Maxime Latour
{{short description|Canadian gridiron football player (born 1993)}}
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|image=46, Maxime Latour, Nov 16, 2021.jpg
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|caption=Latour with the Toronto Argonauts in 2021
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|position1=Long snapper
|birth_date={{birth date and age|1993|4|12}}
|birth_place=Valleyfield, Quebec, Canada
|Height_ft=6
|Height_in=4
|Weight_lbs=250
|CIS=Sherbrooke
|high_school=Baie-Saint-François High
|CFLDraftedYear=2018
|CFLDraftedRound=Undrafted
|playing_years1={{CFL Year|2018|2019}}
|playing_team1=Montreal Alouettes*
|playing_years2={{CFL Year|2019|2020}}
|playing_team2=Winnipeg Blue Bombers
|playing_years3={{CFL Year|2021}}
|playing_team3=Ottawa Redblacks*
|playing_years4={{CFL Year|2021}}
|playing_team4=Toronto Argonauts
|playing_years5={{CFL Year|2021}}
|playing_team5=Ottawa Redblacks*
|playing_years6={{CFL Year|2022}}
|playing_team6=Toronto Argonauts
|playing_years7={{CFL Year|2023}}
|playing_team7=Calgary Stampeders
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|import=no
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|CFL=maxime-latour/164058/
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Maxime Latour (born April 12, 1993) is a Canadian professional football long snapper. He played U Sports football for the Sherbrooke Vert et Or.
University career
Latour played U Sports football for the Sherbrooke Vert et Or from 2014 to 2017.{{cite web|url=https://universitysport.prestosports.com/sports/fball/2014-15/teams/sherbrooke?view=lineup |title=2014-15 Football Statistics - Sherbrooke |publisher=U Sports |access-date=December 1, 2021}}{{cite web|url=https://universitysport.prestosports.com/sports/fball/2015-16/teams/sherbrooke?view=lineup |title=2015-16 Football Statistics - Sherbrooke |publisher=U Sports |access-date=December 1, 2021}}{{cite web|url=https://universitysport.prestosports.com/sports/fball/2017-18/teams/sherbrooke?view=lineup |title=2017-18 Football Statistics - Sherbrooke |publisher=U Sports |access-date=December 1, 2021}} He played in 28 regular season games in four seasons for the Vert et Or as the team's long snapper.{{cite web|url=https://en.montrealalouettes.com/2018/12/12/alouettes-sign-new-deals-six-players-practice-roster/ |title=Alouettes sign new deals with six players from practice roster |publisher=Montreal Alouettes |date=December 12, 2018}}
Professional career
=Montreal Alouettes=
Latour was eligible for the 2018 CFL Draft, but was not selected in the draft.{{cite web|url=https://cdn.uc.assets.prezly.com/0e1fa6ec-d0dc-430f-b05c-12891efe43dd/-/inline/no/2018-cfl-draft-guide.pdf |title=2021 CFL Draft |publisher=Canadian Football League |access-date=November 30, 2021}} He was then signed on September 26, 2018, by the Montreal Alouettes as an undrafted free agent to the team's practice roster.{{cite web|url=https://www.tvasports.ca/2018/09/26/un-ancien-du-vert--or-avec-les-alouettes |title=Un ancien du Vert & Or avec les Alouettes |publisher=TVA Sports |date=September 26, 2018 |language=French}} He was released on October 31, 2018, just prior to the last game of the regular season, but was re-signed by the Alouettes to a one-year contract on December 12, 2018.{{cite web|url=https://en.montrealalouettes.com/2018/10/31/october-31-alouettes-transactions/ |title=October 31 Alouettes transactions |publisher=Montreal Alouettes |date=October 31, 2018}} Latour spent training camp with the Alouettes in 2019, but was released with the final cuts on June 9, 2019.{{cite web|url=https://www.cfl.ca/transactions/2019/ |title=Transactions – Football player trades and signings |publisher=Canadian Football League |access-date=December 1, 2021}}
=Winnipeg Blue Bombers=
On September 4, 2019, Latour was signed by the Winnipeg Blue Bombers to a practice roster agreement following an injury to the team's incumbent long snapper, Chad Rempel.{{cite web|url=https://www.bluebombers.com/2019/09/04/bombers-add-larry-rose-maxime-latour-roster/ |title=Bombers add Larry Rose & Maxime Latour to roster |publisher=Winnipeg Blue Bombers |date=September 4, 2019}}{{cite web|url=https://www.winnipegfreepress.com/sports/football/bombers/bombers-hope-to-snap-out-of-bind-559421012.html |title=Bombers hope to snap out of bind |publisher=Winnipeg Free Press |date=September 4, 2019}} Soon after, he made his professional debut on September 7, 2019, in the Banjo Bowl against the Saskatchewan Roughriders.{{cite web|url=https://www.argonauts.ca/players/maxime-latour/164058/ |title=Maxime Latour |publisher=Toronto Argonauts |access-date=December 1, 2021}} Rempel returned for the next game and Latour was added back to the practice roster. With Rempel injured toward the end of the regular season, Latour was again pressed into action and played in the last two games of the regular season.{{cite web|url=https://www.bluebombers.com/2019/10/19/game-recap-wpg-33-cgy-37/ |title=Game Recap {{!}} WPG 33 CGY 37 |publisher=Winnipeg Blue Bombers |date=October 19, 2019}} He then made his post-season debut on November 10, 2021, against the Calgary Stampeders, but suffered a back injury in the game.{{cite web|url=https://www.latribune.ca/2019/11/28/maxime-latour-souleve-la-coupe-grey-813c146f78f623ac3afc704c4f3b67f0 |title=Maxime Latour soulève la coupe Grey |publisher=La Tribune |date=November 27, 2019 |language=French}} This coincided with Rempel's return from the injured reserve, so Latour switched places and went to the injured list himself. Two weeks later, the Blue Bombers won the 107th Grey Cup over the Hamilton Tiger-Cats and Latour won the first Grey Cup championship of his career.
