
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Alex Tanney was responsible for more than 24 points per game, while averaging 350.55 passing yards and 348.73 total yards per contest.
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Alex Tanney redshirted during the 2010 season, with a shoulder injury he suffered in the second game against Grinnell College.
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On October 29,2011, in a game against Carroll University, Alex Tanney set the NCAA record for all-time all-division career touchdown passes with 150, surpassing Jimmy Terwilliger's record of 148.
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Alex Tanney finished his collegiate career with 157 touchdown passes and has the second most passing yards in NCAA D-III history with 14,249.
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Alex Tanney won three Midwest Conference Offensive Player of the Year Awards along with numerous All-American Awards.
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Alex Tanney signed a contract with the Kansas City Chiefs as an undrafted free agent on June 5,2012.
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Alex Tanney was placed on injured reserve with a finger injury on September 1,2012.
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Alex Tanney was signed by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on May 20,2014.
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Alex Tanney was signed to the practice squad of the Tennessee Titans on December 16,2014.
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Alex Tanney signed a futures contract with the Titans on December 29,2014.
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Alex Tanney was signed to the practice squad of the Buffalo Bills on September 7,2015.
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Alex Tanney was dropped from the practice squad a day later, after the team re-signed Matt Cassel.
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Alex Tanney signed to the practice squad of the Indianapolis Colts on September 29,2015.
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Alex Tanney re-signed to the practice squad on November 10,2015.
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On December 21,2015, Alex Tanney was signed off the Colts practice squad by the Tennessee Titans.
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Alex Tanney made his NFL regular-season debut on January 3,2016, against the Indianapolis Colts, relieving the injured Zach Mettenberger in the third quarter and going 10-for-14 for 99 yards and throwing his first and only career touchdown pass, to Dorial Green-Beckham.
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Alex Tanney became the first Division III quarterback to appear in an NFL game.
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On September 2,2017, Alex Tanney was placed on injured reserve.
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On May 2,2018, Alex Tanney signed with the New York Giants.
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Alex Tanney was named on the Giants' 53-man roster on September 1,2018, as the primary backup to Eli Manning.
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On March 4,2019, Alex Tanney signed a two-year contract extension with the Giants.
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Alex Tanney was released on October 10,2019, but re-signed the next day.
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On September 5,2020, Alex Tanney was released from the Giants.
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On December 5,2020, Alex Tanney was signed to the Giants practice squad.
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In 2021, Alex Tanney was hired by the Philadelphia Eagles as an offensive quality control coach under head coach Nick Sirianni.
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In 2022, Alex Tanney was promoted to assistant quarterbacks coach and offensive assistant coach.
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On February 28,2023, Alex Tanney was promoted to quarterbacks coach, replacing Brian Johnson, who was promoted to offensive coordinator.
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On January 26,2024, Alex Tanney requested permission, which was granted by the Eagles, to pursue another coaching job with another team and stated he had opportunities elsewhere.
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On February 7,2024, Alex Tanney was hired by the Indianapolis Colts to serve as the team's offensive passing game coordinator.