Patrick Neufeld (born December 26, 1988) is a Canadian professional

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for the

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of the

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(CFL). He is a two-time

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champion having won the

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and

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s as a member of the Blue Bombers. He is also a three-time CFL All-Star.

Early life

Neufeld played high school football at Luther College in Regina, Saskatchewan.

University career

Neufeld played

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for the

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team from 2008 to 2011. In his final season, in

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, he was named a CIS First Team All-Canadian as the Huskies had the best offensive record in the country that year.

Professional career

Saskatchewan Roughriders

Neufeld was drafted 33rd overall by the

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in the 2010 CFL Draft but returned to school following the 2010 training camp. He appeared in 17 regular season games in both 2011 and 2012 for the Roughriders, but only dressed for three games in 2013 in an injury-plagued season.

Winnipeg Blue Bombers

On October 6, 2013, Neufeld was traded (along with a 5th round selection in the

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) to the

for Alex Hall and a 2nd round pick in the 2014 CFL Draft. He remained on the injured list for the duration of the 2013 season. From 2014 to 2016, he battled injuries as he only dressed for a maximum of 12 games in each of those seasons. In 2017 and 2018, he dressed in all 18 regular season games and a combined three post-season games. For the

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, he was injured before training camp and did not play in the first 12 games of the season. He started the last six regular season games and three post-season games. Neufeld won the

when the Bombers defeated the

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33-12, a game in which he started as the right guard. After the win, he signed a one-year extension with Winnipeg to play his seventh year with the team. He did not play in 2020 due to the cancellation of the

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but signed another one-year extension with the Blue Bombers on January 19, 2021. In

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, Neufeld played in 13 of 14 regular season games, starting at both left and right guard, and was named a divisional and CFL All-Star for the first time in his career. He also started in both post-season games, including the team's

victory over the

. In the 2022 season, Neufeld played and started in 17 regular season games and was again named a CFL All-Star. He started in the

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, but the Blue Bombers lost 24–23 to the

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. Neufeld dressed in all 18 regular season games in

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, starting in 17, where he was named a CFL All-Star for the third consecutive season. He started in both post-season games that year, but the team again lost in the championship game, this time to the

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on the

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. In the 2024 season, he played and started in 14 regular season games and both post-season games, but the Blue Bombers lost to the Argonauts in the

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References

External links

Blue Bombers bio
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Neufeld, Patrick 1988 births Living people Canadian football offensive linemen Players of Canadian football from Saskatchewan Saskatchewan Huskies football players Saskatchewan Roughriders players Canadian football people from Regina, Saskatchewan Winnipeg Blue Bombers players