Jacob Scarfone

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Jacob Scarfone
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Scarfone with the Lions in 2022
Born: (1994-04-10) April 10, 1994 (age 29)
London, Ontario
Career information
Position(s) Wide receiver
Height6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight204 lb (93 kg)
University Guelph
High school St. Thomas Aquinas
CFL Draft 2017 / Round: 6 / Pick: 47
Drafted by Hamilton Tiger-Cats
Career history
As player
2017 Hamilton Tiger-Cats*
2018 Hamilton Tiger-Cats*
2018–2019 Ottawa Redblacks
2021–2022 BC Lions
*Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career stats

Jacob Scarfone (born April 10, 1994) is a former Canadian football wide receiver.

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University career

Scarfone played U Sports football for the Guelph Gryphons from 2013 to 2017, although he missed the 2016 season due to injury. [1] In four seasons with the Gryphons, he recorded 109 receptions for 1,789 yards and 17 touchdowns. [2] He was named a U Sports Second Team All-Canadian in 2017. [3]

Professional career

Hamilton Tiger-Cats

Scarfone had missed his entire fourth year of U Sports eligibility in 2016, but was still drafted in the sixth round, 47th overall, by the Hamilton Tiger-Cats in the 2017 CFL Draft and signed with the team on May 24, 2017. [4] He began the season on the team's practice roster and was released on July 31, 2017 in order to complete his university playing career. [5] On December 7, 2017, it was announced that he had re-signed with the Tiger-Cats to a two-year contract. [6] However, he was released with the final 2018 training camp cuts on June 10, 2018. [7]

Ottawa Redblacks

On July 3, 2018, Scarfone signed a practice roster agreement with the Ottawa Redblacks, but he was released shortly after on July 8, 2018. [8] [9] He was then re-signed on September 18, 2018, and played in his first career regular season game on October 5, 2018, against the Winnipeg Blue Bombers. [2] [9] He played in four regular season games that year and also played in his first Grey Cup game, but the Redblacks lost the 106th Grey Cup championship to the Calgary Stampeders. [2]

Scarfone began the 2019 season on the injured list and played in a week 4 game against the Blue Bombers before moving to the practice roster. [2] [10] He returned to the active roster later in the season and recorded his first career reception on August 24, 2021, against the Saskatchewan Roughriders. [2] He finished the year with seven games played and had three catches for 17 yards. [2] He became a free agent on February 11, 2020, following the expiration of his contract, but did not sign with any team as the 2020 CFL season was ultimately cancelled. [11]

BC Lions

On January 27, 2021, it was announced that Scarfone had signed with the BC Lions, re-uniting him with former Redblacks coach, Rick Campbell. [12] He scored his first career touchdown on a 32-yard reception from Michael Reilly on October 30, 2021, against the Toronto Argonauts in overtime. [13] On May 3, 2023, Scarfone retired from professional football. [14]

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References

  1. ↑ "Jacob Scarfone". Guelph Gryphons . Retrieved November 1, 2021.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Jacob Scarfone". BC Lions . Retrieved November 1, 2021.
  3. ↑ "Football All-Canadian teams announced". U Sports. November 23, 2017.
  4. ↑ "Tiger-Cats sign entire 2017 draft class". Canadian Football League. May 24, 2017.
  5. ↑ "Transactions – Football player trades and signings". Canadian Football League . Retrieved November 1, 2021.
  6. ↑ "Tiger-Cats sign five national players to two-year contracts". Hamilton Tiger-Cats. December 7, 2017.
  7. ↑ "Tiger-Cats transactions". Hamilton Tiger-Cats. June 10, 2018.
  8. ↑ "Transactions: July 3, 2018". Ottawa Redblacks. July 3, 2018.
  9. 1 2 "Transactions – Football player trades and signings". Canadian Football League . Retrieved November 1, 2021.
  10. ↑ "Transactions – Football player trades and signings". Canadian Football League . Retrieved November 1, 2021.
  11. ↑ "Transactions – Football player trades and signings". Canadian Football League . Retrieved November 1, 2021.
  12. ↑ "Lions Bring Back Plu, Lock Up Scarfone And Hastings". BC Lions. January 27, 2021.
  13. ↑ "Argos punch playoff ticket in OT win over Lions". Canadian Football League. October 30, 2021.
  14. ↑ "Transactions – Football player trades and signings". Canadian Football League . Retrieved May 19, 2023.
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