| Eric Starczala | |
| Team: | Ottawa Redblacks |
| Status: | Active |
| Import: | no |
| Position1: | Offensive lineman |
| Birth Date: | 6 August 1996 |
| Birth Place: | Cambridge, Ontario, Canada |
| Number: | 68 |
| Cis: | Guelph |
| High School: | Jacob Hespeler (Cambridge, ON) |
| Height Ft: | 6 |
| Height In: | 5 |
| Weight Lbs: | 315 |
| Cfldraftedyear: | 2019 |
| Cfldraftedround: | 7 |
| Cfldraftedpick: | 62 |
| Cfldraftedteam: | Toronto Argonauts |
| Playing Team1: | Toronto Argonauts |
| Playing Team2: | Toronto Argonauts* |
| Playing Years3: | –present |
| Playing Team3: | Ottawa Redblacks |
| Career Footnotes: | |
| Cfl: | eric-starczala-2 |
Eric Starczala (born August 6, 1996) is a Canadian professional football offensive lineman for the Ottawa Redblacks of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He played U Sports football at Guelph. He has also been a member of the Toronto Argonauts of the CFL.
Starczala attended Jacob Hespeler Secondary School in Cambridge, Ontario.
He was first a member of the Guelph Gryphons football team from 2014 to 2018. However, he did not play in 2014.[1]
He was selected by the Toronto Argonauts of the Canadian Football League (CFL) in the seventh round, with the 62nd overall pick, of the 2019 CFL draft.[2] [3] He officially signed with the team on May 16, 2019.[4] Starczala was cut before the start of the 2019 CFL season, and returned to Guelph for his sixth season of U Sports football.[5]
After the 2019 U Sports football season, Starczala signed with the Argonauts again on November 25, 2019.[4] The 2020 CFL season was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. He was later released by the Argonauts on July 28, 2021 before the start of the 2021 season.[6]
Starczala was signed by the Ottawa Redblacks of the CFL on January 3, 2022.[7] He was moved to the practice roster on June 5, and was released on October 30. He later re-signed with the Redblacks on November 21, 2022.[8]
Starczala was moved between the practice roster and active roster many times during the 2023 season.[9] Overall, he dressed in three games for the Redblacks that year.[10] [11]