Jamieson Sheahan

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Jamieson Sheahan
No. 18     Winnipeg Blue Bombers
Born: (1997-05-17) May 17, 1997 (age 27)
Bendigo, Australia
Career information
StatusActive
CFL status Global
Position(s) Punter
Height5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight207 lb (94 kg)
College California [1]
High schoolGeelong Grammar School [2]
Career history
As player
2022–present Winnipeg Blue Bombers
Career stats

Jamieson Sheahan (born May 17, 1997) is a professional Canadian football punter for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers of the Canadian Football League (CFL).

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Professional career

Sheahan joined the Winnipeg Blue Bombers in the 2023 season after he was selected eighth overall in the 2023 CFL Global Draft. [3] He won the starting job as punter by beating out veteran Marc Liegghio and fellow global player Karl Schmitz during the Bombers' 2023 preseason. [3]

Personal

He grew up in Bendigo, Australia and initially he played Australian Rules Football. Sheahan played for the Essendon Bombers a team in the Australian Football League but moved to the United States for college at the end of his contract and took up punting for the University of California, Berkeley. [3] He finished two degrees at Berkeley, including his master's degree in education and declared for the NFL draft but was not selected. [3] Sheahan's master's degree was focused on the administrative side of education and he aspires to be an athletic director at an American college. [3] He has battled with mental health issues and Sheahan sees himself as an advocate for the issue saying "We’ve got to stop this idea where (we) can't talk about it. By doing a Master's in education, hopefully, I can change the policies in these schools to better support student-athletes." [3]

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References

  1. ↑ "Jamieson Sheahan profile". CFL . Retrieved June 23, 2023.
  2. ↑ "Jamieson Sheahan". California Golden Bears . Retrieved June 22, 2023.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Billeck, Scott (May 20, 2023). "Jamieson Sheahan, Bombers punter hopeful, hopped continents for different football opportunity". Winnipeg Sun . Retrieved September 3, 2023.
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