Rafael Araujo-Lopes

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Rafael Araujo-Lopes
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Araujo-Lopes with the Ottawa Redblacks in 2019
No. 14
Position: Wide receiver
Personal information
Born: (1996-04-07) April 7, 1996 (age 28)
Kissimmee, Florida
Height:5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Weight:190 lb (86 kg)
Career information
High school: Winter Park High School
College: Reedley (2014)
Pittsburgh (2015–2018)
Undrafted: 2019
Career history
Career CFL statistics
Receptions:6
Receiving yards:57
Receiving touchdowns:0
Player stats at CFL.ca

Rafael Luiz Araujo-Lopes (born April 7, 1996) is a Brazilian American former professional football wide receiver who played for the Ottawa Redblacks of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He played college football at Pittsburgh.

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College career

After attending Winter Park High School, [1] [2] Araujo-Lopes played college football for Reedley College in 2014 [3] and for Pittsburgh from 2015 to 2018. [4]

Professional career

In April 2019, Araujo-Lopes was invited to rookie minicamp with the Miami Dolphins on a tryout basis, but was not signed. [5]

In July 2019, Araujo-Lopes signed with the Ottawa Redblacks. [6] [7] He made his professional debut on August 8, 2019 against the Edmonton Eskimos where he recorded six receptions for 57 yards. He played in two regular season games in 2019. He re-signed with the Redblacks on January 12, 2021. [8]

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References

  1. Hays, Chris (11 February 2014). "The Prospector: Winter Park's RaRa Lopes clinging to hope". OrlandoSentinel.com.
  2. Hays, Chris (12 May 2015). "Chase is over for RaRa Lopes, who will sign with Pitt this week". orlandosentinel.com.
  3. Foster, Brandon (13 October 2017). "The Firebaugh Files: Season in junior college bolstered maturity for Josh Allen". Casper Star-Tribune Online.
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  6. "Transactions: July 11, 2019". July 11, 2019.
  7. Saunders, Alan (July 11, 2019). "Former Pitt WR Rafael Araujo-Lopes Joins CFL's Ottawa Redblacks". Pittsburgh Sports Now.
  8. "Mickael Côté, Rafael Araujo-Lopes return to Redblacks". January 12, 2021. Retrieved February 17, 2021.