Jerod Zaleski

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Jerod Zaleski
Date of birth (1989-12-20) December 20, 1989 (age 34)
Place of birth
Simon Fraser
Canada universityCalgary
CJFLLangley Rams
High schoolKelowna (BC) Kelowna
Career history
As player
20122015Montreal Alouettes
2015Toronto Argonauts

Jerod Zaleski (born December 20, 1989) is a former Canadian football tight end and long snapper. He first enrolled at Simon Fraser University from 2007 to 2010 before playing at the University of Calgary in 2012. He attended Kelowna Secondary School in Kelowna. Zaleski played for the Langley Rams of the Canadian Junior Football League (CJFL) in 2011.[1] He has been a member of the Montreal Alouettes and Toronto Argonauts.

College career

Zaleski played for the

Simon Fraser Clan of Simon Fraser University from 2008 to 2010.[2] He played in all eight games his freshman year in 2008. He also played in every game in 2009, rushing once for four yards while recording 146 receiving yards and two touchdowns on sixteen receptions. Zaleski played in every game for the team as a tight end and long snapper in 2010, recording one reception for six yards.[3]

Zaleski decided to play

CIS football for the Calgary Dinos of the University of Calgary in 2012 after being released by the Montreal Alouettes before the start of the 2012 CFL season.[4] He dressed in all eight regular season and two playoff games for the Dinos as a reserve receiver and long snapper. He also recorded 87 receiving yards and a touchdown on nine receptions.[3]

Professional career

Montreal Alouettes

On May 16, 2012, Zaleski signed with the

special teams tackles. He appeared in sixteen games in 2014 and recorded his first career reception for five yards. Zaleski was released by the Alouettes on August 15, 2015.[3]

Toronto Argonauts

On August 25, 2015, Zaleski was signed to the Toronto Argonauts's practice roster. He was promoted to the active roster on August 27 and re-added to the practice roster on September 3, 2015. He then moved back and forth between the practice roster and active roster several more times during the 2015 season.[5] He played in four games for the Argonauts and caught one pass for six yards.[6] He was released by the Argonauts on November 16, 2015.[5]

References

  1. ^ Henderson, Warren (May 16, 2012). "Zaleski closer to CFL dream". kelownacapnews.com. Retrieved April 13, 2014.
  2. ^ "CFL Profile - Jerod Zaleski". monarchoftheclan.ca. June 5, 2013. Archived from the original on April 14, 2014. Retrieved April 13, 2014.
  3. ^ a b c "Jerod Zaleski". argonauts.ca. Archived from the original on September 7, 2015. Retrieved September 6, 2015.
  4. ^ "20 former Dinos trying to make CFL". Calgary Herald. May 31, 2013. Archived from the original on April 13, 2014. Retrieved April 13, 2014.
  5. ^ a b "TRANSACTIONS – 2015". cfl.ca. Archived from the original on March 18, 2017. Retrieved March 18, 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  6. ^ "2015 Toronto Argonauts". profootballarchives.com. Retrieved March 18, 2017.

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