Canadians, Justin Senior, Antony Auclair, Geoff Gray, and Eli Ankou all get the call to the NFL.
Montreal native, Justin Senior’s dreams just became a reality. The 6’5 and 331 pounds offensive lineman got the phone call from the Seattle Seahawks in the 6th round of the 2017 NFL draft.
According to the Seattle Times, the Seahawks say that they will be starting him out as a left tackle. A big fan of the Seahawks, Senior is ecstatic over his new team.
Congratulations to ?? Justin Senior on getting drafted in the 6th round, 210th overall by the @Seahawks. pic.twitter.com/0du7xgZxjv
— Krown Countdown U (@KrownCountdownU) April 29, 2017
Tight end, Antony Auclair will be going to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. According LeΒ Journal de Quebec, the Laval Rouge et Or product signedΒ a free agent agreement in the final minutes of the draft.
CANADIAN CANNONFIRE! ??@rougeetor standout @Auclair81 is joining the @TBBuccaneers! ? #SiegeTheDay pic.twitter.com/8ZLkIO9WMy
— NFL Canada (@NFLCanada) April 29, 2017
Winnipeg’s Geoff Gray has signed as a priority free agent with the NFL’s Green Bay Packers.
RT to congratulate Winnipeg's Geoff Gray on signing with Green Bay! ?? pic.twitter.com/2Go7nzrTln
— NFL Canada (@NFLCanada) April 29, 2017
Ottawa native and defensive lineman, Eli Ankou, will be joining the Houston Texans. UCLA product is currently ranked third in the CFL scouting bureau rankings.
Former @UCLAFootball defensive lineman, and Ottawa native, Eli Ankou is joining @thetangibleC4 and the @HoustonTexans! ?? pic.twitter.com/RObrjMlSpx
— NFL Canada (@NFLCanada) April 29, 2017
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