Marcus Cannon

BIOGRAPHY

Marcus Cannon was born May 6, 1988, in Odessa, Texas. He is an offensive lineman in the NFL. 

He played college football at Texas Christian University, where he played right tackle for his first three seasons, before switching to left tackle his senior year, protecting the blind side of quarterback Andy Dalton. In 2009, he did not give up a single sack; in 2010, he was part of an offensive line that gave up a total of just nine sacks all year.

The New England Patriots drafted Cannon in the fifth round, with the 138th pick, acquired in a trade from the Houston Texans. Cannon began the 2011 season on the Non-Football Injury list as he recuperated from his chemotherapy treatment, which took place during the NFL lockout.

Cannon played in all 18 of the Patriots' regular and postseason games during the 2012 NFL season, including one start. Cannon entered the 2016 Patriots training camp in what he called "the best shape of his life." After struggling the previous season while dealing with the toe injury, his play improved significantly during the 2016 season. After starting right tackle Sebastian Vollmer had shoulder surgery during the offseason was ruled out for the season, Cannon became the starting right tackle. 

Cannon started the 2017 season as the Patriots' starting right tackle. He started seven games before suffering an ankle injury in Week 8. He missed the next five games before being placed on injured reserve on December 13, 2017. The Patriots were able to reach Super Bowl LII without Cannon, but failed to repeat as Super Bowl Champions after losing 41–33 to the Philadelphia Eagles.

Cannon entered 2018 as the Patriots starting right tackle. He missed Week 2 with a calf injury and Weeks 9 and 10 with a head injury. Overall he started 13 games in 2018. With Cannon, the Patriots were able to reach Super Bowl LIII where they defeated the Los Angeles Rams 13–3.

On September 9, 2019, in the Patriots Week 1 matchup against the Pittsburgh Steelers, Cannon sustained a shoulder injury in the fourth quarter, which may cause him to miss a couple of months.

On July 28, 2020, Cannon announced his decision to opt out of the 2020 season, due to concerns over the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.

On March 17, 2021, Cannon and 2021 fifth- and sixth-round picks were traded to the Houston Texans for fourth- and sixth-round picks.