Jason Gavadza
{{short description |Canadian NFL and CFL football player}}
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Jason Gavadza (born January 31, 1976, in Toronto, Ontario) is a former National Football League (NFL) tight end and Super Bowl champion as a member of the Baltimore Ravens, and also played in the Canadian Football League (CFL) as a fullback for the Toronto Argonauts, Montreal Allouettes, and BC Lions.{{cite web|url=http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Football/CFL/BC/2005/10/14/1262313-sun.html|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120716082821/http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Football/CFL/BC/2005/10/14/1262313-sun.html|url-status=usurped|archive-date=July 16, 2012|title=From the Lions' den|last=Mackin|first=Bob|date=14 October 2005|publisher=Canadian Online Explorer|access-date=25 February 2011}}
He graduated from Michael Power/St. Joseph High School, and from Kent State University. Drafted as tight end in the 2000 NFL Draft in the sixth round,{{Cite web |title=2000 NFL Draft Listing |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/2000/draft.htm |access-date=2023-03-19 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}} he was a member of the Pittsburgh Steelers, Tennessee Titans, Carolina Panthers, Green Bay Packers, Baltimore Ravens, St. Louis Rams, Cincinnati Bengals and won the Super Bowl championship in 2000 as a member of the Baltimore Ravens of the NFL.{{cite web|url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/2001/01/26/practice-players-find-ravens-just-perfect/ |title=Practice players find Ravens just perfect |publisher=baltimoresun.com |date=January 26, 2001 |access-date=August 16, 2015 |author=Ewell, Christian |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150816191920/http://articles.baltimoresun.com/2001-01-26/sports/0101260073_1_arnaud-ravens-kelly-gregg |archive-date=August 16, 2015 }}{{cite web | url=http://www.nfl.com/player/jasongavadza/2504249/profile | title=Jason Gavadza | work=nfl.com | access-date=August 16, 2015}}{{cite web | url=https://www.footballdb.com/draft/draft.html?lg=NFL&yr=2000&rnd=6 | title=2000 NFL Draft - Round 6 | the Football Database }}{{Cite web |title=2019 Montreal Alouettes Media Guide |url=https://funwhileitlasted.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/2019-Montreal-Alouettes-Media-Guide.pdf |website=funwhileitlasted.net}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.tcdb.com/GalleryP.cfm/pid/147791/Jason-Gavadza|title=Jason Gavadza Gallery | Trading Card Database|website=www.tcdb.com}}<{{Cite web|url=https://www.portfoliorealtyteam.ca/thesuperbowlrealtor |title=Meet The Super Bowl Realtor: Jason Gavadza, Keller Williams Referred Urban Realty, Brokerage |website=www.portfoliorealtyteam.ca}}
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Category:Canadian football fullbacks
Category:Players of Canadian football from Ontario
Category:Players of American football from Toronto
Category:Canadian football people from Toronto
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Category:Kent State University alumni
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