Jason Armstead

Jason Armstead
Born:	September 18, 1979 (age 45); Moss Point, Mississippi
Career information
CFL status	American
Position(s)	WR, KR
Height	5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Weight	165 lb (75 kg)
College	Mississippi
Career history
As player
2003	Pittsburgh Steelers*
2004–2005	Ottawa Renegades
2006–2007	Saskatchewan Roughriders
2007	Hamilton Tiger-Cats
2008	Montreal Alouettes
2008	Winnipeg Blue Bombers
2009	Saskatchewan Roughriders
2010	Las Vegas Locomotives
2010–2011	Edmonton Eskimos
2012	Calgary Stampeders
	*Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career highlights and awards
	2004 - John Agro Special Teams Award runner up
CFL All-Star	2005
CFL East All-Star	2005
Career stats
	Playing stats at CFL.ca (archive);

Last updated October 03, 2024

Jason Armstead (born September 18, 1979) is a former professional Canadian football and American football kick returner and wide receiver. Armstead is currently a free-agent. He was most recently a member of the Calgary Stampeders in the Canadian Football League. He was signed by the Pittsburgh Steelers as an undrafted free agent in 2003. He played college football for Mississippi. He dated Flight Attendant Juline Haughton from 2009 - 2010.

Professional career

In 2003, Armstead played three pre-season games as a kick returner for the Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League. Armstead was signed by the Ottawa Renegades of the CFL in 2004 and he was named to the CFL All-Star team for the 2005 CFL season. Armstead was selected third overall by Saskatchewan in the Renegades dispersal draft in 2006. On August 19, 2007, he was traded to the Hamilton Tiger-Cats for running back/returner Corey Holmes and receiver Chris Getzlaf. On July 21, 2008, Armstead was released from the Montreal Alouettes.

On August 31, 2009, he was again signed by the Saskatchewan Roughriders.^[1] On February 13, 2010, Armstead was charged with several criminal offenses stemming from an incident in Pascagoula, Mississippi involving his former girlfriend's purse.^[2] On April 15, 2010, it was announced that the Roughriders had released Armstead.^[3]

On October 21, 2010, Armstead was signed by the Edmonton Eskimos.^[4] After being released in the following off-season, Armstead was re-signed on August 8, 2011, following injuries to Fred Stamps and Adarius Bowman.^[5] He was again released on January 19, 2012.^[6]

On September 12, 2012, the Calgary Stampeders signed Armstead as a receiver/kick returner. Armstead is entering his ninth CFL season and has recorded 13,812 combined yards and 24 touchdowns in 106 games played with Ottawa, Saskatchewan, Hamilton, Montreal, Winnipeg and Edmonton. On February 25, 2013, Armstead was released by the Calgary Stampeders.^[7]

Career statistics

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Receiving		Regular season						Playoffs
Year	Team	Games	No.	Yards	Avg	Long	TD	Games	No.	Yards	Avg	Long	TD
2004	OTT	16	41	608	14.8	83	4	Team did not qualify
2005	OTT	18	89	1307	14.7	75	5	Team did not qualify
2006	SSK	16	47	651	13.9	56	6	2	3	51	17.0	34	0
2007	SSK	8	15	226	15.1	35	1
2007	HAM	10	31	392	12.6	48	0	Team did not qualify
2008	MTL	4	3	38	12.7	22	0
2008	WPG	10	0	0	0.0	0	0	1	0	0	0.0	0	0
2009	SSK	10	3	28	9.3	14	0	2	0	0	0.0	0	0
2010	EDM	3	1	6	6.0	6	0	Team did not qualify
2011	EDM	12	11	104	9.5	35	0	2	4	55	13.8	37	0
2012	CGY	5	3	18	6.0	11	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0
CFL totals		112	244	3,378	13.8	83	16	7	7	106	15.1	37	0

Rushing		Regular season						Playoffs
Year	Team	Games	No.	Yards	Avg	Long	TD	Games	No.	Yards	Avg	Long	TD
2004	OTT	16	3	17	5.7	14	0	Team did not qualify
2005	OTT	18	6	44	7.3	16	0	Team did not qualify
2006	SSK	16	19	80	4.2	11	1	2	3	24	8.0	11	0
2007	SSK	8	0	0	0.0	0	0
2007	HAM	10	0	0	0.0	0	0	Team did not qualify
2008	MTL	4	2	13	6.5	11	0
2008	WPG	10	0	0	0.0	0	0	1	0	0	0.0	0	0
2009	SSK	10	1	2	2.0	2	0	2	1	6	6.0	6	0
2010	EDM	3	0	0	0.0	0	0	Team did not qualify
2011	EDM	12	6	17	2.8	10	0	2	1	5	5.0	5	0
2012	CGY	5	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0
CFL totals		112	37	173	4.7	16	1	7	5	35	7.0	11	0

Punt Returns		Regular season						Playoffs
Year	Team	Games	No.	Yards	Avg	Long	TD	Games	No.	Yards	Avg	Long	TD
2004	OTT	16	64	821	12.8	91	1	Team did not qualify
2005	OTT	18	70	699	10.0	87	1	Team did not qualify
2006	SSK	16	42	412	9.8	40	0	2	0	0	0.0	0	0
2007	SSK	8	43	371	8.6	90	1
2007	HAM	10	36	181	5.0	21	0	Team did not qualify
2008	MTL	4	16	104	6.5	20	0
2008	WPG	10	60	624	10.4	84	1	1	9	122	13.6	93	1
2009	SSK	10	42	387	9.2		0	2	8	75	9.4		0
2010	EDM	3	13	149	11.5	58	1	Team did not qualify
2011	EDM	12	62	486	7.8	0	1	2	5	42	8.4	10	0
2012	CGY	5	21	199	9.5	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0
CFL totals		112	469	4433	9.5	91	6	7	22	239	10.9	93	1

