Nikola Kalinic (gridiron football)
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Nikola Kalinic (Serbian: Kalinić; born January 21, 1997) is a Canadian gridiron football tight end for the Los Angeles Rams of the National Football League (NFL). He has previously played in the NFL for the Indianapolis Colts and in the Canadian Football League (CFL) for the Hamilton Tiger-Cats.
University career
Kalinic played U Sports football for the York Lions from 2015 to 2018.[1] In his four years with the team, he had 38 catches for 416 yards and two touchdowns and was the first York football player to be named an OUA All-Star twice in one season (on offence and on special teams).[1]
Professional career
Hamilton Tiger-Cats
Kalinic was drafted in the second round, tenth overall, by the
Due to the cancellation of the 2020 CFL season, Kalinic did not play in 2020. In 2021, he played in all 14 regular season games as he had 11 catches for 86 yards and one touchdown with eight special teams tackles.[5] He also played in all three post-season games that year, including his second consecutive Grey Cup game where the Tiger-Cats again lost to the Blue Bombers in the 108th Grey Cup.[5] He was scheduled to become a free agent in 2022, but was granted an early release on January 22, 2022, so that he could sign with a team in the National Football League.[6]
Indianapolis Colts
Kalinic signed with the Indianapolis Colts of the National Football League (NFL).[7] He was waived on August 30, 2022, and signed to the practice squad the next day.[8][9] He was promoted to the active roster on December 13.[10] He was waived on May 4, 2023.[11]
Los Angeles Rams
On July 14, 2023, Kalinic signed with the Los Angeles Rams.[12] He was waived on August 29, 2023 and re-signed to the practice squad.[13][14]
On January 16, 2024, Kalinic signed a reserve/future contract with the Rams.[15]
Personal life
Kalinic is of Serbian descent.[16]
References
- ^ a b "Three Lions selected in 2019 CFL Draft". Canadian Football League. May 3, 2019.
- ^ "Tiger-Cats sign entire 2017 draft class". Canadian Football League. May 17, 2019.
- ^ "Saskatchewan Roughriders vs Hamilton Tiger-Cats". Canadian Football League. Retrieved September 8, 2019.
- ^ "Hamilton Tiger-Cats vs Toronto Argonauts". Canadian Football League. Retrieved September 8, 2019.
- ^ a b c d "Nikola Kalinic". Hamilton Tiger-Cats. Retrieved January 22, 2022.
- ^ "Ticats release TE/FB Nikola Kalinic to pursue NFL opportunities". Canadian Football League. January 22, 2022.
- ^ "Colts Sign TE Nikola Kalinic To Reserve/Future Contract". Colts.com. January 26, 2022.
- ^ "Colts Announce Final 2022 Roster Cuts". Colts.com. August 30, 2022.
- ^ "Colts Sign 13 Players To Practice Squad". Colts.com. August 31, 2022.
- ^ "Colts Sign TE Nikola Kalinic to the 53-man Roster From The Practice Squad, Waive WR Keke Coutee, Sign WR Robert Foster To The Practice Squad". Colts.com. December 13, 2022.
- ^ "Colts waive DE Kameron Cline, TE Nikola Kalinic, LB Forrest Rhyne, DT Chris Williams, TE Jalen Wydermyer". Colts.com. May 4, 2023.
- ^ "Rams sign Canadian TE Kalinic". tsn.ca. Retrieved July 14, 2023.
- ^ Jackson, Stu (August 29, 2023). "Rams waive 36 players ahead of Tuesday's 53-man roster deadline". TheRams.com.
- ^ Jackson, Stu (August 31, 2023). "Rams sign 16 players to initial practice squad for 2023 season". TheRams.com.
- ^ DaSilva, Cameron (January 17, 2024). "Rams sign 4 more players to reserve/futures deals". USAToday.com. Retrieved January 17, 2024.
- ^ Espreso.rs (2019-06-23). "Nikola Kalinić dobio pesmu: Grme sa tribina reči posvećene Velikom Srbinu!" (in Serbian). Retrieved 2020-10-19.