Jeremiah Taeatafa Masoli was born on August 24,1988 and is an American professional Canadian football quarterback for the Ottawa Redblacks of the Canadian Football League.
35 Facts About Jeremiah Masoli
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Jeremiah Masoli was signed by the San Francisco 49ers of the NFL as an undrafted free agent in 2011.
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Jeremiah Masoli played college football at the City College of San Francisco, University of Oregon, and the University of Mississippi.
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Jeremiah Masoli transferred from the City College of San Francisco to the University of Oregon in 2008.
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In 2008 for the Ducks, Jeremiah Masoli emerged from the 3rd string quarterback to starter as injuries plagued the depth chart.
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Jeremiah Masoli threw for 13 touchdowns and 5 interceptions, while rushing for 10 touchdowns.
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Jeremiah Masoli's 714 rushing yards in 2008 set an Oregon record for quarterbacks.
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Jeremiah Masoli was named to the Davey O'Brien Award watch list for the 2009 college football season.
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Jeremiah Masoli appeared on the cover of a regional August 2009 issue of Sports Illustrated along with center Jordan Holmes.
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On March 12,2010, Jeremiah Masoli pleaded guilty to second-degree burglary, receiving 12 months probation.
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Jeremiah Masoli was then suspended for the entire 2010 season by head coach Chip Kelly.
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In June 2010, Jeremiah Masoli was cited for misdemeanor drug and traffic offenses, and was dismissed from the team.
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Jeremiah Masoli later pleaded guilty to marijuana possession and a moving violation stemming from the traffic stop.
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Media outlets reported on July 25,2010, that Jeremiah Masoli had sent his scholarship release papers to a number of schools, notably Ole Miss.
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Ole Miss coach Houston Nutt expressed his disagreement with the NCAA's ruling; some reports suggested that Jeremiah Masoli was likely to be named a team captain for 2010 given his eligibility.
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Jeremiah Masoli signed with the San Francisco 49ers as an undrafted free agent.
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Jeremiah Masoli was drafted in the eighth round of the 2011 UFL Draft by the Omaha Nighthawks of the United Football League.
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On February 5,2013, Jeremiah Masoli was traded to the Hamilton Tiger-Cats as part of a five-player trade.
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Jeremiah Masoli played in both preseason games leading into the 2013 CFL season, completing 6 of 13 attempts for 88 yards with no touchdowns or interceptions.
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Jeremiah Masoli made his first CFL start in Week 4 of the 2014 CFL season, against the Calgary Stampeders, replacing the injured Zach Collaros.
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Jeremiah Masoli struggled and was replaced by Dan LeFevour in the third quarter.
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Jeremiah Masoli began the 2015 CFL season as the third quarterback on the depth chart, trailing Zach Collaros and Jeff Mathews.
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Jeremiah Masoli began the 2016 season as the second quarterback behind Zach Collaros, however due to Collaros' continued rehab from his 2015 knee injury head coach Kent Austin announced that Jeremiah Masoli would be the starting quarterback to begin the new season.
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On July 23,2016, Jeremiah Masoli claimed the record for most consecutive completions in a single CFL game against the Edmonton Eskimos, completing 31 of 38 pass attempts, with 23 completions that were consecutive.
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Similar to 2016, Jeremiah Masoli began the 2017 season backing up Collaros.
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Jeremiah Masoli continued his strong play into the beginning of the 2018 season, throwing for more than 300 yards in the team's first four games, tying the CFL record for most consecutive 300-yards games at 10.
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Jeremiah Masoli continued to have a strong season and was named a CFL East Division all-star for the first time in his career.
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Jeremiah Masoli was on the injured list for the remainder of the season, including in the team's loss in 107th Grey Cup.
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Jeremiah Masoli was expected to remain on the injured list to start the 2020 CFL season, but with the entire year cancelled by the CFL, Jeremiah Masoli was able to fully recover from his injury.
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Jeremiah Masoli was a pending free agent heading into the 2021 season, but instead chose to sign a contract extension with the Tiger-Cats on January 27,2021.
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Jeremiah Masoli spent much of the 2021 season splitting starts with Dane Evans who played well during Jeremiah Masoli's absence during the 2019 season.
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Jeremiah Masoli ended up missing the remainder of the 2022 season.
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On March 12,2010, Jeremiah Masoli pled guilty to second-degree burglary before Lane County Circuit Judge Maurice Merten, who sentenced Jeremiah Masoli to one year probation and 140 hours of community service.
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On June 7,2010, Jeremiah Masoli was pulled over by Springfield police for a traffic violation.
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Jeremiah Masoli later entered guilty pleas to both the marijuana and failure to stop charges.