Kameron Canaday Explained
Kameron Canaday |
Position: | Long snapper |
Birth Date: | 20 August 1993 |
Birth Place: | Eugene, Oregon, U.S. |
Height Ft: | 6 |
Height In: | 4 |
Weight Lbs: | 245 |
High School: | Sheldon (Eugene, Oregon) |
College: | Portland State |
Undraftedyear: | 2016 |
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Statlabel1: | Games played |
Statvalue1: | 67 |
Pfr: | CanaKa00 |
Kameron Canaday (born August 20, 1993) is an American football long snapper who is a free agent. He played college football at Portland State and signed with the Arizona Cardinals as an undrafted free agent in 2016.
Early life
Canaday played high school football at Sheldon High School in Eugene, Oregon, where he was a long snapper and defensive lineman.[1] [2] He earned First-team All-Southwest League honors as a defensive lineman.[2] He was rated one of the best long snappers in the country by Rubio Long Snapping.[3] [4] [5] He helped the team advance to the OSAA Class 6A state championship his senior year in 2011, where they lost to Lake Oswego High School.[4] [6] He was also on the Sheldon High team that won the OSAA Class 6A state championship his sophomore year in 2009.[7] [8] He played basketball in high school as well.[2]
College career
Canaday was a four-year starter at long snapper for the Portland State Vikings of Portland State University from 2012 to 2015.[1] He missed the first five games of his freshman season in 2012 while waiting for the NCAA to declare him eligible. He then started the final six games of the season and recorded one special teams tackle.[1] [2] He played in eleven games, all starts, for the Vikings in 2013 and missed one game due to injury.[2] He appeared in 12 games, all starts, for the team in 2014 and made two special teams tackles.[1] [2] Prior to the 2015 season, he was named a preseason First-team All-American by Stats Inc., and was also named to the College Sporting News Preseason Fabulous 50 All-America Team.[9] [2] [10] He played in all 12 games his senior year in 2015 and was named an FCS Third-team All-American.[1] [11] He also had a fumble recovery on a muffed punt in 2015.[1] Canaday played in 41 games during his college career.[1]
Professional career
Arizona Cardinals
Canaday signed with the Arizona Cardinals on May 2, 2016 after going undrafted in the 2016 NFL draft.[12] [13] He won the Cardinals' long snapper job after a competition with fellow rookie Danny Dillon.[14] [15] [16] Canaday played in three games for the team before being released on September 27, 2016.[12] [17] His release came two days after he botched a snap that was returned for a touchdown in a game against the Buffalo Bills.[17] He also had a low snap on a potential game-tying field goal with under a minute to play in the Cardinals 23–21 loss in Week 1 to the New England Patriots.[14] [18]
Pittsburgh Steelers
On February 21, 2017, Canaday was signed by the Pittsburgh Steelers.[19] He was released by the Steelers on May 5, 2017.[20] He was re-signed on May 30, 2017.[21] He was brought in to compete with rookie Colin Holba for the vacant long snapper position that was held by Greg Warren for 11 seasons.[22] [23] Canaday was named the Steelers' long snapper to begin the regular season.[24]
On March 18, 2020, Canaday re-signed with the Steelers on a two-year contract.
On August 31, 2021, Canady was released after losing the starting job to Christian Kuntz.[25]
Chicago Bears
On January 3, 2023, Canaday was signed to the practice squad of the Chicago Bears.[26]
Personal life
Canaday's father played college football at Western Oregon as a long snapper and defensive lineman.[27]
Notes and References
- Web site: KAMERON CANADAY . azcardinals.com . September 29, 2016 . bot: unknown . https://web.archive.org/web/20160929190156/http://www.azcardinals.com/team/roster/Kameron-Canaday/fcc36aac-af07-490f-ad1d-e0ccd4e8dddb . September 29, 2016 .
- Web site: Kameron Canaday . goviks.com . September 29, 2016 . bot: unknown . https://web.archive.org/web/20160929231604/http://www.goviks.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=2082 . September 29, 2016 .
- Web site: Kameron Canaday . chrissailerkicking.com . September 29, 2016 . bot: unknown . https://web.archive.org/web/20160930001127/https://chrissailerkicking.com/player-rankings/profile?player=3007 . September 30, 2016 .
- Web site: Scholarship offer a snap for Canaday . thefreelibrary.com . . January 13, 2012 . September 29, 2016 . Mims, Steve . bot: unknown . https://archive.today/20160930002322/https://www.thefreelibrary.com/Scholarship+offer+a+snap+for+Canaday-a0281414779 . September 30, 2016 .
- Web site: National Kicking & Snapping Event recap . espn.com . February 14, 2012 . September 29, 2016 . bot: unknown . https://web.archive.org/web/20160930004835/http://www.espn.com/blog/high-school/football/post/_/id/5134/national-kicking-snapping-event-recap . September 30, 2016 .
- Web site: Football: Recapping the 2011 OSAA State Championships . highschoolsports.oregonlive.com . December 12, 2011 . September 29, 2016 . bot: unknown . https://web.archive.org/web/20160930023128/http://highschoolsports.oregonlive.com/news/article/8200851787631253171/football-recapping-the-2011-osaa-state-championships-video/ . September 30, 2016 .
- Web site: OSAA Football Championships . osaa.org . September 29, 2016 . 5 . bot: unknown . https://web.archive.org/web/20160930023100/http://www.osaa.org/docs/fbl/history/footballchampions.pdf . September 30, 2016 .
- Web site: Kameron Canaday . lesschwabbowl.com . September 29, 2016 . bot: unknown . https://web.archive.org/web/20160929234952/http://www.lesschwabbowl.com/?page_id=2305 . September 29, 2016 .
