Jamel Richardson
| No. 18 Montreal Alouettes | |
| Career information | |
|---|---|
| Status | Active |
| CFL status | International |
| Position(s) | SB |
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (191 cm) |
| Weight | 215 lb (98 kg) |
| US college | Victor Valley College |
| Career highlights and awards | |
| CFL All-Star | 2008 |
| Career stats | |
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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-America in Football at Victor Valley College where he led the state in reception 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 to sign with the Minnesota Vikings of the NFL and chose to remain with the Alouettes. He also drew interest from Seattle, San Francisco, and Tampa Bay.[2]
Statistics
| Receiving | Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||
| CFL totals | 64 | 296 | 3,813 | 12.9 | 81 | 29 | 7 | 33 | 479 | 14.5 | 55 | 5 | |||
External links
References
- ^ "Alouettes sign Jamel Richardson". CFL.ca. 2008-03-18.
- ^ Richardson spurns Vikings offer to stay in Montreal