Sam Giguère
Samuel Giguère (born July 11, 1985) is a Canadian football wide receiver who is currently a free agent. He was drafted by the Hamilton Tiger-Cats eighth overall in the 2008 CFL Draft and signed by the Indianapolis Colts of the National Football League as an undrafted free agent in 2008. He played CIS football at Sherbrooke. He has also been a member of the New York Giants (NFL) and Montreal Alouettes (CFL), and participated for the Canadian National Bobsleigh team as a brakeman.[1]
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| Position: | Wide receiver | ||||||||
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| Born: | July 11, 1985 Sherbrooke, Quebec | ||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 218 lb (99 kg) | ||||||||
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| University: | Sherbrooke | ||||||||
| CFL draft: | 2008 / Round: 1 / Pick: 8 | ||||||||
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College career
He played for the Université de Sherbrooke Vert-et-Or In 2005, he caught 30 passes for 984 yards and 4 touchdowns. He was also a member of the Junior Canadian Team and was one of the fastest players in the AAA Collegial Ligue. In 2006, he was fourth leading wide receiver with 19 receptions for 464 yards. He tied the record for most touchdown receptions (3) in a game against Acadia University. Giguère was also named offensive player of the week in the QUFL, the Quebec University Football League. That year, Giguère was named to the QUFL all-star team. He was also runner-up for the Université de Sherbrooke rookie of the year award in 2005–2006. In 2007, Samuel Giguère caught 45 passes for 871 yards, 7 touchdowns, was a first-team all-conference selection and a first-team All Canadian. He finished the year ranked second in yards and third in yards per game (108.9), and had all career KOR totals as a Senior
Professional career
Hamilton Tiger-Cats
Giguère was drafted eighth overall in the 2008 CFL Draft by the Hamilton Tiger-Cats. However, The NFL's Indianapolis Colts signed him following the 2008 NFL Draft.[2]
Indianapolis Colts
Giguère signed with the Indianapolis Colts as an undrafted free agent on May 2, 2008. He was waived on August 30 during final cuts and subsequently re-signed to the team's practice squad.
After spending the entire 2008 season on the practice squad, Giguère was re-signed to a future contract on January 5, 2009. He was once again waived during final cuts on September 5, only to be re-signed to the practice squad two days later.[3] Giguère was promoted to the Colts' active roster on December 30, 2009 after the team waived quarterback Drew Willy.
He spent the 2010 off-season with the Colts and was waived on September 4, 2010 as part of the team's final cuts.[4]
New York Giants
Giguère was signed to the New York Giants' practice squad on October 19. After he injured his groin in training camp in 2011 and being waived/injured, he was released with an injury settlement on August 23, 2011.[5]
Hamilton Tiger-Cats
One day before the 2012 CFL Draft, Giguère signed with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats of the Canadian Football League. The Tiger-Cats had selected Giguère with the eight overall pick in the 2008 CFL Draft.[6] In his first season in the CFL Giguère totaled 549 yards and 1 touchdown. Giguère's involvement remained about the same over the next two seasons, catching 34 passes for 474 in 2013, and 41 for 520 in 2014.
Montreal Alouettes
Upon entering free agency, Giguère signed with the Montreal Alouettes on February 12, 2015.[7] In three seasons in Montreal Giguère played in 47 games catching 86 passes for 915 yards with 10 touchdowns. On January 19, 2018, Giguère was released.[8]
Edmonton Eskimos
On June 26, 2018, early in the 2018 season, Giguère signed with the Edmonton Eskimos.[9] Giguère was released on August 14, 2018, but was re-signed on August 20, 2018.
References
- "SAMUEL GIGUÈRE Profile" (PDF). bobsleigh.ca. 2012-11-03. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-06-06. Retrieved 2012-12-15.
- "Canadian College Draft". TSN.ca. 2008-04-30. Retrieved 2008-08-13.
- LV. "NFL Teams Fill Their Practice Squads for the 2009 Season". Bleacher Report. Retrieved 2018-01-24.
- "NFL cuts cruel to Canadians". Retrieved 2018-01-24.
- "NFL transactions for August 23, 2011". Pro Football Weekly. Retrieved 25 August 2011.
- https://www.tsn.ca/cfl/story/?id=394844 Signing with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats
- FA15: Giguere heads East to join Alouettes
- "Als release Canadians Giguere, Shologan – Article – TSN". TSN. 2018-01-20. Retrieved 2018-01-24.
- "Eskimos sign former Als, Ticats receiver Sam Giguere - CFL.ca". CFL.ca. 2018-06-26. Retrieved 2018-06-27.