Andrew Peirson

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Andrew Peirson
No. 54     BC Lions
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Peirson with the Lions in 2022
Born: (1994-12-05) December 5, 1994 (age 29)
Kingston, Ontario, Canada
Career information
StatusActive
CFL status National
Position(s) Offensive lineman
Height6 ft 3 in (191 cm)
Weight300 lb (140 kg)
College Gannon
High school Holy Cross Catholic
CFL draft 2018, Undrafted
Career history
As player
2018–present BC Lions
Career stats

Andrew Peirson (born December 5, 1994) is a Canadian professional football offensive lineman for the BC Lions of the Canadian Football League (CFL).

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College career

After using a redshirt season in 2013, Peirson played college football for the Gannon Golden Knights from 2014 to 2017. [1] He played in 29 games over four years, including nine starts in his junior year. [2]

Professional career

Peirson was eligible for the 2018 CFL Draft, but was not selected. [3] [4] Instead, he signed as an undrafted free agent with the BC Lions on May 9, 2018. [5] Following an impressive training camp, he was signed to the team's practice roster to begin the 2018 season. [2] Following injuries to the Lions' offensive line, Peirson made his regular season debut on October 6, 2018, against the Toronto Argonauts where he started at centre. [2] [6] He played and started in the last five games of the regular season in 2018. [2] He also made his post-season debut that year as he started at centre in the team's East Semi-Final loss to the Hamilton Tiger-Cats. [2]

In 2019, he began the season on the practice roster and played in just one regular season game that year. [2] [7] He did not play in 2020 due to the cancellation of the 2020 CFL season.

Following the Lions' training camp in 2021, Peirson made the team's active roster as a backup offensive lineman. [8] He dressed in all 14 regular season games as a backup in the pandemic-shortened 2021 season. [2] In 2022, he again made the team's active roster as a backup, but started at centre for two games in September following an injury to Sukh Chungh. [9]

Personal life

Peirson was born to parents Daniela and Stephen Peirson and has one sister and one brother. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Andrew Peirson". Gannon Golden Knights . Retrieved October 2, 2022.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Andrew Peirson". BC Lions . Retrieved October 2, 2022.
  3. ↑ "2018 CFL Draft Guide" (PDF). Canadian Football League . Retrieved October 2, 2022.
  4. ↑ "2018 Draft Tracker". Canadian Football League . Retrieved October 2, 2022.
  5. ↑ "Transactions – Football player trades and signings". Canadian Football League . Retrieved October 2, 2022.
  6. ↑ "Game Notes" (PDF). Canadian Football League . Retrieved October 2, 2022.
  7. ↑ "Transactions – Football player trades and signings". Canadian Football League . Retrieved October 2, 2022.
  8. ↑ "Game Notes" (PDF). Canadian Football League . Retrieved October 2, 2022.
  9. ↑ "Game Notes" (PDF). Canadian Football League . Retrieved October 2, 2022.
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