Jason French

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Jason French
Date of birth (1978-04-07) April 7, 1978 (age 46)
Place of birth Montreal, Quebec
Career information
StatusRetired
CFL status National
Position(s) WR
Height6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight200 lb (91 kg)
US college Murray State Racers
CFL draft 2001 / Round: 2 / Pick: 9
Drafted by Saskatchewan Roughriders
Career history
As coach
2009–2011 Georgia State
Assistant linebackers coach
2012Georgia State
Inside linebackers coach
As player
2001–2006 Saskatchewan Roughriders
2007–2008 Hamilton Tiger-Cats
Career stats

Jason French (born April 7, 1978) is a former professional Canadian football slotback. He was drafted by the Saskatchewan Roughriders in the second round of the 2001 CFL Draft. He played college football for the Murray State Racers.

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College career

French attended Murray State University for two years after transferring from Middle Georgia College. French was Murray State's third leading receiver. He had 31 catches for 547 yards and three touchdowns. During his senior season, he caught 24 passes for 195 yards with a touchdown, making him the Racers' fourth leading receiver. [1]

Professional career

Saskatchewan Roughriders

French was drafted by the Saskatchewan Roughriders in the 2001 CFL Draft. During his rookie season, he caught 12 passes for 197 yards. [2] As a second year player, French was one of 13 wide receivers trying to make the Roughriders final roster. [3] He played in 15 games in 2002 [1] and recorded 16 receptions for 218 yards. [2] French played in every game for Hamilton in 2003 [1] and recorded his first career touchdown. For the season he had 37 catches for 385 yards with two touchdown. [2] In 2004, French made a total of 13 starts with 10 coming at slotback and the other three at wide receiver. [1] In week seven he had a career-high with six receptions for 129 yards. [1] Overall, French had 52 catches for 869 yards with four touchdowns. [2] At the end of the season, French was nominated for the CFL's Top Canadian Award. [4] French started 16 games and missed the other two due to injury. Arguably his best game came in week five when he had 11 catches for 118 yards with a touchdown. [1] For the season he had 52 receptions for 601 yards and three touchdowns. [2] In 2006, he started half of the Roughriders games and also played in both playoff games. [1] French's season totals were almost cut in half with 28 catches for 335 yards and a touchdown. [2]

Hamilton Tiger-Cats

On June 24, 2007, French along with Thyron Anderson for Tad Kornegay. [5] On August 13, 2007 in a game against the Edmonton Eskimos, fellow Murray State graduate Andrew Nowacki caught his first career touchdown pass. [6] On Hamilton's possession following Nowacki's score, French caught a touchdown. The two touchdown catches for Nowacki and French came one minute apart. [7] For 2007, a season in which French split time between Saskatchewan and Hamilton, he recorded 34 receptions for 417 yards and tied his career high with four touchdowns. In 2008, his final professional season he failed to record an offensive stat. [2]

Personal

During the offseason, French lived with his wife Amber in Atlanta, Georgia. [1]

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