Marc Parenteau

Marc Parenteau
No. 57
Date of birth	December 4, 1980 (age 43)
Place of birth	Sherbrooke, Quebec
Career information
Status	Retired
CFL status	National
Position(s)	OL
Height	6 ft 5 in (196 cm)
Weight	304 lb (138 kg)
US college	Boston College
CFL draft	2003 / round: 5 / pick: 36
Drafted by	Ottawa Renegades
Career history
As player
2005	Ottawa Renegades
2005–2006	Winnipeg Blue Bombers
2007–2011	Saskatchewan Roughriders
2012–2013	Toronto Argonauts
2013	Winnipeg Blue Bombers
Career stats
	Playing stats at CFL.ca;

Marc Parenteau (born December 4, 1980 in Sherbrooke, Quebec) is a professional Canadian football offensive lineman who last played for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers of the Canadian Football League. He was drafted 36th overall by the Ottawa Renegades in the 2003 CFL Draft. He was signed by the Saskatchewan Roughriders to a contract on February 12, 2007 and played for five seasons before being released on February 10, 2012.^[1] He was soon after signed by the Toronto Argonauts on February 13, 2012.^[2] Parenteau would go on to win the 100th Grey Cup with the Argonauts. On September 9, 2013, Parenteau was traded to the Winnipeg Blue Bombers, along with a 3rd round draft pick in 2014, in exchange for running back Anthony Woodson and a fifth round draft pick in 2014.^[3] He retired after 9 years in the CFL in January 2014 after winning 2 Grey Cups (2007 & 2012) and he is the only offensive lineman to ever score a touchdown in a Grey Cup game (2010). Before his CFL career, Marc was an All-Star (All Big East) lineman with the Boston College Eagles from 1999-2003. He continues to be a real estate sales representative in the Ottawa, ON area.

References

^ "Riders Add Three Running Backs". Archived from the original on 2012-02-13. Retrieved 2012-02-10.
^ Argos beef up O-line, sign Marc Parenteau Archived 2012-02-16 at the Wayback Machine
^ Bombers acquire Parenteau in trade with Argos

External links

Marc Parenteau. Canadian Football League. Accessed 2011-01-05.
Backup lineman very valuable. Canada.com (Regina Leader-Post), July 12, 2007. Accessed 2011-01-05.
Riders' Marc Parenteau laughs about first catch. Canada.com (Regina Leader-Post), October 28, 2010. Accessed 2011-01-05.

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[1] "Riders Add Three Running Backs". Archived from the original on 2012-02-13. Retrieved 2012-02-10.

[2] Argos beef up O-line, sign Marc Parenteau Archived 2012-02-16 at the Wayback Machine

[3] Bombers acquire Parenteau in trade with Argos

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