Due to the cancellation of the 2020 CFL season, Latour did not play in 2020. His contract expired on February 9, 2021, and he became a free agent.{{cite web|url=https://www.cfl.ca/transactions/2021/ |title=Transactions – Football player trades and signings |publisher=Canadian Football League |access-date=December 1, 2021}}
=Ottawa Redblacks (first stint)=
On September 13, 2021, it was announced that Latour had signed with the Ottawa Redblacks.{{cite web|url=https://www.ottawaredblacks.com/2021/09/13/redblacks-kick-off-bye-week-adding-six-new-players/ |title=Redblacks kick off bye week by adding six new players |publisher=Ottawa Redblacks |date=September 13, 2021}} He was then transferred to the team's practice roster and did not play in a game for the team.
=Toronto Argonauts (first stint)=
After the Toronto Argonauts' long snapper, Jake Reinhart, suffered a severe injury, Latour was claimed by the team from the Redblacks' practice roster on October 7, 2021.{{cite web|url=https://3downnation.com/2021/10/08/argos-sign-former-stamps-dl-junior-turner-claim-ls-maxime-latour-from-redblacks/ |title=Argos sign former Stamps' DL Junior Turner, claim LS Maxime Latour from Redblacks |publisher=3DownNation |date=October 8, 2021}} He played in the six remaining regular season games for the team and the East Final.
=Ottawa Redblacks (second stint)=
After the Argonauts' season ended with an East Final loss, Latour's playing rights reverted to the Redblacks on December 6, 2021. He became a free agent upon the expiry of his contract on February 8, 2022.{{cite web|url=https://www.cfl.ca/transactions/2022/ |title=Transactions – Football player trades and signings |publisher=Canadian Football League |access-date=August 9, 2022}}
=Toronto Argonauts (second stint)=
On August 9, 2022, Latour re-signed with the Argonauts.{{cite web|url=https://www.argonauts.ca/2022/08/09/double-blue-sign-two/ |title=Double blue sign two |publisher=Toronto Argonauts |date=August 9, 2022}} On May 17, 2023, Latour was released by the Argonauts.{{cite web|url=https://www.cfl.ca/transactions/ |title=Transactions – Football player trades and signings |publisher=Canadian Football League |access-date=May 18, 2023}}
=Calgary Stampeders=
On August 2, 2023, it was announced that Latour had signed a practice roster agreement with the Calgary Stampeders.{{cite web|url=https://www.stampeders.com/2023/08/02/stamps-add-latour-to-practice-roster/ |title=Stamps add Latour to practice roster |publisher=Calgary Stampeders |date=August 2, 2023}} He was promoted to the active roster the next day. He was released on August 16, 2023.{{cite web | url=https://www.footballdb.com/teams/cfl/calgary-stampeders/transactions/2023 | title=Calgary Stampeders Transactions | accessdate=14 August 2024}}
Personal life
During the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, Latour started a farming business in Orford, Quebec with his friend, Nicolas Boulay.{{cite web|url=https://www.ledroit.com/2021/09/13/latour-et-sa-barbe-debarquent-a-ottawa-f84318de16e7b34270375480e6404452 |title=Latour et sa barbe débarquent à Ottawa |publisher=La Tribune |date=September 13, 2021 |language=French}}{{cite web|url=https://www.viva-media.ca/la-voix-regionale-beauharnois-salaberry-haut-saint-laurent/sports-bshsl/football-bshsl/maxime-latour-execute-et-les-argonauts-de-toronto-lemportent-in-extremis/ |title=Maxime Latour exécute et les Argonauts de Toronto l'emportent in extremis |publisher=Voix Régionale |date=October 13, 2021 |language=French}}
References
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External links
- [https://www.stampeders.com/players/maxime-latour/164058/ Calgary Stampeders bio]
{{107th Grey Cup}}
{{109th Grey Cup}}
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Category:Canadian football long snappers
Category:Sherbrooke Vert et Or football players
Category:Montreal Alouettes players
Category:Ottawa Redblacks players
Category:Players of Canadian football from Quebec
Category:Sportspeople from Salaberry-de-Valleyfield
Category:Toronto Argonauts players