| Shannon Garrett | |
| Birth Place: | Bay St. Louis, Mississippi |
| Status: | Retired |
| Import: | yes |
| Position1: | Linebacker |
| Position2: | Defensive back |
| Height Ft: | 5 |
| Height In: | 10 |
| Weight Lb: | 195 |
| College: | Mississippi College |
| Coaching Years1: | 2013–2014 |
| Coaching Team1: | Alberta Golden Bears (DB coach) |
| Playing Years1: | 1995–1997 |
| Playing Team1: | Winnipeg Blue Bombers |
| Playing Years2: | 1998–1999 |
| Playing Team2: | Saskatchewan Roughriders |
| Playing Years3: | 2000–2008 |
| Playing Team3: | Edmonton Eskimos |
| Career Highlights: | |
| Cflwestallstar: | 2001, 2003 |
| Honours: | Mississippi College Hall of Fame (2008) |
| Cfl: | 49 |
Shannon Garrett (born January 24, 1972) is a former professional Canadian football defensive back and linebacker who played fourteen seasons in the Canadian Football League.
Garrett was born on January 24, 1972, in Bay St. Louis, Mississippi. He was a four-year college football starter at Mississippi College and was nominated as an All-American, All-Gulf South Conference (GSC), and ALL-GSC Academic. He was inducted into the Mississippi College Hall of Fame in April 2008.[1]
Garrett began his pro career with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers in the 1995 CFL season and played three seasons there before moving on to the Saskatchewan Roughriders for the 1998 and 1999 CFL seasons. After being released following a training camp try-out with the New Orleans Saints of the National Football League in 2000, Garrett joined the Edmonton Eskimos in September of the 2000 CFL season and remained with the organisation until his retirement in March 2009.[2] [3] [4]