| Jonathan Beaulieu-Richard | |
| Import: | no |
| Position1: | Linebacker |
| Cis: | Montréal |
| Birth Date: | 10 October 1988 |
| Birth Place: | Trois-Rivières, Quebec, Canada |
| Death Place: | Trois-Rivières, Quebec, Canada |
| Height Ft: | 6 |
| Height In: | 1 |
| Weight Lbs: | 215 |
| Cfldraftedyear: | 2012 |
| Cfldraftedround: | Undrafted |
| Playing Team1: | Hamilton Tiger-Cats |
| Playing Years2: | – |
| Playing Team2: | Montreal Alouettes |
| Playing Years3: | – |
| Playing Team3: | Ottawa Redblacks |
| Cfl: | jonathan-beaulieu-richard |
Jonathan Beaulieu-Richard (October 10, 1988 – September 25, 2022) was a Canadian professional football player who was a linebacker for the Hamilton Tiger-Cats, Montreal Alouettes, and Ottawa Redblacks of the Canadian Football League (CFL) from 2013 to 2016.
Beaulieu-Richard attended the University of Montreal, where he studied pharmacy and played CIS football with the Montreal Carabins from 2008 to 2012.[1] [2] He recorded 180.5 tackles, including 43.5 in his senior year, setting the team record for most tackles in a game and most tackles in a season. He is second in Carabins' history in career tackles.[1] As a senior, he was named an RSEQ all-star.
After going undrafted in the 2012 CFL Draft and returning to school for his final season of eligibility, Beaulieu-Richard signed with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats.[3] He made the team's opening day roster and played in his first professional game on June 28, 2013, against the Toronto Argonauts.[4] He was then moved to the team's practice roster and then was released on July 29, 2013.[3]
Soon after his Hamilton release, Beaulieu-Richard was signed to a practice roster agreement by the Montreal Alouettes on August 4, 2013.[5] He played one game with the Alouettes on August 17, 2013, where he had one special teams tackle, and spent the remainder of the season on the practice roster.[3] [4]
In 2014, Beaulieu-Richard began the year on the injured list, but still played in ten regular season games where he had nine special teams tackles.[4] He was released from his contract on September 2,[6] and signed a new two-year contract in December 2014.[7]
On September 28, 2015, Beaulieu-Richard signed with the Ottawa Redblacks.[6] He played in five regular season games in 2015 where he had two special teams tackles.[4] He also made his playoff debut and dressed in both post-season games, including the team's loss in the 103rd Grey Cup to the Edmonton Eskimos.[4]
In 2016, Beaulieu-Richard played in nine of the team's first ten games where he had one defensive tackle and four special teams tackles before being released on September 14, 2016.[4] [8]
Beaulieu-Richard retired with 16 career tackles on special teams and one on defense in 26 games.[9]
Beaulieu-Richard and his wife, Émilie, had two children, Alie and Laurent.[1]
Following his playing career, Beaulieu-Richard pursued a career in pharmacy.[9] He ran as an independent candidate in the riding of Maskinongé in the 2018 Quebec general election.[10] In September 2021, he announced that he had stage 4 angiosarcoma and was scheduled for open heart surgery.[10] He died from the cancer on September 25, 2022, at age 33.[1] [10] [11]