Steven "Afterburner" Turner (born January 18, 1987, in Brampton, Ontario) is a professional Canadian football running back and slotback who is currently a free agent. He was drafted 30th overall by the Toronto Argonauts in the

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. He played

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for the Bishop's Gaiters.

College career

Turner attended Bishop's University where he played college football for the Bishop's Gaiters from 2006 to 2009 under former Toronto Argonaut

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Professional career

CFL Draft

Turner turned heads at the CFL Evaluation Camp after he broke the E-Camp record of 4.39 seconds for the 40-yard dash by recording his own mark of 4.31 seconds. The previous record had been set by former teammate

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at the previous year's E-Camp. Turner finished in first or at least tied for first in the 40-yard dash, the shuttle, the vertical leap and the standing broad leap After his impressive performance at the E-Camp, he was ranked as the 14th best player available in the

in the Canadian Football League’s Amateur Scouting Bureau rankings. On May 2, 2010, Turner was selected with the 30th overall pick by the Toronto Argonauts in the

Toronto Argonauts

Turner signed through the 2012 season with the

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on May 21, 2010. On June 7, 2010, Turner ruptured his left Achilles tendon during training camp, leaving his

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debut in doubt.http://www.argonauts.ca/article/steven-turner-sidelined STEVEN TURNER UPDATE On June 24, 2010, Turner was released by the Argonauts. On December 7, 2010, Turner was re-signed by the Toronto Argonauts. He was released by the Argonauts on June 8, 2011.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Turner, Steven 1987 births Living people Bishop's Gaiters football players Canadian football wide receivers Toronto Argonauts players Sportspeople from Brampton