Anthony Barrette (born April 22, 1986) is a former

Canadian football Canadian football, or simply football, is a Sports in Canada, sport in Canada in which two teams of 12 players each compete on a field long and wide, attempting to advance a Ball (gridiron football), pointed oval-shaped ball into the opposi ...

offensive lineman In gridiron football, a lineman is a player who specializes in play at the line of scrimmage. The linemen of the team currently in possession of the ball are the offensive line (OL), while linemen on the opposing team are the defensive line ( ...

who played in the

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(CFL). In the CFL's Amateur Scouting Bureau final rankings, he was ranked as the 13th best player for players eligible in the 2011 CFL Draft, and eighth by players in the

Canadian Interuniversity Sport U Sports (stylized as U SPORTS) is the national sport governing body for universities in Canada, comprising the majority of degree-granting universities in the country and four regional conferences: Ontario University Athletics (OUA), Résea ...

(CIS). He was drafted 16th overall by the

Montreal Alouettes The Montreal Alouettes (Canadian French, French: ''Les Alouettes de Montréal'') are a professional Canadian football team based in Montreal, Quebec. Founded in 1946, the team has disbanded twice and been re-established thrice. The Alouettes compe ...

in the 2011 Draft and signed a contract with the team on May 26, 2011. He spent parts of three seasons with the Alouettes before signing with the Ottawa Redblacks on January 2, 2014. He played

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with the

Concordia Stingers The Concordia Stingers are the athletic teams that represent Concordia University in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. They compete with other schools in Canadian Interuniversity Sport, and more specifically in Réseau du sport étudiant du Québec (RS ...

. Barrette retired in May 2014.

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Ottawa Redblacks bio
1986 births Living people Players of Canadian football from Quebec Canadian football offensive linemen Concordia Stingers football players Montreal Alouettes players People from Verdun, Quebec Canadian football people from Montreal {{Canadianfootball-offensive-lineman-stub