Spencer Wilson

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Spencer Wilson
No. 50     Free agent
Born: (1988-04-07) April 7, 1988 (age 35)
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Career information
CFL status National
Position(s) OL
Height6 ft 6 in (198 cm)
Weight303 lb (137 kg)
High school Henry Wise Wood
Career history
As player
2011–2018 Calgary Stampeders
2019 Montreal Alouettes
Career highlights and awards
CFL All-Star 2015, 2016
CFL West All-Star 2015, 2016
Career stats

Spencer Wilson (born April 7, 1988) is a Canadian football former offensive lineman who has been on two Grey Cup championship teams, both with the Calgary Stampeders.

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Early career

Wilson attended Henry Wise Wood Senior High School where he played high school football for the Warriors. [1] [2]

Wilson first played football at the amateur level with the Okanagan Sun of the Canadian Junior Football League (CJFL) in 2006, when he won the "Top Rookie" team award. [3] From 2008 to 2010, Wilson played for the Calgary Colts of the CJFL, where he won the Keith Evans Award for Most Valuable Lineman three times and won the Alan Mline Award for Most Valuable Player in 2009. [4] Additionally, he was named a Prairie Football Conference all-star each year with the Colts. [5]

Professional career

On May 18, 2011, Wilson was signed by the Calgary Stampeders as an undrafted free agent. He spent most of the 2011 season on the Stampeders' practice squad, but was moved to the active roster near the end of the season to act as a reserve offensive lineman. He played in three regular season games and one post-season game in his rookie year. [1] In 2012, Wilson played as both a left tackle and left guard while starting in 10 games due to several injuries at the offensive line positions. [1] [6] Wilson played in 12 regular season games and one post-season game in 2013 after the Stampeders again faced injury difficulties on the offensive line. [7] In 2014, Wilson started in 16 regular season games while playing in all 18 at the right guard position. He also started in two post-season games, including the Grey Cup, where the Stampeders defeated the Hamilton Tiger-Cats 20–16. [1]

Wilson was released by the Montreal Alouettes on January 14, 2020. [8]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Spencer Wilson". Calgary Stampeders. Retrieved June 20, 2015.
  2. ↑ "Stamps continue to tinker with offensive line; two Canadian tackles and an import guard". Calgary Herald. October 3, 2012. Retrieved June 20, 2015.
  3. ↑ "Season by Season". Okanagan Sun. Retrieved June 20, 2015.
  4. ↑ "Awards". Calgary Colts. Retrieved June 20, 2015.
  5. ↑ "2010 Individual and Team Statistics" (PDF). Calgary Colts. Retrieved June 20, 2015.
  6. ↑ Scianitti, Matthew (August 9, 2012). "Stampeders' Cornish grinds Tiger-Cats down". National Post. Retrieved June 20, 2015.
  7. ↑ Fisher, Scott (August 30, 2013). "Calgary Stampeders young linemen getting their shot". Calgary Sun. Retrieved June 20, 2015.
  8. ↑ "Alouettes Sign Receiver Chris Osei-Kusi". MontrealAlouettes.com. January 15, 2020. Retrieved January 31, 2020.
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