Daniel Hubert Federkeil (born November 9, 1983) is a former professional Canadian football player, having played

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for the

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of the

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(CFL). He played

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with the

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, and was drafted fifth overall by the

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in the 2006 CFL Draft, but signed with the

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of the

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shortly thereafter. He would later assist the Colts in winning

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over the

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. Federkeil retired from professional football in

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following a series of concussions, but returned to sign with the Stampeders in

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after his CFL rights were traded. He announced his retirement from professional football a second time in February 2018

University career

He played university football at

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. He played in four games as a first year student, had three tackles and was the youngest player ever to dress for the university at 17 years and two months old. He was a five-year player who was standout on

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who had 111 career tackles, 20 for losses, and 13 sacks and started eight games as a fifth-year student. He Was scouted by Indianapolis Colts scout Cal Murphy, who saw his potential as an offensive lineman when Federkeil was called in to play end in short yardage situations. In his fifth year, he totaled 31 tackles, 12 for losses, 4 sacks, 2 forced fumbles, 1 fumble recovery and 4 passes defended. He was Canada West nominee for J.P. Metras trophy as CIS Lineman-of-the-Year and was unanimous conference All-Star and second-team All-Canadian choice. He was named University of Calgary Athlete-of-the-Year in 2006. He was one of two CIS players in East-West Shrine Game. In 2005, he was team nominee for Lineman-of-the-Year and was second-team CIS All-Canadian. He started seven games as a second year student and had 14 tackles, five for losses, four sacks, two FF and one blocked FG.

Professional career

Toronto Argonauts

Federkeil was selected 5th overall by the

of the

in the 2006 CFL Draft. Despite this, he never played for the Argos.

Indianapolis Colts

Federkeil went undrafted in the

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. He was signed by the

following the draft. Played in two games on

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against Tennessee and Jacksonville. Was subsequently moved to the practice roster until being re-signed on December 2, 2006, near the end of the regular season. He played on special teams against the

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in the wild-card round of the playoffs. The Colts went on to win the

to conclude the

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. He played in the first 8 games of the

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as a member of the special teams unit. He suffered a concussion on December 5, 2007. In the

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Federkeil started the first 3 games at

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. Played as a member of the special teams unit in last 9 games of the regular season. Started at right guard against the

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on January 3, 2009, in a wild-card playoff game. The Colts lost 23–17 in overtime. During the

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Federkeil played in six games as a back-up

and member of the special teams unit before being placed on injured reserve on November 22, 2009. Federkeil retired at the end of the 2009 season, having played in 26 regular season games; starting in 3 regular season games and 1 playoff game.

Calgary Stampeders

On April 8, 2013, the

of the

acquired the rights to Federkeil after trading non-import

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Akwasi Antwi to the Toronto Argonauts who had drafted him in 2006.https://www.cfl.ca/article/argos-acquire-non-import-lb-akwasi-antwi-from-stamps Rights acquired by the Stamps He would go on to play in 59 games with the Stampeders in 5 years, culminating in four playoff games and three

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games before announcing his retirement from professional football a second time in February 2018.

References

External links

Indianapolis Colts bioCalgary Stampeders bio

Why Daniel Federkeil is one secret to Peyton Manning's Success article at unlimitedmagazine.com
{{DEFAULTSORT:Federkeil, Daniel 1983 births American football offensive tackles Canadian football offensive linemen Calgary Dinos football players Calgary Stampeders players Indianapolis Colts players Living people Sportspeople from Medicine Hat Players of Canadian football from Alberta Players of American football from Alberta