Anthony Coombs (Canadian football)

Anthony Coombs
No. 1     Toronto Argonauts
Anthony Coombs before an Argos game in 2018.
Born: (1992-10-26) October 26, 1992
Winnipeg, Manitoba
Career information
Status 1-game injured list
CFL status National
Position(s) RB
Height 5 ft 9 in (175 cm)
Weight 190 lb (86 kg)
CIS Manitoba Bisons
CFL draft 2014 / Round: 1 / Pick: 3
Drafted by Toronto Argonauts
Career history
As player
2014–present Toronto Argonauts
Career highlights and awards
Career stats

Anthony Coombs (born October 26, 1992) is a professional Canadian football running back for the Toronto Argonauts of the Canadian Football League (CFL). In the CFL's Amateur Scouting Bureau final rankings, he was ranked eighth best of the players eligible in the 2014 CFL Draft.[1] He was then drafted third overall by the Argonauts and signed with the team on May 27, 2014.[2][3] He played Canadian Interuniversity Sport (CIS) football with the Manitoba Bisons.

Professional career

In his first three seasons, Coombs was mostly used as a backup or rotational player behind starting tailback Curtis Steele and later Brandon Whitaker. In his fourth season, and first under new Head Coach Marc Trestman, Coombs' role in the offense expanded greatly; averaging 5.2 receptions per game. On August 22, mid-way through the season, it was announced that Coombs would have to undergo shoulder surgery.[4] At the time, Trestman said he was hopeful Coombs could return to action before the end of the season. Indeed he did, as he played in the last game of the regular season on November 4, 2017, recording two catches for 31 yards. In the East Semi-Final against the Saskatchewan Roughriders, Coombs had a team-leading nine receptions for 77 yards and one carry for three yards.[5] He dressed in the 105th Grey Cup game, but did not record any stats as his team went on to win the Grey Cup championship over the Calgary Stampeders.

Coombs began the 2018 Toronto Argonauts season on the one-game injured list before being transferred to the six-game injured list as he recovered from an ankle injury.[6]

References

  1. ↑ "Revisiting the pre-draft Scouting Bureau - CFL.ca". 17 April 2014.
  2. ↑ "Toronto Argos select Anthony Coombs at CFL draft". 14 May 2014.
  3. ↑ "Boatmen lock up entire 2014 Draft class - CFL.ca". 27 May 2014.
  4. ↑ "Report: Coombs to undergo shoulder surgery". CFL.ca. 2017-08-21. Retrieved 2017-08-22.
  5. ↑ "East Final Boxscore". CFL.ca. 2017-11-19. Retrieved 2018-08-05.
  6. ↑ "Home-opener a 'sense of pride' for Argonauts". torontosun.com. 2018-06-21. Retrieved 2018-08-05.


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