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|---|---|
| Position | Wide receiver |
| Personal information | |
| Born | (1979-04-02)April 2, 1979 (age 46) Jasper, Texas, U.S. |
| Listed height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
| Listed weight | 209 lb (95 kg) |
| Career information | |
| College | Tyler Junior College Arkansas-Monticello |
| Career history | |
| 2001–2002 | Saskatchewan Roughriders |
| 2003–2006 | Houston Texans |
| 2006–2009 | Winnipeg Blue Bombers |
| 2010 | BC Lions |
| 2010 | Saskatchewan Roughriders* |
| 2010 | Edmonton Eskimos |
* Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |
| Awards and highlights | |
Stats atPro Football Reference  | |
| Stats at CFL.ca (archive) | |
Derick Armstrong (born April 2, 1979) is a formergridiron footballwide receiver. He most recently played for theEdmonton Eskimos and theBC Lions of theCanadian Football League.
Armstrong was born inJasper, Texas.[1] He attendedTyler Junior College and theUniversity of Arkansas at Monticello.[2]
Armstrong began his football career with theSaskatchewan Roughriders of theCFL where he played for two seasons, and in2002 he was a CFL All-Star. After his success in the CFL, Armstrong signed with theHouston Texans of theNFL. He was signed as anundrafted free agent out of theUniversity of Arkansas at Monticello. He played there for three seasons, playing in 35 games registering 45 catches for 605 yards and two touchdowns.
On September 19, 2006, Armstrong returned to the CFL and joined theWinnipeg Blue Bombers' receiving corps, playing in the final five games of the season.[3] Armstrong would continue to be a force on offence as he posted back-to-back 1000 yard seasons in2007 and2008. However, under a new regime in2009, Armstrong would see an end to his time as a Blue Bomber as he got into an altercation with new head coach,Mike Kelly. After being informed that he would be a designated import (one of three import players that would not start), Armstrong refused to play. As such, he was released on July 8, 2009, after dressing in only one game that season.[4]
After sitting out the entire2009 CFL season, Armstrong signed with theBC Lions on February 4, 2010, reuniting him withRoy Shivers, the formerGM of the Saskatchewan Roughriders who originally signed him to the CFL.[5] Despite being the team's second leading receiver after week 6, Armstrong was released on August 10, 2010, with the team opting to use the younger Darius Passmore.[6]
Armstrong was signed midway through the2010 season by theEdmonton Eskimos, but was released in the off-season on December 16, 2010.
| Receiving | Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | Games | No. | Yards | Avg | Long | TD | Games | No. | Yards | Avg | Long | TD | ||
| 2001 | SSK | 10 | 30 | 436 | 14.5 | 46 | 1 | Team did not qualify | |||||||
| 2002 | SSK | 18 | 70 | 1,104 | 15.8 | 100 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 142 | 20.3 | 47 | 1 | ||
| 2003 | HOU | 8 | 7 | 75 | 10.7 | 18 | 1 | Team did not qualify | |||||||
| 2004 | HOU | 14 | 29 | 415 | 14.3 | 44 | 1 | Team did not qualify | |||||||
| 2005 | HOU | 13 | 9 | 115 | 12.8 | 28 | 0 | Team did not qualify | |||||||
| 2006 | WPG | 5 | 25 | 302 | 12.1 | 34 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 77 | 15.4 | 47 | 0 | ||
| 2007 | WPG | 17 | 83 | 1,142 | 13.8 | 52 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 143 | 20.4 | 50 | 1 | ||
| 2008 | WPG | 17 | 81 | 1,010 | 12.5 | 63 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 24 | 12.0 | 13 | 0 | ||
| 2009 | WPG | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | Released prior to post-season | |||||||
| 2010 | BC | 6 | 22 | 316 | 14.4 | 58 | 0 | ||||||||
| 2010 | EDM | 4 | 11 | 121 | 11.0 | 28 | 1 | Team did not qualify | |||||||
| NFL totals | 35 | 45 | 605 | 13.4 | 44 | 2 | |||||||||
| CFL totals | 78 | 322 | 4,431 | 13.8 | 100 | 21 | 6 | 21 | 386 | 18.4 | 50 | 2 | |||