Johnny Mark

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Johnny Mark
No. 70
Position Kicker
Personal information
Born (1992-06-01) June 1, 1992 (age 33)
Peterborough, Ontario, Canada
Height6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight185 lb (84 kg)
Career information
University Calgary
CFL draft 2014: 3rdth round, 20thth overall pick
Career history
2014 Saskatchewan Roughriders*
2015 Ottawa Redblacks*
2016 Saskatchewan Roughriders
* Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Awards and highlights
CIS records
  • Points, career (535)
  • Field goals, career (91)
  • Field goals, season (26)
Stats at CFL.ca

Johnny Mark (born June 1, 1992) is a Canadian former professional football kicker who played for the Saskatchewan Roughriders of the Canadian Football League (CFL) in 2016. He also played for the Calgary Dinos in the Canadian Interuniversity Sport (CIS) from 2011 to 2015. [1] He concluded his university career holding multiple CIS records, including most points in a career (535), most field goals in a career (91) and most field goals in a season (26) and is a four-time CIS All-Canadian. [2] [3] He was drafted in the third round, 20th overall by the Saskatchewan Roughriders in the 2014 CFL draft. [4]

Following the 2014 CFL draft, Mark signed with the Roughriders. After playing in two preseason games, he returned to the Dinos for the 2014 CIS season. [5] Following the season he was traded to the Ottawa Redblacks, before being released on June 20, 2015, and returning for his final season at the University of Calgary in 2015. [6] [7] Mark was re-signed by the Roughriders on August 2, 2016, and played Week 7 against the Calgary Stampeders. [8]

References

  1. "Johnny Mark - 2013".
  2. "Buckley sets national passing record as Dinos wrap up perfect regular season - Canada West Universities Athletic Association". Archived from the original on 2016-12-26. Retrieved 2016-11-19.
  3. "CIS: Jeremi Roch, Johnny Mark enter record book - Sportsnet.ca".
  4. "Calgary Dinos placekicker heading to Rider Nation".[ permanent dead link ]
  5. nurun.com. "Mark chooses university over CFL, for now".
  6. "Redblacks sign kicker Johnny Mark". 2 March 2015.
  7. "Transactions - CFL.ca - Official Site of the Canadian Football League". 7 September 2015. Archived from the original on 7 September 2015.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  8. "Johnny Mark - CFL.ca".