Mitchell Gale (born January 7, 1990) is a former
American football
American football (referred to simply as football in the United States and Canada), also known as gridiron, is a team sport played by two teams of eleven players on a rectangular field with goalposts at each end. The offense, the team wi ...
quarterback
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. He played
college football at
Abilene Christian University and attended Alva High School in
Alva, Oklahoma
Alva is a city in and the county seat of Woods County, Oklahoma, United States, along the Salt Fork Arkansas River. The population was 4,945 at the 2010 census. Northwestern Oklahoma State University is located in Alva.
History
Alva was estab ...
. Gale has been a member of 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 ...
,
Hamilton Tiger-Cats,
Saskatchewan Roughriders
The Saskatchewan Roughriders are a professional Canadian football team based in Regina, Saskatchewan. The Roughriders compete in the Canadian Football League (CFL) as a member club of the league's West Division.
The Roughriders were founded in ...
,
Calgary Stampeders
The Calgary Stampeders are a professional Canadian football team based in Calgary, Alberta. The Stampeders compete in the West Division of the Canadian Football League (CFL). The club plays its home games at McMahon Stadium and are the third-o ...
and
BC Lions
The BC Lions are a professional Canadian football team based in Vancouver, British Columbia. The Lions compete in the West Division of the Canadian Football League (CFL), and play their home games at BC Place.
The Lions played their first seas ...
of the
Canadian Football League
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(CFL).
College career
Gale was a four-year starter at
Abilene Christian University. He threw for 97 touchdowns and over 12,000 career yards. Gale and former ACU quarterback Billy Malone became just the third pair of teammates to throw for over 12,000 yards.
Professional career
Gale attended rookie mini-camp with the
St. Louis Rams
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The arr ...
of the
National Football League
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in May 2013.
Toronto Argonauts
Gale was signed by 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 ...
on May 16, 2013. He was released by the Argonauts on September 2, 2015.
Hamilton Tiger-Cats
Gale signed with the
Hamilton Tiger-Cats on November 3, 2015.
Toronto Argonauts (second stint)
Gale was signed by the Toronto Argonauts on June 10, 2016.
Saskatchewan Roughriders
On July 2, 2016, Gale and
Matt Sewell were traded to the
Saskatchewan Roughriders
The Saskatchewan Roughriders are a professional Canadian football team based in Regina, Saskatchewan. The Roughriders compete in the Canadian Football League (CFL) as a member club of the league's West Division.
The Roughriders were founded in ...
for
Shawn Lemon and a conditional
2018 CFL Draft
The 2018 CFL Draft took place on May 3, 2018, at 8:00 pm ET and was broadcast on TSN and RDS... Sixty-nine players were chosen from among eligible players from Canadian Universities across the country, as well as Canadian players playing i ...
pick. In Week 4 starting quarterback
Darian Durant
Darian Bernard Durant (born August 19, 1982) is a former professional Canadian football quarterback. He played college football at the University of North Carolina. By the end of his college career, he held school records for completion percentag ...
left the game in the early second quarter, thrusting Mitchell Gale into the starting role. Gale made his first career CFL start on July 22, throwing for 354 yards and one touchdown in a come-from-behind victory at home over the
Ottawa Redblacks
The Ottawa Redblacks (officially stylized as REDBLACKS) (French: Le Rouge et Noir d'Ottawa) are a professional Canadian football team based in Ottawa, Ontario. The team plays in the East Division of the Canadian Football League (CFL).
Starting ...
, which was the Roughriders' first win of the
2016 campaign.
Gale would also start the following week before Durant returned from his leg injury. Having been eliminated from playoff contention the Riders started Gale at quarterback for the final week of the season. He finished the season having completed 79 out of 137 pass attempts (58%) for 937 yards with 2 touchdowns and 3 interceptions. On January 27, 2017, about two weeks before becoming a free agent, Gale was released by the Riders along with three of his teammates.
BC Lions
After spending a better part of the 2017 CFL season on the bench for the
BC Lions
The BC Lions are a professional Canadian football team based in Vancouver, British Columbia. The Lions compete in the West Division of the Canadian Football League (CFL), and play their home games at BC Place.
The Lions played their first seas ...
, the organization parted ways with Gale despite never taking an in-game rep for the team.
References
External links
Just Sports StatsToronto Argonauts profile
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Living people
1990 births
American football quarterbacks
Canadian football quarterbacks
American players of Canadian football
Abilene Christian Wildcats football players
Toronto Argonauts players
Hamilton Tiger-Cats players
Saskatchewan Roughriders players
Calgary Stampeders players
BC Lions players
Players of American football from Oklahoma
People from Alva, Oklahoma