Marc-Antoine Dequoy
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Roster status: | Active | ||||||||||
CFL status: | National | ||||||||||
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Marc-Antoine Dequoy (born September 15, 1994) is a Canadian professional football defensive back for the Montreal Alouettes of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He played U Sports football for the Montreal Carabins.
Early years
Dequoy grew up in
University career
Dequoy enrolled at the
Professional career
Green Bay Packers
After going undrafted in the 2020 NFL draft, Dequoy was signed by the Green Bay Packers on April 26, 2020. He became the first Montreal player to sign with an NFL team on draft weekend and second overall, after David Foucault in 2014.[4] Dequoy was waived by the Packers on August 15, 2020.[5]
Montreal Alouettes
Dequoy was selected 14th overall by the Montreal Alouettes in the 2020 CFL draft.[6] He signed with the Alouettes on January 4, 2021.[7] He played in his first professional game on August 14, 2021 against the Edmonton Elks. He played in eight regular games during the 2021 season where he had one defensive tackle and eight special teams tackles.[8]
On June 23, 2022, Dequoy scored his first career professional touchdown on a 21-yard interception return on an errant Cody Fajardo pass in a game against the Saskatchewan Roughriders.[9] He played and started in 17 regular season games, sitting out one due to injury, where he had 38 defensive tackles, four special teams tackles, four interceptions, one forced fumble, and one touchdown.[8][10]
Private life
Language and identity[11]
His Instagram profile is mainly in French and he declares that he is proud of his Quebec identity:
I have always been aware of Quebec pride. I am proud to play for a Quebec team. And by being part of the team, I understood that this pride could come through me too. It is not difficult for me to promote the French language or Quebec. I want to do it.
After the Alouettes' victory at the 110th Grey Cup, Dequoy, in an interview with a journalist from the French-speaking television channel Réseau des sports (RDS) expressed himself with great feeling, denouncing the lack of French in Hamilton and also the lack of respect of the English-speaking community of Canada and the television channel The Sports Network (TSN) towards his Montreal team. His remarks were amplified by PQ leader Paul St-Pierre Plamondon on X, who also denounced “a unilingual English Grey Cup”.[13] In his subsequent English interview on TSN, he thanked head coach Jason Maas for emphasizing that the players learn French and embrace Quebec culture.[14]
References
- ^ a b c d Kryk, John (April 19, 2020). "At 25, Montreal's Marc-Antoine Dequoy eyes NFL career at safety". Toronto Sun. Retrieved May 8, 2020.
- ^ Owens, Austin (April 23, 2020). "Montreal's Dequoy Crushing Expectations Ahead of Draft Day". Canadian Football League. Retrieved May 8, 2020.
- ^ Zurkowsky, Herb (April 27, 2020). "Carabins' Marc-Antoine Dequoy hopes to make jump to NFL with Packers". The Gazette. Retrieved May 8, 2020.
- ^ "Carabin defensive back Marc-Antoine Dequoy signs with the Green Bay Packers". CTV News. April 26, 2020. Retrieved May 8, 2020.
- ^ "Packers release three players". Packers.com. August 15, 2020. Retrieved August 15, 2020.
- ^ Zurkowsky, Herb (May 1, 2020). "Alouettes select Carabins DB Dequoy 14th overall in CFL draft". The Gazette. Retrieved May 8, 2020.
- ^ "2021 CFL Transactions". CFL.ca. Retrieved June 18, 2022.
- ^ a b "Marc-Antoine Dequoy". Montreal Alouettes. Retrieved November 26, 2022.
- ^ "Saskatchewan Roughriders vs Montreal Alouettes". MontrealAlouettes.com. June 23, 2022.
- ^ "2022 Game Notes" (PDF). Canadian Football League. November 3, 2022.
- ^ Richard, Nicholas (October 10, 2023). "Marc-Antoine Dequoy: Parce que c'est plus simple d'être gentil". La Presse (in Canadian French). Retrieved November 23, 2023.
- ^ Richard, Nicholas (October 10, 2023). "Marc-Antoine Dequoy: Parce que c'est plus simple d'être gentil". La Presse (in Canadian French). Retrieved November 23, 2023.
- ^ "Gardez-Le Votre Anglais!» - Dequoy, Complètement Déchaîné Après Le Triomphe des Alouettes" ["Keep your English!" - Dequoy, completely unleashed after the Alouettes' triumph]. TVA Sports (in Canadian French). November 20, 2023. Retrieved November 20, 2023.
- ^ Sciola, Al (November 20, 2023). ""Keep your English": Quebec-born Alouettes player throws shade at TSN, CFL | Offside". dailyhive.com. Retrieved November 20, 2023..