Английская Википедия:Cole Nelson

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Шаблон:Short description Шаблон:Infobox Canadian Football League biography Cole Nelson (born March 12, 1997) is a Canadian professional gridiron football offensive lineman and defensive lineman for the Edmonton Elks of the Canadian Football League (CFL).

University career

Nelson played U Sports football for the Alberta Golden Bears from 2016 to 2020 as a defensive lineman.[1] He played in 17 games where he had 21 total tackles, one sack, and one fumble recovery.[2]

Professional career

Nelson was drafted in the first round, fifth overall, by the Edmonton Elks in the 2021 CFL Draft and signed with the team on June 23, 2021.[3] He began the year on the injured list, but made his professional debut in week 3, on August 19, 2021, against the BC Lions.[4] He played in nine games in 2021 where he had three defensive tackles.[5]

In 2022, Nelson spent the majority of the season on the practice roster and converted to the offensive line.[6] He dressed in one regular season game as a backup defensive lineman.[5][6][7] At the end of the season, he signed a one-year contract extension on November 2, 2022.[2] In 2023, Nelson played in 10 regular season games, including eight starts at defensive tackle, where he had 10 defensive tackles.[8][9] On January 5, 2024, it was announced that he had signed a two-year extension with the Elks.[10]

References

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External links

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