Mercer Edward Timmis (born January 19, 1994) is a former

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in the

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(CFL). He was drafted in the second round, 14th overall by the

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in the 2016 CFL Draft and played three seasons for the team before finishing his career with the

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. He played

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for the

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. Timmis graduated from the

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in 2018 and has since returned to the University of Calgary to pursue a Juris Doctor from the

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University career

Timmis played

for the

from 2012 to 2015.Mercer Timmis Dinos bio
/ref> In 2013, he broke the Canada West record for rushing touchdowns in a season (18), total touchdowns in a season (19), and was named the Canada West MVP. He scored the most touchdowns in Dinos history and was a three-time CIS first team All-Canadian. After the 2015 CIS season, he was ranked as the seventh best player in the

’s Amateur Scouting Bureau December rankings for players eligible in the 2016 CFL Draft and third by players in

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University statistics

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Professional career

Timmis was drafted 14th overall by his hometown

in the 2016 CFL Draft, but attended mini-camp with the

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and

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prior to signing with the Tiger-Cats. He made his CFL debut on August 20, 2016 versus the

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and played in nine regular season games and one playoff game that year. He played in the first nine games in 2017 before suffering a season-ending injury in the

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on September 4, 2018. He began to see more regular play in

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while the incumbent starting

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, recovered from injury. Timmis scored his first career professional touchdown on June 22, 2018 while playing the

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as well as recording his first professional 100-yard rushing game with 17 carries for 133 yards. Timmis finished the 2018 season with 44 carries for 205 rushing yards and four touchdowns, as well as catching two passes and returning four kickoffs. In two playoff games, Timmis' one touch was a 25 yard rush in the Eastern Semi-Final. On the first day of Free Agency in 2019, Timmis signed a contract with Hamilton's division rival

. However, he opened the 2019 Toronto Argonauts season on the six-game injured list and abruptly retired shortly after the first game of the season on June 25, 2019.

Personal life

Timmis' parents are Brian III and Jennifer and he has a brother, Brian IV and a sister Taylor. His great-grandfather, Brian Timmis, played for 17 years for the

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, and

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and was an inaugural member of the

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. His grandfather, Brian Timmis II, played for one season with the

in 1953.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Timmis, Mercer 1994 births Living people Canadian football running backs Calgary Dinos football players Hamilton Tiger-Cats players Players of Canadian football from Ontario Sportspeople from Burlington, Ontario