Donovan Eaton Alexander (born April 3, 1985) is a former professional

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. He was drafted by the

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in the third round of the 2007 CFL Draft. He was signed by the

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as an

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in 2008 and upon his release, signed with the Alouettes that same year. He later played for the

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for two seasons and the

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for three before signing with Winnipeg. In 2012, he was named a West All-Star with the Eskimos. He played

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. He retired in November, 2014.

Personal life

He was born to Derek and Marilyn Alexander. He also has 2 older brother, Wyatt and David. Donovan started playing football when he was 9 years old. Football wasn't the only sport he was interested in as he loved to play basketball as well. The first football team he played for was the Charleswood Broncos. He played high school football for the St. Paul Crusaders of Winnipeg. In college Donovan studied communications which entailed conflict resolution, media broadcasting and interpersonal communication. He is now pursuing a career as an educator at École Leila North Middle School, in Winnipeg Manitoba. He coached their grade 8 girls basketball team until 2022. Donovan is now happily married to his wife Jennifer and has 2 kids Lincoln and Yvette (Ivy) Alexander.

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Winnipeg Blue Bombers' bioNorth Dakota Fighting Sioux bio
1985 births Living people Canadian football defensive backs Edmonton Elks players Montreal Alouettes players Players of Canadian football from Manitoba Saskatchewan Roughriders players Seattle Seahawks players Canadian football people from Winnipeg North Dakota Fighting Hawks football players Winnipeg Blue Bombers players {{Canadianfootball-defensiveback-stub