Alford was drafted by the Cincinnati Bengals in the seventh round, 238th overall, in the 2015 NFL Draft.[4] He played in one game his rookie year with the Bengals registering one catch for 15 yards. On September 3, 2016, he was released by the Bengals.[5]
Alford with the Browns during the 2017 preseason.
New York Jetsedit
On November 16, 2016, Alford was signed to the Jets' practice squad.[6] He was released by the team on December 6, 2016.[7]
Cleveland Brownsedit
Alford was signed to the Browns' practice squad on December 13, 2016.[8] He was promoted to the active roster on December 17, 2016.[9]
On September 1, 2017, Alford was waived by the Browns during roster cutdowns.[10]
Chicago Bearsedit
On September 12, 2017, Alford was signed to the Chicago Bears' practice squad. [11]
Toronto Argonautsedit
On June 3, 2018, Alford signed with the Toronto Argonauts of the Canadian Football League. In his lone season in Toronto, Alford appeared in six games and caught seven passes for 57 yards, returned eight kick-offs for 170 yards, had five punt returns for seven yards, and rushed the ball once for 10 yards.[12] He was released on May 25, 2019.
Montreal Alouettesedit
On September 24, 2019, it was announced that Alford had signed with the Montreal Alouettes.[13] He was signed for the 2021 season on December 15, 2020.[14] Over parts of three seasons, Alford played in nine games with the Alouettes where he had 24 kickoff returns for 477 yards, 26 punt returns for 486 yards and three touchdowns, and two missed field goal returns for 45 yards.[12]
Saskatchewan Roughridersedit
On July 3, 2022, Alford was traded to the Saskatchewan Roughriders in exchange for a sixth-round pick in the 2023 CFL Draft.[15] He played in 13 regular season games for the team where he had 38 kickoff returns for 990 yards and two touchdowns, 44 punt returns for 530 yards and one touchdown, and three missed field goal returns for 129 yards and one touchdown.[12] For his strong season, he was named the CFL's Most Outstanding Special Teams Player in 2022.[16]
Referencesedit
^Duane Rankin, Montgomery Advertiser (August 28, 2014). "WVU WR Mario Alford very familiar with SEC football". The Montgomery Advertiser. Retrieved July 8, 2015.
^"WV MetroNews – No longer pressing to be the next Tavon, Alford proves dynamic at new spot". WV MetroNews. March 7, 2014. Retrieved July 8, 2015.
^"WV MetroNews – Upbeat Alford 'going to ball out' during senior season". WV MetroNews. August 3, 2014. Retrieved July 8, 2015.
^"2015 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved May 15, 2023.
^Toback, Rebecca (September 3, 2016). "Bengals Roster 2016: Cincinnati's 53-man roster is set". CincyJungle.com. Retrieved November 16, 2016.
^Lange, Randy (November 16, 2016). "Jets Sign WR Mario Alford to Practice Squad". NewYorkJets.com.
^Allen, Eric (December 6, 2016). "Jets Waive C.J. Spiller and Jeremy Ross". NewYorkJets.com.
^. ClevelandBrowns.com. December 13, 2016. Archived from the original on August 9, 2017.
^. ClevelandBrowns.com. December 17, 2016. Archived from the original on August 9, 2017.
^. ClevelandBrowns.com. September 1, 2017. Archived from the original on March 13, 2018.
^Mayer, Larry (September 12, 2017). . ChicagoBears.com. Archived from the original on December 1, 2018. Retrieved December 1, 2018.
^"Alouettes transactions". Montreal Alouettes. September 24, 2019.
^"Als extend pending FAs David Menard & Mario Alford". CFL.ca. December 15, 2020. Retrieved December 17, 2020.
^TSN ca Staff (July 3, 2022). "Roughriders acquire WR/KR Alford in trade with Alouettes - TSN.ca". TSN. Retrieved July 4, 2022.
^"Back to back: Blue Bombers quarterback Zach Collaros wins most outstanding player". Canadian Football League. November 17, 2022.
