 Medeiros before his first game as an Argonaut on August 2, 2018. | |
| Born: | (1990-10-22)October 22, 1990 (age 34) London, Ontario, Canada |
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| Career information | |
| Position(s) | Punter,placekicker |
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) |
| Weight | 206 lb (93 kg) |
| University | Montreal Western Ontario |
| CJFL | London Beefeaters |
| CFL draft | 2014, round: 6, pick: 48 |
| Drafted by | Edmonton Eskimos |
| Career history | |
| As player | |
| 2014 | Edmonton Eskimos* |
| 2015 | Edmonton Eskimos* |
| 2016–2017 | Ottawa Redblacks |
| 2018 | Montreal Alouettes* |
| 2018–2019 | Toronto Argonauts |
| Career highlights and awards | |
| Career stats | |
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Zackary Medeiros (born October 22, 1990) is a Canadian former professionalfootballplacekicker andpunter who played in theCanadian Football League (CFL).[1] He was originally drafted 48th overall by theEdmonton Eskimos in the2014 CFL draft. He won his firstGrey Cup championship while playing for theOttawa Redblacks in the104th Grey Cup game.
Medeiros played for theMontreal Carabins for the 2010 and 2011 seasons before moving back toLondon, Ontario to play for theLondon Beefeaters of theCanadian Junior Football League.[2] He had a strong season in 2013, which led to him being drafted into theCanadian Football League. After attending training camp with theEdmonton Eskimos, Medeiros transferred to theWestern Mustangs football program for the 2014 season, making 20 of 25 field goal attempts and punting 42 times for an average of 39.7 yards per punt.[3][4]
Medeiros was drafted in the sixth round, 48th overall, by theEdmonton Eskimos in the2014 CFL draft. He attended training camp, but chose to go back to play inCanadian Interuniversity Sport football for the 2014 season. He re-signed with the team on May 13, 2015, but was released during training camp on June 15, 2015.[5]
Medeiros was signed by the Redblacks on June 27, 2016 to play as the team's punter soChris Milo could focus on placekicking. He played in 13 regular season games, punting 63 times for an average of 43.7 yards per punt. He was eventually replaced by Ray Early, who was also handling the placekicking duties following an injury to Milo, but Medeiros still had kickoff duties in the East Final andGrey Cup games, earning his first championship as part of the104th Grey Cup winning team.[6] He spent time on the injured list for the2017 Ottawa Redblacks season and was eventually released on August 17, 2017.[7]
On April 25, 2018, it was announced that Medeiros had signed with theMontreal Alouettes. He played in one preseason game on May 31, 2018, missing his only field goal attempt from 37 yards. He was released on June 5, 2018.[8]
Medeiros was signed by theToronto Argonauts on July 30, 2018 following an injury to their incumbent kicker,Ronnie Pfeffer.[9] He played three days later, performing all three kicking duties in the Argonauts' win over his former team, theRedblacks.[10] He finished the 2018 season completing 15 field goals on 20 attempts before being replaced as the team's placekicker by Drew Brown in the 15th game of the season. Medeiros continued to be the team's punter for all but one game after he was signed, finishing with 59 punts for a 46.1 yard average and a 34.9 net yard average.[11] Following the 2018 season, he was re-signed by the Argonauts to a two-year contract extension.[12] However, he was released by the Argonauts on June 8, 2019 as part of final training camp cuts.[13] He was then re-signed again on June 25, 2019 to the practice roster.[14] Medeiros played in eight games for the Argonauts in 2019 as both a placekicker and punter. As a pending free agent in 2020, he was released during the free agency negotiation window on February 7, 2020.[15]