Nick Shortill
{{Short description|Canadian gridiron football player}}
{{Use Canadian English|date=November 2019}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=November 2019}}
{{Infobox CFL biography
| name = Nick Shortill
| number =
| team =
| image = 23, Nick Shortill, June 22, 2019.jpg
| caption = Shortill with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats in 2019
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1992|11|16}}
| birth_place = Nobleton, Ontario, Canada
| death_date =
| death_place =
| import = no
| position1 = Linebacker
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 2
| weight_lb = 227
| CIS = McMaster
| high_school =
| CFLDraftedYear = 2015
| CFLDraftedRound = 2
| CFLDraftedPick = 13
| CFLDraftedTeam = Montreal Alouettes
| playing_years1 = {{CFL Year|2015}}–{{CFL Year|2016}}
| playing_team1 = Montreal Alouettes
| playing_years2 = {{CFL Year|2017}}–{{CFL Year|2019}}
| playing_team2 = Hamilton Tiger-Cats
| playing_years3 = {{CFL Year|2020|2021}}
| playing_team3 = Toronto Argonauts*
| career_footnotes =
| career_highlights =
| CFL = nicholas-shortill/161512
}}
Nicholas Shortill (born November 16, 1992) is a Canadian former professional football linebacker who played in the Canadian Football League (CFL).
Early life
He was raised in Nobleton, Ontario, and attended McMaster University where he played for four years for the McMaster Marauders football team.{{cite news|url=https://www.thesil.ca/shortill-joins-the-alouettes|title=Shortill joins the Alouettes|last=Mohamed|first=Sofia|work=The Silhouette|publisher=McMaster University Students Union|location=Hamilton, Ontario|date=11 June 2015|accessdate=27 February 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190228071321/https://www.thesil.ca/shortill-joins-the-alouettes|archive-date=February 28, 2019|url-status=live}}
Professional career
Shortill was drafted by the Montreal Alouettes with the 13th pick in the 2015 CFL Draft and played for the Alouettes in 35 games over two years. He was traded to the Hamilton Tiger-Cats where he spent three years with the team. Upon entering free agency, on February 11, 2020, Shortill signed with the Toronto Argonauts.{{cite web|url=https://www.argonauts.ca/2020/02/11/cflfa-argos-ink-canadian-lb-nick-shortill/|title=CFLFA: Argos ink Canadian LB Nick Shortill|publisher=Toronto Argonauts|date=February 11, 2020|accessdate=February 11, 2020}} He did not play in 2020 due to the cancellation of the 2020 CFL season. He was placed on the suspended list on July 10, 2021.{{cite tweet |user=ArgonautsMR |author=Toronto Argonauts Media Relations |title=The following players have been added to the suspended list: AME WR Brandon Sheperd AME WR Keyarris Garrett AME WR Martavis Bryant AME WR Kendall Wright AME DB James Sample CDN LB Nelkas Kwemo CDNLB Nick Shortill CDN DB Robert Woodson |number=1413835531960700930 |date=July 10, 2021 |access-date=July 10, 2021}} He did not play in any games for the Argonauts and his contract expired 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=June 28, 2023}}
References
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External links
- [https://www.argonauts.ca/players/nick-shortill/161512/ Toronto Argonauts profile]
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Category:Canadian football linebackers
Category:Hamilton Tiger-Cats players
Category:Montreal Alouettes players
Category:Toronto Argonauts players
Category:Sportspeople from King, Ontario
Category:King City Secondary School alumni