Anthony Federico (born November 7, 1997) is a Canadian professional
football
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defensive end for the
Calgary Stampeders of the
Canadian Football League (CFL).
Junior career
Federico played for the
Hamilton Hurricanes of the
Canadian Junior Football League
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for two seasons after graduating from high school.
While playing for the Hurricanes, he worked on his sports management diploma at
Niagara College.
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University career
After using a redshirt season in 2017, Federico played U Sports football for the Queen's Gaels
The Queen's Gaels (also known as the Queen's Golden Gaels) is the Athletics program representing Queen's University at Kingston in Kingston, Ontario, Canada. Team colours are blue, red, and gold. The main athletics facilities include Richardson M ...
from 2018 to 2021.[
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Professional career
Hamilton Tiger-Cats
Federico was selected in the second round, 17th overall, by the Hamilton Tiger-Cats
The Hamilton Tiger-Cats are a professional Canadian football team based in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. They are currently members of the East Division of the Canadian Football League (CFL). The Tiger-Cats play their home games at Tim Hortons Fiel ...
in the 2022 CFL Draft
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and signed with the team on May 9, 2022. Following training camp in 2022
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, he began the season on the practice roster, but soon after made his professional debut on July 21, 2022, against the BC Lions where he had one special teams tackle. Federico played in ten regular season games in his rookie season where he had five special teams tackles.[
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, Federico made the team's opening day roster and played in the first 13 regular season games where he had five special teams tackles.[ He attended training camp with the team in 2024, but was part of the final cuts on June 1, 2024.]
Montreal Alouettes
On July 9, 2024, it was announced that Federico had signed with the Montreal Alouettes.
Calgary Stampeders
On September 17, 2024, it was announced that Federico had signed with the Calgary Stampeders.
References
External links
Calgary Stampeders bioQueen's Golden Gaels bio
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1997 births
Living people
Canadian football defensive linemen
Hamilton Tiger-Cats players
Players of Canadian football from Ontario
Queen's Golden Gaels football players
Sportspeople from Niagara Falls, Ontario
Canadian Junior Football League players
Montreal Alouettes players
Calgary Stampeders players