Kellan Quick
Encyclopedia
Kellan Quick is a professional American and Canadian football
cornerback
free agent
. He was signed by the Toronto Argonauts
as an undrafted free agent in 2007. He played college football
for Southern Oregon University
.
from 2002-2006. He majored in Business Communication
, Quick was signed to the Toronto Argonauts
on May 25, 2007, and was assigned to the practice squad on June 24, 2007. He spent the entire 2007 CFL season
on the practice squad and was re-signed on January 23, 2008. He was released later before the 2008 season
commenced.
Gridiron football
Gridiron football , sometimes known as North American football, is an umbrella term for related codes of football primarily played in the United States and Canada. The predominant forms of gridiron football are American football and Canadian football...
cornerback
Cornerback
A cornerback is a member of the defensive backfield or secondary in American and Canadian football. Cornerbacks cover receivers, to defend against pass offenses and make tackles. Other members of the defensive backfield include the safeties and occasionally linebackers. The cornerback position...
free agent
Free agent
In professional sports, a free agent is a player whose contract with a team has expired and who is thus eligible to sign with another club or franchise....
. He was signed by the Toronto Argonauts
Toronto Argonauts
The Toronto Argonauts are a professional Canadian football team competing in the East Division of the Canadian Football League. The Toronto, Ontario based team was founded in 1873 and is one of the oldest existing professional sports teams in North America, after the Chicago Cubs and the Atlanta...
as an undrafted free agent in 2007. He played college football
College football
College football refers to American football played by teams of student athletes fielded by American universities, colleges, and military academies, or Canadian football played by teams of student athletes fielded by Canadian universities...
for Southern Oregon University
Southern Oregon University
is a public liberal arts college located in Ashland, Oregon, United States. Founded in 1926, it was formerly known as Southern Oregon College and Southern Oregon State College . SOU offers criminology, natural sciences, including environmental science, Shakespearean studies and theatre arts programs...
.
College career
Quick played for the Southern Oregon RaidersSouthern Oregon Raiders
The Southern Oregon Raiders refers to the athletic teams of Southern Oregon University, located in Ashland, OR. The Raiders are a member of the Cascade Collegiate Conference for all sports excluding American football, wrestling and tennis...
from 2002-2006. He majored in Business Communication
Professional career
After going undrafted in the 2007 NFL draft2007 NFL Draft
The 2007 National Football League Draft took place at Radio City Music Hall in New York City on April 28 and April 29, 2007. The draft was televised for the 28th consecutive year on ESPN and ESPN2. The NFL Network also broadcast coverage of the event, its second year doing so...
, Quick was signed to the Toronto Argonauts
Toronto Argonauts
The Toronto Argonauts are a professional Canadian football team competing in the East Division of the Canadian Football League. The Toronto, Ontario based team was founded in 1873 and is one of the oldest existing professional sports teams in North America, after the Chicago Cubs and the Atlanta...
on May 25, 2007, and was assigned to the practice squad on June 24, 2007. He spent the entire 2007 CFL season
2007 CFL season
The 2007 CFL season was the 54th season of modern Canadian professional football. Officially, it was the 50th season of the league, and many special events were held to commemorate the event. Regular-season play began on June 28, 2007 at the Rogers Centre in Toronto, Ontario and concluded on...
on the practice squad and was re-signed on January 23, 2008. He was released later before the 2008 season
2008 CFL season
The 2008 CFL season was the 55th season of modern Canadian professional football. Officially, it was the 51st season for the league. It was also the first CFL season in which all of the league's regular season and post-season games, including the Grey Cup game, were aired on TSN. This meant the CFL...
commenced.
External links
- http://armchairgm.wikia.com/Kellan_Quick - Armchair GM wiki profile of Kellan Quick
- http://www.nfldraftscout.com/ratings/dsprofile.php?pyid=67498&draftyear=2007&genpos=CB - nfldraftscout.com profile
- http://www.argonauts.ca/page/transactions_2007 - Toronto Argonauts transactions 2007
- http://www.cbc.ca/sports/football/story/2008/01/23/winters-argos-signing.html - article on re-signing