Scott McCuaig | |
Birth Date: | 5 June 1984 |
Birth Place: | Surrey, British Columbia |
Status: | Active |
Import: | no |
Position1: | Defensive end |
Height Ft: | 6 |
Height In: | 4 |
Weight Lb: | 245 |
Cis: | British Columbia |
Cfldraftedyear: | 2009 |
Cfldraftedround: | 3 |
Cfldraftedpick: | 22 |
Cfldraftedteam: | Hamilton Tiger-Cats |
Playing Team1: | Hamilton Tiger-Cats |
Playing Years2: | – |
Playing Team2: | BC Lions |
Career Footnotes: | |
Cfl: | 2151 |
Scott McCuaig (born June 5, 1984 in Surrey, British Columbia) is a retired professional Canadian football defensive lineman. He most recently played for the BC Lions. He was drafted by the Hamilton Tiger-Cats of the Canadian Football League in the third round of the 2009 CFL Draft. He played CIS football for the UBC Thunderbirds, as a standout defensive lineman, sharing the single season record for QB sacks (11), named Canada West’s MOP, and in 2021 was named to UBC’s “All-Decade Team”
McCuaig was signed by the Hamilton Tiger-Cats on May 28, 2009, following the 2009 CFL Draft.[1] He was placed on the practice roster on June 29, 2009, at the conclusion of the pre-season.[2] On August 19, 2009, unhappy with being placed on the practice roster and seeing an opportunity to return to British Columbia, he requested a release from the Tiger-Cats and signed with the BC Lions on August 28, 2009.[3] [4] [5] Following his football career he became a firefighter in BC’s Lower Mainland.