Andrés Salgado Gómez (born December 2, 1991) is a

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professional

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wide receiver who is a

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. He most recently played for the

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of the

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(CFL). He played

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and previously for the

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of the

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(LFA), a professional spring football league in Mexico, before being drafted by the

Early career

Salgado played in youth categories at the

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. In 2011, he was selected as the only Mexican to be considered for the Rest of the World team that played against the best high school players from the United States in an exhibition match as part of the activities of the

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College career

Salgado played

for the

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from 2013 to 2018. During this time, Salgado won three ONEFA championships (2013, 2014, 2017).

Professional career

While still a college player, Salgado joined

(LFA) team

in 2016. During his career with the Condors, Salgado was considered to be one of the Mexican league top receivers. He led the

2019 LFA season The 2019 LFA season was the fourth season of the Liga de Fútbol Americano Profesional, the top American football league in Mexico. The regular season began on February 22 and concluded on April 14. The playoffs commenced on April 26 and concluded ...

with an average of 18.9 yards per catch, contributing as a key player for the Condors' victory at the LFA championship game, the Tazón Mexico IV. Salgado was selected by the

as the team's first pick (ninth overall) at the

2019 CFL–LFA Draft The 2019 CFL–LFA Draft took place on January 14, 2019. 27 players were chosen from an invited pool of 51 Mexican players: 34 from the Liga de Fútbol Americano Profesional (LFA) (a professional American football league) and 17 seniors from Mexic ...

and was signed on May 16, 2019. Out of the many wide receivers taken in the CFL Global drafts, Salgado was the only one to be targeted with a pass attempt, which fell incomplete. Salgado also recorded one special teams tackle in the 15 regular season games he played in. Following a cancelled 2020 season, Salgado received praise in training camp from receivers coach

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, hinting at a larger role in the coming season. However, Salgado ended up not playing during the season, spending the entire year on the practice roster. After the first pre-season game in 2022, he was released on May 29, 2022.

References

External links

Calgary Stampeders profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Salgado, Andrés 1991 births Living people Calgary Stampeders players Mexican players of American football Mexican players of Canadian football American football wide receivers Condors CDMX players Mexican expatriate sportspeople in Canada Canadian football wide receivers Pumas CU players