Timothy Flanders

{{Short description|American gridiron football player (born 1991)}}

{{Infobox CFL biography

| name = Timothy Flanders

| image = 2021, 20, Timothy Flanders.jpg

| image_upright = 0.95

| alt =

| caption = Flanders with the Ottawa Redblacks in 2021

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1991|9|29}}

| birth_place = Midwest City, Oklahoma, U.S.

| death_date =

| death_place =

| team =

| number = 20

| import = yes

| position1 = Running back

| height_ft = 5

| height_in = 9

| weight_lb = 205

| college = Sam Houston State

| playing_years1 = {{NFL Year|2014}}

| playing_team1 = New Orleans Saints*

| playing_years2 = {{CFL Year|2015}}

| playing_team2 = Calgary Stampeders*

| playing_years3 = {{NFL Year|2015}}

| playing_team3 = Cleveland Browns*

| playing_years4 = {{CFL Year|2015}}

| playing_team4 = BC Lions

| playing_years5 = {{CFL Year|2016}}–{{CFL Year|2018}}

| playing_team5 = Winnipeg Blue Bombers

| playing_years6 = {{CFL Year|2019}}

| playing_team6 = Calgary Stampeders*

| playing_years7 = {{CFL Year|2020|2021}}

| playing_team7 = Ottawa Redblacks

| career_footnotes = *Offseason and/or practice squad member only

| career_highlights =

FCS Player of the Year (2011)

| CFLAllStar =

| CFLWestAllStar =

| awards =

| CFL = timothy-flanders/161150/

}}

Timothy Flanders (born September 29, 1991) is an American former professional football running back. He played in the Canadian Football League (CFL) for the BC Lions, Winnipeg Blue Bombers and Ottawa Redblacks.{{cite web |title=Timothy Flanders bio |url=https://www.cfl.ca/players/timothy-flanders/161150/ |website=Canadian Football League |accessdate=2017-11-04}}

College career

Flanders played college football for the Sam Houston State Bearkats from 2010 to 2013.{{Cite web|title=Timothy Flanders draft bio |url=http://www.nfl.com/draft/2014/profiles/timothy-flanders?id=2543854 |website=National Football League |accessdate=2017-11-04}}

Professional career

=New Orleans Saints=

Upon finishing his collegiate career, Flanders signed as an undrafted free agent with the New Orleans Saints on May 10, 2014.{{cite web |title=Timothy Flanders |url=https://www.ottawaredblacks.com/players/timothy-flanders/161150/ |publisher=Ottawa Redblacks |access-date=October 11, 2021}} However, he did not make the final roster and was released on August 21, 2014.

=Calgary Stampeders (first stint)=

The following year, Flanders signed with the Calgary Stampeders on March 18, 2015, but was released prior to training camp on May 2, 2015.

=Cleveland Browns=

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On August 3, 2015, Flanders signed with the Cleveland Browns, but he was released on September 5, 2015.

=BC Lions=

On October 6, 2015, Flanders signed with BC Lions to a practice roster agreement. He was promoted to the active roster for the last game of the regular season and played in his first professional game on November 7, 2015 against the Calgary Stampeders where he had three carries for 15 yards. He was not re-signed following the season and was released on November 10, 2015.

=Winnipeg Blue Bombers=

Flanders signed with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers on May 26, 2016 where he had a more prominent role as a back-up running back. He played in seven games for the team, starting in four, where he had 46 rushing attempts for 281 and three touchdowns. He also had 16 receptions for 148 yards. He played with the Blue Bombers for two more seasons, but only dressed for one game in 2018 while spending the rest of the season on the practice roster.{{cite web |title=Transactions – Football player trades and signings |url=https://www.cfl.ca/transactions/2018/ |website=Canadian Football League |access-date=October 11, 2021}} He was released by the Blue Bombers on November 19, 2018.

=Calgary Stampeders (second stint)=

Flanders remained unsigned at the start of the 2019 CFL season and eventually signed a practice roster agreement with the Stampeders on September 30, 2019.{{cite web |title=Transactions – Football player trades and signings |url=https://www.cfl.ca/transactions/2019/ |website=Canadian Football League |access-date=October 11, 2021}} However, he was released on October 26, 2019.

=Ottawa Redblacks=

Flanders signed with the Ottawa Redblacks on December 23, 2019, but did not play in 2020 due to the cancellation of the 2020 CFL season. He then re-signed with the Redblacks on January 18, 2021.{{cite news |title=Redblacks re-sign Fernandez, Saunders and Flanders |url=https://www.ottawaredblacks.com/2021/01/18/redblacks-re-sign-fernandez-saunders-flanders/ |publisher=Ottawa Redblacks |date=January 18, 2021 |access-date=February 17, 2021}} He became a free agent after the 2021 season.{{cite web | url=https://press.cfl.ca/2022-potential-free-agents-announced | title=2022 POTENTIAL FREE AGENTS ANNOUNCED | date=December 17, 2021 | publisher=cfl.ca | accessdate=13 August 2024}}

Coaching career

Since 2022, Flanders has been a running backs and recruiting assistant for the Lake Travis High School football team. {{cite web | url=https://www.laketravisfootball.com/page/show/7445883-timothy-flanders | title=Timothy Flanders }} He also serves as an assistant basketball coach at Lake Travis High School.{{cite web | url=https://www.ltbasketball.com/ourcoaches | title=Coaches }}