Number: | 98, 97 |
Position: | Defensive tackle |
Birth Date: | 3 January 1975 |
Birth Place: | Savannah, Georgia, U.S. |
Height Ft: | 6 |
Height In: | 2 |
Weight Lbs: | 315 |
High School: | Fremont (CA) American |
College: | Nevada |
Draftyear: | 1998 |
Draftround: | 6 |
Draftpick: | 175 |
Pastteams: |
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Statlabel1: | Games played |
Statvalue1: | 50 |
Statlabel2: | Games started |
Statvalue2: | 9 |
Statlabel3: | Tackles |
Statvalue3: | 32 |
Statlabel4: | Sacks |
Statvalue4: | 3.0 |
Statlabel5: | Fumble recoveries |
Statvalue5: | 1 |
Aflstatlabel1: | Tackles |
Aflstatvalue1: | 13 |
Aflstatlabel2: | Sacks |
Aflstatvalue2: | 2.0 |
Aflstatlabel3: | Fumble recoveries |
Aflstatvalue3: | 2 |
Pfr: | CannJa20 |
Afl: | 4847 |
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]
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.