Nicolas Boulay (born August 18, 1989) is a

Canadian football Canadian football () is a team sport, 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 sco ...

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who is currently a

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. He most recently played for 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). Startin ...

of the

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(CFL). He was drafted 30th overall in the

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by the Alouettes and signed with the team on May 13, 2013. He played

CIS football U Sports football is the highest level of amateur play of Canadian football and operates under the auspices of U Sports (formerly Canadian Interuniversity Sport). Twenty-seven teams from Canadian universities are divided into four athletic confer ...

with the

Sherbrooke Vert et Or The Sherbrooke Vert & Or ("Sherbrooke Green & Gold") is the athletic teams that represent the Université de Sherbrooke in Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada. The team plays in Réseau du sport étudiant du Québec ( French for "Quebec Student Sports Netw ...

College career

Boulay played four years with the University of

. He was named the team's defensive player of the year following a remarkable season in which his 58.5 tackles ranked fourth in the Quebec conference and sixth in the country. Boulay recorded two quarterback sacks in his nine games played in 2012 and was voted defensive captain that year.

Professional career

In the

, Boulay was drafted by the

Montreal Alouettes The Montreal Alouettes (Canadian French, French: Les Alouettes de Montréal) are a professional Canadian football team based in Montreal, Quebec. Founded in 1946, the team has folded and been revived twice. The Alouettes compete in the Canadian F ...

of the

. He was selected in the 4th round with the 3rd pick (30th overall). He signed with the Als on May 13, 2013. He signed with the

in February 2019. He played in ten games for the team in 2019 and was released by the Redblacks on January 23, 2020.

Personal life

Nicolas's brother

Mathieu Boulay Mathieu Boulay (born November 23, 1987) is a former Canadian football defensive lineman. He played for the Saskatchewan Roughriders, Winnipeg Blue Bombers and Edmonton Eskimos. He played CIS football at Bishop's. College career Boulay was a m ...

was also a professional football player in the

References

External links

Ottawa Redblacks bioMontreal Alouettes bio
{{DEFAULTSORT:Boulay, Nicolas 1989 births Living people People from Magog, Quebec Players of Canadian football from Quebec Sherbrooke Vert et Or football players Montreal Alouettes players Canadian football linebackers Ottawa Redblacks players French Quebecers