Jermaine Gabriel
{{short description|Canadian gridiron football player and coach}}
{{Infobox CFL biography
|name=Jermaine Gabriel
|image=File:5, Jermaine Gabriel, Aug 18, 2018.jpg
|image_upright=0.95
|caption=Gabriel with the Toronto Argonauts in 2018
|team=Saint Mary's Huskies
|number=
|position1=Defensive backs coach
|birth_date={{birth date and age|1990|3|14}}
|birth_place=Scarborough, Ontario
|Height_ft=5
|Height_in=9
|Weight_lbs=190
|amateur_team=Calgary Colts
|amateur_title=CJFL
|CIS=Bishop's
|CFLDraftedYear=2013
|CFLDraftedRound=2
|CFLDraftedPick=17
|CFLDraftedTeam=Toronto Argonauts
|playing_years1={{CFL Year|2013}}–{{CFL Year|2019}}
|playing_team1=Toronto Argonauts
|playing_years2={{CFL Year|2020|2021}}
|playing_team2=Edmonton Eskimos / Elks
|playing_years3={{CFL Year|2021}}
|playing_team3=Montreal Alouettes*
|coaching_years1=2023–present
|coaching_team1=Saint Mary's Huskies (DB coach)
|career_footnotes=
|status=Active
|import=no
|career_highlights=
- 105th Grey Cup champion (2017)
- 2012 PFC MVP
|CFLWestAllStar=
|CFL=jermaine-gabriel/159726/
}}
Jermaine Gabriel (born March 14, 1990) is a former professional Canadian football defensive back and is currently the defensive backs coach for the Saint Mary's Huskies of U Sports. He played for eight seasons with three teams in the Canadian Football League (CFL) and won a Grey Cup championship with the Toronto Argonauts in 2017.
Early life
Gabriel was raised in Scarborough. Later, he moved to Calgary and Halifax.{{cite web|last=LANKHOF|first=BILL|title=Argos' Jermaine Gabriel never gave up on his dream|url=http://www.torontosun.com/2013/08/14/argos-jermaine-gabriel-never-gave-up-on-his-dream|work=Toronto Sun|access-date=19 April 2014}}
Amateur career
Gabriel played CIS football with the Bishop's Gaiters from 2009 to 2010 while sitting out the 2011 season. He then joined the Calgary Colts of the Canadian Junior Football League for the 2012 season before joining the professional ranks.
Professional career
=Toronto Argonauts=
Gabriel was drafted 17th overall in the 2013 CFL Draft by the Toronto Argonauts and signed with the club on May 22, 2013.{{cite web |url=https://www.argonauts.ca/2013/05/22/argos-draft-picks-gabriel-di-domenico-and-spencer-all-sign-on/ |title=Argos Draft Picks Gabriel, Di Domenico And Spencer All Sign On |publisher=Toronto Argonauts |date=May 22, 2013}} He made the team's active roster following training camp and played in his first career professional game on June 28, 2013 against the Hamilton Tiger-Cats where he recorded three special teams tackles. Later that season, he recorded his first two career sacks in a game against the Montreal Alouettes on September 8, 2013.{{cite web|url=https://www.cfl.ca/games/1943/toronto-argonauts-vs-montreal-alouettes/#playbyplay |title=Toronto Argonauts vs Montreal Alouettes |publisher=Canadian Football League |access-date=October 14, 2021}} He later played in his first Grey Cup game during the 2017 season where he recorded four defensive tackles and one forced fumble in the Argonauts' 105th Grey Cup victory over the Calgary Stampeders.{{cite web|url=https://www.cfl.ca/games/2456/calgary-stampeders-vs-toronto-argonauts/#/boxscore |title=Calgary Stampeders vs Toronto Argonauts |publisher=Canadian Football League |access-date=October 14, 2021}}
Overall, Gabriel played in 95 regular season games for the Argonauts where he recorded 239 defensive tackles, seven sacks, two interceptions, four forced fumbles, and scored one touchdown. He became a free agent on February 11, 2020.{{cite web|url=https://www.cfl.ca/transactions/2020/ |title=Transactions – Football player trades and signings |publisher=Canadian Football League |access-date=October 14, 2021}}
=Edmonton Eskimos / Elks=
On February 13, 2020, Gabriel signed with the Edmonton Eskimos. However, the 2020 CFL season was cancelled and he did not play in 2020. He re-signed with Edmonton to a contract extension through 2021 on December 26, 2020.{{cite news |title=Trevor Harris restructures contract with Edmonton |url=https://www.cfl.ca/2020/12/26/trevor-harris-restructures-contract-edmonton/ |website=CFL.ca |date=December 26, 2020 |access-date=December 26, 2020}} He played in five regular season games with the newly-named Edmonton Elks before being released on September 24, 2021.{{cite web |url=https://www.goelks.com/2021/09/24/elks-release-jermaine-gabriel/ |title=Elks release Jermaine Gabriel |publisher=Edmonton Elks |date=September 24, 2021}}
=Montreal Alouettes=
On October 13, 2021, it was announced that Gabriel had signed with the Montreal Alouettes.{{cite web|url=https://www.cfl.ca/2021/10/13/als-sign-trio-including-db-jermaine-gabriel/ |title=Als sign trio, including DB Jermaine Gabriel |publisher=Canadian Football League |date=October 13, 2021}} He spent the remainder of the season on the practice roster and was released on November 29, 2021.{{cite web|url=https://www.cfl.ca/transactions/2021/ |title=Transactions – Football player trades and signings |publisher=Canadian Football League |access-date=October 13, 2021}}
Coaching career
In April 2023, Gabriel joined the Saint Mary's Huskies coaching staff as the team's defensive backs coach.{{cite web|url=https://3downnation.com/2023/04/15/saint-marys-huskies-hire-long-time-cfl-assistant-coach-mark-nelson-former-argos-db-jermaine-gabriel/ |title=Saint Mary’s Huskies hire long-time CFL assistant coach Mark Nelson, former Argos DB Jermaine Gabriel |publisher=3DownNation |date=April 15, 2023}}
References
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External links
- [https://en.montrealalouettes.com/players/jermaine-gabriel/159726/ Montreal Alouettes bio]
{{105th Grey Cup}}
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Category:Bishop's Gaiters football players
Category:Canadian football defensive backs
Category:Canadian Junior Football League players
Category:Edmonton Elks players
Category:Montreal Alouettes players
Category:Players of Canadian football from Ontario
Category:Sportspeople from Scarborough, Ontario