Shannon Breen (born March 16, 1989) is an

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center who is a free agent. He played

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at West Virginia Wesleyan. He has been a member of the Milwaukee Mustangs, Green Bay Blizzard, Cleveland Gladiators,

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and Philadelphia Soul.

Early years

Breen graduated from

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in 2007. He earned First Team Carroll All-Gazette Football and First Team All-MVAL Chesapeake Conference honors as a center his senior season in 2006.

College career

Breen was a four-year starter and a two-year

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for the

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of West Virginia Wesleyan College. 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. Breen earned Second Team All-

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honors his junior season in 2009. 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. He was selected to the 2010 All-American Bowl and the 2011 Cactus Bowl. Breen was named the

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Award winner as the top offensive lineman at the conclusion of the 2010 All-American Bowl. He also garnered Second Team All-Super Region 1 accolades in 2010. He studied criminal justice and sociology at West Virginia Wesleyan. Breen graduated in 2011.

Professional career

Milwaukee Mustangs

Breen was assigned to the Milwaukee Mustangs of the

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(AFL) on October 14, 2011. He was activated on July 4, 2012. He played in four games for the team during the 2012 season.

Green Bay Blizzard

Breen played for the Green Bay Blizzard of the

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in 2012.

Cleveland Gladiators

Breen was assigned to the AFL's Cleveland Gladiators on November 8, 2012. 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. Breen played in

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on August 23, 2014, a 72-32 loss to the

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. He also participated in the

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exhibition games in

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and

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in 2013.

Montreal Alouettes

Breen signed with the

of the

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on June 4, 2014. He was released by the Alouettes on June 10, 2014.

Philadelphia Soul

Breen was assigned to the Philadelphia Soul of the AFL on November 20, 2014. 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. Breen has had workouts with the

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and

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of the

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in the past.

Coaching career

Breen spent time as the offensive line coach of the West Virginia Wesleyan Bobcats in 2012.

References

External links

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