Steven Jyles (born September 25, 1982) is a former professional
Canadian football
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quarterback
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. He was signed as an undrafted free agent by the
Edmonton Eskimos
The Edmonton Elks are a professional Canadian football team based in Edmonton, Alberta. The club competes in the Canadian Football League (CFL) as a member of the league's West Division and plays their home games at the Brick Field at Commo ...
of the
Canadian Football League
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in 2006. He played
college football
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Unlike most ...
for
Louisiana–Monroe. Jyles was also a member of 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 1 ...
,
Winnipeg Blue Bombers
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,
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 ...
, 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 season ...
.
Professional football
Edmonton Eskimos
Steven Jyles signed with the
Edmonton Eskimos
The Edmonton Elks are a professional Canadian football team based in Edmonton, Alberta. The club competes in the Canadian Football League (CFL) as a member of the league's West Division and plays their home games at the Brick Field at Commo ...
prior to the
2006 CFL season
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CFL News in 2006
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on March 23, 2006. He dressed in all 18 games and scored his first CFL
touchdown
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on October 21, 2006 against 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 ...
in
Olympic Stadium
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. He again dressed for all 18 games as the third-string quarterback in
2007
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, seeing limited playing time behind
Ricky Ray
Ricky Ray (born October 22, 1979) is an American former professional Canadian football quarterback. Ray spent the majority of his professional career with the Edmonton Eskimos and Toronto Argonauts of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He also ...
and
Stefan LeFors
Stefan LeFors (born June 7, 1981) is a former quarterback in American and Canadian football who is currently a high school coach. He was originally drafted by the Carolina Panthers in the fourth round (121st overall) of the 2005 NFL Draft. He p ...
.
Saskatchewan Roughriders
On February 8, 2008, Jyles was traded, along with Edmonton's 2008 2nd round
CFL Draft
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choice, 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 1 ...
for
Fred Perry
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and Saskatchewan's 2008 2nd round draft choice. He made his first career start against his former team, the Eskimos, on October 25, 2008 in a 55–9 win (although Jyles would be pulled at halftime). He completed his first professional touchdown pass against 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 season ...
in week 2 to
Andy Fantuz
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in a 26–16 win.
In
2009
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, he competed against
Darian Durant
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for the open quarterback position, following
Michael Bishop's off-season release. Durant would win this battle and he would not relinquish the role as he started all 18 games that season. Subsequently, Jyles saw little playing time.
Winnipeg Blue Bombers
Jyles signed as a
free agent
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with the
Winnipeg Blue Bombers
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on February 23, 2010, joining his former Saskatchewan offensive co-ordinator,
Paul LaPolice
Paul LaPolice (born June 12, 1970) is a gridiron football coach who was most recently the head coach for the Ottawa Redblacks of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He is a two-time Grey Cup champion as an assistant coach, most recently in 107th ...
, who had been hired as the Blue Bombers' head coach. It was initially thought that Jyles would have an excellent chance to be the starting quarterback for the team after they had released incumbent Michael Bishop, but two months later, the team announced that they had signed
Buck Pierce
Buck James Pierce (born November 15, 1981) is the offensive coordinator of the Winnipeg Blue Bombers and a retired professional quarterback who played nine seasons for the BC Lions and Winnipeg Blue Bombers of the Canadian Football League. He ...
, meaning Jyles would be relegated to backup duty.
Pierce started the
2010 season as the starter, but was injured in game 3, meaning that Jyles would get the next start, again against Edmonton. After winning his first game as a Bomber against Edmonton, he would lose his next two before Pierce returned from injury to start game 7 against the
Hamilton Tiger-Cats
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. However, Pierce was again injured in that game, so Jyles started the next game against
Montreal
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. Pierce came back for the
Labour Day Classic
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against 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 1 ...
, but, for his third consecutive start, was injured in the game. Jyles was declared the starter for the remainder of the season, but he himself was injured in week 17 against the
Toronto Argonauts
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, effectively ending his season and the Bombers' playoff hopes that year.
Toronto Argonauts
On March 30, 2011 Jyles was traded to 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 ...
in exchange for a 1st round selection (4th overall) in the
2011 CFL Draft
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and a conditional draft choice in
2012
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. Jyles spent the first nine games of the
2011 season on the nine-game injured list after he continued to recover from the injury he sustained during the previous season. After incumbent starting quarterback
Cleo Lemon
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was released on September 6, 2011, Jyles was named the starter for the team's game against 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 season ...
on September 10, 2011. Jyles would go on to start the following eight games of the season, having sat out the last regular season game due to injury.
Edmonton Eskimos
Jyles was again traded in the offseason, this time to the
Edmonton Eskimos
The Edmonton Elks are a professional Canadian football team based in Edmonton, Alberta. The club competes in the Canadian Football League (CFL) as a member of the league's West Division and plays their home games at the Brick Field at Commo ...
on December 12, 2011, along with
Grant Shaw
Grant Shaw (born August 3, 1984) is a professional Canadian football placekicker and punter who is currently a free agent. He was drafted eleventh overall by the Toronto Argonauts in the 2010 CFL Draft and signed with the team on May 22, 2010. He ...
and a
2012
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first round draft pick, for
Ricky Ray
Ricky Ray (born October 22, 1979) is an American former professional Canadian football quarterback. Ray spent the majority of his professional career with the Edmonton Eskimos and Toronto Argonauts of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He also ...
. On June 24, Jyles was declared the starting quarterback for 2012. Jyles started the first eight games of the season for the Eskimos before he was demoted to 2nd and 3rd string for the remainder of the season. Ray went on to win the
100th Grey Cup
The 100th Grey Cup was a Canadian football game between the East Division champion Toronto Argonauts and the West Division champion Calgary Stampeders of the Canadian Football League to decide the Grey Cup champions of the 2012 season.
The ga ...
with 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 ...
and Jyles was released by the Eskimos on January 21, 2013.
BC Lions
On April 7, 2014, Jyles was signed by 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 season ...
to compete for a back-up role to entrenched starter,
Travis Lulay
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. He retired from the CFL before the start of training camp.
Lions add veteran Jyles to QB stable
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Statistics
References
External links
BC Lions bio
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1982 births
Living people
American players of Canadian football
BC Lions players
Edmonton Elks players
American football quarterbacks
Canadian football quarterbacks
People from Independence, Louisiana
Players of American football from Louisiana
Saskatchewan Roughriders players
Toronto Argonauts players
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