Isaac Adeyemi-Berglund (born May 30, 1996) is a Canadian professional

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for the

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of the

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(CFL).

College career

Adeyemi-Berglund first played

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Champlain College Lennoxville Champlain College Lennoxville is the Champlain Regional College campus serving the Eastern Townships (Estrie). The campus is located in the borough of Lennoxville, Quebec, Lennoxville, of Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada. Like the other campuses of C ...

for the Cougars in 2015 where the team won the Bol D'Or Championship. Adeyemi-Berglund then transferred to

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in 2016 where he spent a redshirt season for the

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. He then played for the team from 2017 to 2019 where he recorded 135 tackles, including 28 tackles for a loss, 15 sacks, and six forced fumbles in 33 games played.

Professional career

Calgary Stampeders

Adeyemi-Berglund was drafted in the first round, third overall, by the

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in the 2020 CFL Draft, but did not play in 2020 due to the cancellation of the

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. He then signed his rookie contract with the team on January 26, 2021. After making the team's active roster following training camp, Adeyemi-Berglund played in his first professional game on August 7, 2021, against the

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, where he had one special teams tackle. He later recorded his first career

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on October 29, 2021, against Caleb Evans of the

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. In total, Adeyemi-Berglund dressed in all 14 regular season games in 2021 where he recorded 15 defensive tackles, three special teams tackles, and one sack. He also made his post-season debut in the West Semi-Final that year against the

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where he posted a career-high five defensive tackles in the Stampeders' loss. In

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, Adeyemi-Berglund played in 18 regular season games, starting in one, where he recorded 17 defensive tackles, three special teams tackles, eight sacks, and one fumble recovery. He set a career high with three sacks in a game on October 29, 2022, against the

. In the 2023 season, he played in all 18 regular season games where he had 20 defensive tackles, three special teams tackles, five sacks, and one forced fumble. He became a

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upon the expiry of his contract on February 13, 2024.

Montreal Alouettes

On February 13, 2024, it was announced that Adeyemi-Berglund had signed with the

Personal life

Adeyemi-Berglund was born in Dartmouth,

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to Robyn Berglund and has a younger brother, Elijah.

References

External links

Montreal Alouettes bio

Southeastern Louisiana Lions bio
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Adeyemi-Berglund, Isaac 1996 births Living people Calgary Stampeders players Canadian football defensive linemen Players of Canadian football from Nova Scotia Southeastern Louisiana Lions football players Sportspeople from Dartmouth, Nova Scotia Canadian football people from Halifax, Nova Scotia Players of American football from Nova Scotia Montreal Alouettes players American football defensive linemen