Dion Pellerin (born March 11, 1998) is a professional

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who is

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. He most recently played for the

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of the

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(CFL).

University career

Pellerin played

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for the

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from 2016 to 2019. He played in 32 regular season games where he had 2,304 rushing yards and 20 touchdowns, including 977 yards and 11 touchdowns in his senior year.

Professional career

Pellerin was drafted in the fifth round, 42nd overall, in the

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, but did not play in 2020 due to the cancellation of the

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. It was then announced that he had signed his rookie contract with the Argonauts on March 22, 2021. Following training camp, he made the team's active roster for

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and played in his first career professional game on August 7, 2021, against the Calgary Stampeders where he had one special teams tackle. He had his first career reception on October 30, 2021, against the BC Lions where he also caught the game-winning two-point conversion in overtime, which were the first points scored of his professional career. He played in 14 games where he had two receptions for 11 yards and four special teams tackles. In the following year, he was released with the final training camp cuts on June 5, 2022.

Personal life

Pellerin was born in

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to parents Karen Brown and David Pellerin. His father was a Regina native and fan of the Saskatchewan Roughriders and died when Pellerin was 16 years old.

References

External links

Toronto Argonauts bio
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