No. 18 Montreal Alouettes | |
File:Richardson Grey Cup.jpg Jamel Richardson (right) with Matt Dunigan after winning the 98th Grey Cup MVP award. | |
Date of birth: | January 22, 1982 |
Place of birth: | Syracuse, New York |
Career information | |
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Status: | Active |
CFL status: | Import |
Position(s): | SB |
Height: | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
College: | Victor Valley College |
High school: | Corcoran |
Organizations | |
As player: | |
2003-2006 2007 2008-present |
Saskatchewan Roughriders Dallas Cowboys Montreal Alouettes |
Career highlights and awards | |
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CFL All-Star: | 2008, 2011 |
CFL East All-Star: | 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 |
Playing stats at CFL.ca |
Jamel Richardson (born January 22, 1982 in Syracuse, New York) is a Canadian football slotback for the Montreal Alouettes of the CFL. Richardson attended Corcoran High School before he was a two year All-Foothill Conference in Basketball and All-American in Football at Victor Valley College where he led the state in receptions and yardage.
Professional career[]
Saskatchewan Roughriders[]
Richardson played for four seasons, from 2003–2006, for the Saskatchewan Roughriders. Over that span of time he caught 113 passes for 1471 yards and scored 4 touchdowns.
Dallas Cowboys[]
Richardson was signed by the Dallas Cowboys of the National Football League in March 2007, but he faced an uphill battle at making the Cowboys' roster due to the depth Dallas had at the wide receiver position. On August 27, 2007, the Dallas Cowboys waived Richardson, along with seven other players, as part of its roster cuts prior to the start of the 2007 Regular Season.
Montreal Alouettes[]
On March 18, 2008, the Montreal Alouettes signed Richardson.[1] In the 2008 season, Richardson was named a CFL All-Star after leading the CFL with 16 TD receptions while catching 98 passes for 1287 yards.
Richardson made news on January 7, 2009, when it was reported that he turned down an offer from the Minnesota Vikings of the NFL and chose to remain with the Alouettes for at least 3 seasons. He also drew interest from Seattle, San Francisco, and Tampa Bay.[2]
On November 28, 2010 in the 98th Grey Cup in Edmonton, Alberta vs. the Saskatchewan Roughriders, Richardson helped the Alouettes to a 21-18 victory as well as receiving the MVP trophy. He was the first receiver to receive this honour since 2003.
Statistics[]
Receiving | Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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Year | Team | Games | No. | Yards | Avg | Long | TD | Games | No. | Yards | Avg | Long | TD | ||
2003 | SSK | 6 | 22 | 328 | 14.9 | 35 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 38 | 19.0 | 25 | 0 | ||
2004 | SSK | 6 | 20 | 210 | 10.5 | 35 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | ||
2005 | SSK | 14 | 55 | 663 | 12.1 | 42 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 49 | 8.2 | 12 | 1 | ||
2006 | SSK | 4 | 16 | 270 | 16.9 | 49 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | ||
2007 | DAL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | ||
2008 | MTL | 18 | 98 | 1,287 | 13.1 | 81 | 16 | 2 | 12 | 214 | 17.8 | 55 | 1 | ||
2009 | MTL | 16 | 85 | 1,055 | 12.4 | 63 | 9 | 2 | 13 | 178 | 13.7 | 23 | 3 | ||
2010 | MTL | 17 | 97 | 1,271 | 13.1 | 61 | 7 | 2 | 13 | 262 | 20.2 | 53 | 2 | ||
2011 | MTL | 17 | 112 | 1,777 | 15.9 | 59 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 95 | 23.7 | 41 | 1 | ||
CFL totals | 98 | 505 | 6,861 | 13.6 | 81 | 47 | 10 | 50 | 836 | 16.1 | 55 | 8 |
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