Samuel Giguère

Samuel Giguère

Infobox NFLactive
name=Samuel Giguère


caption=
currentteam=Indianapolis Colts
currentnumber=14
currentpositionplain=Wide receiver
birthdate=birth date and age|1985|7|11
birthplace=Sherbrooke, Quebec
heightft=5
heightin=11
weight=215
debutyear=
debutteam=
college=Sherbrooke
undraftedyear=2008
pastteams=
* Indianapolis Colts (2008-present)
status=Practice Squad
highlights=
* 2x QSSF All-Star (2006-2007)
nfl=GIG652601

Samuel Giguère (born November 7, 1985 in Sherbrooke, Quebec) is an American football wide receiver who is a practice squad player for the Indianapolis Colts of the National Football League. He was signed by the Colts as an undrafted free agent in 2008. He played college football at Sherbrooke.

College career

Giguère played Canadian football for the Université de Sherbrooke Vert-et-Or ("Sherbrooke Green and Gold"). In 2005, he caught 30 passes for 584 yards and 4 touchdowns. He was also a member of the Junior Canadian Team and was one of the fastest of the AAA Collegial Ligue. In 2006, he was the fourth best wide receiver with 19 receptions for 464 yards. He tied the record for the most touchdown passes (3) in a game against Acadia University. Giguère was also named an offensive player of the week in the LFUQ, the Ligue de Football Universitaire du Quebec (Quebec Universitary Football Ligue). Giguère was named to the all-star team of the LFUQ. He was the runner-up for the Université de Sherbrooke rookie of the year in 2005-2006. In 2007, Sam Giguère caught 45 passes for 871 yards, 7 touchdowns, was first-team all-star selection, was ranked second in yards and third in yards per game (108.9), and had all career KOR totals as Senior. [http://samuelgiguere.com/stats.html] [http://www.usherbrooke.ca/vertetor/sports_exc/football/alignement/profils/giguiere_samuel05.html]

Professional career

Hamilton Tiger-Cats

Giguère was drafted eighth overall in the 2008 CFL Draft by the Hamilton Tiger-Cats. However, The NFL's Indianapolis Colts signed him following the 2008 NFL Draft. [cite web|url=http://www.tsn.ca/cfl/feature/?fid=6685&hubname=|title=Canadian College Draft|date=2008-04-30|publisher=TSN.ca|accessdate=2008-08-13]

Indianapolis Colts

Giguère signed with the Indianapolis Colts as an undrafted free agent on May 2, 2008. He was waived on August 30 during final cuts and subsequently re-signed to the team's practice squad.

References

External links

* [http://samuelgiguere.com/ Official Website]
* [http://www.colts.com/sub.cfm?page=bio&player_id=519 Indianapolis Colts bio]


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