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]

Canaan Severin
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

Professional career edit

Pittsburgh Steelers edit

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 edit

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 edit

  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.