Peter Nicastro

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Peter Nicastro
No. 52     Toronto Argonauts
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Nicastro with the Toronto Argonauts in 2023
Born: (1998-12-09) December 9, 1998 (age 25)
Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Career information
StatusActive
CFL status National
Position(s) Offensive lineman
Height6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Weight305 lb (138 kg)
College Calgary Dinos
High school St. Francis High
CFL draft 2021, round: 1, pick: 7
Drafted by Toronto Argonauts
Career history
As player
2021–present Toronto Argonauts
Career highlights and awards
CFL East All-Star 2021
Career stats

Peter Nicastro (born December 9, 1998) is a Canadian professional football offensive lineman for the Toronto Argonauts of the Canadian Football League (CFL).

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University career

Nicastro played U Sports football for the Calgary Dinos football team. During his U Sports career, Nicastro started at 20 games for the Dinos from 2017 to 2019, and won the Vanier Cup in 2019. [1]

Professional career

The Toronto Argonauts selected Nicastro with the seventh overall pick in the 2021 CFL Draft. [2] [3] He then signed with the team on May 18, 2021. [4] He earned a starting position following training camp and played in his first professional game on August 7, 2021, against his hometown Calgary Stampeders at McMahon Stadium as the Argonauts' starting left guard. [5] [6]

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References

  1. ↑ "Argos sign 2021 first round CFL Draft pick, offensive lineman Peter Nicastro | 3DownNation" . Retrieved 2021-10-12.
  2. ↑ "2021 Draft: Toronto selects Peter Nicastro with 7th overall pick". CFL.ca. Retrieved 2021-10-12.
  3. ↑ "Argos sign 2021 First-Round Pick Peter Nicastro". Toronto Argonauts. 2021-05-18. Retrieved 2021-10-12.
  4. ↑ "Argos sign 2021 First-Round Pick Peter Nicastro". Toronto Argonauts. May 18, 2021.
  5. ↑ Zicarelli, Frank (August 4, 2021). "Calgary homecoming awaits Argonauts rookie lineman Peter Nicastro". Toronto Sun.
  6. ↑ "Toronto Argonauts depth chart" (PDF). Canadian Football League. August 7, 2021.
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