Sean McGuire (born February 14, 1996) is a retired

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for the

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of the

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(CFL). He played

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College career

McGuire played college football for

from 2014 to 2018.

Professional career

On May 15, 2019, McGuire signed with the

. He made he team as the third-string quarterback and dressed for all 18 regular season games where played sparingly, as he completed two passes from three attempts for 17 yards. He also dressed in all three post-season games, including his first

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championship where the Blue Bombers defeated the

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in the

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game. McGuire signed a one-year contract extension with the Blue Bombers on December 31, 2020. With the departure of the team's previous backup quarterback,

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, to the

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, McGuire won the back-up position behind starting quarterback,

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. McGuire was used regularly on the short yardage team and scored his first two career touchdowns on

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plays on September 5, 2021, in the

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against the

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. With the Blue Bombers having already clinched the Western Division the Bombers announced that McGuire would be the team' starting quarterback for their Week 15 match against the

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on November 13, 2021. McGuire completed 11 of 26 passes for 149 yards, a touchdown and four interceptions in his first CFL start as the Bombers were defeated 28-14 by the Alouettes.

References

External links

Winnipeg Blue Bombers bio

Western Illinois bio
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