Jamal Campbell

Jamal Campbell (born October 15, 1993) is a professional Canadian football offensive lineman for the Toronto Argonauts of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He won his first Grey Cup championship in 2017 with the Argonauts. He played CIS football for the York Lions from 2012 to 2015.[1]

Jamal Campbell
No. 67     Toronto Argonauts
Campbell before a Toronto Argonauts game in 2019.
Born: (1993-10-15) October 15, 1993
Toronto, Ontario
Career information
StatusActive
CFL statusNational
Position(s)OL
Height6 ft 7 in (201 cm)
Weight300 lb (140 kg)
UniversityYork
High schoolC. W. Jefferys
CFL draft2016 / Round: 3 / Pick: 22
Drafted byToronto Argonauts
Career history
As player
2016–presentToronto Argonauts
Career stats

Professional career

Campbell was drafted by the Toronto Argonauts in the third round, 22nd overall, in the 2016 CFL Draft and signed with the club on May 24, 2016.[2] He made the team out of training camp and played in eight games in his rookie year in 2016. In 2017, he dressed as a backup offensive lineman for the team's first 15 games of the regular season before being placed of the Argonauts' injured list. Despite not playing in the 105th Grey Cup, Campbell was part of his team's championship as he won the first Grey Cup of his career.[3] He played in eight games in 2018.

Campbell began the 2019 season as a back-up offensive linemen. While lined up as a tight end, he scored his first career professional touchdown on a one-yard reception from McLeod Bethel-Thompson on August 1, 2019.[4] After spending those first seven games as a reserve, he got his first start of the season at right tackle on August 16, 2019 and started every other game of the season there. As a pending free agent, Campbell signed a three-year contract with the Argonauts on February 3, 2020.[5]

References
  1. "Argos OL Jamal Campbell honoured with Toronto Urban Hero Award". Toronto Argonauts. September 19, 2017.
  2. "Four more from CFL Draft join Argos roster". argonauts.ca. May 24, 2016. Retrieved December 11, 2017.
  3. "Argos' Jamal Campbell returns to his old North York schools with Grey Cup". toronto.com. January 24, 2018.
  4. "Winnipeg Blue Bombers vs Toronto Argonauts". August 1, 2019.
  5. "Toronto born OL Jamal Campbell is staying home". Toronto Argonauts. February 3, 2020.


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