1. Marcus Darell Cannon was born on May 6,1988 and is an American professional football offensive tackle.
23 Facts About Marcus Cannon
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Marcus Cannon played college football for the TCU Horned Frogs.
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Marcus 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.
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Marcus 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.
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Marcus 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.
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Marcus Cannon was selected as the Patriots' 2011 recipient for the Ed Block Courage Award.
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Marcus Cannon played in all 18 of the Patriots' regular and postseason games during the 2012 NFL season, including one start in place of right tackle Sebastian Vollmer.
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Marcus Cannon began the 2014 season as the Patriots' 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.
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On February 1,2015, Marcus Cannon was a member of the New England Patriots when they won Super Bowl XLIX.
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On February 5,2017, Marcus Cannon was part of the Patriots team that won Super Bowl LI.
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Marcus Cannon started the 2017 season as the Patriots' starting right tackle.
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Marcus Cannon started seven games before suffering an ankle injury in Week 8.
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Marcus Cannon missed the next five games before being placed on injured reserve on December 13,2017.
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Marcus Cannon missed Week 2 with a calf injury and Weeks 9 and 10 with a head injury.
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On September 9,2019, in the Patriots Week 1 matchup against the Pittsburgh Steelers, Marcus Cannon sustained a shoulder injury in the fourth quarter, which may cause him to miss a couple of months.
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On July 28,2020, Marcus Cannon announced his decision to opt out of the 2020 season, due to concerns over the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
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Marcus Cannon was named the Texans starting right tackle for 2021.
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Marcus Cannon was placed on injured reserve on October 9,2021.
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On March 15,2022, Marcus Cannon was released by the Texans.
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On September 13,2022, Marcus Cannon was signed to the Patriots practice squad.
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Marcus Cannon graduated from TCU with a communications degree and on top of football was all conference in the shot put.
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Marcus Cannon was diagnosed with cancer in 2011 after a biopsy was conducted at the request of two different NFL teams.
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Marcus Cannon underwent treatment and has now been in remission for seven years.