Andre Sadeghian (born October 25, 1984) is a former

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. Sadeghian was an athlete during his tenure at Blessed Trinity Secondary School in

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and won several

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awards including: Ontario Indoor Track and Field Championship Silver Medal for 60m (2001, 2003), Gold Medal for 60m (2002), Bronze Medal for 60m Hurdles (2001, 2002, 2003), OFSAA Bronze Medal for 110m Hurdles (2002). Andre attended the

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for two years, then transferred to

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. After sitting out one year for eligibility purposes, he had a solid final season with the

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. In his final season, he averaged almost 6 yards per carry (983 rushing yards) and had 10 touchdowns in eight games. Andre also had 12 receptions for 198 yards and 12 punt returns, also for 198 yards. He was selected in the third round (24th overall) in the

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by the

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. He spent the

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with the Lions and participated in all 18 regular season games. He was signed as a free agent by the

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in 2008, placed on their Developmental Squad, released on August 2, signed by the

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on August 6 and placed on the Riders' Developmental Squad, only to be re-signed by the Tiger-Cats in October and dressed for three games.

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