Jeffrey Finley
| No. 49 Toronto Argonauts | |
2014, Round: 3, Pick: 22 | |
| Drafted by | Montreal Alouettes |
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| Career history | |
| As player | |
| 2014–2016 | Montreal Alouettes |
| 2017–present | Toronto Argonauts |
| Career stats | |
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Jeffrey Finley (born November 19, 1991) is a professional
Guelph University and attended Sir Winston Churchill Secondary School in St. Catharines, Ontario.[1]
College career
Finley played for the
East West Bowl. He played in six games, all starts, for the Gryphons in 2013, totaling 14.5 tackles, 12 of which were solo, 5.5 sacks and one fumble recovery. Finley recorded 1.5 tackles in the Semi Final win over the Windsor Lancers. He accumulated three solo tackles and one sack in the Quarter Final loss against the Queen’s Gaels.[1] He played in 23 games, including playoffs, during his college career, recording 54 tackles, 10.5 sacks, one pass breakup and one forced fumble.[2] Finley studied Human Kinetics at Guelph.[3]
Professional career
Montreal Alouettes
Finley was selected by the
2014 CFL Draft. He played in nine games in 2014, totaling four defensive tackles and two special teams tackles. He recorded two sacks and one special team tackle in the team's two playoff games.[3] Finley played in three games for the Alouettes during the 2015 season.[4]
Toronto Argonauts
On February 15, 2017, Finley signed with the Toronto Argonauts as a free agent. In 2017, he registered career high totals in games played (11), defensive tackles (14), and sacks (4). He dressed in both playoff games that year, earning his first Grey Cup championship following the team's victory in the 105th Grey Cup game. On February 11, 2019 the Toronto Argonauts extended Finley's contract. He was set to become a free agent.[5]
References
- ^ a b "Jeff Finley - 2013 Football". gryphons.ca. Archived from the original on June 29, 2016. Retrieved June 28, 2016.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "Gryphon Jeff Finley selected in CFL draft". guelphmercury.com. May 14, 2014. Archived from the original on August 15, 2016. Retrieved June 28, 2016.
- ^ a b "JEFFREY FINLEY". en.montrealalouettes.com. Archived from the original on June 29, 2016. Retrieved June 28, 2016.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "JEFFREY FINLEY". cfl.ca. Archived from the original on June 29, 2016. Retrieved June 28, 2016.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "Argos ink DL Finley to contract extension". cfl.ca. February 11, 2019.