Brett Lauther

Brett Lauther
No. 12     Saskatchewan Roughriders
Born: (1990-11-04) November 4, 1990
Truro, Nova Scotia
Career information
Status Active
CFL status National
Position(s) P/K
Height 6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight 195 lb (88 kg)
University Saint Mary's
High school Truro (NS) CEC
CFL draft 2013 / Round: 7 / Pick: 53
Drafted by Hamilton Tiger-Cats
Career history
As player
2013–2014 Hamilton Tiger-Cats
2015 Saskatchewan Roughriders*
2015 Toronto Argonauts*
2017 Saskatchewan Roughriders*
2017 Edmonton Eskimos*
2018–present Saskatchewan Roughriders
*Offseason and/or practice roster member only
Career stats

Brett Lauther (born November 4, 1990) is a professional Canadian football punter and placekicker for the Saskatchewan Roughriders of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He was drafted by the Hamilton Tiger-Cats in the seventh round of the 2013 CFL Draft. He played CIS football at Saint Mary's University and attended Cobequid Educational Centre in Truro, Nova Scotia.[1]

Professional career

Hamilton Tiger-Cats

Lauther was drafted by the Hamilton Tiger-Cats of the CFL with the 53rd overall pick in the 2013 CFL Draft and was signed by the team on May 27, 2013.[2] As a native Nova Scotian, he has the unusual distinction of playing in his first professional football game in the Maritimes, in Moncton, New Brunswick, as part of the third installment of Touchdown Atlantic. For this game, he was named Special Teams Player of the Week for Week Thirteen of the 2013 season after going 4 for 4 on field goal attempts on September 21, 2013, against the Montreal Alouettes.[3] Lauther was re-signed by the Tiger-Cats on January 8, 2014 where he spent the entire season on the practice roster behind incumbent, Justin Medlock.[4] He declined a contract from the Tiger-Cats during the following off-season.

Saskatchewan Roughriders

Lauther signed a practice roster agreement with the CFL's Saskatchewan Roughriders on September 3, 2015.[5] He was released on October 8, 2015.[6]

Toronto Argonauts

On October 14, 2015, Lauther was added to the practice roster of the Toronto Argonauts of the CFL.[7] He was released by the team on October 19, 2015.[8]

Saskatchewan Roughriders (II)

On August 29, 2017, Lauther was signed to the practice roster of the Saskatchewan Roughriders.[9]

Edmonton Eskimos

On September 25, 2017, Lauther was signed by the Edmonton Eskimos in response to Sean Whyte's injury.[10] He spent the remainder of the 2017 season on the practice roster.

Saskatchewan Roughriders (III)

On March 19, 2018, Lauther signed with the Roughriders for a third time, but participated in training camp with the team for the first time.[11]

References

  1. ↑ "Brett Lauther" (PDF). colchestercountysporthalloffame.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 August 2009. Retrieved 8 August 2014.
  2. ↑ "Tiger-Cats lock up five from 2013 Draft Class". cfl.ca. May 27, 2013. Retrieved 8 September 2015.
  3. ↑ Carter, Lyle (December 27, 2013). "Local kicker pleased with first season in CFL". obj.ca. Retrieved 8 August 2014.
  4. ↑ "Justin Medlock, Brett Lauther re-sign with Ticats". metronews.ca. January 8, 2014. Retrieved 8 August 2014.
  5. ↑ "Roughriders add kicker Brett Lauther to practice roster". regina.ctvnews.ca. September 3, 2015. Archived from the original on September 10, 2015. Retrieved September 9, 2015.
  6. ↑ "RIDER TRANSACTION- OCTOBER 8TH". riderville.com. October 8, 2015. Archived from the original on October 16, 2015. Retrieved October 16, 2015.
  7. ↑ "Transactions". cfl.ca/. Archived from the original on October 16, 2015. Retrieved October 16, 2015.
  8. ↑ "TRANSACTIONS – 2015". cfl.ca. Archived from the original on July 3, 2016. Retrieved July 5, 2016.
  9. ↑ "CFL TRANSACTIONS". cfl.ca. Retrieved August 31, 2017.
  10. ↑ Esks bolster kicking game with Waters, Lauther
  11. ↑ Riders add nationals Blaszko, Lauther
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