Danny Groulx (born March 27, 1990) is a former Canadian football offensive lineman of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He previously attended Laval University, where he played college football for the Laval Rouge et Or.
| No. 50 Retired | |
| Born: | March 27, 1990 Gatineau, Quebec |
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| Career information | |
| Status | 6-Game Injured List |
| CFL status | National |
| Position(s) | OL |
| Height | 6 ft 6 in (198 cm) |
| Weight | 325 lb (147 kg) |
| University | Laval |
| High school | École secondaire de la Montée |
| CFL Draft | 2015, Round: 1, Pick: 7 |
| Drafted by | Edmonton Eskimos |
| Career history | |
| As player | |
| 2015–present | Edmonton Eskimos |
| Career highlights and awards | |
| Career stats | |
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Early career edit
Groulx played hockey from 7 to 14 years before changing to football. He played high school football at École secondaire de la Montée and played for the cougars of the Champlain College Lennoxville.[1][2] From 2010 to 2014, Groulx played for the Laval Rouge et Or.[3] He was on the 2012 and 2013 Rouge et Or teams that won the Vanier Cup.[2] In his senior year, Groulx played in only four games, playing three at left tackle and one at right tackle.[4] He missed multiple games due to an ankle injury.[5] Despite this, he played in the 2014 East-West Bowl on Team East.[4]
Professional career edit
Groulx attended National Football League (NFL) regional and superregional combines and was eligible for the 2015 NFL Draft, but went undrafted.[6] Groulx attended a rookie mini-camp with the New York Giants of the NFL.[7] He also attended the national CFL Combine in Toronto. He was among the top draft prospects in the CFL for 2015, being ranked 4th in September, 8th in December,[8] and 5th in the final rankings by the CFL Scouting Bureau.[9][10][11] Groulx was selected in the first round of the 2015 CFL Draft by the Edmonton Eskimos with the 7th overall pick.[4] The Eskimos signed him to a contract on May 28, and he remained on the active roster on the offensive line after the preseason.[12][13] Groulx made his CFL debut in the season opener against the Toronto Argonauts on June 27, 2015.[14] He played the first two games of his rookie season as a right guard and went on to play ten games that season.[15][16]
Animation career edit
After his final season as a football player, Groulx then made his debuts as an animator at Squeeze animation. He is currently a gameplay animator at Ubisoft.[1] He also gives lectures at l'école NAD-UQAC.[2]
Other hobbies edit
In addition to football, Groulx is also fan of chess.[3]
References edit
- ^ Proulx, Simon (January 15, 2011). "FOOTBALL UNIVERSITAIRE: DANNY GROULX PRÉFÈRE LE QU..." RDS. Retrieved July 12, 2015.
- ^ a b D'Archi, Tony (February 24, 2015). "TSN.ca CFL Draft Profile: Danny Groulx". TSN. Retrieved July 12, 2015.
- ^ Tardif, Jean-François (November 13, 2014). "Coupe Dunsmore: le Rouge et Or a fait ses devoirs". Le Soleil. Retrieved July 12, 2015.
- ^ a b c Moddejonge, Gerry (May 13, 2015). "Eskimos didn't wait to pull the trigger on U of A Bears OL David Beard in second round of the CFL draft". Edmonton Sun. Retrieved July 12, 2015.
- ^ Holder, Gord (December 30, 2014). "CFL draft rankings a boost for Alex Mateas, Danny Groulx and Ettore Lattanzio". Ottawa Citizen. Retrieved July 12, 2015.
- ^ Bucholtz, Andrew (April 29, 2015). "Danny Groulx could be a top CFL Draft pick—if the NFL doesn't take him first". Yahoo! Sports. Retrieved July 12, 2015.
- ^ Vacchiano, Ralph (May 8, 2015). "Complete roster for Giants mini-camp". New York Daily News. Archived from the original on April 16, 2016. Retrieved July 12, 2015.
- ^ "Full Rankings: McEwen rises into the top-10". CFL.ca. December 9, 2014. Archived from the original on December 13, 2014. Retrieved July 12, 2015.
- ^ "Full Rankings: Demski topped ranked receiver". CFL.ca. September 11, 2014. Archived from the original on September 12, 2014. Retrieved July 12, 2015.
- ^ "Combine Sunday: Recapping day two of testing". CFL.ca. March 29, 2015. Retrieved July 12, 2015.
- ^ "Draft 15: Final Scouting Bureau rankings". CFL.ca. April 24, 2015. Archived from the original on October 5, 2015. Retrieved July 12, 2015.
- ^ "Le joueur de ligne offensive Danny Groulx signe un contrat avec les Eskimos d'Edmonton". RDS. May 28, 2015. Retrieved July 12, 2015.
- ^ O'Leary, Chris (June 20, 2015). "Familiar names depart as Edmonton Eskimos make final cuts". Edmonton Journal. Archived from the original on June 30, 2015. Retrieved July 12, 2015.
- ^ "Depth Charts". Edmonton Eskimos. Archived from the original on July 3, 2015. Retrieved July 12, 2015.
- ^ "Danny Groulx". Edmonton Eskimos. Archived from the original on June 10, 2015. Retrieved July 12, 2015.
- ^ "Danny Groulx". CFL.ca. Retrieved July 7, 2016.[permanent dead link]