Kickoff Returns		Regular season						Playoffs
Year	Team	Games	No.	Yards	Avg	Long	TD	Games	No.	Yards	Avg	Long	TD
2004	OTT	16	37	700	18.9	38	0	Team did not qualify
2005	OTT	18	51	1082	21.2	46	0	Team did not qualify
2006	SSK	16	20	267	13.4	29	0	2	0	0	0.0	0	0
2007	SSK	8	12	211	17.6	31	0
2007	HAM	10	35	645	18.4	38	0	Team did not qualify
2008	MTL	4	10	165	16.5	26	0
2008	WPG	10	0	0	0.0	0	0	1	0	0	0.0	0	0
2009	SSK	10	33	806	24.4	54	0	2	8	188	23.5	75	0
2010	EDM	3	8	139	17.4	34	0	Team did not qualify
2011	EDM	12	35	684	19.5	49	0	2	6	130	21.7	27	0
2012	CGY	5	17	482	28.4	84	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0
CFL totals		112	292	5976	20.5	84	0	7	14	318	22.7	75	0

Missed FG Returns		Regular season						Playoffs
Year	Team	Games	No.	Yards	Avg	Long	TD	Games	No.	Yards	Avg	Long	TD
2004	OTT	16	4	160	40.0	115	0	Team did not qualify
2005	OTT	18	6	221	36.8	63	0	Team did not qualify
2006	SSK	16	0	0	0.0	0	0	2	0	0	0.0	0	0
2007	SSK	8	0	0	0.0	0	0
2007	HAM	10	2	47	23.5	26	0	Team did not qualify
2008	MTL	4	1	22	22.0	22	0
2008	WPG	10	2	57	28.5	40	0	1	0	0	0.0	0	0
2009	SSK	10	1	19	19.0	19	0	2	0	0	0.0	0	0
2010	EDM	3	1	-1	-1.0	-1	0	Team did not qualify
2011	EDM	12	2	26	13.0	16	0	2	0	0	0.0	0	0
2012	CGY	5	1	20	20.0	20	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0
CFL totals		112	20	571	28.6	115	0	7	0	0	0.0	0	0

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References

↑ Lawless, Gary (August 31, 2009). "Riders sign returner Armstead". Winnipeg Free Press. Retrieved August 31, 2009.
↑ "Regina Leader Post". Archived from the original on June 20, 2020. Retrieved October 4, 2018.
↑ "Riders release Jason Armstead | CFL.ca | Official Site of the Canadian Football League". Archived from the original on September 15, 2012. Retrieved September 1, 2017.
↑ "Eskimos add veteran returner Armstead - sportsnet.ca". Archived from the original on October 23, 2010.
↑ https://www.cfl.ca/article/esks-bring-back-receiver-armstead Archived October 13, 2013, at the Wayback Machine Esks bring back receiver Armstead
↑ https://www.cfl.ca/article/armstead-among-four-released-by-esks Archived September 23, 2015, at the Wayback Machine Armstead among four released by Esks
↑ https://www.cfl.ca/article/rod-davis-joins-stamps-stewart-armstead-released Archived October 5, 2015, at the Wayback Machine Stamps release Armstead
↑ "Jason Armstead #88". CFL. Archived from the original on January 17, 2013. Retrieved February 23, 2013.

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[1] Lawless, Gary (August 31, 2009). "Riders sign returner Armstead". Winnipeg Free Press. Retrieved August 31, 2009.

[2] "Regina Leader Post". Archived from the original on June 20, 2020. Retrieved October 4, 2018.

[3] "Riders release Jason Armstead | CFL.ca | Official Site of the Canadian Football League". Archived from the original on September 15, 2012. Retrieved September 1, 2017.

[4] "Eskimos add veteran returner Armstead - sportsnet.ca". Archived from the original on October 23, 2010.

[5] ttps://www.cfl.ca/article/esks-bring-back-receiver-armstead Archived October 13, 2013, at the Wayback Machine Esks bring back receiver Armstead

[6] ttps://www.cfl.ca/article/armstead-among-four-released-by-esks Archived September 23, 2015, at the Wayback Machine Armstead among four released by Esks

[7] ttps://www.cfl.ca/article/rod-davis-joins-stamps-stewart-armstead-released Archived October 5, 2015, at the Wayback Machine Stamps release Armstead

[8] "Jason Armstead #88". CFL. Archived from the original on January 17, 2013. Retrieved February 23, 2013.

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Career information
Born:	(1979-09-18) September 18, 1979 (age 45) Moss Point, Mississippi
CFL status	American
Position(s)	WR, KR
Height	5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Weight	165 lb (75 kg)
College	Mississippi
Career history
As player
2003	Pittsburgh Steelers*
2004–2005	Ottawa Renegades
2006–2007	Saskatchewan Roughriders
2007	Hamilton Tiger-Cats
2008	Montreal Alouettes
2008	Winnipeg Blue Bombers
2009	Saskatchewan Roughriders
2010	Las Vegas Locomotives
2010–2011	Edmonton Eskimos
2012	Calgary Stampeders
*Offseason and/or practice squad member only

Career highlights and awards
2004 - John Agro Special Teams Award runner up
CFL All-Star	2005
CFL East All-Star	2005
Career stats
Playing stats at CFL.ca (archive)