Anthony Woodson (born January 7, 1988) is a professional
Canadian football
Canadian football () is a team sport, sport played in Canada in which two teams of 12 players each compete for territorial control of a field of play long and wide attempting to advance a pointed oval-shaped ball into the opposing team's sco ...
running back
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who is currently a free agent. He was drafted 29th overall by the
Winnipeg Blue Bombers
The Winnipeg Blue Bombers are a professional Canadian football team based in Winnipeg, Manitoba. The Blue Bombers compete in the Canadian Football League (CFL) as a member club of the league's West division. They play their home games at IG Fiel ...
in the
2010 CFL Draft
The 2010 CFL Draft took place on Sunday, May 2, 2010 at 12:00 PM ET on TSN. 47 players were chosen from among eligible players from Canadian universities across the country, as well as Canadian players playing in the NCAA. After a number of tra ...
and played for parts of two seasons with the club. On September 9, 2013, Woodson was traded to the
Toronto Argonauts
The Toronto Argonauts (officially the Toronto Argonaut Football Club and colloquially known as the Argos) are a professional Canadian football team competing in the East Division of the Canadian Football League (CFL), based in Toronto, Ontario ...
, along with a fifth round draft pick in 2014, in exchange for offensive lineman
Marc Parenteau
Marc Parenteau (born December 4, 1980 in Sherbrooke, Quebec) was a professional Canadian football offensive lineman who last played for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers of the Canadian Football League. He was drafted 36th overall by the Ottawa Renegades ...
and a third round draft pick in 2014. He signed with 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 ...
as a free agent on February 11, 2015 and spent two years with the team before signing with his hometown Stampeders on February 17, 2017.
Stamps add backfield depth, ink national RB Woodson
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Woodson played CIS football
U Sports football is the highest level of amateur play of Canadian football and operates under the auspices of U Sports (formerly Canadian Interuniversity Sport). Twenty-seven teams from Canadian universities are divided into four athletic confer ...
for the Calgary Dinos
The Calgary Dinos are the athletic teams that represent the University of Calgary in Alberta, Canada. They were known as the "Dinosaurs" but usually referred to as the "Dinos" until 1999, when the name was officially shortened. Some of its venue ...
from 2006 to 2008 and 2010 to 2011, sitting out the 2009 season due to injury.
References
External links
Calgary Stampeders bio
Hamilton Tiger-Cats bio
Toronto Argonauts bio
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1988 births
Living people
Calgary Dinos football players
Calgary Stampeders players
Canadian football running backs
Hamilton Tiger-Cats players
Players of Canadian football from Alberta
Canadian football people from Calgary
Toronto Argonauts players
Winnipeg Blue Bombers players