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Canaan Severin
American football player (born 1993)
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 the Boston Film Festival.[3]
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born: | (1993-03-16) March 16, 1993 (age 31) Marlborough, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Height: | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
| Weight: | 220 lb (100 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school: | Worcester (MA) |
| College: | Virginia |
| Position: | Wide receiver |
| Undrafted: | 2016 |
| Career history | |
| * Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |
| Career NFL statistics | |
| Player stats at NFL.com | |
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]
- "Pittsburgh Steelers: Canaan Severin". Archived from the original on June 2, 2017. Retrieved May 25, 2017.
- "Canaan Severin". NFL.com. Retrieved May 25, 2017.
- "Steelers agree to terms with 10 rookie free agents". Steelers.com. April 30, 2016. Retrieved July 2, 2017.
- Bryan, Dave (August 5, 2016). "Steelers Sign WR Cobi Hamilton, Waive WR Canaan Severin Injured". SteelersDepot.com. Retrieved July 2, 2017.
- "Steelers sign Gearing". Steelers.com. August 14, 2017.
- 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.
- Eisen, Michael (September 2, 2017). "New York Giants announce 2017 53-man roster". Giants.com. Archived from the original on December 5, 2017.
- 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.
- "Giants sign nine players to futures contracts". BigBlueView.com. January 1, 2018.
- 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.