Tanner Doll

Tanner Paton Doll (born June 12, 1993) is a professional Canadian football long snapper for the BC Lions of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He was originally selected in the fourth round and 28th overall by the Ottawa Redblacks in the 2015 CFL Draft. He played CIS football for the Calgary Dinos.

Tanner Doll
No. 40     BC Lions
Doll before a Lions game in 2019.
Born: (1993-06-12) June 12, 1993
St. Albert, Alberta
Career information
StatusActive
CFL statusNational
Position(s)LS
Height6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight221 lb (100 kg)
UniversityCalgary
High schoolSt. Albert High
CFL draft2015 / Round: 4 / Pick: 28
Drafted byOttawa Redblacks
Career history
As player
2015Ottawa Redblacks*
2016–2017Ottawa Redblacks
2018Hamilton Tiger-Cats
2018Edmonton Eskimos*
2019–presentBC Lions
*Offseason and/or practice roster member only
Career highlights and awards
Career stats

Professional career

Ottawa Redblacks

Doll was drafted in the fourth round with the 28th overall pick in the 2015 CFL Draft by the Ottawa Redblacks.[1] He played in both pre-season games and spent time on the practice roster before being released on July 12, 2015 so he could finish his last year of university eligibility.[2][3] He was re-signed in 2016 and started the season on the practice roster. He was promoted to the active roster as the Redblacks' long snapper on September 17, 2016 where he made his professional debut.[4] He continued to be the team's long snapper for the final eight regular season games of 2016. He continued through the East Final into the Grey Cup where he was a member of the 104th Grey Cup championship team.[5]

He played in 14 games in 2017. He was re-signed on February 14, 2018, however, he lost out on his long snapper position to second year player Louis-Philippe Bourassa and was part of training camp cuts on June 10, 2018.[6][7]

Hamilton Tiger-Cats

Doll was signed by the Hamilton Tiger-Cats to a practice roster agreement on June 19, 2018.[8] He played in four games for the Tiger-Cats in 2018 before being released on July 21, 2018.[9]

Edmonton Eskimos

On August 14, 2018, Doll signed with the Edmonton Eskimos, but didn't dress for a game as he was ultimately released on September 21, 2018.[9][10]

BC Lions

Doll signed with the BC Lions on February 25, 2019 as a free agent.[11] He won the long snapper job in training camp following the release of the incumbent, Mike Benson.

Personal life

Doll spent eight years living in China during his childhood.[12] His father, Garrett, played linebacker and was drafted in the second round of the 1985 CFL Draft by the Calgary Stampeders and played for three seasons with the club.[2] His mother, Anna-Lisa, was a member of the junior national synchronized swimming team.[12]

References
  1. "Dinos dominant in CFL Draft". godinos.com. May 12, 2015.
  2. "Doll chases CFL dream". stalberttoday.ca. May 11, 2016.
  3. "Transactions:July 12, 2015". ottawaredblacks.com. July 12, 2015.
  4. "Redblacks' Tanner Doll ready for first CFL start". Ottawa Citizen. September 16, 2016.
  5. "'Crazy' Grey Cup for Doll". stalberttoday.ca. November 29, 2016.
  6. "Redblacks re-sign Tanner Doll". ottawaredblacks.com. February 14, 2018.
  7. "Five takeaways from the Redblacks' cuts". 3downnation.com. June 10, 2018.
  8. "Tiger-Cats add long snapper Doll to practice roster". ticats.ca. June 19, 2018.
  9. "2018 CFL transactions". cfl.ca. Retrieved July 22, 2019.
  10. "Same game: Eskimos and RedBlacks born of same offence". Edmonton Sun. September 21, 2018.
  11. "Lions add longsnapper Tanner Doll". bclions.som. February 25, 2019.
  12. "Tanner Doll Dinos bio". godinos.com. Retrieved July 22, 2019.
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