Geoff Gray (born November 8, 1994) is a professional Canadian football offensive lineman who played for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He was drafted eighth overall in the 2017 CFL Draft by the Blue Bombers. He played U Sports football for the Manitoba Bisons.
 Gray during a Blue Bombers game in 2021 | |
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| Position: | Offensive lineman |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | November 8, 1994 Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada |
| Height: | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) |
| Weight: | 310 lb (141 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school: | University of Winnipeg Collegiate (Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada) |
| University: | Manitoba |
| CFL Draft: | 2017 / Round: 1 / Pick: 8 |
| Career history | |
| * Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |
| Career highlights and awards | |
| Player stats at CFL.ca | |
Professional career
editGreen Bay Packers
editGray signed with the Green Bay Packers as an undrafted free agent on May 5, 2017.[2] He was waived by the Packers on September 2, 2017.[3]
New York Jets
editOn September 4, 2017, Gray was signed to the New York Jets' practice squad.[4]
Cleveland Browns
editOn December 13, 2017, Gray was signed by the Cleveland Browns off the Jets' practice squad.[5] He was waived on August 28, 2018.[6]
Winnipeg Blue Bombers
editOn October 15, 2018, Gray signed with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers through to the 2020 CFL season.[7] He played in his first professional game on November 3, 2018, against the Edmonton Eskimos, which was his only game played that year. In the 2019 season, he started the first 12 games of the season as Winnipeg began with a 9–3 record. After Patrick Neufeld returned from injury, Gray was a back-up offensive linemen and spent most of the remainder of the season on the injured list. Despite not playing in the 107th Grey Cup, Gray became a Grey Cup champion after the Blue Bombers defeated the Hamilton Tiger-Cats in the title game.[8]
Gray signed a one-year contract extension with the Blue Bombers on January 8, 2021. He played in the Grey Cup that year as a member of the Bombers second consecutive championship team (2020 cancelled due to pandemic). In 2022 and 2023, he was a member of the Grey Cup finalist, Bombers, runners up to the Toronto Argonauts and Montreal Alouettes in both years of his most recent contract.[9]
Notably, he has been a key member of the strong offensive line offering protection to one of the highest performing quarterbacks and a key run blocker that supported league leading running backs in achieving over 5,000 yards over four years.