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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 gaining steam in the streets of Kansas City, we've learned of yet another quirky Chiefs backup passer threatening to outshine Brady Quinn.
<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 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 [ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SxDJb03a0yo"]compilation of trick throws[/ame] on YouTube that put his name on the board.
[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SxDJb03a0yo"]Take a look:[/ame] 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 at the Buffalo Bills' rookie camp in May, but that didn't pan out.
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