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Canadian gridiron football player (born 1987)

Shawn Gore
No. 85     Retired
Gore in 2012
Born: (1987-04-12) April 12, 1987 (age 37)
Toronto, Ontario
Career information
StatusRetired
Position(s)WR
Height6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight200 lb (91 kg)
UniversityBishop's
CFL draft2010, round: 2, pick: 10
Drafted byBC Lions
Career history
As player
2010*Green Bay Packers
2010–2016BC Lions
*Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career highlights and awards
HonoursGibson's Finest CFL Canadian Player of the Week against Edmonton Eskimos week 12 (2012)
Career stats

Shawn Vere Gore (born April 12, 1987), is a retired professional Canadian football wide receiver. Gore spent the majority of his professional career playing for the BC Lions of the Canadian Football League. He was drafted tenth overall by the Lions in the 2010 CFL Draft, but signed with the Green Bay Packers of the National Football League on the day after the draft as a free agent. He played college football for the Bishop's Gaiters, and high school football for the Newtonbrook North Stars.

Professional career

Green Bay Packers

Gore was released from the Packers on August 28, 2010 without ever playing an NFL regular season game.

BC Lions

Soon after, on September 5, 2010, it was announced that Gore had signed with the BC Lions. After a strong performance in the Lions' 2011 training camp, Gore earned a starting position on offence as a receiver.

On January 13, 2013, after trying out for three NFL teams it was announced that Gore decided to re-sign with the Lions under a three-year deal. On May 4, 2017, at the age of 30, Gore announced his retirement from professional football on the same day he was sworn in as a member of the Vancouver Police Department. He finished his CFL career having played for six seasons, accumulating 307 receptions for 3,911 yards and 20 touchdowns over 113 games.

References

  1. "Packers.com » News » Press Releases » May 3, 2010: Packers Sign Three Players". Archived from the original on May 7, 2010. Retrieved May 4, 2010. Packers Sign Three Players
  2. http://www.packers.com/news-and-events/article-1/Packers-Release-WR-Gore/f51fa7a9-8b2e-44fc-9901-167e9c5fc899 Archived 2010-08-30 at the Wayback Machine Packers Release WR Gore
  3. http://www.bclions.com/article/lions-agree-to-terms-with-shawn-gore Lions agree to terms with Shawn Gore
  4. "Lions re-sign Shawn Gore, trade QB Mike Reilly to Eskimos – CBC Sports".
  5. "Lions WR Gore announces retirement – Article – TSN". TSN. May 4, 2017. Retrieved May 4, 2017.
  6. "B.C. Lions receiver Shawn Gore retires, joins the VPD". theprovince.com. Retrieved May 5, 2017.

External links

BC Lions 99th Grey Cup champions
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