Mike Edem

Mike Edem
No. 11 BC Lions
Date of birth	July 11, 1989 (age 34)
Place of birth	Lagos, Nigeria
Career information
Status	Active
CFL status	National
Position(s)	DB
Height	6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight	200 lb (91 kg)
Canada university	Calgary; McGill
High school	St. Edmund Campion Secondary
CFL draft	2013 / Round: 1 / Pick: 3
Drafted by	Montreal Alouettes
Career history
As player
2013–2015	Montreal Alouettes
2015	Hamilton Tiger-Cats
2016–present	BC Lions
	*Off-season and/or practice squad member only
CFL East All-Star	2013
Career stats
	Playing stats at CFL.ca;

Anie-Ebiet Michael Edem (born July 11, 1989 in Lagos, Nigeria) is a professional Canadian football defensive back for the BC Lions of the Canadian Football League. After the 2012 CIS season, he was ranked as the tenth best player in the Canadian Football League’s Amateur Scouting Bureau final rankings for players eligible in the 2013 CFL Draft and sixth by players in Canadian Interuniversity Sport.^[1] Edem was drafted in the first round, third overall by the Montreal Alouettes and signed with the team on May 27, 2013.^[2] He played CIS football for the Calgary Dinos and McGill Redmen.^[3]

Professional career

Montreal Alouettes

Edem was drafted by the Montreal Alouettes of the Canadian Football League with the 3rd overall selection in the 2013 CFL Draft. Edem played in all 18 games of the regular season, including 15 starts at safety. He finished the season with 49 tackles, nine special teams tackles, five sacks, three interceptions and four fumble recoveries en route to being named an East Division All-Star. Following the season, he was nominated as the Als Most Outstanding Canadian and Most Outstanding Rookie.^[4] He dressed in 17 games in 2014 while only starting one, registering five tackles and one interception. Edem then dressed in only four games in 2015.

Hamilton Tiger-Cats

Edem was traded to the Hamilton Tiger-Cats on October 14, 2015 for a sixth round 2016 CFL Draft pick and a conditional seventh round 2017 CFL Draft pick.^[5] He played in four regular season games and both playoff games.

BC Lions

Edem became a free agent on February 9, 2016 and signed a two-year contract with the BC Lions that same day.^[6]

References

External links

[1] CFL Scouting Bureau - April 2013

[2] Alouettes ink three from 2013 Draft class

[3] Mike Edem - 2012 Football

[4] Outstanding Canadian COX, EDEM, BRODEUR-JOURDAIN AND TOWNSEND NAMED ALOUETTES PLAYERS OF THE YEAR

[5] Alouettes trade Mike Edem to Tiger-Cats

[6] Lions land Canadian free agent DB Mike Edem

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