According giants.com, former Monmouth College NCAA record-setting quarterback, Alex Tanney, is retiring from the NFL. Tanney, 33, had re-signed with the Giants on Jan. 4. He spent most of the previous three seasons as a backup to Eli Manning and then Daniel Jones.
Tanney threw 15 passes in two games in a nine-year career, one of those games was relieving Eli Manning in his final game as an NFL QB. After outstanding careers at Lexington High School and Monmouth College, Tanney entered the NFL as a rookie free agent with the Kansas City Chiefs in 2012. He also did stints with Dallas, Cleveland, Tampa Bay, Tennessee (twice), Buffalo and Indianapolis before signing with the Giants on May 2, 2018.
In 2020, Tanney was released at the end of training camp. On Dec. 5, the day before Jones missed the first of two late-season games with injuries, the Giants signed Tanney to their practice squad, where he remained for the remainder of the season.
Before arriving in New Jersey, Tanney played just one regular-season game. On Jan. 3, 2016, he entered the Titans’ 2015 season finale as a reserve in the third quarter after Zach Mettenberger left the game with an injury. Tanney completed 10 of 14 passes for 99 yards, including his lone career touchdown, a five-yarder to Dorial Green-Beckham.
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