Jean Fanor

Jean Fanor (born June 17, 1989) is an American football safety who is currently a free agent. He played college football at Bethune-Cookman. Fanor was signed by the Kansas City Chiefs as an undrafted free agent in 2012. He has also been a member of the Tampa Bay Storm, Green Bay Packers and Toronto Argonauts.

Jean Fanor
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Fanor with the Packers in 2015
Personal information
Born: (1989-06-17) June 17, 1989
Haiti
Height:6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight:205 lb (93 kg)
Career information
High school:North Miami (FL)
College:Bethune-Cookman
Position:Safety
Undrafted:2012
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career AFL statistics
Tackles:195.0
Sacks:0.0
Pass deflections:15
Interceptions:7
Forced fumbles:4
Touchdowns:2
Player stats at ArenaFan.com

Early years

Jean Fanor is of Haitian descent.[1] Fanor played high school football for the North Miami High School Pioneers.

College career

Fanor continued his football career for the Bethune-Cookman Wildcats from 2007 to 2011. Fanor played running back, wide receiver and defensive back as a freshman and sophomore before being made strictly a safety his final 3 season. He missed his senior season due to injury, where he redshirted, and played his final season as a redshirt-senior. As a senior, he was second on the team in tackles with 73, also had 3 interceptions, and 2 forced fumbles that earned him second-team all conference honors. [2]

Professional career

Kansas City Chiefs

Fanor was signed by the Kansas City Chiefs after going undrafted in the 2012 NFL Draft.[3] Fanor played 3 preseason games with the Chiefs before he was waived.[4]

Tampa Bay Storm

Fanor was assigned to the Tampa Bay Storm in November 8, 2012.[5][6] Fanor had a solid rookie season, posting 6 interceptions for the Storm. In 2014, Fanor recorded 111 tackles.

Green Bay Packers

Fanor was signed to the Green Bay Packers' practice squad on December 17, 2014.[7] On September 5, 2015, he was released by the Packers during final team cuts.[8]

Toronto Argonauts

Fanor was signed by Toronto Argonauts on March 3, 2016.[9] He was released by the Argonauts on May 4, 2016.[10]

References
  1. Dunne, Tyler, ed. (May 9, 2015). "A Haitian native, Packers safety prospect Fanor knows about adversity". Archived from the original on May 18, 2015. Retrieved May 11, 2015.
  2. "Three B-CU players sign NFL contracts". www.flcourier.com. Florida Courier. May 17, 2012. Archived from the original on November 13, 2014. Retrieved November 13, 2014.
  3. Nick Toney (June 30, 2012). "Haitian upbringing key in Fanor's NFL journey". www.kcchiefs.com. Kansas City Chiefs. Retrieved November 13, 2014.
  4. Brian Linder (August 27, 2012). "Kansas City Chiefs release B-C product Jean Fanor". www.news-journaloneline.com. News-JournalOnline.com. Retrieved November 13, 2014.
  5. "Historical Team Transactions". arenafan.com. Retrieved November 13, 2014.
  6. "Former Wildcats Safety Fanor Signs with Tampa Bay Storm". www.bcathletics.com. Bethune-Cookman University. November 13, 2012. Retrieved November 13, 2014.
  7. "Packers sign S Fanor to practice squad". Packers.com. December 17, 2014. Retrieved August 18, 2016.
  8. "Packers reduce roster to 53". Packers.com. September 5, 2015. Archived from the original on December 7, 2017. Retrieved August 18, 2016.
  9. "Argos Continue To Beef Up Defense". paulheathersports.com. March 3, 2016. Retrieved January 10, 2017.
  10. "Argos add two on offensive line". Argonauts.ca. May 4, 2016. Retrieved August 18, 2016.
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