Adam Guillemette
{{Short description|Canadian gridiron football player (born 2000)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2024}}
{{Infobox CFL biography
|name=Adam Guillemette
|image=2024, 47, Adam Guillemette.jpg
|image_upright=1
|caption=Guillemette with the Toronto Argonauts in 2024
|team=Toronto Argonauts
|number=47
|position1=Long snapper
|birth_date={{birth date and age|2000|10|19}}
|birth_place=Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
|Height_ft=6
|Height_in=1
|Weight_lbs=230
|college=Holy Cross
|high_school=Loomis Chaffee
|CFLDraftedYear=2023
|CFLDraftedRound=3
|CFLDraftedPick=27
|CFLDraftedTeam=Toronto Argonauts
|playing_years1={{CFL Year|2023}}–present
|playing_team1=Toronto Argonauts
|status=Active
|import=no
|career_highlights=
|Honours=
|CFL=adam-guillemette/167944/
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Adam Guillemette (born October 19, 2000) is a Canadian professional football long snapper for the Toronto Argonauts of the Canadian Football League (CFL).
College career
Guillemette played college football for the Holy Cross Crusaders from 2019 to 2022.{{cite web|url=https://goholycross.com/sports/football/roster/adam-guillemette/13152 |title=Adam Guillemette |publisher=Holy Cross Crusaders |access-date=September 23, 2023}}{{cite web|url=https://www.argonauts.ca/players/adam-guillemette/167944/ |title=Adam Guillemette |publisher=Toronto Argonauts |access-date=September 23, 2023}} He played in 15 games as a long snapper.
Professional career
Guillemette was drafted in the third round, 27th overall, in the 2023 CFL Draft by the Toronto Argonauts and signed with the team on May 8, 2023.{{cite web|url=https://3downnation.com/2023/05/08/toronto-argonauts-sign-nine-including-six-2023-cfl-draft-picks/ |title=Toronto Argonauts sign nine, including six 2023 CFL Draft picks |publisher=3DownNation |date=May 8, 2023}} He won the job as the team's long snapper early in training camp in 2023, supplanting the team's incumbent, Maxime Latour, who was released on May 17, 2023.{{cite web|url=https://www.argonauts.ca/2023/05/18/hogan-training-camp-is-a-snap-for-argos-rookie/ |title=Hogan: Training Camp is a Snap for Argos Rookie |publisher=Toronto Argonauts |access-date=May 17, 2023}} Guillemette made his professional debut in the team's season opener on June 18, 2023, against the Hamilton Tiger-Cats.{{cite web|url=https://d3ham790trbkqy.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2022/06/230825-Cgy-Tor-gamenotes.pdf |title=Game Notes |publisher=Canadian Football League |access-date=September 23, 2023}} He played in all 18 regular season games as well as the team's East Final loss to the Montreal Alouettes.{{cite web|url=https://static.cfl.ca/wp-content/uploads/2050/11/2024-CFL-Guide-Digital.pdf |title=2024 CFL Guide |publisher=Canadian Football League |access-date=June 13, 2024}}
In 2024, Guillemette played in 17 regular season games while sitting out one due to injury. He also played in all three post-season games, including the 111th Grey Cup where the Argonauts defeated the Winnipeg Blue Bombers 41–24 and he won his first Grey Cup championship.{{Cite news |url=https://www.cfl.ca/games/6486/winnipeg-blue%20bombers-vs-toronto-argonauts/#playbyplay |title=Play-by-Play, 111th Grey Cup |publisher=Canadian Football League |date=November 17, 2024}}
References
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External links
- [https://www.argonauts.ca/players/adam-guillemette/167944/ Toronto Argonauts bio]
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Category:Canadian football long snappers
Category:Holy Cross Crusaders football players
Category:Players of Canadian football from Ontario
Category:Sportspeople from Cambridge, Ontario
Category:Toronto Argonauts players
Category:American football long snappers