Keon Raymond
{{Short description|American and Canadian football player (born 1982)}}
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{{Infobox CFL biography
| name = Keon Raymond
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1982|11|27}}
| birth_place = St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.
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| position1 = Defensive back
| height_ft = 5
| height_in = 10
| weight_lb = 206
| college = Middle Tennessee State
| high_school = Mehlville
| playing_years1 = {{NFL Year|2006}}
| playing_team1 = Tennessee Titans*
| playing_years2 = {{AFL Year|2007}}
| playing_team2 = Nashville Kats
| playing_years3 = {{AFL Year|2008}}
| playing_team3 = New Orleans VooDoo
| playing_years4 = {{CFL Year|2008}}–{{CFL Year|2015}}
| playing_team4 = Calgary Stampeders
| playing_years5 = {{CFL Year|2016}}
| playing_team5 = Toronto Argonauts
| playing_years6 = {{CFL Year|2016}}
| playing_team6 = Hamilton Tiger-Cats
| coaching_years1 = 2021
| coaching_team1 = Prince George Kodiaks (HC)
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| career_highlights = * 2× Grey Cup champion (2008, 2014)
| CFLWestAllStar = {{CFL Year|2011}}, {{CFL Year|2012}}
| AFL = 10178
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Keon Raymond (born November 27, 1982) is the former head coach and director of football operations for the Prince George Kodiaks of the Canadian Junior Football League (CJFL) and is a former professional Canadian football defensive back President of 7on7 Association of Canada and CEO of K25 Sports Inc.{{cite web|url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/keon-raymond-football-prince-george-1.6054607 |title=2-time Grey Cup champion Keon Raymond to head up Prince George football program |publisher=Canadian Broadcasting Corporation |date=July 9, 2021}} He played college football at Middle Tennessee State.
Professional career
Raymond was originally signed by the Tennessee Titans of the National Football League as an undrafted free agent in 2006. He then played for the Nashville Kats and New Orleans VooDoo of the Arena Football League in 2007 and 2008, respectively. Raymond signed with the Calgary Stampeders of the Canadian Football League in 2008 and played for eight years with the club where he won two Grey Cup championships, in 2008 and 2014.{{cite web|url=https://calgaryherald.com/sports/football/cfl/calgary-stampeders/stampeders-defence-about-to-get-younger-with-veteran-db-keon-raymond-hitting-free-agent-market |title=Stampeders defence about to get younger with veteran DB Keon Raymond hitting free agent market |publisher=Calgary Herald |date=February 5, 2016}} He then signed with the Toronto Argonauts in 2016, but only played in eight games before getting released on August 24, 2016.{{cite web|url=https://www.thestar.com/sports/argos/2016/08/30/keon-raymonds-release-not-so-subtle-message-to-argonauts.html |title=Keon Raymond's release not-so-subtle message to Argonauts |publisher=Toronto Star |date=August 30, 2016}} He signed with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats in October later that year and played in the last two regular season games and the team's East Semi-Final loss to the Edmonton Eskimos.
Personal life
Raymond and his wife, Bianca, have four children, Keon Jr., Dashaun, Ramael, and Gabrielle.{{cite web|url=https://www.princegeorgecitizen.com/local-news/junior-football-coming-to-prince-george-3944844 |title=Junior football coming to Prince George |publisher=The Prince George Citizen |date=July 9, 2021}} He is a devout Christian and attended Royal Oak Victory Church in Calgary, Alberta, where he resides.
References
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External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20141123191823/http://www.stampeders.com/roster/show/id/3249 Calgary Stampeders bio]
{{96th Grey Cup}}
{{102nd Grey Cup}}
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Category:African-American Christians
Category:American football cornerbacks
Category:Calgary Stampeders players
Category:Canadian football defensive backs
Category:Hamilton Tiger-Cats players
Category:Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football players
Category:Nashville Kats players
Category:New Orleans VooDoo players
Category:Players of American football from St. Louis
Category:Players of Canadian football from St. Louis
Category:Tennessee Titans players