Ettore Lattanzio (born December 27, 1990) is a Canadian former professional
football
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defensive lineman
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who played in five seasons in the
Canadian Football League
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(CFL), primarily for the
Ottawa Redblacks
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. He is a
Grey Cup
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champion after winning with the Redblacks in
2016
2016 was designated as:
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* International Year of Global Understanding (IYGU) by the International Council for Science (ICSU), the Internationa ...
.
University career
Lattanzio played
CIS football
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with the
Ottawa Gee-Gees
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The Gee-Gees won the national football championship, the Vanier Cup, in 1975 and 2000, while also appearing in the game in the 1970, 1980 ...
from 2011 to 2014. In his final year, he was named a
2014 First Team All-Canadian and was awarded the
J. P. Metras Trophy as the country's best lineman.
Professional career
Winnipeg Blue Bombers
Lattanzio was originally selected 38th overall by the
Winnipeg Blue Bombers
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in the
2015 CFL Draft and signed with the team on May 21, 2015. He was converted to
fullback and began the season on the practice roster, but was released after the first game on June 29, 2015.
Ottawa Redblacks
Shortly after his release from Winnipeg, Lattanzio was signed by his hometown
Ottawa Redblacks
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to a practice roster agreement on July 7, 2015. After two weeks, he made his professional debut in a regular season game on July 24, 2015 in an overtime win against the
Calgary Stampeders
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. He played in nine games for the Redblacks in 2015 where he recorded two defensive tackles, one sack, and one forced fumble.
In
2016
2016 was designated as:
* International Year of Pulses by the sixty-eighth session of the United Nations General Assembly.
* International Year of Global Understanding (IYGU) by the International Council for Science (ICSU), the Internationa ...
, Lattanzio played in 17 regular season games as a regular rotational player while sitting out the last game of the regular season. He had 24 defensive tackles, five sacks, and one forced fumble in the best year of his career. He also played in the first post-season game of his career in the East Final win over the
Edmonton Eskimos
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. While he finished the year on the injured list, he won his first
Grey Cup
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as a member of the Redblacks
104th Grey Cup
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championship team.
Lattanzio's
2017 season saw some regression as he again played in 17 regular season games, but had 16 defensive tackles and no sacks. In
2018
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, he spent most of the year on the injured list and played in the final three games of the season, including his first professional start on November 2, 2018 against the
Toronto Argonauts
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. He also played in both post-season games and played in his first Grey Cup game which would ultimately be a loss to the
Calgary Stampeders
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in the
106th Grey Cup
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.
In the
2019 season
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, Lattanzio returned to form as he played in 17 regular season games, recording 25 defensive tackles and two sacks. However, the Redblacks finished with a 3-15 record and failed to qualify for the playoffs for the first time since Lattanzio had joined the team.
Lattanzio signed a one-year contract extension with the Redblacks on February 15, 2020.
However, the
2020 CFL season
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It was originally scheduled to begin on June 11; on April 7, the start of the ...
was cancelled and he did not play in 2020. After taking a pay cut in 2020 and facing another salary reduction to stay with the Redblacks in
2021
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, Lattanzio announced his retirement on February 12, 2020.
Personal life
Lattanzio and his wife, Julie, have a son, Rosario, who was born in April 2020.
[ Lattanzio works as a real estate agent at umber realty in ]Ottawa
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References
External links
Ottawa Redblacks bio
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1990 births
Canadian football defensive linemen
Winnipeg Blue Bombers players
Ottawa Gee-Gees football players
Living people
Players of Canadian football from Ontario
Canadian football people from Ottawa
Ottawa Redblacks players