{{Short description|American football player (born 1989)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=March 2024}} {{Infobox NFL biography | name = Shane Bannon | image = | caption = | number = 40 | position = Fullback | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1989|4|20}} | birth_place = Middlebury, Connecticut, U.S. | height_ft = 6 | height_in = 2 | weight_lbs = 266 | high_school = Pomperaug (Southbury, Connecticut) | college = Yale | draftyear = 2011 | draftround = 7 | draftpick = 223 | pastteams = * Kansas City Chiefs ({{NFL Year|2011|2012}})* | pfr = B/BannSh00 }}
'''Shane Bannon''' (born April 20, 1989) is an American former football fullback in the National Football League (NFL). He was selected by the Kansas City Chiefs out of Yale University in the seventh round of the 2011 NFL draft.
==Early life== Bannon attended Pomperaug High School in Southbury, Connecticut.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Yale Bulldogs Football: Shane Bannon |url=http://www.yalebulldogs.com/sports/m-footbl/2010-11/bios/bannon_shane00.html |accessdate=May 1, 2011 |date= |first= |last= |publisher=Yale University}}</ref>
==College career== Bannon attended and played college football at Yale. In 2007, he was on the junior varsity team.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.yalebulldogs.com/sports/m-footbl/2010-11/bios/bannon_shane00.html?view=bio |title=Shane Bannon |website=Yale |language=en |access-date=March 22, 2018}}</ref> From 2008–2010, he contributed to the varsity team.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.foxsports.com/college-football/shane-bannon-player-stats |title=Shane Bannon NCAA FB Stats - Season & Career Statistics |website=www.foxsports.com |language=en-US |access-date=March 22, 2018}}</ref>
==Professional career== Bannon was selected by the Chiefs out of Yale University in the seventh round (223rd pick overall) in the 2011 NFL draft.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Chiefs Select Yale FB Shane Bannon in 7th Round |url=http://www.kcchiefs.com/news/article-2/Chiefs-Select-Yale-FB-Shane-Bannon-In-7th-Round/07a7cd63-7d4b-4d40-b76c-a6addb6cda40 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110503041221/http://www.kcchiefs.com/news/article-2/Chiefs-Select-Yale-FB-Shane-Bannon-In-7th-Round/07a7cd63-7d4b-4d40-b76c-a6addb6cda40 |url-status=dead |archive-date=May 3, 2011 |accessdate=May 1, 2011 |date=April 30, 2011 |first= |last= |publisher=Kansas City Chiefs}}</ref> He was the first player from Yale to be drafted by an NFL team since the Tampa Bay Buccaneers chose tight end Nate Lawrie in the sixth round (181st pick overall) of the 2004 NFL draft.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Bannon Drafted by Chiefs |url=http://www.yalebulldogs.com/sports/m-footbl/2011-12/releases/20110430uzfz15 |accessdate=May 1, 2011 |date=April 30, 2011 |first= |last= |publisher=Yale University |archive-date=March 23, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180323031442/http://www.yalebulldogs.com/sports/m-footbl/2011-12/releases/20110430uzfz15 |url-status=dead }}</ref> The Chiefs waived Bannon on September 3, 2011. After he cleared waivers, he was signed to the Chiefs practice squad. He suffered two season ending injuries in 2011 and 2012.{{citation needed|date=May 2024}} He was released on August 26, 2012.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.espn.co.uk/nfl/team/transactions/_/name/kc/season/2012 | title=Kansas City Chiefs Transactions 2012 | publisher=ESPN | accessdate=May 24, 2024}}</ref>
== Personal life == Bannon sits on the Concussion Legacy Foundation's advisory board.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://concussionfoundation.org/about/advisory-boards/new-york|title=New York Advisory Board|date=May 29, 2018|work=Concussion Legacy Foundation|access-date=September 5, 2018|language=en|archive-date=July 9, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190709114655/https://concussionfoundation.org/about/advisory-boards/new-york|url-status=dead}}</ref>
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== * {{Football stats |nfl=2499269 |espn=14166 |pfr=B/BannSh00}} * [http://www.yalebulldogs.com/sports/m-footbl/2010-11/bios/bannon_shane00.html Yale Bulldogs bio]
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Bannon, Shane}} Category:Living people Category:1989 births Category:American football fullbacks Category:Kansas City Chiefs players Category:People from Southbury, Connecticut Category:Players of American football from New Haven County, Connecticut Category:Yale Bulldogs football players