Aaron Crawford (Canadian football)

Aaron Crawford (born September 23, 1986) is a Canadian football long snapper for the Calgary Stampeders of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He played CIS football at Saint Mary's University and attended Crescent Heights High School in Medicine Hat, Alberta. He has also been a member of the Toronto Argonauts, Saskatchewan Roughriders, Winnipeg Blue Bombers, and Hamilton Tiger-Cats.

For other people named Aaron Crawford, see Aaron Crawford (disambiguation).
Aaron Crawford
Calgary Stampeders
Born: (1986-09-23) September 23, 1986
Medicine Hat, Alberta
Career information
StatusActive
CFL statusNational
Position(s)Long snapper
Height6 ft 4 in (193 cm)
Weight250 lb (110 kg)
UniversitySaint Mary's
High schoolCrescent Heights
(Medicine Hat, Alberta)
CFL draft2012 / Round: 6 / Pick: 40
Drafted byToronto Argonauts
Career history
As player
2012Toronto Argonauts*
2012–2013Saskatchewan Roughriders*
2013Winnipeg Blue Bombers*
2013–2020Hamilton Tiger-Cats
2021–presentCalgary Stampeders
*Offseason and/or practice roster member only
Career stats

Early years

Crawford played high school football for the Crescent Heights High School Vikings. He was named rookie of the year in 2003 and team captain in 2004.[1]

College career

Crawford played for the Saint Mary's Huskies in 2009 and 2011, appearing in 13 games. He recorded a career total of 55 solo tackles, 3.5 sacks, two fumbles forces and three fumble recoveries.[1]

Professional career

Toronto Argonauts

Crawford was drafted by the Toronto Argonauts with the 40th pick in the 2012 CFL Draft. He was released by the Argonauts on June 20, 2012.[1]

Saskatchewan Roughriders

Crawford was signed to the Saskatchewan Roughriders' practice roster on October 3, 2012. He was released by the Roughriders on June 17, 2013.[1]

Winnipeg Blue Bombers

Crawford was signed to the Winnipeg Blue Bombers' practice roster on July 22, 2013.[2] He was released by the Blue Bombers on August 4, 2013.[3]

Hamilton Tiger-Cats

Crawford signed with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats on August 21, 2013. He played in his first professional game on August 24, 2013 against the Winnipeg Blue Bombers. He played in a total of four game before being released by the Tiger-Cats on October 12, 2013. He re-signed with the team on September 3, 2014 and played in the team's remaining 10 regular season games that year.[1] He also played in both post-season games, including his first Grey Cup game, which was a loss to the Calgary Stampeders in the 102nd Grey Cup championship. Thereafter, he became the team's regular long snapper in 2015 and onward.

On October 27, 2017, he tore his anterior cruciate ligament and meniscus, but still finished the game.[4] He had reconstructive surgery in Hamilton and rehabbed his knee there as well instead of heading home to Medicine Hat, Alberta.[4] He became a free agent in 2018 and when he was healthy, he re-signed with the Tiger-Cats on July 23, 2018.[5] He played in 13 regular season games and two post-season games in 2018.

Crawford was again the team's long snapper for the 2019 season where the team finished with a franchise record 15-3 win-loss ratio as he played in all 18 regular season games. He also played in his second Grey Cup game, but the Tiger-Cats lost to the Blue Bombers in the 107th Grey Cup game.[6] He did not play in 2020 due to the cancellation of the 2020 CFL season. He entered the 2021 CFL season as a pending free agent and was granted an early release by the Tiger-Cats on February 1, 2021.[7]

Calgary Stampeders

On February 2, 2021, Crawford signed with the Calgary Stampeders.[8]

References
  1. "Aaron Crawford". ticats.ca. Archived from the original on November 30, 2014. Retrieved August 22, 2016.
  2. "BLUE BOMBERS ADD THREE TO PRACTICE ROSTER". bluebombers.com. July 22, 2013. Archived from the original on May 22, 2015. Retrieved May 21, 2015.
  3. "Transactions 2013". cfl.ca. Retrieved February 1, 2021.
  4. "Getting back hasn't been a snap for Ticats' Aaron Crawford". The Hamilton Spectator. July 26, 2018. Retrieved February 1, 2021.
  5. "Tiger-Cats sign long snapper Crawford". Hamilton Tiger-Cats. July 23, 2018.
  6. "CFL Game Details | Week #24 - Game #95 - Year 2019 | Hamilton Tiger-Cats @ Winnipeg Blue Bombers" (PDF). Hamilton Tiger-Cats. November 24, 2019.
  7. "Transactions 2021". cfl.ca. Retrieved February 1, 2021.
  8. "Stampeders sign Aaron Crawford". Calgary Stampeders. February 2, 2021.
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