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James Cannida

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James Cannida
No. 98, 97
Position:Defensive tackle
Personal information
Born: (1975-01-03) January 3, 1975 (age 49)
Savannah, Georgia, U.S.
Height:6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight:315 lb (143 kg)
Career information
High school:Fremont (CA) American
College:Nevada
NFL draft:1998 / round: 6 / pick: 175
Career history
Career NFL statistics
Games played:50
Games started:9
Tackles:32
Sacks:3.0
Fumble recoveries:1
Stats at Pro Football Reference
Career Arena League statistics
Tackles:13
Sacks:2.0
Fumble recoveries:2
Stats at ArenaFan.com

James Thomas Cannida II (born January 3, 1975) is a former American football defensive lineman who last played for the Dallas Desperados (2005–2007) in the Arena Football League.[1] He also played in the National Football League for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers (1998–2001) and the Indianapolis Colts (2002). Cannida is currently the seventh grade head football coach at Scoggins Middle School in Frisco Independent School District.[2] He was drafted in the sixth round of the 1998 NFL Draft.[3]

High school years

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Cannida attended American High School in Fremont, California and was a student and a letterman in football and basketball. In football, he was an All-League selection and an All-East Bay selection.

Notes

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  1. ^ "Desperados release Cannida - ArenaFootball.com — The Official Web site of the Arena Football League AFL". Archived from the original on December 8, 2008. Retrieved April 7, 2008.
  2. ^ James Cannida
  3. ^ "1998 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 29, 2023.
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