David Foucault

David Foucault (born February 7, 1989) is a Canadian football offensive guard who is currently a free agent. He played Canadian Interuniversity Sport (CIS) football for the Université de Montréal. He also played for the Carolina Panthers of the National Football League (NFL) and BC Lions of the Canadian Football League (CFL).

David Foucault
Foucault before a Lions game in 2019.
Free agent
Position:Offensive guard
Personal information
Born: (1989-02-07) February 7, 1989
LaSalle, Quebec
Height:6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Weight:305 lb (138 kg)
Career information
University:Montreal
CFL draft:2014 / Round: 1 / Pick: 5
Undrafted:2014
Career history
Career NFL statistics
Games played:5
Games started:1
Player stats at NFL.com
Player stats at CFL.ca

Professional career

Foucault was selected fifth overall by the Montreal Alouettes (CFL) in the 2014 CFL Draft. Along with Antoine Pruneau, he became one of the first two Montreal Carabins chosen in the first round of the CFL Draft.[1] The Alouettes would continue to hold his player rights until April 2017.

2014 season

Unlike fellow Québécois NFL rookie Laurent Duvernay-Tardif, Foucault was not drafted into the NFL, but he was invited to the Carolina Panthers, the Indianapolis Colts, and the Miami Dolphins rookie camps. He attended the Panthers' camp because the team had fewer offensive linemen competing for positions than the Colts and the Dolphins.[2] The Panthers signed him following the tryout.[3] On August 31, the team announced that Foucault had made the final 53-man roster.[4]

2015 season

On September 5, 2015, Foucault was released by the Panthers.[5] On September 7, 2015, he was signed to the Panthers' practice squad.[6] On October 2, Foucault was called up from the practice squad.[7]

On October 6, he was cut from the team,[8] but signed once again to the practice squad on October 8.[9]

As of January 17, 2016, Foucault was on the Panther's practice squad[10] and was on the sidelines during the Divisional Round playoff game against Seattle.

On February 7, 2016, Foucault's Panthers played in Super Bowl 50. In the game, the Panthers fell to the Denver Broncos by a score of 24–10.[11]

2016 season

On August 28, 2016, Foucault was waived by the Panthers.[12]

BC Lions

On March 27, 2017 the BC Lions (CFL) acquired the rights to Foucault and offensive lineman Vincent Brown from the Montreal Alouettes in exchange for international offensive lineman Jovan Olafioye and future considerations.[13] On April 11, 2017 the Lions and Foucault agreed to a three-year contract through the 2019 CFL season.[14]

References
  1. "Les premiers pas de Foucault dans la NFL" (in French). Réseau des sports. 26 May 2014. Retrieved 4 Sep 2014.
  2. Kryk, John (21 May 2014). "Quebec's David Foucault chose tryout with Panthers over Dolphins and Colts — and is working at left tackle". Canoe.ca. Archived from the original on 4 September 2014. Retrieved 4 Sep 2014.
  3. Zurkowsky, Herb (19 May 2014). "Top Alouettes draft pick David Foucault signs with NFL's Panthers". Montreal Gazette. Retrieved 4 Sep 2014.
  4. Strickland, Bryan (1 Sep 2014). "Norwell, Foucault stay in line". Carolina Panthers. Retrieved 4 Sep 2014.
  5. Henson, Max (September 5, 2015). "Panthers trim roster to 53". Panthers.com. Archived from the original on August 8, 2017. Retrieved September 16, 2015.
  6. "WR Bersin among 10 set to join practice squad". Panthers.com. September 6, 2015. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved September 16, 2015.
  7. http://blackandbluereview.com/panthers-promote-david-foucault-release-wes-horton/
  8. "NFL Transactions | October 2015 All Transactions". www.foxsports.com. Retrieved 2015-10-11.
  9. "Carolina Panthers: David Foucault". Archived from the original on 2014-12-26. Retrieved 2015-01-17.
  10. "Carolina Panthers Player Roster". Retrieved 2015-01-17.
  11. "Super Bowl 50 - Denver Broncos vs. Carolina Panthers - February 7th, 2016". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 7 August 2017.
  12. Strickland, Bryan. "Panthers announce first cuts". Panthers.com.
  13. "Lions acquire O-linemen David Foucault and Vincent Brown in trade with Montreal". BC Lions. 2017-03-27. Retrieved 2017-04-12.
  14. "Lions sign national OL Foucault - Article - TSN". TSN. 2017-04-11. Retrieved 2017-04-12.
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