Geoff Gray

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Geoff Gray
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Gray during a Blue Bombers game in 2021
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Position: Offensive lineman
Personal information
Born: (1994-11-08) November 8, 1994 (age 29)
Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Height:6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Weight:310 lb (141 kg)
Career information
High school: University of Winnipeg Collegiate
(Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada)
University: Manitoba
CFL Draft: 2017  / Round: 1 / Pick: 8
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career highlights and awards
  • 2x Grey Cup champion (2019, 2021)
  • Governor General of Canada Academic All-Canadian Athlete (2017)
Career NFL statistics
Player stats at NFL.com  ·  CFL.ca

Geoff Gray (born November 8, 1994) is a professional Canadian football offensive lineman who played for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He was drafted eighth overall in the 2017 CFL Draft by the Blue Bombers. He played U Sports football for the Manitoba Bisons.

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Professional career

Green Bay Packers

Gray signed with the Green Bay Packers as an undrafted free agent on May 5, 2017. [1] He was waived by the Packers on September 2, 2017. [2]

New York Jets

On September 4, 2017, Gray was signed to the New York Jets' practice squad. [3]

Cleveland Browns

On December 13, 2017, Gray was signed by the Cleveland Browns off the Jets' practice squad. [4] He was waived on August 28, 2018. [5]

Winnipeg Blue Bombers

On October 15, 2018, Gray signed with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers through to the 2020 CFL season. [6] He played in his first professional game on November 3, 2018, against the Edmonton Eskimos, which was his only game played that year. In the 2019 season, he started the first 12 games of the season as Winnipeg began with a 9–3 record. After Patrick Neufeld returned from injury, Gray was a back-up offensive linemen and spent most of the remainder of the season on the injured list. Despite not playing in the 107th Grey Cup, Gray became a Grey Cup champion after the Blue Bombers defeated the Hamilton Tiger-Cats in the title game. [7]

Gray signed a one-year contract extension with the Blue Bombers on January 8, 2021. He played in the Grey Cup that year as a member of the Bombers second consecutive championship team (2020 cancelled due to pandemic). In 2022 and 2023, he was a member of the Grey Cup finalist, Bombers, runners up to the Toronto Argonauts and Montreal Alouettes in both years of his most recent contract. [8]

Notably, he has been a key member of the strong offensive line offering protection to one of the highest performing quarterbacks and a key run blocker that supported league leading running backs in achieving over 5,000 yards over four years.

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References

  1. ↑ "Packers sign five draft picks, 15 rookie free agents". Packers.com. May 5, 2017. Archived from the original on 2018-05-05. Retrieved December 25, 2017.
  2. ↑ "Packers announce roster moves to reduce roster to 53". Packers.com. September 2, 2017. Archived from the original on 2018-05-07. Retrieved December 25, 2017.
  3. ↑ Greenberg, Ethan (September 4, 2017). "Jets Sign Carter, Place Mauldin on IR". NewYorkJets.com. Archived from the original on 2017-10-08. Retrieved December 25, 2017.
  4. ↑ "Browns add DE Lavar Edwards, OL Geoff Gray and WR Matt Hazel". ClevelandBrowns.com. December 13, 2017. Archived from the original on 2018-02-15. Retrieved December 25, 2017.
  5. ↑ "Browns sign OL Earl Watford; release 6". ClevelandBrowns.com. August 28, 2018.
  6. ↑ "Bombers sign former 8th overall pick Gray". cfl.ca. October 15, 2018.
  7. ↑ "107th Grey Cup". CFL. November 24, 2019. Retrieved November 30, 2019.
  8. ↑ "Blue Bombers agree to terms with Winnipeg-born lineman Geoff Gray, linebackers Shayne Gauthier and Tobi Antigha". BlueBombers.com. January 8, 2021. Retrieved February 16, 2021.
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