Marc Parenteau

Marc Parenteau
No. 57
Date of birth (1980-12-04) December 4, 1980
Place of birth Sherbrooke, Quebec
Career information
Status Retired
CFL status National
Position(s) OL
Height 6 ft 5 in (196 cm)
Weight 304 lb (138 kg)
College Boston College
CFL draft 2003 / Round: 5 / Pick: 36
Drafted by Ottawa Renegades
Career history
As player
2005 Ottawa Renegades
2005–2006 Winnipeg Blue Bombers
2007–2011 Saskatchewan Roughriders
2012–2013 Toronto Argonauts
2013 Winnipeg Blue Bombers
Career stats

Marc Parenteau (born December 4, 1980 in Sherbrooke, Quebec) is a professional Canadian football offensive lineman who last played for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers of the Canadian Football League. He was drafted 36th overall by the Ottawa Renegades in the 2003 CFL Draft. He was signed by the Saskatchewan Roughriders to a contract on February 12, 2007 and played for five seasons before being released on February 10, 2012.[1] He was soon after signed by the Toronto Argonauts on February 13, 2012.[2] Parenteau would go on to win the 100th Grey Cup with the Argonauts. On September 9, 2013, Parenteau was traded to the Winnipeg Blue Bombers, along with a 3rd round draft pick in 2014, in exchange for running back Anthony Woodson and a fifth round draft pick in 2014.[3] He retired after 9 years in the CFL in January 2014 after winning 2 Grey Cups (2007 & 2012) and he is the only offensive lineman to ever score a touchdown in a Grey Cup game (2010). Before his CFL career, Marc was an All-Star (All Big East) lineman with the Boston College Eagles from 1999-2003. He continues to be a real estate sales representative in the Ottawa, ON area.

References

  1. ↑ Riders Add Three Running Backs
  2. ↑ Argos beef up O-line, sign Marc Parenteau
  3. ↑ Bombers acquire Parenteau in trade with Argos
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