Zach Lindley (born November 9, 1999) is a former professional Canadian football

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who played for two seasons for the Montreal Alouettes of the Canadian Football League (CFL).

University career

Lindley played U Sports football for the Western Mustangs from 2017 to 2021. He used a redshirt season in 2017 as the team won the

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championship.

Professional career

Lindley was drafted in the eighth round, 69th overall, by the Montreal Alouettes in the

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and signed with the team on May 13, 2022. Following training camp, he began the season on the practice roster, but made his professional debut on July 2, 2022, against the Saskatchewan Roughriders where he had two special teams tackles. He played in 12 of the next 15 games, missing three due to injury, where he recorded one defensive tackle and 13 special teams tackles. In

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, Lindley played in 11 regular season games where he had one defensive tackle and nine special teams tackles. He was injured late in the season and did not dress in the

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game as the Alouettes defeated the Winnipeg Blue Bombers in the

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championship. He announced his retirement on January 18, 2024.

References

External links

Montreal Alouettes bio
{{DEFAULTSORT:Lindley, Zach 1999 births Living people Canadian football defensive backs Montreal Alouettes players Players of Canadian football from Ontario Sportspeople from Chatham-Kent Western Mustangs football players