John Brannon (American football)
{{Short description|American football player (born 1998)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=June 2024}}
{{Infobox NFL biography
| name = John Brannon
| image = John Brannon (52822705887) (cropped).jpg
| caption = Brannon with the Houston Roughnecks in 2023
| current_team =
| number =
| position = Cornerback
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1998|3|10}}
| birth_place = Charlotte, North Carolina, U.S.
| death_date =
| death_place =
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 0
| weight_lb = 190
| high_school = South Mecklenburg
(Charlotte, North Carolina)
| college = Western Carolina
| undraftedyear = 2020
| pastteams =
- Los Angeles Chargers ({{NFL Year|2020}})
- Carolina Panthers ({{NFL Year|2021}})*
- Cincinnati Bengals ({{NFL Year|2021}}–{{NFL Year|2022}})*
- Houston Roughnecks ({{XFL Year|2023}})
| highlights =
| statlabel1 = Games played
| statvalue1 = 1
| pfr = BranJo00
}}
John William Brannon III (born March 10, 1998) is an American professional football cornerback. After playing college football for Western Carolina, he signed with the Los Angeles Chargers as an undrafted free agent in 2020.
College career
Professional career
=Los Angeles Chargers=
Brannon signed with the Los Angeles Chargers as an undrafted free agent following the 2020 NFL draft on April 26, 2020.{{Cite web|url=https://www.citizen-times.com/story/sports/2020/04/27/western-carolina-footballs-john-brannon-iii-signs-nfl-team/3031878001/|title=Western Carolina's John Brannon is heading to the West Coast to pursue NFL dream|website=The Asheville Citizen Times}}{{Cite web|url=https://catamountsports.com/news/2020/4/26/football-john-brannon-signs-with-los-angeles-chargers.aspx|title=John Brannon Signs with Los Angeles Chargers|website=Western Carolina University}}{{cite news |title=Chargers Agree to Terms with Undrafted Free Agents |url=https://www.chargers.com/news/undrafted-free-agents-2020 |website=Chargers.com |date=April 26, 2020 |access-date=February 13, 2021}} He was waived during final roster cuts on September 5, 2020,{{cite news |title=We've Trimmed Our Roster to 53 |url=https://www.chargers.com/news/we-ve-reduced-our-roster-to-53 |website=Chargers.com |date=September 5, 2020 |access-date=February 13, 2021}} and signed to the team's practice squad the next day.{{cite news |title=Practice Squad Announced |url=https://www.chargers.com/news/practice-squad-2020 |website=Chargers.com |date=September 6, 2020 |access-date=February 13, 2021}} He was elevated to the active roster on January 2, 2021, for the team's week 17 game against the Kansas City Chiefs, and reverted to the practice squad after the game.{{cite news |title=Los Angeles Chargers Activate John Brannon from Practice Squad |url=https://www.chargers.com/news/los-angeles-chargers-activate-john-brannon-from-practice-squad |website=Chargers.com |date=January 2, 2021 |access-date=February 13, 2021}} He signed a reserve/future contract with the Chargers after the season on January 5, 2021.{{cite news |title=Los Angeles Chargers Re-Sign 10 Players to Contracts |url=https://www.chargers.com/news/los-angeles-chargers-re-sign-10-players-to-contracts |website=Chargers.com |date=January 5, 2021 |access-date=February 13, 2021}} He was waived on August 31, 2021.{{cite web|title=Chargers Reduce Roster to 53|url=https://www.chargers.com/news/roster-cuts-2021|website=Chargers.com|date=August 31, 2021}}
=Carolina Panthers=
On September 7, 2021, Brannon was signed to the Carolina Panthers practice squad.{{cite web|title=Panthers add Sam Tecklenburg to active roster|url=https://www.panthers.com/news/panthers-add-sam-tecklenburg-to-active-roster|author=Gantt, Darin|website=Panthers.com|date=September 7, 2021}} He was released on September 17, 2021.
=Cincinnati Bengals=
On December 17, 2021, Brannon was signed to the Cincinnati Bengals practice squad.{{cite web|title=John Brannon Signed To The Practice Squad, Drue Chrisman Released|url=https://www.bengals.com/news/john-brannon-signed-to-the-practice-squad-drue-chrisman-released|website=Bengals.com|date=December 17, 2021}}
On February 15, 2022, Brannon signed a reserve/future contract.{{cite web|title=Bengals Sign Nine Practice Squad Players to Offseason Roster|url=https://www.bengals.com/news/bengals-sign-nine-practice-squad-players-to-offseason-roster|website=Bengals.com|date=February 15, 2022|access-date=February 15, 2022|archive-date=February 15, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220215184830/https://www.bengals.com/news/bengals-sign-nine-practice-squad-players-to-offseason-roster|url-status=dead}} He was waived on July 27.{{cite web|title=Bengals Player Moves for July 27, 2022|url=https://www.bengals.com/news/roster-moves-july-27-2022-alex-cappa-samaje-perine|website=Bengals.com|date=July 27, 2022}}
= Houston Roughnecks =
On November 17, 2022, Brannon was drafted by the Houston Roughnecks of the XFL.{{Cite web |date=2022-11-18 |title=Rosters for all eight XFL teams: Full draft results and where Vic Beasley, Martavis Bryant landed |url=https://www.espn.com/xfl/story/_/id/35053464/xfl-draft-results-2023-full-rosters-eight-teams-vic-beasley-martavis-bryant-picks |access-date=2022-12-30 |website=ESPN.com |language=en}} He was released on June 22, 2023.{{Cite web |title=XFL Transactions |url=https://www.xfl.com/xfl-transactions |access-date=2023-06-24 |website=www.xfl.com |language=en}}
References
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External links
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- [https://www.chargers.com/team/players-roster/john-brannon/ Los Angeles Chargers bio]
- [https://catamountsports.com/sports/football/roster/john-brannon/3517 Western Carolina bio]
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Category:American football cornerbacks
Category:Players of American football from Charlotte, North Carolina
Category:Western Carolina Catamounts football players
Category:Los Angeles Chargers players
Category:Carolina Panthers players
Category:Cincinnati Bengals players