Jerod Zaleski (born December 20, 1989) is a former
Canadian football
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tight end
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and
long snapper
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. He first enrolled at
Simon Fraser University
Simon Fraser University (SFU) is a public research university in British Columbia, Canada, with three campuses, all in Greater Vancouver: Burnaby (main campus), Surrey, and Vancouver. The main Burnaby campus on Burnaby Mountain, located from ...
from 2007 to 2010 before playing at the
University of Calgary
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in 2012. He attended
Kelowna Secondary School
Kelowna Secondary School is a public school in Kelowna, British Columbia within School District 23 Central Okanagan, School District 23.
Academics
Kelowna Secondary School was rated 3rd in the province by the 2004/05 Fraser Sand rankings.
in
Kelowna
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. Zaleski played for the
Langley Rams
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of the
Canadian Junior Football League
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(CJFL) in 2011. He has been a member of the
Montreal Alouettes
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and
Toronto Argonauts
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.
College career
Zaleski played for the
Simon Fraser Clan
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of
Simon Fraser University
Simon Fraser University (SFU) is a public research university in British Columbia, Canada, with three campuses, all in Greater Vancouver: Burnaby (main campus), Surrey, and Vancouver. The main Burnaby campus on Burnaby Mountain, located from ...
from 2008 to 2010.
He played in all eight games his freshman year in 2008. He also played in every game in 2009, rushing once for four yards while recording 146 receiving yards and two touchdowns on sixteen receptions. Zaleski played in every game for the team as a
tight end
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and long snapper in 2010, recording one reception for six yards.
Zaleski decided to play
CIS football
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for the
Calgary Dinos
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of the
University of Calgary
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in 2012 after being released by the Montreal Alouettes before the start of the
2012 CFL season
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.
He dressed in all eight regular season and two playoff games for the Dinos as a reserve receiver and long snapper. He also recorded 87 receiving yards and a touchdown on nine receptions.
Professional career
Montreal Alouettes
On May 16, 2012, Zaleski signed with the
Montreal Alouettes
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of the
Canadian Football League
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. After playing in 2 preseason games, he was released by the Alouettes on June 21, and returned to the Calgary Dinos for the
2012 CIS season. He signed with the Alouettes on February 6, 2013. After being released by the team on June 10, Zaleski re-signed with the Alouettes on August 20. He played in eleven games during the
2013 season, recording three
special teams
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tackles. He appeared in sixteen games in 2014 and recorded his first career reception for five yards. Zaleski was released by the Alouettes on August 15, 2015.
Toronto Argonauts
On August 25, 2015, Zaleski was signed to the
Toronto Argonauts
The Toronto Argonauts (officially the Toronto Argonaut Football Club and colloquially known as the Argos) are a professional Canadian football team competing in the East Division of the Canadian Football League (CFL), based in Toronto, Ontario ...
's practice roster. He was promoted to the active roster on August 27 and re-added to the practice roster on September 3, 2015. He then moved back and forth between the practice roster and active roster several more times during the 2015 season.
He played in four games for the Argonauts and caught one pass for six yards.
He was released by the Argonauts on November 16, 2015.
References
External links
Toronto Argonauts bioMontreal Alouettes bioCalgary Dinos profile
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1989 births
Living people
Calgary Dinos football players
Canadian football long snappers
American football tight ends
American football long snappers
Montreal Alouettes players
Toronto Argonauts players
Players of Canadian football from British Columbia
Canadian Junior Football League players
Simon Fraser Red Leafs football players
Sportspeople from Kelowna
Players of American football from British Columbia