Tim St. Pierre (born April 18, 1986) is a former professional

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who was drafted by the

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in the third round of the 2008 CFL Draft. He played

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for the

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Professional career

Edmonton Eskimos

Eskimos 2008 Season Tim St.Pierre was drafted as a

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by the

via (

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) of the

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in the third round (19th overall) of the 2008 CFL Canadian Draft. "He's blue collar," said Eskimos head coach

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"All business. He's a kid we think is going to be an impact special-teams player." During his rookie season Tim wore jersey #48 and made his CFL debut on June 28 at

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against the

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and saw his first action as a long snapper on October 4 against the

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. St.Pierre played in all 18 regular season games, the Eastern Division semi-final at

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versus the

and the Eastern Division Finals against the

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. Tim recorded his first career special teams tackle on July 10 at

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against the

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with a total of 3 tackles on the season. Eskimos 2009 Season St.Pierre started the year wearing #48, changing his jersey to #55 in week 5, played in all 18 regular season games and the Western Division semi-final at

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against the

. Tim recorded his first defensive tackle on August 8 at

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against the

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, had a career high of 3 defensive tackles versus the

on August 20 and recovered his first career fumble on October 30 at

against the

. St.Pierre finished the year with 11 defensive tackles, 17 special teams tackles, a recovered fumble and 2 special teams tackles in the western semi-final. Eskimos 2010 Season "Tim St.Pierre played valuable snaps for us last year at linebacker and is going to be our long-snapper." announced Eskimos head coach

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saying the decision to make Tim the starting long snapper "was to get versatility in all our personnel." St.Pierre changed his jersey to #53 in the off season, played in 17 regular season games and finished the year with 1 defensive tackle, 13 special teams tackles, a recovered fumble and was named the Eskimos Most Outstanding Special Teams Player Nominee for 2010.

Calgary Stampeders

Stampeders 2011 Season Tim St.Pierre became an eligible CFL Free Agent on February 16, 2011, after failing to come to terms on a new agreement with Eric Tillman, general manager and vice-president of football operations for the

. The

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and

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of the

announced on the same day that they had signed Tim to the club and believed, “He will provide excellent depth for our football team". On June 14, 2016, St. Pierre was released by the Stampeders.

References

External links

Calgary Stampeders Bio
{{DEFAULTSORT:St. Pierre, Tim 1986 births Living people Calgary Stampeders players Canadian football linebackers Edmonton Elks players Canadian football people from Hamilton, Ontario Players of Canadian football from Ontario Saint Mary's Huskies football players