Theo Grant
{{short description|Canadian gridiron football player (born 2000)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=October 2024}}
{{Infobox CFL biography
| name = Theo Grant
| team = Montreal Alouettes
| image = 2024, 69, Theo Grant.jpg
| image_upright = 1
| caption = Grant with the Montreal Alouettes in 2024
| status = Active
| import = no
| position1 = Offensive lineman
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|2000|10|31}}
| birth_place = Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
| death_date =
| death_place =
| number = 69
| CIS = Queen's
| high_school =
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 4
| weight_lbs = 305
| CFLDraftedYear = 2023
| CFLDraftedRound = 4
| CFLDraftedPick = 32
| CFLDraftedTeam = Montreal Alouettes
| playing_years1 = {{CFL Year|2023}}
| playing_team1 = Montreal Alouettes*
| playing_years2 = {{CFL Year|2024}}–present
| playing_team2 = Montreal Alouettes
| career_footnotes =
| career_highlights =
| CFL = theo-grant/167949/
}}
Theo Grant (born October 31, 2000) is a Canadian professional football offensive lineman for the Montreal Alouettes of the Canadian Football League (CFL).
University career
Grant played U Sports football for the Queen's Gaels from 2019 to 2023.{{cite web|url=https://gogaelsgo.com/sports/football/roster/theo-grant/12252 |title=Theo Grant |publisher=Queen's Gaels |access-date=October 16, 2024}} He did not play in 2020 due to the cancellation of the 2020 U Sports football season.
Professional career
Grant was drafted in the fourth round, 32nd overall, by the Montreal Alouettes in the 2023 CFL Draft and signed with the team on May 11, 2023.{{cite web |url=https://en.montrealalouettes.com/2023/05/11/alouettes-sign-10-players-ahead-of-training-camp/ |title=Alouettes sign 10 players ahead of training camp |publisher=Montreal Alouettes |date=May 11, 2023}} Following 2023 training camp, he returned to Queen's to complete his university eligibility.{{cite web |url=https://en.montrealalouettes.com/players/jacob-mason/167956/ |title=Theo Grant |publisher=Montreal Alouettes |access-date=October 16, 2024}}
On January 10, 2024, it was announced that Grant had re-signed with the Alouettes to a three-year contract.{{cite web|url=https://en.montrealalouettes.com/2024/01/10/alouettes-ink-three-canadians-including-quebecer-maxym-lavallee/ |title=Alouettes ink three Canadians, including Quebecer Maxym Lavallée |publisher=Canadian Football League |date=January 10, 2024}} He earned a roster spot in training camp in 2024 and made his professional debut as a backup offensive lineman on June 7, 2024, against the Winnipeg Blue Bombers.{{cite web|url=https://static.cfl.ca/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/06/WK-1-MONTREAL-DEPTH-CHART.pdf |title=Depth chart |publisher=Canadian Football League |access-date=October 16, 2024}}
References
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External links
- [https://en.montrealalouettes.com/players/theo-grant/167949/ Montreal Alouettes bio]
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Category:Canadian football offensive linemen
Category:Montreal Alouettes players