Shawn Gore Explained

Shawn Gore
Birth Date:12 April 1987
Birth Place:Toronto, Ontario
Team:Retired
Number:85
Status:Retired
Position1:Wide receiver
Height Ft:6
Height In:0
Weight Lb:200
Cis:Bishop's
Cfldraftedyear:2010
Cfldraftedround:2
Cfldraftedpick:10
Cfldraftedteam:BC Lions
Playing Team1:Green Bay Packers
Playing Years2:
Playing Team2:BC Lions
Career Footnotes:*Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career Highlights:
Honours:Gibson's Finest CFL Canadian Player of the Week against Edmonton Eskimos week 12 (2012)
Cfl:shawn-gore/158154
Nfl:GOR411390
Nfl-New:shawngore/2508003

Shawn Vere Gore (born April 12, 1987), is a retired professional Canadian football wide receiver. Gore spent the majority of his professional career playing for the BC Lions of the Canadian Football League. He was drafted tenth overall by the Lions in the 2010 CFL Draft, but signed with the Green Bay Packers of the National Football League on the day after the draft as a free agent.[1] He played college football for the Bishop's Gaiters, and high school football for the Newtonbrook North Stars.

Professional career

Green Bay Packers

Gore was released from the Packers on August 28, 2010 without ever playing an NFL regular season game.[2]

BC Lions

Soon after, on September 5, 2010, it was announced that Gore had signed with the BC Lions.[3] After a strong performance in the Lions' 2011 training camp, Gore earned a starting position on offence as a receiver.

On January 13, 2013, after trying out for three NFL teams it was announced that Gore decided to re-sign with the Lions under a three-year deal.[4] On May 4, 2017, at the age of 30, Gore announced his retirement from professional football on the same day he was sworn in as a member of the Vancouver Police Department. He finished his CFL career having played for six seasons, accumulating 307 receptions for 3,911 yards and 20 touchdowns over 113 games.[5] [6]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Packers.com » News » Press Releases » May 3, 2010: Packers Sign Three Players . 2010-05-04 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20100507004217/http://www.packers.com/news/releases/2010/05/03/1/ . 2010-05-07 . Packers Sign Three Players
  2. http://www.packers.com/news-and-events/article-1/Packers-Release-WR-Gore/f51fa7a9-8b2e-44fc-9901-167e9c5fc899 Packers Release WR Gore
  3. http://www.bclions.com/article/lions-agree-to-terms-with-shawn-gore Lions agree to terms with Shawn Gore
  4. Web site: Lions re-sign Shawn Gore, trade QB Mike Reilly to Eskimos – CBC Sports.
  5. News: Lions WR Gore announces retirement – Article – TSN . 2017-05-04 . TSN . 2017-05-04.
  6. Web site: B.C. Lions receiver Shawn Gore retires, joins the VPD . theprovince.com . 5 May 2017.