Chris Kolankowski (born February 7, 1992) is a professional Canadian football

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for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He won his first

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championship in

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in his rookie year with the Toronto Argonauts. He played U Sports football for the York Lions from 2012 to 2016. Kolankowski majored in Law and Society while at York University.

Professional career

Toronto Argonauts

Kolankowski was drafted by the Toronto Argonauts in the sixth round, 49th overall, in the

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and signed with the club on May 19, 2016. He was released following 2016 training camp and returned to York for his final year of eligibility. He re-signed with the Argonauts on December 7, 2016. He dressed for six regular season games as a back-up offensive lineman as well as both post-season games for the 2017 Toronto Argonauts. He won his first

with the Argos in the

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game. After two seasons, he was released by the Argonauts on April 23, 2019.

Winnipeg Blue Bombers

After sitting out the 2019 season, Kolankowski signed as a free agent with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers on February 6, 2020. However, he also did not play in 2020 due to the cancellation of the

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. He dressed in the last two regular season games as a backup lineman during the 2021 season after spending most of the season on the practice roster. He also dressed in the

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as the Blue Bombers defeated the

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and Kolankowski won his second Grey Cup championship.

References

External links

Winnipeg Blue Bombers bio
{{DEFAULTSORT:Kolankowski, Chris 1992 births Living people Canadian football offensive linemen Players of Canadian football from Ontario Sportspeople from Etobicoke Canadian football people from Toronto Toronto Argonauts players York Lions football players Winnipeg Blue Bombers players