Fabion Foote

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Fabion Foote
No. 94     Toronto Argonauts
2022, 94, Fabion Foote.jpg
Foote with the Argonauts in 2022
Born: (1994-04-10) April 10, 1994 (age 29)
Kingston, Jamaica
Career information
StatusActive
CFL status National
Position(s) Defensive lineman
Height6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Weight285 lb (129 kg)
University McMaster
High school Thistletown C.I.
CFL Draft 2017 / Round: 2 / Pick: 12
Drafted by Montreal Alouettes
Career history
As player
2017–2019 Montreal Alouettes
2020–present Toronto Argonauts
Career highlights and awards
Career stats

Fabion Foote (born April 10, 1994) is a professional Canadian football defensive lineman for the Toronto Argonauts of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He played U Sports football with the McMaster Marauders from 2013 to 2016. [1]

Contents

Professional career

Montreal Alouettes

Foote was drafted by the Montreal Alouettes in the second round, 12th overall, in the 2017 CFL Draft and signed with the club on May 17, 2017. [2] He began the 2017 season on the reserve roster for the first three games before being moved to the injured list and then the practice roster. [3] He made his professional debut on October 9, 2017 against the Edmonton Eskimos where he recorded one defensive tackle. He finished the season having played in four regular season games and tallying four defensive tackles.

In 2018, he made the active roster following training camp and recorded his first quarterback sack in the first game of the season on June 16, 2018 against the BC Lions. [4] He finished the year with 11 defensive tackles and two sacks in 16 regular season games.

Foote played in three games in 2019 before being released on July 8, 2019. [5] However, after the team's general manager, Kavis Reed, was fired, Foote was re-signed by the Alouettes on July 16, 2019. [6] He only missed one game in 2019, playing in 17 regular season games where he had 15 defensive tackles, one sack, and one special teams tackle. He also had a field goal block against the Lions on September 28, 2019. [7] Foote played in his first professional post-season game in the East Semi-Final that year, where he recorded two defensive tackles in an Alouettes' loss to the Edmonton Eskimos. In total, he played in 37 regular season games with the Alouettes and had 30 defensive tackles and three sacks.

Toronto Argonauts

Upon entering free agency, Foote signed with the Toronto Argonauts on February 12, 2020. [8] The move not only brought him back to his Canadian hometown, but also reunited him with his university defensive coordinator, and current Argonauts linebackers coach, Kevin Eiben. [9] However, he did not play in 2020 due to the cancellation of the 2020 CFL season and was released on January 31, 2021. [10] After testing free agency, Foote was re-signed by the Argonauts on February 12, 2021. [11] He was placed on the suspended list on July 11, 2021. [12] He was added back to the active roster on October 8, 2021. [13]

Personal life

Foote was born in Jamaica, but moved to Toronto with his mother when he was 10 years old. [14]

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References

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  2. ↑ "Alouettes sign all eight 2017 CFL draftees". Montreal Alouettes. May 19, 2017. Retrieved April 9, 2020.
  3. ↑ "CFL Transactions, 2017". Canadian Football League . Retrieved April 25, 2020.
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  6. ↑ "Félix Faubert-Lussier returns to the Alouettes". July 16, 2019. Retrieved April 25, 2020.
  7. ↑ "Alouettes defensive-tackle Fabion Foote blossoms in third season". Montreal Gazette. October 3, 2019. Retrieved April 25, 2020.
  8. ↑ "CFLFA: Argos add pair to close day one". Toronto Argonauts. February 11, 2020. Retrieved April 9, 2020.
  9. ↑ "Putting best Foote forward has always been defensive tackle's approach to football". Toronto Sun. March 25, 2020. Retrieved April 25, 2020.
  10. ↑ "Argos ink Speller to a deal + make other moves". Toronto Argonauts. January 31, 2021. Retrieved January 31, 2021.
  11. ↑ "Argos make flurry of moves including adding Veteran DL Odell Willis". Toronto Argonauts. February 12, 2021.
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  13. ↑ "CFL Transactions, 2021". Canadian Football League . Retrieved October 11, 2021.
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