2024 Fantasy Football Champion Jon Gott (born October 2, 1985) is a former

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. He was drafted by the

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in the fifth round of the 2008 CFL Draft. He played five seasons for the Stampeders before being traded to the RedBlacks for the rights to Marwan Hage and the first overall pick in the 2014 CFL Draft. He played

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for the Boise State Broncos. In 2024 Jon won his work fantasy football league. In the Redblacks' 2018 regular season finale against the

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, Gott chugged a beer in the endzone as a

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. Video of the celebration was widely circulated within Canadian and American social media. Gott did not face any disciplinary action from the league, though the league did later change the on-field celebration rules to prohibit using or mimicking alcohol or drugs.

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1985 births Living people Boise State Broncos football players Calgary Stampeders players Canadian football offensive linemen Ottawa Redblacks players Players of Canadian football from Alberta Canadian football people from Edmonton {{Canadianfootball-offensive-lineman-stub