Daniel Kanell was born on November 21,1973 and is an American sports broadcaster and former professional football player who is employed by CBS Sports and SiriusXM as an on-air personality.
32 Facts About Danny Kanell
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Danny Kanell played as a quarterback in the National Football League.
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Danny Kanell played college football for the Florida State Seminoles, earning second-team All-American honors in 1995.
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Danny Kanell is perhaps best known for his broadcasting career, in which he has served as a studio analyst, color commentator, and radio host.
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Danny Kanell worked as an analyst for ESPN and hosted the Russillo and Kanell show on ESPN Radio.
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Danny Kanell has gone on to work for Fox Sports 1, Sirius XM, and CBS Sports.
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Danny Kanell attended Florida State University, where he played quarterback for four years.
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In 1992, as a freshman, Danny Kanell won the job of backing up starter Charlie Ward, the team's first freshman backup since Chip Ferguson in 1985.
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In 1995, his senior year, Danny Kanell threw for 2,957 yards, 32 touchdowns, and 13 interceptions on 402 pass attempts.
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Danny Kanell was given an "honorable mention" in the All-American list of his senior year.
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Danny Kanell threw for 6,372 yards, 57 touchdowns and 26 interceptions over his four years as a Seminole.
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Danny Kanell ran for one touchdown and managed to catch one pass for a loss of three yards.
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In September 2012 Danny Kanell was inducted into the Florida State Athletic Hall of Fame.
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Danny Kanell played baseball during his freshman and sophomore years, playing in seven games over the two seasons.
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Danny Kanell was drafted in the 25th round by the New York Yankees in the 1995 Major League Baseball Draft.
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Danny Kanell was drafted by the New York Giants in the fourth round in the 1996 NFL draft.
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The next season in New York, Danny Kanell became the starter and played the last ten games of the 1997 season, leading the Giants to the NFC Eastern Division title.
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Danny Kanell played in Atlanta for two years, starting two games and playing in eight.
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Danny Kanell made the roster as the third-string quarterback in Denver but was let go shortly through the season.
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Danny Kanell was recalled to the Broncos and started two games until Beuerlein and Plummer returned.
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Danny Kanell threw two touchdowns and five interceptions on 103 pass attempts.
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Danny Kanell remained with the Broncos for one more year as the backup to Plummer.
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Danny Kanell never played, as Plummer became the first Broncos quarterback in franchise history to take every offensive snap.
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Danny Kanell was drafted out of high school by the Milwaukee Brewers in the 19th round, and after his junior year at Florida State by the New York Yankees in the 25th round.
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Danny Kanell said he wanted to eventually play for the Yankees, as he had grown up idolizing Yankees first baseman Don Mattingly.
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Danny Kanell was employed at ESPN starting in 2009, during which he hosted ESPNU's UNITE and served as color analyst for Friday Night college football games and college baseball.
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Danny Kanell would appear on ESPN's new College Football Playoff Selection Show alongside Rece Davis, Joey Galloway, and Kirk Herbstreit.
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Danny Kanell is currently a co-host of Dusty and Danny in the morning on College Sports Radio on SiriusXM channel 84.
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Danny Kanell is an analyst for CBS Sports and a host of the Cover 3 College Football Podcast.
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Danny Kanell is married to Courtenay Danny Kanell, with whom he has three daughters.
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Danny Kanell has a sister, Dana, who played tennis at the University of North Carolina.
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Danny Kanell is the uncle of NC State forward Ben Middlebrooks.