Matthew Albright
{{Short description|Canadian football player}}
{{Infobox Canadian Football League biography
|name=Matthew Albright
|team=
|image=
|caption=
|status=Retired
|import=no
|position1=Offensive lineman
|number=53
|CIS=Saint Mary's
|high_school=
|birth_date={{Birth date and age|1991|09|14}}
|birth_place=Dartmouth, Nova Scotia
|Height_ft=6
|Height_in=5
|Weight_lbs=330
|CFLDraftedYear=2013
|CFLDraftedRound=5
|CFLDraftedPick=42
|CFLDraftedTeam=BC Lions
|ExpDraftedYear=2013
|ExpDraftedRound=2
|ExpDraftedTeam=Ottawa Redblacks
|playing_years1={{CFL Year|2013}}
|playing_team1=BC Lions
|playing_years2={{CFL Year|2014}}–{{CFL Year|2017}}
|playing_team2=Ottawa Redblacks
| career_highlights =
|CFL=matthew-albright/159751/
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Matthew Albright (born September 14, 1991) is a professional Canadian football offensive lineman who is currently retired. He most recently played for the Ottawa Redblacks of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He was drafted 42nd overall in the 2013 CFL Draft by the BC Lions and signed with the club on May 27, 2013.{{Cite web |url=http://bclions.com/article/lions-lock-up-fabien-secure-class-of-2013 |title=Lions lock up Fabien, secure class of 2013 |access-date=2013-07-06 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131216212943/http://bclions.com/article/lions-lock-up-fabien-secure-class-of-2013 |archive-date=2013-12-16 |url-status=dead }} He played CIS football for the Saint Mary's Huskies where he was the AUS nominee in 2012 for the Russ Jackson Award. He played high school football at Prince Andrew High School in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia.
Professional career
On December 16, 2013, Albright was drafted by the Ottawa Redblacks in the second round of the 2013 CFL Expansion Draft. Nonetheless, he spent his first season in the CFL with the BC Lions. Following the 2013 season Albright returned to the team that drafted him. Matthew Albright was active for 14 games over the course of the next two seasons, and his contract was extended following the 2015 CFL season.{{Cite web|url=https://www.cfl.ca/2016/01/04/redblacks-extend-dl-zack-evans/|title=REDBLACKS extend DL Evans, OL Albright|website=CFL.ca|access-date=2016-04-23}} He retired in February 2018.
References
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External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20131226092203/http://ottawaredblacks.com/roster/show/id/5759 Ottawa Redblacks bio]
{{104th Grey Cup}}
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Category:Canadian football offensive linemen
Category:Ottawa Redblacks players
Category:Players of Canadian football from Nova Scotia
Category:Saint Mary's Huskies football players
Category:Sportspeople from Dartmouth, Nova Scotia
Category:Canadian football people from Halifax, Nova Scotia
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