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Player Position Team(s) Birthplace Eli Ankou: Nose tackle: Jacksonville Jaguars (2017–2019) Dallas Cowboys (2020) Tennessee Titans (2021) Buffalo Bills (2021–2023) Atlanta Falcons (2023) Buffalo Bills (2023–present) Ottawa, ON: Matthew Bergeron: Offensive lineman: Atlanta Falcons (2023–present) Victoriaville, PQ: Chase Brown: Running back
This category is for Canadian sportspeople who play American football. For players of Canadian football , see Category:Players of Canadian football . Subcategories
Compared to other major professional sports leagues in North America, the National Football League (NFL) has the lowest share of players born outside the United States. [1] In 2017, roughly 3% of active players were born outside the US. [2] In recent drafts, teams have made efforts to search for prospects internationally.
In 1998, Vanderjagt returned to the United States to join the Indianapolis Colts of the NFL, and was the team's placekicker through the 2005 season. He led the NFL in scoring in 1999. In a 2000 playoff game against Miami, Vanderjagt successfully converted a 50-yard field goal in the fourth quarter, but missed a 49-yard attempt in overtime ...
Many players from U Sports football have become professional athletes with most of them playing in the Canadian Football League. Opening Day of the 2015 CFL season saw a record 199 U Sports football players on rosters around the League. [17] In 2022, 205 former U Sports football players were featured on CFL teams' rosters on opening day. [18]
Jonathan Robert Ryan (born November 26, 1981) is a Canadian former professional football player who was a punter in the Canadian Football League (CFL) and National Football League (NFL). He played university football for the Regina Rams, and began his professional career in the CFL with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers after being selected in the 2004 ...
Mark Robert Rypien (born October 2, 1962) is a Canadian-American former professional football quarterback for 14 seasons in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Washington State Cougars and was selected by the Washington Redskins in the sixth round of the 1986 NFL draft. He was the first Canadian-born ...
Kapp and fellow Canadian Football Hall of Fame player Angelo Mosca came to blows at a 2011 Canadian Football League Alumni luncheon. The source of the bad blood between Kapp and Mosca was a hit Mosca made on Kapp's teammate Willie Fleming in the 1963 Grey Cup game. The hit, which Kapp and many others considered dirty, forced Fleming out of the ...