Brendon LaBatte (born September 12, 1986) is a

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with the

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of the

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. He was drafted sixth 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 Fie ...

in the

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. He played CIS Football with the Regina Rams.

Career

LaBatte was drafted by the

with the sixth overall pick in the

. He went on to win three consecutive CFL East Division All-Star awards from 2009 to 2011. Prior to the 2011 East Division final, Labatte was named to his first ever CFL All-Star team. LaBatte won the

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with Saskatchewan on November 24, 2013. He signed a contract extension with the Roughriders through the 2022 season on December 23, 2020. He opted out of the

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for personal reasons before the start of the season, and the team placed him on their suspended list on July 3.

References

External links

Saskatchewan Roughriders bio

Winnipeg Blue Bombers bio
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