Joshua Stangby Explained

Joshua Stangby
Position:Wide receiver
Birth Date:September 24, 1990
Birth Place:Los Angeles, California
Height Ft:5
Height In:11
Weight Lbs:185
High School:Los Angeles (CA) North Hollywood
College:Ottawa (Kansas)
Undraftedyear:2015
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Joshua Stangby (born September 24, 1990) is a Canadian football wide receiver who is a free agent. He played college football for the Ottawa Braves. He has also been a member of the Atlanta Falcons and Indianapolis Colts of the National Football League (NFL), and the Portland Steel of the Arena Football League (AFL).

Professional career

NFL and AFL

Stangby was signed by the Atlanta Falcons as an undrafted free agent on May 6, 2015[1] but was released four days later.[2] Stangby signed a contract with the Portland Steel on December 11, 2015 after an open tryout with the team.[3] He was signed by the Indianapolis Colts on December 22, 2015.[4] On August 28, 2016, Stangby was waived by the Colts.[5]

CFL

Stangby signed with the Ottawa Redblacks of the Canadian Football League (CFL) on October 11, 2016, near the end of the 2016 season. He was moved on and off the practice roster for the duration of the teams journey to the 104th Grey Cup game. Stangby made it onto the Redblacks 2017 season opening roster, and scored his first CFL touchdown on opening weekend against the Calgary Stampeders.[6] Stangby finished his second year in the CFL with 41 receptions for 478 yards with 5 touchdowns in 13 games. Stangby was released by the Redblacks on April 3, 2018.[7]

Stangby re-signed with the Edmonton Football Team on a contract extension through 2021 on December 26, 2020.[8] He was released on June 28, 2021.[9]

Notes and References

  1. News: Former Glendale Community College football player Joshua Stangby signs with Atlanta Falcons . LA Times . May 6, 2015 . April 29, 2016.
  2. Web site: Falcons sign two tryout players, waive three others . May 10, 2015 . The Falcoholic . April 29, 2016.
  3. Web site: Open Tryout Participant Inks Contract with Thunder . Arenafootball.Com . December 11, 2015 . April 29, 2016.
  4. Web site: Indianapolis Colts Football | INDIANAPOLIS COLTS MAKE PRACTICE SQUAD MOVES . December 22, 2015 . Blogs.colts.com . April 29, 2016 . March 4, 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304091641/http://blogs.colts.com/2015/12/22/indianapolis-colts-make-practice-squad-moves-7/ . dead .
  5. Web site: Colts Begin Roster Cuts, Waive 10 Players, Sign Stevan Ridley. Bowen. Kevin. Colts.com. August 28, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160831031818/http://www.colts.com/news/article-1/Colts-Begin-Roster-Cuts-Waive-10-Players-Sign-Stevan-Ridley/905a93ed-ebe2-4070-841d-ed21537829ac. August 31, 2016. dead.
  6. News: Stampeders first game ends in a tie. Newstalk 770. June 26, 2017. en.
  7. News: Redblacks release WRs Shaw, Stangby, McDuffie - Article - TSN. April 3, 2018. TSN. April 4, 2018.
  8. News: Trevor Harris restructures contract with Edmonton . CFL.ca . December 26, 2020 . December 26, 2020.
  9. News: Elks Transactions . GoElks.com . June 28, 2021 . June 28, 2021.