Mike Dubuisson (born September 30, 1991) is a Canadian professional footbsll

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who is a free agent. He previously played

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for the University of Montreal and the University of Windsor.

College career

Dubuisson played college football for the Montreal Carabins in 2011 and the Windsor Lancers in 2013. Between his two college seasons, he achieved 58 tackles, six interceptions, and one sack.

Professional career

Edmonton Eskimos

The

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acquired Dubuisson through the 2014 CFL Supplemental Draft, which is an auction-style draft used to allocate players who did not receive approval as a national player by the time of the

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. The Eskimos gave up a fifth round pick in the

2015 CFL Draft The 2015 CFL Draft took place on Tuesday, May 12, 2015, at 8:00 PM ET on TSN2 and RDS2. 62 players were chosen from among eligible players from Canadian Universities across the country, as well as Canadian players playing in the NCAA. For the fi ...

to receive Dubuisson. In his rookie year, he played in all 18 regular season games for the Eskimos, and was active on special teams in their post-season West Semi-Final game. In

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, he dressed in all 18 regular season games again, registering seven special teams tackles. He also played in the West Final and

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, earning his first

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championship. He played in 17 games in

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where he had two defensive tackles and three special teams tackles.

Saskatchewan Roughriders

Dubuisson signed with the Saskatchewan Roughriders in 2017, but saw action in only two games, making four defensive tackles and one special teams tackle in those outings.

BC Lions

Dubuisson signed with the BC Lions on February 15, 2018.

Edmonton Elks

The Elks announced the signing of Dubuisson on January 3, 2022. He re-signed with the Elks on July 4, 2023. He was released on July 16, 2023.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Dubuisson, Mike 1991 births Living people Edmonton Elks players Canadian football defensive backs Montreal Carabins football players Windsor Lancers football players Players of Canadian football from Quebec Canadian football people from Montreal Saskatchewan Roughriders players BC Lions players