Alex Tanney

Alex Tanney (born November 11, 1987) is an American football quarterback for the Kansas City Chiefs. He was the starting quarterback for the Monmouth College Fighting Scots. He is widely considered to be one of the best Division III quarterbacks of all-time. Tanney is known for making a montage video showing trick football throws that went viral. On October 29, 2011, in a game against Carroll University, Tanney set the NCAA record for all-time career touchdown passes.

Early life
He was a three-sport high school standout athlete at Lexington High School in Lexington, Illinois. He was a two time first team Illinois All-State quarterback and lead his team to the IHSA state semi-finals his senior year. Tanney holds nearly every football passing record at Lexington. He was also named an All-State basketball player and is the all time leading points scorer in Lexington High Scool history. Tanney also placed at the IHSA State Track and Field Finals his junior and senior years.

College
Tanney was named Pre-Season All-American for the 2009 season. He was named the 2008 Midwest Conference Offensive Player of the year headlining the First-Team offensive squad. After only two years at Monmouth Tanney has shattered nearly every Monmouth College passing record. He leads in five different categories. These include yardage (3,624) and touchdowns (50) in the 2008 season. In just two years, he set the new career marks for completions with (560) and games with over 300 yards (14). With two years remaining, he is just nine touchdowns shy of the career mark of 83 touchdown passes.

Tanney was awarded the 2009 Melberger trophy which is given annually to the best player in Division III. He repeated again as the Midwest Conference Player of the Year while leading the Scots to the playoffs throwing for the most passing yards in the country with 3,856 yards and tossing 44 touchdowns while rushing for one. He was also named second team All-American by D3football.com and First Team All-West Region.

In 2011 a quarterback trick shot video highlighting Tanneys talent went viral. Subsequently in July 2011, History Channel’s “Stan Lee’s Superhumans” filmed an episode featuring Tanney. The episode featured Tanney's "super-human" throwing accuracy.

On October 29, 2011, in a game against Carroll University, Tanney set the NCAA record for all-time career touchdown passes with 150, surpassing Jimmy Terwilliger who had 148. Tanney finished his collegiate career with 157 touchdown passes.

Kansas City Chiefs
After going undrafted and receiving rookie mini-camp invites from the Pittsburgh Steelers and Buffalo Bills, Tanney signed with the Kansas City Chiefs on June 5, 2012. He made his NFL debut on August 30, 2012 in the final preseason game against the Green Bay Packers. Tanney's first snap he was sacked, but then threw a 39-yard pass before it being called back due to a holding penalty. Tanney was placed in the IR on August 31, 2012, which means he will be on the roster for the entire season, thus receiving full salary, but will not be eligible to play or practice.