Jamieson Sheahan
{{Short description|American gridiron football player (born 1997)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2024}}
{{Infobox CFL biography
| name = Jamieson Sheahan
| team = Winnipeg Blue Bombers
| image = 2024, 18, Jamieson Sheahan.jpg
| image_upright =
| caption = Sheahan with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers in 2024
| status = Active
| import = Global
| position1 = Punter
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1997|5|17}}
| birth_place = Bendigo, Australia
| number = 18
| college = California{{cite web |title= Jamieson Sheahan profile |url= https://www.cfl.ca/players/jamieson-sheahan-2/167900/ |website= CFL |access-date= June 23, 2023}}
| high_school = Geelong Grammar School{{cite web |title= Jamieson Sheahan |url= https://calbears.com/sports/football/roster/jamieson-sheahan/21267 |website= California Golden Bears |access-date= June 22, 2023}}
| Height_ft = 5
| Height_in = 11
| Weight_lbs = 207
| playing_years1 = {{CFL Year|2022}}–present
| playing_team1 = Winnipeg Blue Bombers
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| CFLWestAllStar =
| CFL = jamieson-sheahan-2/167900/
}}
Jamieson Sheahan (born May 17, 1997) is an Australian professional football punter for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers of the Canadian Football League (CFL).
Professional career
Sheahan joined the Winnipeg Blue Bombers in the 2023 season after he was selected eighth overall in the 2023 CFL Global Draft.{{Cite news |last=Billeck |first=Scott |date=May 20, 2023 |title=Jamieson Sheahan, Bombers punter hopeful, hopped continents for different football opportunity |work=Winnipeg Sun |url=https://winnipegsun.com/sports/football/cfl/winnipeg-bluebombers/sheahan-hopped-continents |access-date=2023-09-03}} He won the starting job as punter by beating out veteran Marc Liegghio and fellow global player Karl Schmitz during the Bombers' 2023 preseason.
Personal
He grew up in Bendigo, Australia and initially began playing Aussie rules football. Sheahan then played for the Essendon Bombers, a team in the Australian Football League (AFL) but moved to the United States for college at the end of his contract and took up punting at the University of California. He finished two degrees at Berkeley, including his master's degree in education and declared for the NFL draft but was not selected. Sheahan's master's degree was focused on the administrative side of education and he aspires to be an athletic director at an American college. He has battled with mental health issues and Sheahan sees himself as an advocate for the issue saying "We’ve got to stop this idea where (we) can't talk about it. By doing a Master's in education, hopefully, I can change the policies in these schools to better support student-athletes."
References
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External links
- [https://www.bluebombers.com/players/jamieson-sheahan-2/167900/ Winnipeg Blue Bombers bio]
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Category:American football punters
Category:Australian players of Canadian football
Category:Canadian football punters
Category:Sportspeople from Bendigo
Category:California Golden Bears football players
Category:Winnipeg Blue Bombers players