Canaan Severin

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Canaan Severin
Position:Wide receiver
Personal information
Born: (1993-03-16) March 16, 1993 (age 28)
Marlborough, Massachusetts
Height:6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight:220 lb (100 kg)
Career information
High school:Worcester (MA)
College:Virginia
Undrafted:2016
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career NFL statistics
Player stats at NFL.com

Canaan T. Severin (born March 16, 1993) is a former American football wide receiver.[1] He played college football at Virginia.[2] Severin is also an aspiring Film Producer, whose short film, "Lean In" has been nominated for Boston Film Festival.[3]

Professional career[]

Pittsburgh Steelers[]

Severin signed with the Pittsburgh Steelers as an undrafted free agent on April 30, 2016.[4] He was placed on injured reserve on August 5, 2016 with a shoulder injury.[5]

Severin was released on May 2, 2017, only to be re-signed on May 17, 2017. In the Steelers' preseason opener against the New York Giants on August 11, he caught 2 passes on 4 targets for 24 yards. He was later released on August 14, 2017.[6]

New York Giants[]

On August 18, 2017, Severin signed with the New York Giants.[7] He was waived on September 2, 2017.[8] He was re-signed to the Giants' practice squad on December 27, 2017.[9] He signed a reserve/future contract with the Giants on January 1, 2018.[10] He was waived by the Giants on May 7, 2018.[11]

References[]

  1. ^ "Pittsburgh Steelers: Canaan Severin". Archived from the original on June 2, 2017. Retrieved May 25, 2017.
  2. ^ "Canaan Severin". NFL.com. Retrieved May 25, 2017.
  3. ^ "Lean In Pure Dice Films".
  4. ^ "Steelers agree to terms with 10 rookie free agents". Steelers.com. April 30, 2016. Retrieved July 2, 2017.
  5. ^ Bryan, Dave (August 5, 2016). "Steelers Sign WR Cobi Hamilton, Waive WR Canaan Severin Injured". SteelersDepot.com. Retrieved July 2, 2017.
  6. ^ "Steelers sign Gearing". Steelers.com. August 14, 2017.
  7. ^ Eisen, Michael (August 18, 2017). "Giants sign WR's Ed Eagan and Canaan Severin". Giants.com. Archived from the original on August 18, 2017. Retrieved August 18, 2017.
  8. ^ Eisen, Michael (September 2, 2017). "New York Giants announce 2017 53-man roster". Giants.com. Archived from the original on December 5, 2017.
  9. ^ Eisen, Michael (December 27, 2017). "LB B.J. Goodson placed on IR, Giants promote WR Marquis Bundy". Giants.com. Archived from the original on January 1, 2018. Retrieved December 27, 2017.
  10. ^ "Giants sign nine players to futures contracts". BigBlueView.com. January 1, 2018.
  11. ^ Eisen, Michael (May 7, 2018). "Giants waive five players ahead of rookie minicamp". Giants.com. Archived from the original on May 7, 2018. Retrieved May 8, 2018.
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