In the offseason, Kanell found a home with the Atlanta Falcons as a reinforcement to their oft harmed beginning quarterback Chris Chandler. He played in Atlanta for a long time, beginning two amusements and playing in eight. As a Falcon, he finished 99 of 200 endeavored goes for 1,117 yards, six touchdowns and nine capture attempts. Toward the end of the 2000 season, he was cut by the Falcons and didn't figure out how to sign with another group.
After a year, Kanell marked with the New York Dragons of the Arena Football League for the 2002 season, showing up in four recreations in Aaron Garcia's nonappearance. He was marked amid preparing camp by the Denver Broncos after that. He made the program the third-string quarterback in Denver yet was given up without further ado through the season. Seven recreations into the season, beginning quarterback Jake Plummer and reinforcement quarterback Steve Beuerlein endured individually with foot and hand wounds. Kanell was reviewed by the Broncos and began two diversions until Beuerlein and Plummer returned. He tossed two touchdowns and five interferences on 103 pass endeavors. Kanell stayed with the Broncos for one more year as the reinforcement to Plummer. He never played, as Plummer turned into the primary Broncos quarterback to take each hostile snap-in establishment history. After the 2004 season, he was cut by the Broncos and was not grabbed by another NFL group.
Kanell was drafted out of secondary school by the Milwaukee Brewers, and after his lesser year at Florida State, by the New York Yankees in the 24th round. Be that as it may, he considered football more imperative and marked with the Giants.
Amid a cutback from football in 2001, Kanell came back to baseball, playing in the small-time for the Atlantic League's Newark Bears. He played at a respectable starting point, third base and assigned hitter. Kanell said he needed to play for the Yankees in the long run as he grew up revering Don Mattingly.
He is pretty active on various social networking sites like Twitter and has a huge fan following there. He has a lovely wife as well, Courtenay Kanell. Recently, he and his wife sold their home at Ford Lauderdale for a hefty $1.2 million, which increased his net worth significantly. He also played baseball in high school and a few minor leagues.
At present, he is working for ESPN. He hosted ESPNU's 'UNITE' earlier and made a few guest appearances for 'SVP & Russillo'. He also made a few guest appearances at 'The Russillo', when rumors spread that he would probably take over as its full-time host. He is now the host of the new show 'Russillo and Kanell'.
Return to the previous pageDate of Birth: | 21-11-1973 |
Birth Place: | Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States |
Height: | 1.9 m |
Alma Mater: | Florida State University |
Nationality: | American |
Wife: | Courtenay Kanell |
Children: | N/A |
Ethnicity: | White |
Birth Sign: | Scorpio |
Salary: | $95,000 |
Net Worth: | around $2 million |
T.V. Show(s): | “SVP & Russillo” |
Marital Status: | Married |
Profession: | Former American football |
Employer: | ESPN |
Birth Date: | 21 Nov, 1973 |
Age: | 46 yrs |
Occupations: | Baseball player American football player |
Citizenship: | United States of America |
Birth Place: | Fort Lauderdale |
Education: | Florida State University |
Gender: | Male |
Description: | American football player |