Jason Clermont
| Date of birth | May 24, 1978 |
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| Place of birth | Regina, Saskatchewan |
| Career information | |
| CFL status | National |
| Position(s) | SB |
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) |
| Weight | 227 lb (103 kg) |
| University | Regina |
| High school | Robert Usher |
| CFL draft | 2002 / Round: 1 / Pick: 4 |
| Drafted by | BC Lions |
| Career history | |
| As player | |
| 2002–2008 | BC Lions |
| 2009–2011 | Saskatchewan Roughriders |
| Career highlights and awards | |
| CFL All-Star | 2007 |
| CFL West All-Star | 2004, 2007 |
| Awards | |
| Career stats | |
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Jason Clermont (born May 24, 1978) is a former professional Canadian football slotback who retired after ten seasons in the Canadian Football League (CFL) with the BC Lions and Saskatchewan Roughriders. Clermont started his professional career with the BC Lions after being selected in the 2002 CFL Draft. He played amateur football in his hometown of Regina, starting with the Regina Rams junior football club, and continuing with the team after they became affiliated with the University of Regina. While playing university football, Clermont was named an All-Star and All-Canadian, as well as the Most Valuable Player in the Canada West Conference. As a professional, Clermont's honours have included being named the CFL's Most Outstanding Rookie in 2002, Most Outstanding Canadian in 2004 and 2007, as well as the Most Valuable Canadian at the 2004 Grey Cup. Clermont captured a Grey Cup championship with the Lions in 2006. He joined his hometown Roughriders at the start of the 2009 season after being released by the Lions.
Clermont started playing football when he was eight years old, after seeing a minor football team practicing behind his home. He played high school football at Robert Usher Collegiate in his hometown of Regina, Saskatchewan. In 1995, Clermont quarterbacked Usher to a city championship.
After finishing his high school career, Clermont played for the Regina Rams of the Canadian Junior Football League (CJFL). Clermont was named the Prairie Football Conference's Outstanding Rookie Receiver in 1996 and was named to the conference's All-Star team in 1997 and 1998. He was named a CJFL All-Canadian in 1998. The Rams won the Canadian Bowl as the nation's junior football champions in 1997 and 1998. In 1997, Clermont scored the winning touchdown in double overtime. As of 2010, Clermont still holds the CJFL record for most points scored in a game with 18 on October 25, 1997. In that game, he also set the record for most touchdowns in a game, with three, and most receiving touchdowns in a game with two.
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