External linksedit
Saskatchewan Roughriders bio
December 15, 2023
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Mario Alford born February 25 1992 is an American gridiron football wide receiver for the Saskatchewan Roughriders of the Canadian Football League CFL He played college football at West Virginia 1 2 3 Mario AlfordAlford before a Toronto Argonauts game in 2018 No 2 Saskatchewan RoughridersPosition Wide receiverPersonal informationBorn 1992 02 25 February 25 1992 age 31 Greenville Georgia U S Height 5 ft 8 in 1 73 m Weight 177 lb 80 kg Career informationHigh school Greenville GA College Georgia Military 2011 2012 West Virginia 2013 2014 NFL Draft 2015 Round 7 Pick 238Career historyCincinnati Bengals 2015 New York Jets 2016 Cleveland Browns 2016 Chicago Bears 2017 Toronto Argonauts 2018 Montreal Alouettes 2019 2022 Saskatchewan Roughriders 2022 present Offseason and or practice squad member onlyRoster status ActiveCFL status AmericanCareer highlights and awardsJohn Agro Special Teams Award 2022 CFL West All Star 2023 Career NFL statisticsReceptions 1Receiving yards 15Receiving touchdowns 0Career CFL statisticsReceptions 8Receiving yards 71Receiving touchdowns 0Return yards 2 834Return touchdowns 7Player stats at NFL com PFR CFL ca Contents 1 Professional career 1 1 Cincinnati Bengals 1 2 New York Jets 1 3 Cleveland Browns 1 4 Chicago Bears 1 5 Toronto Argonauts 1 6 Montreal Alouettes 1 7 Saskatchewan Roughriders 2 References 3 External linksProfessional career editCincinnati Bengals edit Alford was drafted by the Cincinnati Bengals in the seventh round 238th overall in the 2015 NFL Draft 4 He played in one game his rookie year with the Bengals registering one catch for 15 yards On September 3 2016 he was released by the Bengals 5 nbsp Alford with the Browns during the 2017 preseason New York Jets edit On November 16 2016 Alford was signed to the Jets practice squad 6 He was released by the team on December 6 2016 7 Cleveland Browns edit Alford was signed to the Browns practice squad on December 13 2016 8 He was promoted to the active roster on December 17 2016 9 On September 1 2017 Alford was waived by the Browns during roster cutdowns 10 Chicago Bears edit On September 12 2017 Alford was signed to the Chicago Bears practice squad 11 Toronto Argonauts edit On June 3 2018 Alford signed with the Toronto Argonauts of the Canadian Football League In his lone season in Toronto Alford appeared in six games and caught seven passes for 57 yards returned eight kick offs for 170 yards had five punt returns for seven yards and rushed the ball once for 10 yards 12 He was released on May 25 2019 Montreal Alouettes edit On September 24 2019 it was announced that Alford had signed with the Montreal Alouettes 13 He was signed for the 2021 season on December 15 2020 14 Over parts of three seasons Alford played in nine games with the Alouettes where he had 24 kickoff returns for 477 yards 26 punt returns for 486 yards and three touchdowns and two missed field goal returns for 45 yards 12 Saskatchewan Roughriders edit On July 3 2022 Alford was traded to the Saskatchewan Roughriders in exchange for a sixth round pick in the 2023 CFL Draft 15 He played in 13 regular season games for the team where he had 38 kickoff returns for 990 yards and two touchdowns 44 punt returns for 530 yards and one touchdown and three missed field goal returns for 129 yards and one touchdown 12 For his strong season he was named the CFL s Most Outstanding Special Teams Player in 2022 16 References edit Duane Rankin Montgomery Advertiser August 28 2014 WVU WR Mario Alford very familiar with SEC football The Montgomery Advertiser Retrieved July 8 2015 WV MetroNews No longer pressing to be the next Tavon Alford proves dynamic at new spot WV MetroNews March 7 2014 Retrieved July 8 2015 WV MetroNews Upbeat Alford going to ball out during senior season WV MetroNews August 3 2014 Retrieved July 8 2015 2015 NFL Draft Listing Pro Football Reference com Retrieved May 15 2023 Toback Rebecca September 3 2016 Bengals Roster 2016 Cincinnati s 53 man roster is set CincyJungle com Retrieved November 16 2016 Lange Randy November 16 2016 Jets Sign WR Mario Alford to Practice Squad NewYorkJets com Allen Eric December 6 2016 Jets Waive C J Spiller and Jeremy Ross NewYorkJets com Browns promote DL Gabe Wright to active roster ClevelandBrowns com December 13 2016 Archived from the original on August 9 2017 Browns promote WR Mario Alford to active roster ClevelandBrowns com December 17 2016 Archived from the original on August 9 2017 Browns reduce roster to 65 ClevelandBrowns com September 1 2017 Archived from the original on March 13 2018 Mayer Larry September 12 2017 Freeman joins White on injured reserve ChicagoBears com Archived from the original on December 1 2018 Retrieved December 1 2018 a b c Mario Alford Canadian Football League Retrieved November 18 2022 Alouettes transactions Montreal Alouettes September 24 2019 Als extend pending FAs David Menard amp Mario Alford CFL ca December 15 2020 Retrieved December 17 2020 TSN ca Staff July 3 2022 Roughriders acquire WR KR Alford in trade with Alouettes TSN ca TSN Retrieved July 4 2022 Back to back Blue Bombers quarterback Zach Collaros wins most outstanding player Canadian Football League November 17 2022 External links editSaskatchewan Roughriders bio West Virginia Moutaineers bio Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Mario Alford amp oldid 1184294276, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
