# Rich Scanlon

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**Richard James Scanlon** (born December 23, 1980) is an American former professional [football](/source/American_football) player who was a [linebacker](/source/Linebacker) in the [National Football League](/source/National_Football_League) (NFL). He played [college football](/source/College_football) for the [Syracuse Orange](/source/Syracuse_Orange_football) and was signed by the [Kansas City Chiefs](/source/Kansas_City_Chiefs) as an [undrafted free agent](/source/Undrafted_free_agent) in 2004.

Scanlon has also played for the [Tennessee Titans](/source/Tennessee_Titans) and [New York Giants](/source/New_York_Giants).

## Early life

Scanlon grew up in [Oradell, New Jersey](/source/Oradell,_New_Jersey), and was a standout player at [Bergen Catholic High School](/source/Bergen_Catholic_High_School), where he was named the New Jersey Defensive Player of the Year by *[The Star-Ledger](/source/The_Star-Ledger)* ([Newark, New Jersey](/source/Newark,_New_Jersey)) in 1998.[1]

## College career

He appeared in 43 games (27 starts) for [Syracuse University](/source/Syracuse_University) and recorded 277 tackles, 4 sacks, two interceptions, three fumble recoveries, two forced fumbles and eight passes defensed. Scanlon graduated with a degree in Exercise Science, with an eye toward attending medical school.

## Professional career

### Kansas City Chiefs

Scanlon signed with the [Kansas City Chiefs](/source/Kansas_City_Chiefs) as an [undrafted free agent](/source/Undrafted_free_agent) in 2004, played with the [Berlin Thunder](/source/Berlin_Thunder) in 2005 and remained with the Chiefs through the 2007 preseason, when he was released during final cuts.

### Tennessee Titans

On October 31, 2007, he signed with the [Tennessee Titans](/source/Tennessee_Titans).

### New York Giants

Scanlon was signed by the [New York Giants](/source/New_York_Giants) on December 30, 2008, when [Edmond Miles](/source/Edmond_Miles) was released.

## References

1. Garafolo, Mike. ["Scanlon, the newest Giant, is a man in demand"](http://www.nj.com/giants/index.ssf/2008/12/scanlon_the_newest_giant_is_a.html), *[The Star-Ledger](/source/The_Star-Ledger)*, December 31, 2008. Accessed February 17, 2011. "*I've already seen the ticket guy,* the Oradell native and former Bergen Catholic star said by phone, minutes after the ink on his 1-year contract had dried."

## External links

- [New York Giants bio](http://www.giants.com/team/player461.html) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20090111002015/http://www.giants.com/team/player461.html) January 11, 2009 at the Wayback Machine

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