Andrew Peirson
{{Short description|Canadian gridiron football player (born 1994)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2024}}
{{Infobox CFL biography
| name = Andrew Peirson
| team = BC Lions
| image = 2022, 54, Andrew Peirson.jpg
| image_upright = 1
| caption = Peirson with the Lions in 2022
| status = Active
| import = no
| position1 = Offensive lineman
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1994|12|5}}
| birth_place = Kingston, Ontario, Canada
| death_date =
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| number = 54
| college = Gannon
| high_school = Holy Cross Catholic
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 3
| weight_lbs = 300
| CFLDraftedYear = 2018
| CFLDraftedRound = Undrafted
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| playing_years1 = {{CFL Year|2018}}–present
| playing_team1 = BC Lions
| career_footnotes =
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| CFL = andrew-peirson/164147/
}}
Andrew Peirson (born December 5, 1994) is a Canadian professional football offensive lineman for the BC Lions of the Canadian Football League (CFL).
College career
After using a redshirt season in 2013, Peirson played college football for the Gannon Golden Knights from 2014 to 2017.{{cite web|url=https://gannonsports.com/sports/football/roster/andrew-peirson/4449 |title=Andrew Peirson |publisher=Gannon Golden Knights |access-date=October 2, 2022}} He played in 29 games over four years, including nine starts in his junior year.{{cite web|url=https://www.bclions.com/players/andrew-peirson/164147/ |title=Andrew Peirson |publisher=BC Lions |access-date=October 2, 2022}}
Professional career
Peirson was eligible for the 2018 CFL Draft, but was not selected.{{cite web|url=https://cdn.uc.assets.prezly.com/0e1fa6ec-d0dc-430f-b05c-12891efe43dd/-/inline/no/2018-cfl-draft-guide.pdf |title=2018 CFL Draft Guide |publisher=Canadian Football League |access-date=October 2, 2022}}{{cite web|url=https://www.cfl.ca/draft-tracker/2018/ |title=2018 Draft Tracker |publisher=Canadian Football League |access-date=October 2, 2022}} Instead, he signed as an undrafted free agent with the BC Lions on May 9, 2018.{{cite web|url=https://www.cfl.ca/transactions/2018/ |title=Transactions – Football player trades and signings |publisher=Canadian Football League |access-date=October 2, 2022}} Following an impressive training camp, he was signed to the team's practice roster to begin the 2018 season. Following injuries to the Lions' offensive line, Peirson made his regular season debut on October 6, 2018, against the Toronto Argonauts where he started at centre.{{cite web|url=http://assets-ticats.s3.amazonaws.com/app/uploads/2018/11/09101232/2018-CFL-Gm-Notes-91-BC-at-Ham.pdf |title=Game Notes |publisher=Canadian Football League |access-date=October 2, 2022}} He played and started in the last five games of the regular season in 2018. He also made his post-season debut that year as he started at centre in the team's East Semi-Final loss to the Hamilton Tiger-Cats.
In 2019, he began the season on the practice roster and played in just one regular season game that year.{{cite web|url=https://www.cfl.ca/transactions/2019/ |title=Transactions – Football player trades and signings |publisher=Canadian Football League |access-date=October 2, 2022}} He did not play in 2020 due to the cancellation of the 2020 CFL season.
Following the Lions' training camp in 2021, Peirson made the team's active roster as a backup offensive lineman.{{cite web|url=https://d3ham790trbkqy.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/2021_CFL_Gm_Notes_61_Edm_at_BC.pdf |title=Game Notes |publisher=Canadian Football League |access-date=October 2, 2022}} He dressed in all 14 regular season games as a backup in the pandemic-shortened 2021 season. In 2022, he again made the team's active roster as a backup, but started at centre for two games in September following an injury to Sukh Chungh.{{cite web|url=https://d3ham790trbkqy.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/2022_CFL_Gm_Notes_72_BC_vs_Ott.pdf |title=Game Notes |publisher=Canadian Football League |access-date=October 2, 2022}}
Personal life
References
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External links
- [https://www.bclions.com/players/andrew-peirson/164147/ BC Lions bio]
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Category:American football offensive linemen
Category:Canadian football offensive linemen
Category:Gannon Golden Knights football players
Category:Players of Canadian football from Ontario