Jeff Zelinski (born September 16, 1982) 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 ...

defensive back In gridiron football, defensive backs (DBs), also called the secondary, are the players on the defensive side of the ball who play farthest back from the line of scrimmage. They are distinguished from the other two sets of defensive players, the ...

. He played

CIS Football U Sports football is the highest level of amateur play of Canadian football and operates under the auspices of U Sports, Canada's governing body for university sports. Twenty-seven teams from Canadian universities are divided into four athlet ...

at Saint Mary's, where he played

cornerback A cornerback (CB) is a member of the defensive backfield or secondary in gridiron football. Cornerbacks cover Wide receiver, receivers most of the time, but also blitz and defend against such Play from scrimmage, offensive running plays as sweep ...

. He was selected in the fifth round (40th overall) of the 2008 CFL Draft by the

Saskatchewan Roughriders The Saskatchewan Roughriders are a professional Canadian football team based in Regina, Saskatchewan. The Roughriders compete in the Canadian Football League (CFL) as a member club of the league's West Division. The Roughriders were founded in 19 ...

. Zelinski was selected a second-team CIS all-Canadian in 2007 and 2008, and was a First-team All-Canadian in 2009.

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"CFL Draft: Zelinski has something to prove"
1982 births Living people Saint Mary's Huskies football players Canadian football defensive backs Saskatchewan Roughriders players Players of Canadian football from British Columbia {{Canadianfootball-defensiveback-stub