Cyrille Hogan-Saindon

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Cyrille Hogan-Saindon
Montreal Alouettes
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Hogan-Saindon with the Ottawa Redblacks in 2023
Born: (1997-08-06) August 6, 1997 (age 27)
Quebec City, Quebec, Canada
Career information
StatusActive
CFL status National
Position(s) Offensive lineman
Height6 ft 5 in (196 cm)
Weight300 lb (140 kg)
University Laval
CFL draft 2022, round: 2, pick: 11
Drafted by Ottawa Redblacks
Career history
As player
20222024 Ottawa Redblacks
2025–present Montreal Alouettes
Career stats

Cyrille Hogan-Saindon (born August 6, 1997) is a Canadian professional football offensive lineman for the Montreal Alouettes of the Canadian Football League (CFL).

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University career

Hogan-Saindon played U Sports football for the Laval Rouge et Or from 2017 to 2021, but did not play in a game until 2021. [1] [2] [3] As a member of the powerhouse program that had won a Vanier Cup in 2018, he was buried on the depth chart behind other teammates. [2] As he was about to earn playing time in 2020, but the 2020 U Sports football season was instead cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [2] Hogan-Saindon then not only played in his first game in August 2021, but also started the game at centre. [2] He was named an RSEQ All-Star at the end of the 2021 season. [1]

Professional career

Ottawa Redblacks

Hogan-Saindon was ranked as the 18th best player in the Canadian Football League's Amateur Scouting Bureau final rankings for players eligible in the 2022 CFL Draft. [4] He was then drafted with the 11th overall pick, in the second round, by the Ottawa Redblacks, and signed with the team on May 10, 2022. [5] Following training camp in 2022 season, Hogan-Saindon made the team's active roster and made his professional debut on June 10, 2022, against the Winnipeg Blue Bombers, as a backup offensive lineman. [6] Four weeks later, he made his first career start on July 8, 2022, against the Saskatchewan Roughriders. [6] [7] He played in all 18 regular season games that season, starting in three. [7]

In 2023, Hogan-Saindon earned a starting position following training camp and played and started in 18 regular season games. [8] He also had his first career reception when he caught a deflected pass for three yards on July 28, 2023, against the Hamilton Tiger-Cats. [9] In 2024, he played in nine regular season games. He became a free agent upon the expiry of his contract on February 11, 2025. [10] [11]

Montreal Alouettes

On February 11, 2025, it was announced that Hogan-Saindon had signed with the Montreal Alouettes. [12]

References

  1. 1 2 "Cyrille Hogan-Saindon". Laval Rouge et Or . Retrieved February 29, 2024.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Cyrille Hogan-Saindon dans la liste finale des meilleurs espoirs du repechage 2022 de la LCF" (in French). Laval Rouge et Or. April 19, 2022.
  3. "Cyrille Hogan-Saindon, une passion du football qui ne voulait pas mourir" (in French). CBC Radio. May 3, 2022.
  4. "Metchie leaps to top-spot in final Scouting Bureau of 2022". Canadian Football League. April 19, 2022.
  5. "Redblacks sign 2022 draft class". Ottawa Redblacks. May 10, 2022.
  6. 1 2 "Game Notes" (PDF). Hamilton Tiger-Cats . Retrieved February 29, 2024.
  7. 1 2 "2023 CFL Guide" (PDF). Canadian Football League . Retrieved February 29, 2024.
  8. "Cyrille Hogan-Saindon". Ottawa Redblacks . Retrieved February 29, 2024.
  9. Baines, Tim (July 28, 2023). "No magic this time, Ottawa Redblacks stopped short in loss to Hamilton Tiger-Cats". Ottawa Sun . Retrieved 2024-03-22.
  10. "Transactions – Football Player Trades and Signings". Canadian Football League . Retrieved February 11, 2025.
  11. "Official 2025 Free Agent Tracker". Canadian Football League . Retrieved February 11, 2025.
  12. "Als bring Cyrille Hogan-Saindon back to Quebec". Montreal Alouettes. February 11, 2025.