Sean Thomas Erlington (born July 28, 1992) is a Canadian professional

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for the

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of the

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(CFL).

University career

Thomas Erlington played

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with the

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from 2013 to 2016 where he was a member of the 50th Vanier Cup championship team in 2014.

Professional career

Hamilton Tiger-Cats

Thomas Erlington was drafted in the eighth round, 66th overall by the

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in the

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and signed with the team on May 24, 2017. He played in his first career game on July 29, 2017, against the

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, but did not record any stats. In the first season of his professional career, he was largely a special teams contributor, but blossomed into an effective change of pace back and returner in 2018, putting up 218 yards on 34 carries for better than a 6-yard per carry average. He scored two touchdowns during the regular season; a rushing score and a blocked punt recovery for a touchdown. Both scores came against

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, although in separate games. During the playoffs, Thomas Erlington had three rushes for 15 yards as well as a receiving touchdown for the Ti-Cats, who reached the East Division finals but were defeated by Ottawa, who advanced to the

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. Following the season, he was signed to a two-year extension. Thomas Erlington suffered a knee injury early in the 2019 season and underwent surgery on July 10, 2019. He signed a contract extension with the team on December 27, 2020. However, he did not play in 2020 due to the cancellation of the

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. In a shortened 2021 season, Thomas Erlington played in 12 regular season games and started in eight, carrying the ball 70 times for 356 yards and four touchdowns and recording 20 receptions for 129 yards and one touchdown. He also dressed in all three post-season games, including his first

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game, but did not record any stats in the championship as the Tiger-Cats lost to the

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33–25 in overtime in the

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game. On the day before the start of free agency, Thomas Erlington re-signed with the Tiger-Cats on February 7, 2022. In his first start of the 2022 season, on June 18, 2022, Thomas Erlington had five carries for 18 rushing yards and seven receptions for 72 yards and a touchdown, but had a costly drop in overtime that resulted in an interception and victory for the

. He finished the 2022 season having played in all 18 regular season games carrying the ball 53 times for 371 yards with one rushing touchdown. He also caught 25 passes for 216 yards with another score. Erlington and the Ti-Cats agreed to a contract extension on February 6, 2023. In

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, Thomas Erlington began the season on the injured list, but played in 11 regular season games where he had 16 carries for 88 yards and a rushing touchdown along with 12 receptions for 90 yards and a receiving touchdown. He became a

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upon the expiry of his contract on February 13, 2024.

Montreal Alouettes

On February 13, 2024, it was announced that Thomas Erlington had signed with the

References

External links

Montreal Alouettes bio
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Thomas Erlington, Sean 1992 births Living people Anglophone Quebec people Canadian football running backs Hamilton Tiger-Cats players Montreal Alouettes players Montreal Carabins football players Players of Canadian football from Quebec Canadian football people from Montreal