Arnaud Gascon-Nadon (born July 10, 1988) is a former

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defensive lineman who played for the Edmonton Eskimos of the

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(CFL) in 2018. He was selected 17th overall by the Tiger-Cats in the

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. After the 2011 CIS season, he was ranked as the 13th best player in the

's Amateur Scouting Bureau January rankings for players eligible in the

, and ninth by players in

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. Gascon-Nadon played CIS football with the

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and for the

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Owls in 2008. Before playing for Edmonton, Gascon-Nadon was with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats from 2013 to 2015 and with the

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in 2016 and 2017, winning the Grey Cup with them in 2016. He officially announced his retirement in the summer of 2019. He endorsed the

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for the 2022 Quebec general election.

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Hamilton Tiger-Cats bio
{{DEFAULTSORT:Gascon-Nadon, Arnaud 1988 births Canadian football defensive linemen American football defensive linemen Hamilton Tiger-Cats players Rice Owls football players Laval Rouge et Or football players Living people Players of Canadian football from Quebec Canadian football people from Montreal