Marcus Cannon

Marcus Cannon

Cannon during the 2011 NFL season.
No. 61 New England Patriots
Position:	Offensive tackle
Personal information
Date of birth:	(1988-05-06) May 6, 1988 (age 28)
Place of birth:	Odessa, Texas
Height:	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Weight:	335 lb (152 kg)
Career information
High school:	Odessa (TX)
College:	TCU
NFL Draft:	2011 / Round: 5 / Pick: 138
Career history
New England Patriots (2011–present)
Roster status:	Active
Career highlights and awards
2× Super Bowl champion (XLIX, LI) Second-team All-Pro (2016) All-American Third-team (2010) First Team All-Mountain West (2009, 2010) All-Mountain West Honorable mention (2008)
Career NFL statistics as of Week 17, 2016
Games played: 80 Games started: 34 Player stats at NFL.com

Marcus Darell Cannon (born May 6, 1988) is an American football offensive tackle with the New England Patriots of the National Football League. Prior to the 2011 NFL Draft, Cannon was considered one of the top offensive tackle prospects and was selected by the Patriots in the fifth round with the 138th pick of the 2011 NFL Draft. He played college football at Texas Christian University.

During the 2011 NFL Combine, Cannon's physical showed irregularities; further testing led to a diagnosis of non-Hodgkin lymphoma, for which Cannon underwent treatment during the summer of 2011.

Cannon played college football at Texas Christian University, where he played right tackle for his first three seasons, before switching to left tackle his senior year, protecting the blind side of quarterback Andy Dalton. In 2009, he did not give up a single sack; in 2010, he was part of an offensive line that gave up a total of just nine sacks all year.

The Patriots drafted Cannon in the fifth round, with the 138th pick, acquired in a trade from the Houston Texans. Cannon's late selection in the draft is widely attributed to his being diagnosed with non-Hodgkin lymphoma pre-draft. Weighing in at 358 pounds at the NFL Combine, Cannon is the heaviest player ever drafted by the Patriots, and the second-heaviest player in team history after nose tackle Ted Washington, who played with the team in the 2003 season. (At TCU's pro day in March 2011, Cannon was measured at 349 pounds.) Although he played offensive tackle throughout his TCU career, the Patriots listed Cannon as an offensive guard when announcing the pick.