Gordon Sawler

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Gordon Sawler
Born: (1987-02-15) February 15, 1987 (age 31)
Dartmouth, Nova Scotia
Career information
CFL status National
Position(s) G
Height 6 ft 4 in (193 cm)
Weight 280 lb (130 kg)
University St. Francis Xavier
CFL draft 2009 / Round: 5 / Pick: 34
Drafted by Toronto Argonauts
Career history
As player
2009 Toronto Argonauts*
* Pre-season or practice roster only

Gordon Sawler (born February 15, 1987) is a former professional Canadian football guard. He was drafted by the Toronto Argonauts in the fifth round of the 2009 CFL Draft. He played CIS football for the St. Francis Xavier X-Men.

Canadian football Canadian sport in which opposing teams of twelve players attempt to score by advancing a ball by running, passing and kicking

Canadian football is a sport played in Canada in which two teams of 12 players each compete for territorial control of a field of play 110 yards (101 m) long and 65 yards (59 m) wide attempting to advance a pointed oval-shaped ball into the opposing team's scoring area.

Toronto Argonauts professional football team based in Toronto, Canada

The Toronto Argonauts are a professional Canadian football team competing in the East Division of the Canadian Football League (CFL). Based in Toronto, Ontario, the team was founded in 1873, and is the oldest existing professional sports team in North America still using its original name, and they are the oldest-surviving team in both the modern-day CFL and East Division. The team's origins date back to a modified version of rugby football that emerged in North America in the latter half of the nineteenth century. The Argonauts played their home games at Rogers Centre from 1989 until 2016 when the team moved to BMO Field, the fifth stadium site to host the team.

The 2009 CFL Draft took place on Saturday, May 2, 2009 at 11:00 AM ET on TSN. 48 players were chosen from among 774 eligible players from Canadian universities across the country, as well as Canadian players playing in the NCAA. Of the 48 draft selections, 38 players were drafted from Canadian Interuniversity Sport institutions, including the first seven.

On May 11, 2010, Sawler was released by the Argonauts.


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