Shannon Breen

Shannon Breen
No. 55, 74 Free agent
Position: Center
Personal information
Date of birth: (1989-03-16) March 16, 1989
Height: 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Weight: 305 lb (138 kg)
Career information
High school: Frederick (MD) Linganore
College: West Virginia Wesleyan
Undrafted: 2011
Career history
As player:
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
As coach:
Career highlights and awards
Player stats at ArenaFan.com

Shannon Breen (born March 16, 1989) is an American football center who is a free agent. He played college football at West Virginia Wesleyan. He has been a member of the Milwaukee Mustangs, Green Bay Blizzard, Cleveland Gladiators, Montreal Alouettes and Philadelphia Soul.

Early years

Breen graduated from Linganore High School in Frederick, Maryland in 2007.[1] He earned First Team Carroll All-Gazette Football and First Team All-MVAL Chesapeake Conference honors as a center his senior season in 2006.[2][3]

College career

Breen was a four-year starter and and a two-year captain for the West Virginia Wesleyan Bobcats of West Virginia Wesleyan College.[1] He became a starter at center midway through his freshman year and then moved to right tackle the following year. He was then a left tackle his final two years of college.[3] Breen earned Second Team All-WVIAC honors his junior season in 2009.[4] He earned First Team All-WVIAC honors as a left tackle his senior year in 2010 while helping the Bobcats achieve a 9-2 record and the school’s first Top 25 appearance.[1][5][6] He was selected to the 2010 All-American Bowl and the 2011 Cactus Bowl.[1][7] Breen was named the Mick Tingelhoff Award winner as the top offensive lineman at the conclusion of the 2010 All-American Bowl.[1] He also garnered Second Team All-Super Region 1 accolades in 2010.[8] He studied criminal justice and sociology at West Virginia Wesleyan.[9] Breen graduated in 2011.[1]

Professional career

Milwaukee Mustangs

Breen was assigned to the Milwaukee Mustangs of the Arena Football League (AFL) on October 14, 2011. He was activated on July 4, 2012.[10] He played in four games for the team during the 2012 season.[1]

Green Bay Blizzard

Breen played for the Green Bay Blizzard of the Indoor Football League in 2012.[11][12]

Cleveland Gladiators

Breen was assigned to the AFL's Cleveland Gladiators on November 8, 2012.[13] He started eighteen games for the Gladiators in 2013. He played in sixteen games for the team during the 2014 season, garnering Second Team All-Arena accolades as a center.[6][1] Breen played in ArenaBowl XXVII on August 23, 2014, a 72-32 loss to the Arizona Rattlers.[14][15][16] He also participated in the AFL China exhibition games in Honolulu, Hawaii and Beijing, China in 2013.[17]

Montreal Alouettes

Breen signed with the Montreal Alouettes of the Canadian Football League on June 4, 2014.[18][19] He was released by the Alouettes on June 10, 2014.[18]

Philadelphia Soul

Breen was assigned to the Philadelphia Soul of the AFL on November 20, 2014.[20] He started seventeen games for the Soul in 2015, earning First Team All-Arena honors. He was also named the Spalding Offensive Lineman of the Year.[6]

Breen has had workouts with the New York Jets, Pittsburgh Steelers, Indianapolis Colts and Cleveland Browns of the National Football League in the past.[1][21]

Coaching career

Breen spent time as the offensive line coach of the West Virginia Wesleyan Bobcats in 2012.[22]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 "ALL-ARENA CENTER SHANNON BREEN JOINS SOUL". philadelphiasoul.com. November 20, 2014. Archived from the original on June 18, 2016. Retrieved June 17, 2016.
  2. ↑ "2006 Carroll All-Gazette Football". gazette.net. December 20, 2006. Archived from the original on June 18, 2016. Retrieved June 18, 2016.
  3. 1 2 Golberg, Stan (December 23, 2010). "Paving his own way". fredericknewspost.com. Archived from the original on September 7, 2011. Retrieved June 18, 2016.
  4. ↑ Reiner, Andrew (November 23, 2009). "'Cats claim two spots on All-WVIAC First Team". therecorddelta.com. Archived from the original on June 18, 2016. Retrieved June 17, 2016.
  5. ↑ "All-WVIAC First Teams (1981-present)". wviac2.sidearmsports. Archived from the original on June 18, 2016. Retrieved June 17, 2016.
  6. 1 2 3 "Shannon Breen". arenafootball.com. Archived from the original on June 18, 2016. Retrieved June 17, 2016.
  7. ↑ "Wesleyan's Breen selected for All-American Bowl". therecorddelta.com. December 8, 2010. Archived from the original on June 18, 2016. Retrieved June 18, 2016.
  8. ↑ "SEVEN RAMS NAMED TO 2010 FOOTBALL GAZETTE SUPER REGION 1 TEAM". dcmetrosports.com. January 13, 2011. Archived from the original on June 18, 2016. Retrieved June 18, 2016.
  9. ↑ "Shannon Breen 74 OL Ht". philadelphiasoul.com. Archived from the original on June 18, 2016. Retrieved June 18, 2016.
  10. ↑ "Historical Team Transactions". arenafan.com. Retrieved June 17, 2016.
  11. ↑ "Green Bay Blizzard Roster". ifl.fbstats.pointstreak.com. Archived from the original on June 18, 2016. Retrieved June 17, 2016.
  12. ↑ "Bobcat QB signs to go pro". therecorddelta.com. June 21, 2012. Archived from the original on June 18, 2016. Retrieved June 17, 2016.
  13. ↑ "Historical Team Transactions". arenafan.com. Retrieved June 17, 2016.
  14. ↑ Swatek, Greg (August 27, 2015). "Honor solidifies Breen's credentials". fredericknewspost.com. Archived from the original on June 18, 2016. Retrieved June 18, 2016.
  15. ↑ "ArenaBowl XXVII". arenafan.com. Retrieved June 18, 2016.
  16. ↑ "Alumni Update: Shannon Breen '11". wesleyanbobcats.com. August 22, 2014. Archived from the original on June 18, 2016. Retrieved June 18, 2016.
  17. ↑ "AFL CHINA ANNOUNCES EXHIBITION GAME ROSTERS". caflfootball.com. October 24, 2013. Archived from the original on June 18, 2016. Retrieved June 17, 2016.
  18. 1 2 "2014 TRANSACTIONS". cfl.ca/. Archived from the original on June 18, 2016. Retrieved June 17, 2016.
  19. ↑ "TC14: DAY 4 REPORT". montrealalouettes.com. June 4, 2014. Archived from the original on June 18, 2016. Retrieved June 18, 2016.
  20. ↑ "Historical Team Transactions". arenafan.com. Retrieved June 17, 2016.
  21. ↑ Wilson, Aaron (December 18, 2012). "Former Maryland linebacker Adrian Moten trying out for Browns today". baltimoresun.com. Archived from the original on June 18, 2016. Retrieved June 18, 2016.
  22. ↑ "Breen Signs with Gladiators". wesleyanbobcats.com. Archived from the original on June 18, 2016. Retrieved June 18, 2016.
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