Pier-Olivier Lestage

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Pier-Olivier Lestage
No. 68     Montreal Alouettes
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Lestage with the Alouettes in 2022
Born: (1997-08-04) August 4, 1997 (age 26)
Saint-Eustache, Quebec
Career information
StatusActive
CFL status National
Position(s) Offensive lineman
Height6 ft 3 in (191 cm)
Weight310 lb (140 kg)
University Montreal
CEGEP Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu
CFL Draft 2021 / Round: 2 / Pick: 10
Drafted by Montreal Alouettes
Career history
As player
2021 Seattle Seahawks*
2022–present Montreal Alouettes
*Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career highlights and awards
Career stats

Pier-Olivier Lestage (born August 4, 1997) is a professional Canadian football offensive lineman for the Montreal Alouettes of the Canadian Football League (CFL).

Contents

University career

Lestage played U Sports football for the Montreal Carabins from 2017 to 2019. [1] He was a U Sports Second Team All-Canadian in 2019. [1] He did not play in 2020 due to the cancellation of the 2020 U Sports football season.

Professional career

Seattle Seahawks

Lestage was signed as an undrafted free agent by the Seattle Seahawks on May 1, 2021. [2] He spent the 2021 season on the team's practice roster and was released on June 22, 2022. [3]

Montreal Alouettes

Lestage had been drafted in the second round, tenth overall, by the Montreal Alouettes in the 2021 CFL Draft. After exhausting his National Football League opportunities, he signed with the Alouettes on July 31, 2022. [4] He soon after made his professional debut on August 4, 2022, against the Winnipeg Blue Bombers as a backup offensive lineman. [5] Lestage then made his first career start on September 23, 2023, against the Hamilton Tiger-Cats. [5] He played in 11 regular season games in 2022 and started the final six games of the season. [5]

In 2023, Lestage won a starting job in training camp and started 17 games during the regular season, while missing one game in July due to injury. [6] However, he suffered a knee injury near the end of the season and did not play in any post-season games that year and was on the injured list when the Alouettes won the 110th Grey Cup. [7] For his strong play in 2023, Lestage was the Alouettes' nominee for the CFL's Most Outstanding Offensive Lineman Award. [8]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Pier-Olivier Lestage". Montreal Carabins. September 2021. Retrieved November 25, 2023.
  2. ↑ "Carabins offensive-lineman Lestage signs with NFL's Seattle Seahawks". Montreal Gazette. November 3, 2023.
  3. ↑ "Seahawks Sign DT Bryan Mone to contract extension". Seattle Seahawks. December 21, 2018.
  4. ↑ "Montrealer Pier-Olivier Lestage joins the Alouettes". Montreal Alouettes. July 31, 2022.
  5. 1 2 3 "Game Notes" (PDF). Canadian Football League . Retrieved November 25, 2023.
  6. ↑ "Game Notes" (PDF). Canadian Football League . Retrieved November 25, 2023.
  7. ↑ "Alouettes missing top OL Pier-Olivier Lestage for East Semi-Final". 3DownNation. November 3, 2023.
  8. ↑ "2023 Alouettes Most Outstanding Players: Mack, Beverette, Dequoy, Lestage, Zema, and Stubblefield honoured". Montreal Alouettes. October 25, 2023.
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