Alex Tanney is an American professional football player who plays in the National Football League (NFL). As of 2019, Alex Tanney currently plays for the New York Giants as their quarterback. Alex Tanney has played for other teams like Kansas City Chiefs, Dallas Cowboys, Cleveland Browns, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Tennessee Titans, Buffalo Bills, and Indianapolis Colts.
As a quarterback, Alex Tanney reportedly earns around $555,000 as his yearly salary from New York GiantsFurther, Alex Tanney has an estimated net worth of over $1 million. Regarding his personal life, he is married and has two children with his spouse.
As of 2019, Alex Tanney has an estimated net worth of over $1 million. He reportedly signed a contract with New York Giants in 2018. Further, the NBA player has an annual salary of $775,000 in 2019.
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Alex Tanney so far has made earnings of $1,796,363 from his entire NFL career.
| Year | Team | Salary |
| 2012 | Kansas City Chiefs | $390,000 |
| 2013 | Dallas Cowboys | $119,117 |
| 2013 | Cleveland Browns | $72,000 |
| 2014 | Tennessee Titans | $12,600 |
| 2015 | Tennessee Titans | $51,176 |
| 2015 | Indianapolis Colts | $19,800 |
| 2015 | Indianapolis Colts | $39,600 |
| 2016 | Tennessee Titans | $30,882 |
| 2016 | Tennessee Titans | $30,882 |
| 2016 | Tennessee Titans | $103,500 |
| 2017 | Tennessee Titans | $363,000 |
| 2018 | New York Giants | $555,000 |
| Total | $1,787,557 |
Other than being a famous NFL quarterback, Alex Tanney is pretty famous in social media. He has thousands of followers on Twitter.
Alex Tanney is married to his wife, Rebecca Gillen. Together, they have two sons named Wyatt Paul Tanney and Gunnar. His younger son, Wyatt Paul Tanney was born recently on January 24, 2019.
We welcomed Wyatt Paul Tanney to our family today. My wife was incredible and Gunnar finally got to meet his little bro. #TanneyBoys pic.twitter.com/NphLwrzfn5
— Alex Tanney (@AlexTanney) January 25, 2019
Alex Tanney posts family photos of his wife and children together from time to time on his social media pages. This shows his intense love for his beautiful family.
Alex Tanney is not only a world-class athlete but also has a very attractive individual. The famous NFL star is 6 feet 3 inches in height and weighs around 95 kg.
Alex Tanney was born on November 11, 1987, in Lexington, Illinois to parents, Don Tanney. As per his nationality, he is American and belongs to the White ethnic group. Further, his star sign is Scorpio. He grew up along with his siblings, Mitch Tanney.
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Alex Tanney attended Lexington High School in Lexington, Illinois where he played for his high school football team. After completing high school, Alex Tanney enrolled at Monmouth College and played for the Monmouth College.
Alex Tanney began his career by signing a contract with the Kansas City Chiefs as an undrafted free agent. In July 2013, the Cowboys signed Tanney to their roster and he played the whole second half of the Hall of Fame Game in Canton, Ohio.
He completed 40 of 73 passes for 423 yards and a touchdown, along with two interceptions. However, he was released by the Cowboys in August 2013.
CAPTION: Alex Tanney playing for the Kansas City Chiefs SOURCE: Zimbio In November 2013, the Cleveland Browns signed Tanney but he was released soon. Later, he was signed by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in May 2014 and was released in August 2014. In December 2014, he was signed to the Tennessee Titan's practice squad.
Ultimately, he signed a contract with the Titans but was released in September 2015. Tanney was signed to the practice squad of the Buffalo Bills in September 2015. However, he has dropped off the practice squad a day later.
CAPTION: NFL player Alex Tanney SOURCE: Zimbio In September 2015, he was signed to the Indianapolis Colt's squad but was released a month later. He was again signed to the Colt's practice squad. At the same time, he was signed to the Tennessee Titans' practice squad and he made his NFL regular-season debut on January 3, 2016, against the Indianapolis Colts.
In September, he was waived by the Titans. He was again re-signed to their practice squad the next day and was ultimately promoted to the active roster. In April 2018, Tanney was released by the Titans. Recently, Tanney signed a contract with the New York Giants.
