Redha Kramdi

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Redha Kramdi
No. 17     Winnipeg Blue Bombers
Born: (1996-12-22) December 22, 1996 (age 26)
Montreal, Quebec
Career information
StatusActive
CFL status National
Position(s) Linebacker
Height5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Weight196 lb (89 kg)
University Université de Montréal
CFL Draft 2021 / Round: 2 / Pick: 16
Drafted by Winnipeg Blue Bombers
Career history
As player
2021–present Winnipeg Blue Bombers
Career highlights and awards
Career stats

Redha Kramdi (born December 22, 1996) is a Canadian football linebacker for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers of the Canadian Football League (CFL). [1] Kramdi won the Grey Cup in 2021 with the Blue Bombers, as a strong side linebacker and special teams player. He played university football for the Montreal Carabins. Kramdi is the son of Algerian and was initially attending F.A.C.E. School in Montreal, a fine arts grade school his parents wanted him to attend. [2] Though he liked the school, he was not all that into the arts and asked his parents if he could attend École secondaire Dalbé-Viau in the borough of Lachine instead, in order to play his preferred sport of football. [2] He was eventually drafted 16th overall by the Winnipeg Blue Bombers in the 2021 CFL Draft.

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References

  1. "Redha Kramdi profile". Winnipeg Blue Bombers . Retrieved 2021-12-16.
  2. 1 2 Ed Tait (May 11, 2021). "Draft Profile: Redha Kramdi". Winnipeg Blue Bombers .