Philippe Gagnon | |
Team: | Montreal Alouettes |
Image Upright: | 1 |
Status: | Active |
Import: | no |
Number: | 53 |
Birth Date: | 21 August 1992 |
Birth Place: | L'Ancienne-Lorette, Quebec, Canada |
Height Ft: | 6 |
Height In: | 4 |
Weight Lbs: | 311 |
Cfldraftedyear: | 2016 |
Cfldraftedround: | 1 |
Cfldraftedpick: | 2 |
Playing Years3: | –present |
Playing Team3: | Montreal Alouettes |
Career Highlights: | |
Cfl: | philippe-gagnon/162284/ |
Philippe Gagnon (born August 21, 1992) is a Canadian professional football offensive lineman for the Montreal Alouettes of the Canadian Football League (CFL).
Gagnon played CIS football for the Laval Rouge et Or where he was part of two Vanier Cup championship teams in 2012 and 2013.
Gagnon was drafted by the Montreal Alouettes with the second overall pick of the 2016 CFL Draft and was later signed by the team on May 25, 2016.[1] He played in three seasons for the Alouettes.
Upon becoming a free agent, Gagnon signed with the Ottawa Redblacks on February 13, 2019.[2] He played in nine games for the Redblacks in 2019 and started in eight. He was released on March 16, 2020.[3]
On March 19, 2020, it was announced the Gagnon had re-signed with the Alouettes on a one-year contract.[4] He re-signed with the team on December 17, 2020.[5]