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Jerome Messam

Jerome Messam
No. 33     Calgary Stampeders
Date of birth (1985-04-02) April 2, 1985 (age 32)
Place of birth Brampton, Ontario
Career information
Status Active
CFL status National
Position(s) RB
Height 6 ft 3 in (191 cm)
Weight 264 lb (120 kg)
College Graceland
Career history
As player
2010 BC Lions
2011 Edmonton Eskimos
2012 Miami Dolphins*
2012 Edmonton Eskimos
2013 Montreal Alouettes
2014–2015 Saskatchewan Roughriders
2015–present Calgary Stampeders
Career highlights and awards
CFL All-Star 2011, 2016
CFL West All-Star 2011, 2015, 2016
Awards 2× CFL Most Outstanding Canadian (2011, 2016)
Career stats

Jerome Messam (born April 2, 1985) is a professional Canadian football running back for the Calgary Stampeders of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He was originally signed as an undrafted free agent by the BC Lions. After being traded to the Edmonton Eskimos, he became the third Canadian running back since 1960 and the first since 2000 to rush for over 1,000 yards while also winning the CFL's Most Outstanding Canadian Award. Messam played college football for Graceland University.

Following graduation from high school, Messam was deemed academically ineligible to attend an NCAA school, so he enrolled at the North Dakota State College of Science in 2005. While attending school there, he played for the NDSCS Wildcats where he rushed for over 1,000 yards as a freshman. After falling out of favour with the team's head coach, he moved on to Graceland University in 2007 to play for the Yellowjackets of the NAIA. That year, he rushed 168 times for 993 yards and 16 touchdowns. In January 2008, he declared eligible for the NFL and CFL drafts, forgoing his senior year, but Messam went undrafted. Following a knee injury that caused him to sit out the 2008 season, Messam returned to the Yellowjackets in 2009 and rushed for 1,075 yards on 197 carries and also scored 12 touchdowns during his senior season.


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