Alex Fontana (Canadian football)
Alex Fontana (born August 5, 1992) is a professional Canadian football offensive lineman for the Ottawa Redblacks of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He was drafted by the Redblacks in the first round with the seventh overall pick in the 2019 CFL Draft and signed with the team on May 18, 2019.[1]
| No. 51 Ottawa Redblacks | |
 Fontana before a Redblacks game in 2019. | |
| Born: | August 5, 1992 Toronto, Ontario |
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| Career information | |
| Status | Active |
| CFL status | National |
| Position(s) | OL |
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) |
| Weight | 300 lb (140 kg) |
| College | New Mexico Military Houston Kansas |
| High school | Pickering High |
| CFL draft | 2019 / Round: 1 / Pick: 7 |
| Drafted by | Ottawa Redblacks |
| Career history | |
| As player | |
| 2019–present | Ottawa Redblacks |
| Career stats | |
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College career
Fontana played college football for the New Mexico Military Institute Broncos in 2014 and 2015 and transferred to the University of Houston to play for the Cougars in 2016.[2][3] He did not play in 2017 due to a foot injury and transferred to the University of Kansas to play for the Jayhawks in 2018 as a graduate transfer.[3][4]
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References
- "Transactions: May 18, 2019". ottawaredblacks.com. May 18, 2019. Retrieved September 8, 2019.
- "Not a typical path to CFL for Redblacks first-round pick Alex Fontana". ottawasun.com. June 15, 2019. Retrieved September 8, 2019.
- "Kansas Jayhawks, Alex Fontana". kuathletics.com. Retrieved September 8, 2019.
- "KU football adds grad-transfer interior OL from Houston". 247sports.com. June 15, 2018. Retrieved September 8, 2019.
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