James Cannida

American football player (born 1975)

American football player

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

Tampa Bay Buccaneers (1998–2001)
Indianapolis Colts (2002)
Dallas Desperados (2005–2007)

Career NFL statistics

Games played:	50
Games started:	9
Tackles:	32
Sacks:	3.0
Fumble recoveries:	1

Career Arena statistics

Tackles:	13
Sacks:	2.0
Fumble recoveries:	2

Player stats at NFL.com · PFR · 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

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

^ Desperados release Cannida - ArenaFootball.com — The Official Web site of the Arena Football League AFL
^ James Cannida
^ "1998 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2023-03-29.