Michael Klukas

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Michael Klukas
No. 81     Ottawa Redblacks
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Klukas before a Stampeders game in 2019
Born: (1994-05-02) May 2, 1994 (age 27)
Calgary, Alberta
Career information
StatusActive
CFL status National
Position(s) WR
Height6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight189 lb (86 kg)
College Calgary
High school St. Mary's
CFL draft 2016 / Undrafted
Career history
As player
20182020 Calgary Stampeders
2021–present Ottawa Redblacks
Career stats

Michael Jeffery Klukas (born May 2, 1994) is a professional Canadian football wide receiver for the Ottawa Redblacks of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He played U Sports football for the Calgary Dinos from 2015 to 2018. [1]

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Professional career

Klukas was eligible for the 2016 CFL Draft, but was not drafted by any team and played his fifth year of eligibility at university. He was signed as an undrafted free agent by the Stampeders on December 7, 2017. [2] He spent the 2018 season on the practice roster before being released on September 7, 2018. He was re-signed in the following off-season on December 19, 2018. [3] Klukas played in his first professional game on June 15, 2019, against the Ottawa Redblacks where he also recorded his first career reception. [4]

Klukas signed with the Ottawa Redblacks on July 5, 2021. [5]

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References

  1. "Michael Klukas, Calgary Dinos". godinos.com. Retrieved September 22, 2019.
  2. "Stampeders sign home grown product Klukas". sportsnet.ca. December 7, 2017.
  3. "Calgarians Hartley, Klukas among four re-signed by Stamps". leaderpost.com. December 19, 2018.
  4. "Ottawa Redblacks vs. Calgary Stampeders". cfl.ca. Retrieved September 22, 2019.
  5. "Redblacks Transactions: July 5, 2021". OttawaRedblacks.com. July 5, 2021. Retrieved July 7, 2021.