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| Personal information | |
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| Date of birth: September 17, 1987 | |
| Place of birth: Alexandria, Louisiana | |
| High School: Alexandria (LA) Peabody | |
| Career information | |
| College: Alcorn State | |
| No regular season or postseason appearances | |
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| Roster status: Active | |
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Emmanuel Arceneaux (born September 17, 1987) is a Canadian football wide receiver who is currently a member of the BC Lions of the Canadian Football League. He played college football at Alcorn State University. He signed as an undrafted free agent with the BC Lions of the Canadian Football League (CFL) in 2009.
He has also been a member of the Minnesota Vikings, Washington Redskins, and New York Jets.
College career[]
He played college football for the Alcorn State Braves. While at Alcorn State, he maintained a 3.0 GPA and was president of the student-athlete advisory committee, while recording 99 career catches for 1,618 and 12 TDs on the football field. He is a member of Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity.[1]
Professional career[]
BC Lions[]
Arceneaux was signed to the BC Lions, on May 19, 2009 and made the Lions' active roster after training camp.[2] Arceneaux had an outstanding debut season, starting at the wide receiver position for all 18 games and recording 63 catches for 858 yards and seven touchdowns. He caught a touchdown pass in each of his first three games and had two 100-yard receiving games during the season. He led all receivers in the 2009 playoffs, recording 12 catches for 189 yards. He continued his strong play in 2010 by registering his first 1000 yard season while finishing second on the team in receiving yards and touchdowns.
Minnesota Vikings[]
On January 22, 2011, Arceneaux agreed to the terms on a three-year contract with the Minnesota Vikings.[3] On August 31, 2012 as the Vikings reduced their roster down to league maximum of 53 players, he was released.[4]
Washington Redskins[]
On September 1, 2012, the Washington Redskins claimed Arceneaux off waivers and signed him to the practice squad.[5]
New York Jets[]
Arceneaux was signed by the New York Jets to a reserve/future contract on January 2, 2013.[6] He was waived on May 7, 2013.[7]
BC Lions (II)[]
On May 16, 2013, Arceneaux's agent announced that Emmanuel Arceneaux would be returning to CFL within a week. The BC Lions, Toronto Argonauts and Edmonton Eskimos are all believed to have interest in the free-agent. [8] On May 21, 2013, it was officially announced that Arceneaux had signed with the Lions, with whom he had played two seasons with before going south to the NFL.[9] The contract was reportedly a two-year, $280,000 deal.[10] Arceneaux was fined an undisclosed amount by the CFL following a Week 4 touchdown celebration involving props. Arceneaux used the end-zone corner post and the football to mimic putting in golf (The 3rd-round of the 2013 Open Championship was being played that same day).[11]
Statistics[]
| Receiving | Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | Games | No. | Yards | Avg | Long | TD | Games | No. | Yards | Avg | Long | TD | ||
| 2009 | BC | 18 | 63 | 858 | 13.6 | 60 | 7 | 2 | 12 | 189 | 15.8 | 49 | 0 | ||
| 2010 | BC | 18 | 67 | 1114 | 16.6 | 74 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 80 | 16.0 | 29 | 1 | ||
| 2011 | MIN | 3 | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 | Team did not qualify | |||||||
| CFL totals | 36 | 130 | 1972 | 15.2 | 74 | 12 | 3 | 17 | 269 | 15.8 | 49 | 1 | |||
References[]
- ↑ Beamish, Mike (June 26, 2009). "Lions impressed as Arceneaux catches on with team". Vancouver Sun (Canwest). http://www.vancouversun.com/sports/Lions+impressed+Arceneaux+catches+with+team/1732958/story.html. Retrieved 2009-08-22.[dead link]
- ↑ http://www.bclions.com/article/three-more-receivers-added-to-lions-roster
- ↑ http://www.sportsnet.ca/football/cfl/2011/01/22/arceneaux_signing/
- ↑ Craig, Mark. "Chris Carr, Sage Rosenfels surprises among Vikings' final cuts". Star Tribune. http://www.startribune.com/sports/vikings/blogs/168227606.html. Retrieved 01 September 2012.
- ↑ Jones, Mike (September 1, 2012). "Redskins add CB Crezdon Butler to round out 53-man roster". WashingtonPost.com. http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/football-insider/wp/2012/09/01/redskins-add-cb-crezdon-butler-to-round-out-53-man-roster/. Retrieved 2012-09-01.
- ↑ Jets Media Relations Department (2 January 2013). "4 More Signed to Reserve/Future Contracts". New York Jets. Archived from the original on 2 January 2013. http://www.webcitation.org/6DNgJURGr. Retrieved 2 January 2013.
- ↑ Martin, Kimberley (7 May 2013). "WRs Arceneaux, Mayo waived". Newsday. Archived from the original on 7 May 2013. http://www.webcitation.org/6GRmbvMhr. Retrieved 7 May 2013.
- ↑ Return to the CFL
- ↑ Back to BC: Arceneaux inks contract with Lions
- ↑ Returns to the CFL and the Lions
- ↑ Fined for using props in Touchdown celebration, Week 4, 2013 Season