- Web site: Kameron Canaday Selected To Stats FCS Pre-Season All-America Team . goviks.com . July 9, 2015 . September 29, 2016 . Lund, Mike . bot: unknown . https://web.archive.org/web/20160929190555/http://goviks.com/news/2015/7/9/FB_0709152151.aspx . September 29, 2016 .
- Web site: College Sporting News preseason Fabulous Fifty FCS All-America Team . ncaa.com . August 4, 2015 . September 29, 2016 . bot: unknown . https://web.archive.org/web/20160929233125/http://www.ncaa.com/news/football/article/2015-08-04/college-sporting-news-preseason-fabulous-fifty-fcs-all-america-team . September 29, 2016 .
- Web site: FCS football: STATS releases its 2015 All-America Team . ncaa.com . December 15, 2015 . September 29, 2016 . Haley, Craig . bot: unknown . https://web.archive.org/web/20160929233610/http://www.ncaa.com/news/football/article/2015-12-15/fcs-football-stats-releases-its-2015-all-america-team . September 29, 2016 .
- Web site: KAMERON CANADAY . foxsports.com . September 29, 2016 . bot: unknown . https://web.archive.org/web/20160929223113/http://www.foxsports.com/nfl/kameron-canaday-player-transactions . September 29, 2016 .
- Web site: Arizona Cardinals Transactions - 2016 . espn.com . September 29, 2016 . bot: unknown . https://web.archive.org/web/20160929223252/http://www.espn.com/nfl/team/transactions/_/name/ari/arizona-cardinals . September 29, 2016 .
- Web site: Former Portland State player Kameron Canaday attracts unwanted attention after Arizona Cardinals loss . oregonlive.com . September 12, 2016 . September 29, 2016 . Arnold, Geoffrey C. . bot: unknown . https://web.archive.org/web/20160929230416/http://www.oregonlive.com/nfl/index.ssf/2016/09/former_portland_state_player_k.html . September 29, 2016 .
- Web site: Sheldon graduate makes Arizona Cardinals as long snapper . registerguard.com . September 11, 2016 . September 29, 2016 . Mims, Steve . dead . https://archive.today/20240527234154/https://www.webcitation.org/6ktdPubGL?url=http://registerguard.com/rg/sports/34781839-81/sheldon-graduate-makes-arizona-cardinals-as-long-snapper.html.csp . May 27, 2024 .
- Web site: Man-On-Man To Become Cardinals' Long Snapper . azcardinals.com . May 16, 2016 . September 29, 2016 . Urban, Darren . bot: unknown . https://web.archive.org/web/20160930004551/http://www.azcardinals.com/news-and-events/article-2/Man-On-Man-To-Become-Cardinals-Long-Snapper/6c937203-8c3b-4a0c-982d-79b0c9ece2b0 . September 30, 2016 .
- Web site: Cardinals dump Kameron Canaday two days after botched snap . profootballtalk.nbcsports.com . September 27, 2016 . September 29, 2016 . Alper, Josh . bot: unknown . https://web.archive.org/web/20160929223203/http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2016/09/27/cardinals-dump-kameron-canady-two-days-after-botched-snap/ . September 29, 2016 .
- Web site: The Cardinals lost to the Patriots because of a bad snap. How did that happen? . sbnation.com . September 12, 2016 . September 29, 2016 . Sherman, Rodger . bot: unknown . https://web.archive.org/web/20160930013751/http://www.sbnation.com/2016/9/12/12886130/cardinals-patriots-long-snapper-field-goal-kameron-canaday-chandler-catanzaro . September 30, 2016 .
- Web site: Steelers add a punter and a long snapper. Jackson, Zac. ProFootballTalk.NBCSports.com. February 21, 2017.
- Web site: Steelers release two players. Steelers.com. May 5, 2017. May 6, 2017. May 7, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170507154541/http://www.steelers.com/news/transactions/article-1/Steelers-release-two-players/beb641d9-cd65-4647-8a71-ef64bdcdc1bf. dead.
- Web site: Steelers sign two, release one. Varley, Teresa. Steelers.com. May 30, 2017. May 31, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170530184353/http://www.steelers.com/news/transactions/article-1/Steelers-sign-two-release-one/4944b2bd-d5b5-4429-9f19-3a0567c0984d. May 30, 2017. dead.
- Web site: Ex-Portland State LS Kameron Canaday gets another chance with Pittsburgh Steelers . oregonlive.com . July 11, 2017 . October 11, 2017 . Arnold, Geoffrey, C. . bot: unknown . https://web.archive.org/web/20171011171741/http://www.oregonlive.com/nfl/index.ssf/2017/07/ex-portland_state_ls_kameron_c_1.html . October 11, 2017 .
- Web site: Pittsburgh Steelers depth chart: 08/01/2017 . October 10, 2017 . ourlads.com . bot: unknown . https://web.archive.org/web/20171011172012/http://www.ourlads.com/nfldepthcharts/archive/198/PIT . October 11, 2017 .
- Web site: 5 surprises on Steelers 53-man roster . fanragsports.com . September 9, 2017 . October 11, 2017 . Perrotto, John . bot: unknown . https://web.archive.org/web/20171011172355/https://www.fanragsports.com/5-surprises-steelers-53-man-roster/ . October 11, 2017 .
- Web site: Steelers make moves to get to 53. Varley, Teresa. Steelers.com. August 31, 2021.
- Web site: Long Snapper Addition for Bears. SI.com. January 3, 2023.
- Web site: Canaday emerges as elite long snapper . psuvikingtales.com . July 24, 2015 . September 29, 2016 . Hood, Scott . bot: unknown . https://web.archive.org/web/20160929234911/http://psuvikingtales.com/canaday-emerges-as-elite-long-snapper/ . September 29, 2016 .