Danny Kanell

Quick Facts

Full Name	Danny Kanell
Occupation	Football Player
Date Of Birth	Nov 21, 1973(1973-11-21)
Age	51
Birthplace	Fort Lauderdale
Country	United States
Birth City	Florida
Horoscope	Scorpio

Danny Kanell Biography

Danny Kanell is one of the most popular and richest Football Player who was born on November 21, 1973 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States. Football player who was professionally involved with both National Football League and the Arena Football League. In his senior season, as the starter quarterback for Florida State University, he concluded the season by beating Notre Dame in the Orange Bowl.

He was He served as Jake Plummer‘s back-up while a quarterback for the 2004 Bronco’s team.’s back-up as well as a quarterback for Broncos’ team of 2004.

He attended Florida State University, where he played quarterback for four years. In 1992, as a freshman, Kanell won the job of backing up starter Charlie Ward, the team’s first freshman backup since Chip Ferguson in 1985. After doing well in occasional backup play, he won the job again as a sophomore in 1993, despite increased competition. The team later moved to alternating between Kanell and fellow sophomore Jon Stark as backups, though Kanell was given the start when Florida State held out Ward against Maryland due to bruised ribs and Kanell responded by completing 28 of 38 passes for 341 yards, five touchdowns, and no interceptions. Overall that year, he threw for 499 yards with 7 TD vs 0 INT while backing up Ward, who won the Heisman Trophy, Davey O’Brien, Maxwell, and Walter Camp Awards that year.

Kanell also played baseball during his freshman and sophomore years, playing in seven games over the two seasons. He was drafted in the 25th round by the New York Yankees in the 1993 Major League Baseball Draft.

He was raised and born in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.

Danny Kanell Net Worth

Danny Kanell is one of the richest Football Player from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Danny Kanell 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

He began playing football in junior high school. He coached Westminster Academy to a 12-1 record and a state championship. As an senior, he steered the team to a 9-2 record and lost in the finals of the state championship. In 1993, during the Major League Baseball (MLB) draft, he was selected in the 14th selection by the New York Yankees.

In the course of his senior year during his time at Florida State, he was included on the list of Honorable Mention All-Americans. Then, he was selected in the 4th round of year 1996 NFL Draft by the New York Giants. After being removed from the Atlanta Falcons in 2000, He was then a part of an AFL New York Dragons team in 2004 before an NFL stint with the Denver Broncos. Following the 2004 season, he resigned. He’s since been an analyst for different football games on ESPN shows.

Daniel Kanell (born November 21, 1973) is a former professional American football quarterback in the National Football League (NFL) and Arena Football League, and former ESPN personality. He was employed by ESPN as an analyst and host on the Russillo and Kanell show on ESPN Radio. He was the host of ESPNU’s late-night sports and humor show UNITE before the show was canceled in June 2013.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

Danny Kanell height 6 ft 3 in Danny weight Not Known & body measurements will update soon.

Who is Danny Kanell Dating?

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During a layoff from football in 2001, Kanell returned to baseball, playing in the minor leagues for the Atlantic League’s Newark Bears. He played at first base, third base and designated hitter, hitting for a .237 average with one home run in 79 plate appearances for the Bears. Kanell said he wanted to eventually play for the Yankees, as he had grown up idolizing Yankees first baseman Don Mattingly.

Facts & Trivia

Danny Ranked on the list of most popular Football Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Danny Kanell celebrates birthday on November 21 of every year.

During his career at the university he played in 35 games and completed 62.2% of his 851 pass attempts. He threw for 6,372 yards, 57 touchdowns (at the time a school record) and 26 interceptions over his four years as a Seminole. He also ran for one touchdown and managed to catch one pass for a loss of three yards. In September 2012 Kanell was inducted into the Florida State Athletic Hall of Fame.

What is danny Kanell doing?

Danny Kanell is a current CBS Sports HQ analyst and former Florida State quarterback.

How old is Danny Kanell?

48 years (November 21, 1973)

Where did danny Kanell go to College?

Florida State University

Where did danny Kanell go to high school?

After arriving in 1992 from Westminster Academy in Fort Lauderdale, Florida (Always nice to pull an All-American from Miami’s backyard); Kanell became FSU’s first freshman back-up qb since 1985.

Did Charlie Ward get drafted in the NFL?

Despite his college football success, he was not drafted to the NFL , opting instead to play in the National Basketball Association (NBA). Ward played for nine years with the New York Knicks and started in the 1999 NBA Finals.