Charles "Chad" Kanoff (born October 6, 1994) is a former American football quarterback. He played college football at Princeton. He signed as an undrafted free agent with the Arizona Cardinals in 2018.

Chad Kanoff
No. 6, 2, 3
Position:Quarterback
Personal information
Born: (1994-10-06) October 6, 1994 (age 30)
Pacific Palisades, California, U.S.
Height:6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Weight:225 lb (102 kg)
Career information
High school:Harvard-Westlake School
(Los Angeles, California)
College:Princeton
Undrafted:2018
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career highlights and awards

College career

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After missing the 2014 season due to a shoulder injury, Kanoff started his first game in a spring exhibition in Japan vs the Kwansei Gakuin Fighters in 2015 where the Tigers won 36-7. Kanoff was named the Legacy Bowl MVP. In the 2015 season he started all 10 games, and became the first Princeton quarterback since Chad Roghair (1991) to win his first four collegiate starts. In the 2016 season, Kanoff earned second-team All-Ivy League honors as the starting quarterback and tri-captain after leading Princeton to the Ivy League championship. In the 2017 season, Kanoff became Princeton's 11th Bushnell Cup winner as the Ivy League Offensive Player of the Year after a record-breaking season. He broke the Ivy League record for single-season passing yards with 3,474, and single-season completion percentage with 73.2% (previous mark was 70.4%), and was 2nd all-time for touchdowns in a season with 29. Handed Harvard its worst home Ivy loss in 50 years (52-17) by going 31 for 35 for 421 yards and two touchdowns. Kanoff also broke the Princeton career record for passing yards with 7,510.

Professional career

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Arizona Cardinals

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After going undrafted in the 2018 NFL draft, Kanoff signed as an undrafted free agent with the Arizona Cardinals on May 1, 2018.[1] He was waived on September 1, 2018 and was signed to the practice squad the next day.[2][3] He was promoted to the active roster on November 24, 2018.[4] He was waived on November 29, 2018 and re-signed to the practice squad.[5] He signed a reserve/future contract with the Cardinals on December 31, 2018.[6]

On August 31, 2019, Kanoff was waived by the Cardinals during final roster cuts.[7]

Detroit Lions

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On September 4, 2019, Kanoff was signed to the Detroit Lions practice squad.[8] He was released on September 11.[9]

Tampa Bay Buccaneers

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On October 9, 2019, Kanoff was signed to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers practice squad.[10] His practice squad contract with the team expired on January 6, 2020.[11]

New York Guardians

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Kanoff signed with the New York Guardians of the XFL on January 5, 2020.[12]

Los Angeles Wildcats

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Kanoff was traded to the Los Angeles Wildcats in exchange for Luis Perez on January 19, 2020.[13] Kanoff scored the first touchdown in Los Angeles Wildcats (XFL) franchise history with a scramble left for a five yard score.[14][15]
He had his contract terminated when the league suspended operations on April 10, 2020.[16]

Career statistics

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Year Team Games Passing Rushing
GP GS Cmp Att Pct Yds Avg TD Int Rtg Att Yds Avg TD
2020 LA 1 1 21 40 53 214 5.4 1 1 66.0 4 21 5.3 1

References

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  1. ^ "Chad Kanoff Reaches Agreement With Arizona Cardinals Team". Princeton University. Retrieved July 12, 2018.
  2. ^ Urban, Darren (September 1, 2018). "Cardinals Make Cuts To Reach 53-Man Roster". AZCardinals.com.
  3. ^ Urban, Darren (September 2, 2018). "Cardinals Undergo Roster Changes, Build Practice Squad". AZCardinals.com.
  4. ^ Urban, Darren (November 24, 2018). "Cardinals Promote QB Charles Kanoff". AZCardinals.com.
  5. ^ "Arizona Cardinals release quarterback Charles Kanoff". ArizonaSports.com. November 29, 2018.
  6. ^ Odegard, Kyle (December 31, 2018). "Charles Kanoff Among Eight Players Signed To Future Contracts". AZCardinals.com.
  7. ^ Odegard, Kyle (August 31, 2019). "After Cuts, Cardinals Arrive At Initial Roster". AZCardinals.com.
  8. ^ "Lions sign free agents WR Marvin Hall & QB Chad Kanoff to practice squad". DetroitLions.com. September 4, 2019.
  9. ^ "Lions sign free agent RB David Williams to practice squad". DetroitLions.com. September 11, 2019. Archived from the original on September 12, 2019. Retrieved February 9, 2020.
  10. ^ Vitali, Carmen (October 9, 2019). "Bucs Swap Linebackers, Releasing Deone Bucannon and Signing Noah Dawkins". Buccaneers.com.
  11. ^ @HBalzer721 (January 7, 2020). "Buccaneers practice-squad contracts expired Monday: S John Battle; QB Chad Kanoff" (Tweet). Retrieved January 9, 2020 – via Twitter.
  12. ^ "XFL Transactions". XFL.com. Retrieved January 9, 2020.
  13. ^ "XFL Transactions". XFL.com. Retrieved January 19, 2020.
  14. ^ "XFL Live Stats". stats.xfl.com. Archived from the original on February 23, 2020. Retrieved February 12, 2020.
  15. ^ "XFL Week 1 scores, updates, highlights: Defenders beat Dragons, Roughnecks rout Wildcats". CBSSports.com. Retrieved February 12, 2020.
  16. ^ Condotta, Bob (April 10, 2020). "XFL suspends operations, terminates all employees, but Jim Zorn says he has hopes league will continue". SeattleTimes.com. Retrieved July 17, 2020.