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| Position: | Center |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | March 16, 1989 |
| Height: | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) |
| Weight: | 305 lb (138 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school: | Linganore (Frederick, Maryland) |
| College: | West Virginia Wesleyan |
| Undrafted: | 2011 |
| Career history | |
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| * Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |
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| Career highlights and awards | |
| 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.
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]
Breen was a four-year starter 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]
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]
Breen played for the Green Bay Blizzard of the Indoor Football League in 2012. [11] [12]
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. [1] [6] 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]
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]
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]
Breen spent time as the offensive line coach of the West Virginia Wesleyan Bobcats in 2012. [22]