Rich Gannon

Rich Gannon

Gannon with the Vikings in 1992
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Position:	Quarterback
Personal information
Date of birth:	(1965-12-20) December 20, 1965 (age 51)
Place of birth:	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Height:	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight:	210 lb (95 kg)
Career information
High school:	Philadelphia (PA) Saint Joseph's Preparatory
College:	Delaware
NFL Draft:	1987 / Round: 4 / Pick: 98
Career history
Minnesota Vikings (1987–1992) Washington Redskins (1993) Kansas City Chiefs (1995–1998) Oakland Raiders (1999–2004)
Career highlights and awards
NFL MVP (2002) 4× Pro Bowl (1999–2002) 2× First-team All-Pro (2000, 2002) NFL passing yards leader (2002) 3× AFC Player of the Year (2000–2002) 2× AFC Offensive Player of the Year (2000, 2002) 2× NFL Alumni Quarterback of the Year (2000, 2002) 2× Bert Bell Award (2000, 2002)
Career NFL statistics
TD–INT: 180–104 Passing yards: 28,743 Passer rating: 84.7 Rushing yards: 2,449 Rushing touchdowns: 21 Player stats at NFL.com

Richard Joseph Gannon (born December 20, 1965) is a former American football quarterback who played eighteen seasons in the National Football League (NFL). He is a sports commentator with CBS Sports and Sirius XM NFL Radio.

Gannon was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and played college football at the University of Delaware. At Delaware, he directed coach Tubby Raymond's Wing-T offense. He recorded at least 2,000 offensive yards for three straight seasons at Delaware and was Yankee Conference Offensive Player of the Year as a senior. In the 1987 NFL Draft, the New England Patriots selected Gannon in the fourth round intent upon converting Gannon to running back. He was soon traded to the Minnesota Vikings and would play with the Vikings until 1992. Gannon began his career as a backup for Wade Wilson. Gannon started his first games in 1990 in relief of an injured Wilson and would start many games in 1991. In 1992, he formally became the starting quarterback for the Vikings and led the Vikings to an 11-5 season and the playoffs after two consecutive losing seasons.

Gannon played with the Washington Redskins in 1993, the Kansas City Chiefs from 1995-98, and the Oakland Raiders from 1999-2004. With the Raiders, he achieved his greatest successes, including four consecutive seasons making the Pro Bowl (1999-2002), three consecutive postseason appearances for the Raiders (2000-2002), three All-Pro selections (2000–02), and an appearance in Super Bowl XXXVII played on January 26, 2003 at Qualcomm Stadium in San Diego, California. However, Gannon spent much of his final two seasons (2003 and 2004) with injuries, and the Raiders had losing records in those seasons. After retiring from football before the 2005 season, Gannon began a career in sports broadcasting. Currently, he is a sports analyst for NFL on CBS and co-hosts The Sirius Blitz on Sirius XM NFL Radio.