Shaheed Salmon

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Shaheed Salmon
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Salmon with the Redblacks in 2022
Calgary Stampeders
Position: Linebacker
Personal information
Born: (1996-04-22) April 22, 1996 (age 27)
Tampa, Florida, U.S.
Height:6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight:224 lb (102 kg)
Career information
High school: Land o' Lakes High
College: Samford
Undrafted: 2018
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Roster status:Active
CFL status:American
Player stats at CFL.ca

Shaheed Salmon (born April 22, 1996) is a professional gridiron football linebacker for the Calgary Stampeders of the Canadian Football League (CFL). After playing college football for Samford, he signed with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers of the National Football League (NFL) as an undrafted free agent in 2018. He played for the Birmingham Iron of the Alliance of American Football (AAF) and Ottawa Redblacks of the Canadian Football League (CFL).

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College career

Salmon played college football for the Samford Bulldogs from 2014 to 2017. [1]

Professional career

Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Salmon signed as an undrafted free agent with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on May 17, 2018. [2] He played in one pre-season game before being released on August 20, 2018. [3]

Birmingham Iron

Salmon played for the Birmingham Iron during their 2019 season where he played in eight games and had 14.5 tackles and one forced fumble. [4] His contract was terminated when the league folded during the season. [5]

Ottawa Redblacks

On May 19, 2019, Salmon signed with the Ottawa Redblacks. [6] He initially retired during training camp in June, but returned on July 30, 2019. [6] He played in his first CFL game on August 9, 2019, against the Edmonton Eskimos where he had one special teams tackle. [7] He played in five regular season games in 2019 where he had three defensive tackles, four special teams tackles, and one forced fumble. [7] He did not play in 2020 due to the cancellation of the 2020 CFL season.

In 2021, he began the season on the team's practice roster for the first two games, but played in the remaining 12 regular season games where he had one defensive tackle, eight special teams tackles, and one forced fumble. [7] [8] Following training camp in 2022, he made the team's active roster and played in his first season opener. [7] He recorded his first career interception on August 5, 2022, against the Calgary Stampeders when he picked off Bo Levi Mitchell and returned the ball 30 yards. [9] Salmon was released on January 10, 2023. [10]

New Orleans Breakers

Salmon signed with the New Orleans Breakers of the USFL on February 3, 2023. [11] The Breakers folded when the XFL and USFL merged to create the United Football League (UFL). [12]

Memphis Showboats

Salmon was selected by the Memphis Showboats during the 2024 UFL dispersal draft on January 5, 2024. [13] He was waived on March 23, 2024. [14]

Calgary Stampeders

On March 26, 2024, Salmon signed with the Calgary Stampeders of the Canadian Football League (CFL). [15]

Personal life

Salmon was born to parents Lorna Holden and Dunston Salmon. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Shaheed Salmon". Samford Bulldogs . Retrieved September 4, 2022.
  2. ↑ "Bucs Sign LB Salmon, WR Sperbeck". Tampa Bay Buccaneers. May 17, 2018.
  3. ↑ "Bucs Add Jerel Worthy to Battered Line". Tampa Bay Buccaneers. August 20, 2018.
  4. ↑ "Shaheed Salmon". statscrew.com. Retrieved September 4, 2022.
  5. ↑ Wickersham, Seth; Rothstein, Michael (June 13, 2019). "Inside the short, unhappy life of the Alliance of American Football". ESPN.com .
  6. 1 2 "Transactions – Football player trades and signings". Canadian Football League . Retrieved September 4, 2022.
  7. 1 2 3 4 "Shaheed Salmon". Ottawa Redblacks . Retrieved September 4, 2022.
  8. ↑ "Transactions – Football player trades and signings". Canadian Football League . Retrieved September 4, 2022.
  9. ↑ "Stampeders shut down Redblacks to snap 2-game losing skid". Canadian Football League. August 5, 2022.
  10. ↑ "2023 CFL Transactions". CFL.ca. Retrieved February 3, 2023.
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  14. ↑ "Memphis Showboats Announce Training Camp Roster Moves". UFLBoard.com. March 23, 2024. Retrieved March 23, 2024.
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