Jamie Boreham (born March 29, 1978 in

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) is a former professional

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punter and

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and is the

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of the Prince George Kodiaks of the

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(CJFL). He played for eight seasons in the

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(CFL) and was a member of the

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championship team with the

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. He also played for the

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, and

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. He wore

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30 in honour of his grandfather, who also wore #30 for the

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Fighting Irish.

High school and university years

After playing at

, he joined the

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of the CIAU for the 1996 season. In 1997, he moved on to play for the Abbotsford Air Force of the

(CJFL) where he was an All-Star at

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. In 1998, he tore his ACL and returned to play the rest of the season three games later. That season, he was awarded the BCFC Defensive Player of the Year. After a successful surgery he returned to play 5 months later in a top level soccer league in Burnaby. Jamie then played in the CIAU for the

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in 1999 before moving back to the CJFL with Abbotsford for a third year in 2000. He was drafted by the

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in the 2001 CFL Draft but returned to the CIAU to play for the

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. With Manitoba in 2001, Boreham was named a CIS All-Canadian at both Free Safety and Punter and helped lead the Bisons to the

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where they lost to

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. In 2002, Boreham re-tore his ACL in the second game of the year (4th play of the game) but went on to finish the game and the season without missing a single play. He re-wrote the Manitoba record book by scoring 114 points in 2001 and 97 in 2002. Boreham is one of only a few players that have been recognized as an All Canadian at 3 different positions (Free Safety, Kicker, Punter).

Professional career

Boreham was drafted by his hometown

with the 16th overall selection in the 2001 CFL Draft. He attended training camp with the team in 2001, but was released and returned to play

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. His rights were traded to the

and he attended training camp with the Blue Bombers in 2002 and 2003, but was released before the start of the regular season both times. He then joined for the

and played with the team from 2004 to 2006 as both their punter and

. In 2007, Boreham was traded to the

. The Roughriders went on to win the

that year with Boreham as their punter. He played two more years with the team until he was replaced by Louie Sakoda late in the 2009 season. On May 2, 2010, Boreham was traded to the

along with the 2nd and 4th overall picks in the

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in exchange for the 1st and 8th overall picks in the same draft. He was released by the Argonauts on February 17, 2011. In 2010, Boreham set a CFL record for kickoff average over a season. On September 7, 2011, Boreham was re-signed by the Roughriders. He was acquired by the Bombers from the Roughriders on October 2, 2011. He played in three regular season games and two post-season games, including the

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, but was released on December 9, 2011. On October 25, 2012, Boreham was again signed by Roughriders, after

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, the Roughriders punter, had gotten injured two games before. On November 1, 2012, Boreham, 7 days after re-joining the Roughriders, he tore his ACL for the third time and retired his CFL career.

Coaching career

On December 27, 2018, Boreham was named as

of the Okanagan Sun of the CJFL. After two seasons over three years with the Sun, Boreham resigned on March 24, 2022. On December 14, 2022, it was announced that Boreham had been hired as the head coach of the Prince George Kodiaks.

Personal life

Boreham served as a teacher at Immaculata Regional High School in

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from 2016 to 2017. He is also a coach of the Notre Dame Jugglers in

References

External links

CFLPA bio

Jamie Boreham
at cfl.ca * {{DEFAULTSORT:Boreham, Jamie 1978 births BC Lions players Canadian football placekickers Canadian football punters Canadian Junior Football League players Edmonton Elks players Hamilton Tiger-Cats players Living people Manitoba Bisons football players Saskatchewan Huskies football players Saskatchewan Roughriders players Canadian football people from Vancouver Toronto Argonauts players UBC Thunderbirds football players