Shayne Gauthier
No. 44     Winnipeg Blue Bombers
Gauthier during a Blue Bombers game in 2021.
Born: (1992-02-20) February 20, 1992
Dolbeau-Mistassini, Quebec
Career information
StatusActive
CFL statusNational
Position(s)Linebacker
Height5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Weight231 lb (105 kg)
UniversityLaval
CFL Draft2016 / Round: 4 / Pick: 28
Drafted byWinnipeg Blue Bombers
Career history
As player
2016–presentWinnipeg Blue Bombers
Career highlights and awards
Career stats
Games played49
ST tackles40
Forced fumbles1

Shayne Gauthier (born February 20, 1992) is a professional Canadian football linebacker for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He is a Grey Cup champion after winning with the Blue Bombers in the 107th Grey Cup game. He played CIS football for the Laval Rouge et Or from 2012 to 2015 where he won two Vanier Cup championships in 2012 and 2013.[1]

Professional career

Gauthier was drafted 28th overall in the fourth round of the 2016 CFL Draft by the Blue Bombers and signed with the team on May 20, 2016.[2] Following training camp, he made the team's active roster and played in his first professional football game on June 24, 2016, against the Montreal Alouettes where he recorded one special teams tackle. Over the course of his career, he has primarily been a special teams player for the Blue Bombers. During the 2019 West Division Final against the Saskatchewan Roughriders, with the Blue Bombers leading 20–13 in the fourth quarter, Gauthier made a shoestring tackle to save a touchdown during a trick punt return. Winnipeg closed out the game by the same score and the Blue Bombers advanced to the 107th Grey Cup.[3] In the Grey Cup game that year, Gauthier recorded one special teams tackle as the Blue Bombers ended a 29-year championship drought in the victory over the Hamilton Tiger-Cats.[4]

On January 8, 2021, Gauthier signed a one-year contract extension to remain with the Blue Bombers.[5]

References

  1. ↑ "Shayne Gauthier" (in French). Laval Rouge et Or. Retrieved January 9, 2021.
  2. ↑ Ed Tait (May 20, 2016). "Recap: Loffler & Gauthier". Winnipeg Blue Bombers.
  3. ↑ Mike McIntyre (November 17, 2019). "Gauthier's actions key in Bombers earning trip to Grey Cup". Winnipeg Free Press.
  4. ↑ "Play-by-Play, 107th Grey Cup". Canadian Football League. November 24, 2019. Retrieved January 9, 2021.
  5. ↑ "Gray, Anthiga, Gauthier all ink one-year extensions with Bombers". Canadian Football League. January 8, 2021.
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