Theren Churchill (born October 12, 1994) is a professional Canadian football

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for the Edmonton Elks of the Canadian Football League (CFL).

Amateur career

Edmonton Huskies

After finishing high school, Churchill played for the Edmonton Huskies of the

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for four years. He was named a Prairie Football Conference All-Star in 2016.

Regina Rams

Churchill joined the

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of U Sports football in 2017 and immediately became the team's starting

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. In his three seasons with the Rams, he started all 24 regular season games, and one post-season game in 2017, all at right tackle.

Professional career

Toronto Argonauts

Churchill was drafted in the

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, ninth overall, in the

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by the Toronto Argonauts, but did not play in 2020 due to the cancellation of the

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. He then signed with the team on March 22, 2021. Churchill began the 2021 season on the practice roster, but was promoted to the active roster in week 6 and made his professional debut on September 10, 2021, against the

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. He dressed in the remaining ten games of the regular season and made his first start in the last game of the regular season against the Edmonton Elks on November 16, 2021. He dressed in 11 regular season games in 2022, but was inactive for the team's

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championship victory.

Edmonton Elks

On May 14, 2023, Churchill was traded to the Edmonton Elks in exchange for a sixth-round pick in the

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Personal life

Churchill first played ice hockey when he was five or six years old and then started playing

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when he was nine or ten years old.

References

External links

Edmonton Elks bio
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Churchill, Theren 1994 births Living people Canadian football offensive linemen Canadian Junior Football League players Edmonton Elks players People from the County of Stettler No. 6 Players of Canadian football from Alberta Regina Rams players Toronto Argonauts players