Eric Starczala
{{short description|Canadian gridiron football player (born 1996)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2024}}
{{Infobox CFL biography
|name=Eric Starczala
|team=Ottawa Redblacks
|image=2024, 68, Eric Starczala.jpg
|caption=Starczala with the Ottawa Redblacks in 2024
|status=Active
|import=no
|position1=Offensive lineman
|birth_date={{birth date and age|1996|8|6}}
|birth_place=Cambridge, Ontario, Canada
|number=68
|CIS=Guelph
|high_school=Jacob Hespeler (Cambridge, ON)
|height_ft=6
|height_in=5
|weight_lbs=315
|CFLDraftedYear=2019
|CFLDraftedRound=7
|CFLDraftedPick=62
|CFLDraftedTeam=Toronto Argonauts
|playing_years1={{CFL Year|2019}}
|playing_team1=Toronto Argonauts*
|playing_years2={{CFL Year|2020|2021}}
|playing_team2=Toronto Argonauts*
|playing_years3={{CFL Year|2022}}–present
|playing_team3=Ottawa Redblacks
|career_footnotes=
|career_highlights=
|CFL=eric-starczala-2
}}
Eric Starczala (born August 6, 1996) is a Canadian professional football offensive lineman for the Ottawa Redblacks of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He played U Sports football at Guelph. He has also been a member of the Toronto Argonauts of the CFL.
Biography
Starczala attended Jacob Hespeler Secondary School in Cambridge, Ontario.
He was first a member of the Guelph Gryphons football team from 2014 to 2018. However, he did not play in 2014.{{cite web | url=https://www.profootballarchives.com/players/s/star00250.html | title=Eric Starczala | publisher=Pro Football Archives | accessdate=18 August 2024}}
He was selected by the Toronto Argonauts of the Canadian Football League (CFL) in the seventh round, with the 62nd overall pick, of the 2019 CFL draft.{{cite web | url=https://www.therecord.com/sports/toronto-argonauts-pick-cambridge-offensive-lineman-eric-starczala-in-cfl-draft/article_a02052ea-812e-5d98-91cc-b1ded97fbce1.html | title=Toronto Argonauts pick Cambridge offensive lineman Eric Starczala in CFL draft | publisher=therecord.com | date=May 4, 2019 | accessdate=18 August 2024 | author=Brown, Josh}}{{cite web | url=https://3downnation.com/2023/07/19/ottawa-redblacks-bring-back-canadian-offensive-lineman-eric-starczala/ | title=Ottawa Redblacks bring back Canadian offensive lineman Eric Starczala | publisher=3downnation.com | date=July 19, 2023 | accessdate=18 August 2024}} He officially signed with the team on May 16, 2019.{{cite web | url=https://www.footballdb.com/teams/cfl/toronto-argonauts/transactions/2019 | title=Toronto Argonauts Transactions | publisher=Footballdb.com | accessdate=18 August 2024}} Starczala was cut before the start of the 2019 CFL season, and returned to Guelph for his sixth season of U Sports football.{{cite web | url=https://www.gryphonfootball.com/eric-starczala-1 | title=ERIC STARCZALA: SIXTH YEAR | publisher=gryphonfootball.com | accessdate=18 August 2024 | author=Massey, Rob}}
After the 2019 U Sports football season, Starczala signed with the Argonauts again on November 25, 2019. The 2020 CFL season was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. He was later released by the Argonauts on July 28, 2021 before the start of the 2021 season.{{cite web | url=https://www.footballdb.com/teams/cfl/toronto-argonauts/transactions/2021 | title=Toronto Argonauts Transactions | publisher=Footballdb.com | accessdate=18 August 2024}}
Starczala was signed by the Ottawa Redblacks of the CFL on January 3, 2022.{{cite web | url=https://www.footballdb.com/teams/cfl/ottawa-redblacks/transactions/2021 | title=Ottawa RedBlacks Transactions | publisher=Footballdb.com | accessdate=18 August 2024}} He was moved to the practice roster on June 5, and was released on October 30. He later re-signed with the Redblacks on November 21, 2022.{{cite web | url=https://www.footballdb.com/teams/cfl/ottawa-redblacks/transactions/2022 | title=Ottawa RedBlacks Transactions | publisher=Footballdb.com | accessdate=18 August 2024}}
Starczala was moved between the practice roster and active roster many times during the 2023 season.{{cite web | url=https://www.footballdb.com/teams/cfl/ottawa-redblacks/transactions/2023 | title=Ottawa RedBlacks Transactions | publisher=Footballdb.com | accessdate=18 August 2024}} Overall, he dressed in three games for the Redblacks that year.{{cite web | url=https://www.footballdb.com/players/eric-starczala-staczer01 | title=Eric Starczala | publisher=Footballdb.com | accessdate=18 August 2024}}{{cite web | url=https://ottawacitizen.com/sports/getting-ziggy-with-it-six-seasons-after-being-drafted-starczala-to-make-first-cfl-start | title=GETTING ZIGGY WITH IT: Six seasons after being drafted, Starczala to make first CFL start | publisher=ottawacitizen.com | date=August 13, 2024 | accessdate=18 August 2024 | author=Brennan, Don}}
References
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External links
- [https://www.ottawaredblacks.com/players/eric-starczala-2/164920/ Ottawa Redblacks bio]
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Category:Canadian football offensive linemen
Category:Guelph Gryphons football players
Category:Toronto Argonauts players
Category:Ottawa Redblacks players