Iiro Luoto (born October 8, 1984) is a Finnish

gridiron football Gridiron football,"Gridiron football"
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tight end The tight end (TE) is a position in American football, arena football, and Canadian football, on the offense. The tight end is often a hybrid position with the characteristics and roles of both an offensive lineman and a wide receiver. Like ...

for the

Helsinki Roosters Helsinki Roosters is an American football team based in Helsinki, Finland. The team plays in the Vaahteraliiga in Finland and their home field is the Helsinki Velodrome. History Roosters were founded in 1979 and the club is a founding member of ...

. Luoto was a

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player for the

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of the

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. He originally played for the Helsinki Roosters at the Vaahteraliiga (Maple league). He then played two seasons in

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before being assigned to the Jets in 2007. Luoto was transferred from Calanda Broncos to Helsinki Wolverines in February 2013. He has again played for the Roosters since 2014.

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1984 births Living people Finnish players of American football American football tight ends Frankfurt Galaxy players Rhein Fire players New York Jets players Finnish expatriate sportspeople in Germany Finnish expatriate sportspeople in the United States Finnish expatriate sportspeople in Switzerland Sportspeople from Helsinki {{Tightend-1980s-stub