Mark Korte
{{short description|Canadian gridiron football player (born 1996)}}
{{Infobox Canadian Football League biography
|name=Mark Korte
|team=Edmonton Elks
|image=2023, 65, Mark Korte.jpg
|image_upright=1
|caption=Korte with the Edmonton Elks in 2023
|status=Active
|import=No
|position1=OL
|birth_date={{birth date and age|1996|8|2}}
|birth_place=Spruce Grove, Alberta, Canada
|number=65
|CIS=Alberta
|high_school=
|height_ft=6
|height_in=2
|weight_lbs=293
|CFLDraftedYear=2018
|CFLDraftedRound=1
|CFLDraftedPick=4
|CFLDraftedTeam=Ottawa Redblacks
|playing_years1={{CFL Year|2018}}–{{CFL Year|2021}}
|playing_team1=Ottawa Redblacks
|playing_years2={{CFL Year|2022}}–present
|playing_team2=Edmonton Elks
|career_highlights=
|CFLEastAllStar=
| CFLWestAllStar = {{CFL Year|2024}}
|CFL=mark-korte/164078/
}}
Mark Korte (born August 2, 1996) is a Canadian professional football offensive lineman for the Edmonton Elks of the Canadian Football League (CFL).
University career
Korte played U Sports football for the Alberta Golden Bears from 2014 to 2017.{{Cite web|url=https://3downnation.com/2018/04/10/alberta-ol-mark-korte-grew-up-an-eskimos-fan-but-wouldnt-mind-play-for-stamps/|title=Alberta OL Mark Korte grew up an Eskimos fan but wouldn't mind playing for Stamps|access-date=September 8, 2019|date=April 10, 2018|publisher=3downnation.com}}
Professional career
=Ottawa Redblacks=
Korte was drafted by the Ottawa Redblacks in the first round with the fourth overall pick in the 2018 CFL Draft and signed with the team on May 16, 2018.{{Cite web|url=https://www.ottawaredblacks.com/2018/05/16/redblacks-sign-2018-draft-picks/|title=Redblacks sign 2018 draft picks|access-date=September 8, 2019|date=May 16, 2018|publisher=ottawaredblacks.com}} He made the team's active roster following training camp and played in the team's season opener on June 21, 2018, against the Saskatchewan Roughriders. He re-signed with the Ottawa Redblacks on January 26, 2021.{{cite news |title=Redblacks re-sign Leone, Evans, Korte and Coombs |url=https://www.ottawaredblacks.com/2021/01/26/redblacks-re-sign-leone-evans-korte-coombs/ |website=OttawaRedblacks.com |date=January 26, 2021 |access-date=February 17, 2021}}
=Edmonton Elks=
References
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External links
- [https://www.goelks.com/players/mark-korte-2/164078/ Edmonton Elks bio]
- [https://www.ottawaredblacks.com/players/mark-korte/164078/ Ottawa Redblacks bio]
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Category:Players of Canadian football from Alberta
Category:People from Spruce Grove
Category:Canadian football offensive linemen
Category:Alberta Golden Bears football players
Category:Ottawa Redblacks players
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