Ron Omara (born August 21, 1990) is a

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who is currently a free agent. He was most recently a member of the

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of the

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(CFL). He played

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with the St. Francis Xavier. He was selected in the fourth round, twenty-ninth overall by the

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in the 2015 CFL Draft.

College career

Omara played 26 games in four seasons (2011–14) at

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. Omara was named St. FX rookie of the year in 2011. He recorded a career-high 47 tackles and three sacks in 2013, earning the AUS defensive player of the year award, while receiving AUS all-star honours, second team All-Canadian honours, and being named the team's most valuable player. He finished his college career with 158 defensive tackles, six quarterback sacks, four interceptions, five forced fumbles. He finished 10th in all-time tackles in AUS history (158.0). Omara played junior football with the

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and

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Professional career

Hamilton Tiger-Cats

Omara was drafted in the fourth round (twenty-ninth overall) by the

of the

in the 2015 CFL Draft. In two seasons with the Tiger-Cats Omara dressed for 25 games and contributed 8 special teams tackles and 1 defensive tackle. Following the 2016 season he was not re-signed by the Ti-Cats and became a free-agent.

Ottawa Redblacks

Omara signed with the

(CFL) on February 15, 2017, the second day of free agency. After not seeing much playing time in

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Omara was released by the Redblacks on January 18, 2018.

References

External links

Hamilton Tiger-Cats bio

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Omara, Ron 1990 births Living people Players of Canadian football from Quebec Canadian football linebackers Sportspeople from Gatineau Hamilton Tiger-Cats players St. Francis Xavier X-Men football players