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| Position | Safety |
| Personal information | |
| Born | (1984-02-27)February 27, 1984 (age 41) Edmonton,Alberta, Canada |
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
| Weight | 200 lb (91 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Scona[1] |
| CJFL | Edmonton Huskies |
| Career history | |
| 2005–2008 | Edmonton Eskimos |
| 2010–2014 | BC Lions |
| Awards and highlights | |
| Stats at CFL.ca (archive) | |
J. R. (Alozie) LaRose (born February 27, 1984) is a Canadian former professionalfootballsafety. He originally signed with theEdmonton Eskimos in 2005 as a territorial protected junior. He played for theCanadian Junior Football League'sEdmonton Huskies; his team won theCanadian Bowl in 2005. He then played in theCanadian Football League for theEdmonton Eskimos and theBC Lions; his team won theGrey Cup in 2011. He continued playing in the CFL until retiring in 2014.
LaRose is a member of the Cree nation and is registered to theOne Arrow First Nation in Saskatchewan. He was raised by his mother, Barbara, in Edmonton, Alberta. LaRose never met his Nigerian father as he was deported back to his home country before he was born.[2] He now has two children and is married.
LaRose was a professional football player in theCanadian Football League for nine years.[1] He played four seasons with theEdmonton Eskimos. In his final season with the team (2008), he severely broke his leg and ended his career with the Eskimos. In 2010, LaRose tried out for theBC Lions and made it as a backup safety, although within playing 15 games with the team he broke the same leg again. After rehabilitation he was able to play in the 2011 season as starting safety, but in the last pre-season game he broke his forearm. LaRose was able make it back for playoffs of the 2011 season and help his team to victory, winning the 2011 Grey Cup.[3] He played two more seasons with the Lions, which included what is said to be his best season of his career. In 2013, LaRose started all 18 regular seasons games as well as picking off his first interception. After his 2013 season, he set his consecutive games played streak to 44, and beat many of his personal best records for tackles, knockdowns and fumbles.[1]
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