James Cannida

James Thomas Cannida II is an American former professional football defensive lineman. He also played in the National Football League for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and the Indianapolis Colts. Cannida is currently the eighth grade head football coach at Scoggins Middle School in Frisco Independent School District. He was drafted in the sixth round of the 1998 NFL Draft.

Early life

Cannida attended American High School in Fremont, California and was a student and a letterman in football and basketball. In football, he was an All-League selection and an All-East Bay selection.