Pat Woodcock

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Pat Woodcock
Date of birth (1977-04-27) April 27, 1977 (age 47)
Place of birth Ottawa, Ontario
Career information
CFL status National
Position(s) WR
Height5 ft 9 in (175 cm)
Weight175 lb (79 kg)
US college Syracuse
CFL draft 2001 / round: 2 / pick: 11
Drafted by Montreal Alouettes
Career history
As player
2001 New York Giants
20012003 Montreal Alouettes
20042005 Ottawa Renegades
20062007 Edmonton Eskimos
2008 Hamilton Tiger-Cats
CFL East All-Star 2002
Awards
Honors
Career stats

Patrick Ian Woodcock (born April 27, 1977) is a former Canadian football wide receiver.

Woodcock attended American College at Syracuse University between 1997 and 2000 and he attended Holy Trinity Catholic High School, which is located in Kanata, Ontario. He was signed as a free agent by the New York Giants of the National Football League in 2001 and made two appearances on special teams, returning six kickoffs for 113 yards and two punts for 16 yards, but was released in Week 3. [1] [2] He was then signed by the Montreal Alouettes of the CFL where he went on to win a Grey Cup with them in 2002. In 2003, he was signed by the Washington Redskins of the NFL but was released by them, and he was then re-signed by the Alouettes. He was signed by the Ottawa Renegades in 2004. In 2006, he was selected in the fourth round (32nd overall) by the Edmonton Eskimos in the Renegades' dispersal draft.

In March 2008, Woodcock signed with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats as a free agent. [3]

He previously held the Grey Cup record for longest TD reception, a 99-yard catch, in Montreal's 90th Grey Cup victory. That record has since been broken during the 105th Grey Cup game.

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References

  1. "Als' Woodcock headed to Redskins". CBC Sports. January 15, 2003. Archived from the original on October 26, 2012.
  2. Pennington, Bill (September 3, 2001). "Giants, Tired of Waiting, Release Bennett". The New York Times. The cuts announced did give life to some training camp long shots, players few expected to make the team like the Syracuse wide receiver Pat Woodcock, who is only 5 feet 9 and 166 pounds. Woodcock made the team -- so far -- in part because he can play on special teams.
  3. "Woodcock moves east to join Tiger-Cats". CBC Sports. March 4, 2008.