Anthony Gosselin
No. 45     Ottawa Redblacks
Gosselin before a Redblacks game in 2021.
Born: (1992-07-13) July 13, 1992
Otterburn Park, Quebec
Career information
StatusActive
CFL statusNational
Position(s)Fullback
Height6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight251 lb (114 kg)
UniversitySherbrooke
CFL Draft2017 / Round: 2 / Pick: 18
Drafted byOttawa Redblacks
Career history
As player
2017–presentOttawa Redblacks
Career stats

Anthony Gosselin (born July 13, 1992) is a professional Canadian football fullback for the Ottawa Redblacks of the Canadian Football League (CFL).

Early career

Gosselin played football in CEGEP for the Drummondville Voltigeurs from 2010 to 2013.[1] He then played U Sports football for the Sherbrooke Vert et Or from 2014 to 2016.

Professional career

Gosselin was drafted by the Ottawa Redblacks in the second round with the 18th overall pick in the 2017 CFL Draft and signed with the team on May 16, 2018.[2] After training camp that year, he was named to the active roster and made his professional debut on June 23, 2017 against the Calgary Stampeders. He played in the first four regular season games and the last four games that season while spending the other games on the disabled list, injured list, and reserve roster. Gosselin played in his first post-season game on November 12, 2017 in the East Semi-Final loss to the Saskatchewan Roughriders.

In 2018, Gosselin played in six regular season games and had two receptions for four yards. In the 2019 season, he played in 15 games where he had three receptions for 18 yards and also had four special teams tackles. He did not play in 2020 with the cancellation of the 2020 CFL season. He re-signed with the Redblacks to a one-year extension on December 17, 2020.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "Anthony Gosselin : une source d'inspiration pour les recrues en football des Voltigeurs" (in French). Cégep de Drummondville. December 14, 2018.
  2. ↑ "Redblacks come to terms with first round pick". Canadian Football League. May 24, 2017.
  3. ↑ "Riders, Stamps, Als and Redblacks head up Thursday transactions". Canadian Football League. December 17, 2020.
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