Matt McGarva

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Matt McGarva
Free agent
Born: (1991-05-26) May 26, 1991 (age 26)
Surrey, British Columbia
Career information
Status Active
CFL status National
Position(s) DB
Height 6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight 200 lb (91 kg)
University Windsor
CFL draft 2013 / Round: 4 / Pick: 33
Drafted by BC Lions
Career history
As player
2013–2014 BC Lions
2015* Toronto Argonauts

Matt McGarva (born May 26, 1991 in Surrey, British Columbia) is a professional Canadian football defensive back in the Canadian Football League who is currently a free agent. He was drafted 33rd overall in the 2013 CFL Draft by the BC Lions and signed with the club on May 27, 2013. [1] Following his release from the Lions, he was signed by the Argonauts on May 30, 2015. [2] He was released by the Argonauts on June 20, 2015.

Surrey, British Columbia City in British Columbia, Canada

Surrey is a city in the province of British Columbia, Canada, located south of the Fraser River and north of the Canada–United States border. It is a member municipality of the Metro Vancouver regional district and metropolitan area. Mainly a suburban city, Surrey is the province's second-largest by population after Vancouver and the third largest by area after Abbotsford and Prince George.

Canadian football Canadian sport in which opposing teams of twelve players attempt to score by advancing a ball by running, passing and kicking

Canadian football is a sport played in Canada in which two teams of 12 players each compete for territorial control of a field of play 110 yards (101 m) long and 65 yards (59 m) wide attempting to advance a pointed oval-shaped ball into the opposing team's scoring area.

Defensive back position in American football and Canadian football

In American football and Canadian football, defensive backs (DBs) are the players on the defensive team who take positions somewhat back from the line of scrimmage; they are distinguished from the defensive line players and linebackers, who take positions directly behind or close to the line of scrimmage.

McGarva played CIS football with the Windsor Lancers.

Windsor Lancers

The Windsor Lancers are the varsity athletic teams that represent the University of Windsor in Windsor, Ontario, Canada. The school joined what was then the Ontario-Quebec Athletic Association in 1952 and have fielded teams in what is now known as the Ontario University Athletics (OUA) ever since.

McGarva is an active part of BC Lions community programs. Predominantly, he is an advocate for "Being More Than A Bystander" movement to eliminate gender violence. Matt McGarva is a public speaker for other Lions programs such as "Stand Up Against Bullying" and "Read, Write and Roar." McGarva works to build football communities through coaching Lord Tweedsmuir Secondary Senior Varsity football and helping run the "Windsor's Finest Football Academy" for under-privileged youth.

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  1. ↑ Lions lock up Fabien, secure class of 2013
  2. ↑ Argos sign former Bomber receiver Aaron Kelly
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