Pierre Lavertu (born May 11, 1990) is a former
Canadian football
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offensive lineman
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who played for the
Calgary Stampeders
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of the
Canadian Football League
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(CFL). He was drafted by the Stampeders with the first overall pick in the
2014 CFL Draft. He played
CIS football
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at
Laval University
Laval means ''The Valley'' in old French and is the name of:
People
* House of Laval, a French noble family originating from the town of Laval, Mayenne
* Laval (surname)
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* Laval, a village in the municipality of Sainte-Ode, Luxe ...
.
College career
Lavertu played football for the
Laval Rouge et Or. He was a four-time Quebec conference All-Star and a three-time CIS All-Canadian. He was a member of the Rouge et Or’s Vanier Cup-winning teams in
2010
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,
2012
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and
2013
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.
Professional career
Lavertu was drafted by the
Calgary Stampeders
The Calgary Stampeders are a professional Canadian football team based in Calgary, Alberta. The Stampeders compete in the West Division of the Canadian Football League (CFL). The club plays its home games at McMahon Stadium and are the third-ol ...
with the first pick in the
2014 CFL Draft. He signed with the Stampeders on May 29, 2014. He made his CFL debut on June 28, 2014 against the
Montreal Alouettes
The Montreal Alouettes (French: Les Alouettes de Montréal) are a professional Canadian football team based in Montreal, Quebec. Founded in 1946, the team has folded and been revived twice. The Alouettes compete in the East Division of the Canad ...
.
Lavertu played for four seasons in the CFL, spending the
2017 season on injured reserve before announcing his retirement in April 2018. Lavertu played in 41 games in his three active seasons, but was hampered by injuries in 2016 and then missed all of 2017. After consulting with doctors he determined he would not be able to play at the level he expected of himself, and thus announced his decision to retire from professional football.
References
External links
Calgary Stampeders bio
Living people
1990 births
Calgary Stampeders players
Canadian football offensive linemen
Laval Rouge et Or football players
Players of Canadian football from Quebec
Sportspeople from Quebec City
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