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06-05-2012, 07:59 PM
Alex Tanney, YouTube star, gets chance with Chiefs
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By Marc Sessler
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Published: June 5, 2012 at 02:46 p.m.
Updated: June 5, 2012 at 03:58 p.m.
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With the Ricky Stanzi Project (http://www.nfl.com/goto?id=09000d5d82994cb0) gaining steam in the streets of Kansas City, we've learned of yet another quirky Chiefs backup passer threatening to outshine Brady Quinn (http://www.nfl.com/players/bradyquinn/profile?id=QUI529720).
<a id="yui_3_5_0_1_1338940732484_982" href="http://www.kcchiefs.com/news/article-2/Chiefs-add-rookie-free-agent-QB-Alex-Tanney/5739e51b-9302-4822-b2dd-6b2c4a93a0b4" target="_blank">The Kansas City Chiefs (http://www.nfl.com/teams/kansascitychiefs/profile?team=KC) signed free-agent quarterback Alex Tanney on Tuesday. Never heard of him? Here we go:
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The undrafted rookie from Monmouth College set an NCAA Division III record with 14,249 passing yards; an NCAA mark with 157 touchdowns; and tossed only 30 picks in college -- but few witnessed any of that action. It's Tanney's freaky compilation of trick throws on YouTube that put his name on the board.
Take a look: As the homemade film opens, Tanney -- looking like he just rolled out of bed -- wings a football through a living room window into the snowy distance, landing it in the back of a moving truck. When he's not busy pestering motorists, he's slinging the pigskin off city rooftops and nailing full-court shots (with a football) inside Monmouth's gymnasium. It’s worth five minutes of your time.
The February 2011 footage helped earn Tanney a tryout (http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nfl-shutdown-corner/trick-shot-quarterback-ryan-tanney-gets-invitation-bills-132809931.html) at the Buffalo Bills (http://www.nfl.com/teams/buffalobills/profile?team=BUF)' rookie camp in May, but that didn't pan out.
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Shanle: 'Bounty' saga overblown (http://www.nfl.com/news/story/09000d5d82997a2f/article/scott-shanle-bounty-scandal-blown-out-of-proportion-)
Lions take Sapp's advice on Suh (http://www.nfl.com/news/story/09000d5d82995954/article/warren-sapp-inspires-lions-plans-for-ndamukong-suh)More Columns > (http://www.nfl.com/news/author?id=09000d5d823c1a70)
With the Ricky Stanzi Project (http://www.nfl.com/goto?id=09000d5d82994cb0) gaining steam in the streets of Kansas City, we've learned of yet another quirky Chiefs backup passer threatening to outshine Brady Quinn (http://www.nfl.com/players/bradyquinn/profile?id=QUI529720).
<a id="yui_3_5_0_1_1338940732484_982" href="http://www.kcchiefs.com/news/article-2/Chiefs-add-rookie-free-agent-QB-Alex-Tanney/5739e51b-9302-4822-b2dd-6b2c4a93a0b4" target="_blank">The Kansas City Chiefs (http://www.nfl.com/teams/kansascitychiefs/profile?team=KC) signed free-agent quarterback Alex Tanney on Tuesday. Never heard of him? Here we go:
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The undrafted rookie from Monmouth College set an NCAA Division III record with 14,249 passing yards; an NCAA mark with 157 touchdowns; and tossed only 30 picks in college -- but few witnessed any of that action. It's Tanney's freaky compilation of trick throws on YouTube that put his name on the board.
Take a look: As the homemade film opens, Tanney -- looking like he just rolled out of bed -- wings a football through a living room window into the snowy distance, landing it in the back of a moving truck. When he's not busy pestering motorists, he's slinging the pigskin off city rooftops and nailing full-court shots (with a football) inside Monmouth's gymnasium. It’s worth five minutes of your time.
The February 2011 footage helped earn Tanney a tryout (http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nfl-shutdown-corner/trick-shot-quarterback-ryan-tanney-gets-invitation-bills-132809931.html) at the Buffalo Bills (http://www.nfl.com/teams/buffalobills/profile?team=BUF)' rookie camp in May, but that didn't pan out.