John Macdonald (born August 30, 1978) is a former professional

Canadian football Canadian football () is a sport played in Canada in which two teams of 12 players each compete for territorial control of a field of play long and wide attempting to advance a pointed oval-shaped ball into the opposing team's scoring area ( ...

defensive linemen. He was drafted by the Hamilton Tiger-Cats in the first round of the

2002 CFL Draft The 2002 CFL Draft took place on Thursday, April 25, 2002. From a list of 442 eligible CIS football players from Canadian universities and Canadian players in the NCAA and NAIA, 54 players were chosen, including 26 players from Canadian Interuni ...

. He played college football at

McGill University McGill University (french: link=no, Université McGill) is an English-language public research university located in Montreal, Quebec Montreal ( ; officially Montréal, ) is the second-most populous city in Canada and most populous ...

. John was raised in

Simcoe, Ontario Simcoe is an unincorporated community and former town in Southwestern Ontario, Canada near Lake Erie. It is the county seat and largest community of Norfolk County. Simcoe is at the junction of Highway 3, at Highway 24, due south of Brantford ...

and is a Mohawk from Six Nations of the Grand River, Ontario. John is currently a teacher for the

Grand Erie District School Board The Grand Erie District School Board (GEDSB, Originally known as Haldimand Norfolk Brant (English-language Public) District School Board No. 23 prior to May 1998) is a school board that has legal jurisdiction over Norfolk County, Haldimand Coun ...

. He is married with two children and lives in

Brantford Brantford ( 2021 population: 104,688) is a city in Ontario, Canada, founded on the Grand River in Southwestern Ontario. It is surrounded by Brant County, but is politically separate with a municipal government of its own that is fully independ ...

Ontario Ontario ( ; ) is one of the thirteen provinces and territories of Canada.Ontario is located in the geographic eastern half of Canada, but it has historically and politically been considered to be part of Central Canada. Located in Central C ...

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Profile Tiger Cats Alumni WebsiteMcGill football star John Macdonald signs 3-year pact with Hamilton Tiger Cats
1978 births Canadian football defensive linemen Canadian football people from Hamilton, Ontario Canadian Mohawk sportsmen Hamilton Tiger-Cats players Living people McGill Redbirds football players McGill University alumni Players of Canadian football from Ontario Six Nations of the Grand River {{Canadianfootball-defensive-lineman-stub