Cody Speller
No. 63     Toronto Argonauts
Born: (1994-05-10) May 10, 1994 (age 29)
Caistor Centre, Ontario
Career information
StatusSuspended
CFL statusNational
Position(s)Offensive lineman
Height6 ft 4 in (193 cm)
Weight298 lb (135 kg)
UniversityMcMaster
CFL Draft2017 / Undrafted
Career history
As player
2017Winnipeg Blue Bombers*
2018–2020Winnipeg Blue Bombers
2021–presentToronto Argonauts
*Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career highlights and awards
Career stats

Cody Speller (born May 10, 1994) is a professional Canadian football offensive lineman for the Toronto Argonauts of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He played CIS football for the McMaster Marauders from 2012 to 2017.[1]

Professional career

Winnipeg Blue Bombers

Speller signed as an undrafted free agent with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers on May 19, 2017.[2] He spent training camp with the team and was part of the final cuts when the team released him on June 16, 2017.[3] He returned to McMaster for his final year of playing eligibility and was re-signed by the Blue Bombers during the following off-season on December 12, 2017.[4]

Following training camp in 2018, Speller began the season on the practice roster. He then dressed in his first professional football game in the Banjo Bowl on September 8, 2018 against the Saskatchewan Roughriders.[5] In total, he dressed in two games in 2018 while also playing in that year's regular season finale.[5]

Speller competed for a starting position in the interior line as a guard during the 2019 season.[6] He played in 13 regular season games and started eight games at guard. He then started in the three post-season games that year at centre, including in the 107th Grey Cup, where he won his first Grey Cup championship in the Blue Bombers' win over the Hamilton Tiger-Cats.[7]

Toronto Argonauts

As a pending free agent in 2021, Speller's playing rights were traded to the Toronto Argonauts on January 27, 2021.[8] Shortly afterward, he re-signed with the Argonauts on January 31, 2021.[9] He was placed on the suspended list on July 16, 2021.[10]

References

  1. ^ "McMaster Marauders profile". McMaster Marauders. Retrieved 2021-01-27.
  2. ^ "Bombers add two, release one". Winnipeg Blue Bombers. 2017-05-19.
  3. ^ "Bombers release six from roster". Winnipeg Blue Bombers. 2017-06-16.
  4. ^ "Bombers sign three". Ottawa Sun. 2017-12-12.
  5. ^ a b "Blue Bombers roster profile". Winnipeg Blue Bombers. Retrieved 2019-11-18.
  6. ^ Ted Wyman (June 4, 2019). "Versatile Speller right in mix for starting job at guard on Bombers offensive line". Winnipeg Sun. Retrieved 2019-11-18.
  7. ^ "CFL Game Details Hamilton Tiger-Cats @ Winnipeg Blue Bombers" (PDF). Canadian Football League. Retrieved 2021-01-27.
  8. ^ "Argos acquire Speller in trade with Bombers". Canadian Football League. 2021-01-27.
  9. ^ "Argos ink Speller to a deal + make other moves". Toronto Argonauts. January 31, 2021. Retrieved January 31, 2021.
  10. ^ Toronto Argonauts Media Relations [@ArgonautsMR] (July 16, 2021). "We have added Canadian OL Cody Speller to the suspended list" (Tweet). Retrieved July 19, 2021 – via Twitter.

External links

Toronto Argonauts current roster
Winnipeg Blue Bombers 107th Grey Cup champions
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