# Shane Bannon

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{{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](/source/Fullback_(American_football))
| birth_date  = {{Birth date and age|1989|4|20}}
| birth_place = [Middlebury, Connecticut](/source/Middlebury%2C_Connecticut), U.S.
| height_ft   = 6
| height_in   = 2
| weight_lbs  = 266
| high_school = [Pomperaug](/source/Pomperaug_High_School) ([Southbury, Connecticut](/source/Southbury%2C_Connecticut))
| college     = [Yale](/source/Yale_Bulldogs_football)
| draftyear   = 2011
| draftround  = 7
| draftpick   = 223
| pastteams   =
* [Kansas City Chiefs](/source/Kansas_City_Chiefs) ({{NFL Year|2011|2012}})*
| pfr         = B/BannSh00 
}}

'''Shane Bannon''' (born April 20, 1989) is an American former [football](/source/American_football) [fullback](/source/Fullback_(American_football)) in the [National Football League](/source/National_Football_League) (NFL). He was selected by the [Kansas City Chiefs](/source/Kansas_City_Chiefs) out of [Yale University](/source/Yale_Bulldogs_football) in the seventh round of the [2011 NFL draft](/source/2011_NFL_draft).

==Early life==
Bannon attended [Pomperaug High School](/source/Pomperaug_High_School) in [Southbury, Connecticut](/source/Southbury%2C_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](/source/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](/source/Yale_Bulldogs_football) in the seventh round (223rd pick overall) in the [2011 NFL draft](/source/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](/source/Kansas_City_Chiefs)}}</ref> He was the first player from Yale to be drafted by an NFL team since the [Tampa Bay Buccaneers](/source/Tampa_Bay_Buccaneers) chose tight end [Nate Lawrie](/source/Nate_Lawrie) in the sixth round (181st pick overall) of the [2004 NFL draft](/source/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](/source/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==
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==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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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

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