![]() Starczala with the Ottawa Redblacks in 2024 | |
No. 68 – Ottawa Redblacks | |
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Position | Offensive lineman |
Roster status | Active |
CFL status | National |
Personal information | |
Born | Cambridge, Ontario, Canada | August 6, 1996
Height | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) |
Weight | 315 lb (143 kg) |
Career information | |
High school | Jacob Hespeler (Cambridge) |
University | Guelph |
CFL draft | 2019: 7th round, 62nd overall pick |
Career history | |
2019 | Toronto Argonauts* |
2020–2021 | Toronto Argonauts* |
2022–present | Ottawa Redblacks |
* Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |
Stats at CFL.ca |
Eric Starczala (born August 6, 1996) is a Canadian professional football offensive lineman for the Ottawa Redblacks of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He played U Sports football at Guelph. He has also been a member of the Toronto Argonauts of the CFL.
Starczala attended Jacob Hespeler Secondary School in Cambridge, Ontario. [1]
He was first a member of the Guelph Gryphons football team from 2014 to 2018. However, he did not play in 2014. [1]
He was selected by the Toronto Argonauts of the Canadian Football League (CFL) in the seventh round, with the 62nd overall pick, of the 2019 CFL draft. [2] [3] He officially signed with the team on May 16, 2019. [4] Starczala was cut before the start of the 2019 CFL season, and returned to Guelph for his sixth season of U Sports football. [5]
After the 2019 U Sports football season, Starczala signed with the Argonauts again on November 25, 2019. [4] The 2020 CFL season was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. He was later released by the Argonauts on July 28, 2021 before the start of the 2021 season. [6]
Starczala was signed by the Ottawa Redblacks of the CFL on January 3, 2022. [7] He was moved to the practice roster on June 5, and was released on October 30. He later re-signed with the Redblacks on November 21, 2022. [8]
Starczala was moved between the practice roster and active roster many times during the 2023 season. [9] Overall, he dressed in three games for the Redblacks that year. [10] [11]