Keon Raymond

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Keon Raymond
Born: (1982-11-27) November 27, 1982 (age 40)
St. Louis, Missouri
Career information
CFL status American
Position(s) Defensive back
Height5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Weight206 lb (93 kg)
College Middle Tennessee State
High school Mehlville
Career history
As coach
2021 Prince George Kodiaks (HC)
As player
2006 Tennessee Titans*
2007 Nashville Kats
2008 New Orleans VooDoo
20082015 Calgary Stampeders
2016 Toronto Argonauts
2016 Hamilton Tiger-Cats
*Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career highlights and awards
CFL West All-Star 2011, 2012
Career stats

Keon Raymond (born November 27, 1982) is the former head coach and director of football operations for the Prince George Kodiaks of the Canadian Junior Football League (CJFL) and is a former professional Canadian football defensive back President of 7on7 Association of Canada and CEO of K25 Sports Inc. [1] He played college football at Middle Tennessee State.

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Professional career

Raymond was originally signed by the Tennessee Titans of the National Football League as an undrafted free agent in 2006. He then played for the Nashville Kats and New Orleans VooDoo of the Arena Football League in 2007 and 2008, respectively. Raymond signed with the Calgary Stampeders of the Canadian Football League in 2008 and played for eight years with the club where he won two Grey Cup championships, in 2008 and 2014. [2] He then signed with the Toronto Argonauts in 2016, but only played in eight games before getting released on August 24, 2016. [3] He signed with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats in October later that year and played in the last two regular season games and the team's East Semi-Final loss to the Edmonton Eskimos.

Personal life

Raymond and his wife, Bianca, have four children, Keon Jr., Dashaun, Ramael, and Gabrielle. [4] He is a devout Christian and attended Royal Oak Victory Church in Calgary, Alberta, where he resides.

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References

  1. "2-time Grey Cup champion Keon Raymond to head up Prince George football program". Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. July 9, 2021.
  2. "Stampeders defence about to get younger with veteran DB Keon Raymond hitting free agent market". Calgary Herald. February 5, 2016.
  3. "Keon Raymond's release not-so-subtle message to Argonauts". Toronto Star. August 30, 2016.
  4. "Junior football coming to Prince George". The Prince George Citizen. July 9, 2021.