17 Facts About Mario Alford

Mario Alford was born on February 25,1992 and is an American professional football wide receiver and return specialist for the Saskatchewan Roughriders of the Canadian Football League.

Mario Alford played college football for the West Virginia Mountaineers, earning first-team All-American honors in 2014.

Mario Alford played in one game his rookie year with the Bengals registering one catch for 15 yards.

On November 16,2016, Mario Alford was signed to the practice squad of the New York Jets.

Mario Alford was released by the team on December 6,2016.

Mario Alford was signed to the Cleveland Browns' practice squad on December 13,2016.

Mario Alford was promoted to the active roster on December 17,2016.

On September 1,2017, Mario Alford was waived by the Browns during roster cutdowns.

On September 12,2017, Mario Alford was signed to the Chicago Bears' practice squad.

On June 3,2018, Mario Alford signed with the Toronto Argonauts of the Canadian Football League.

On September 24,2019, it was announced that Mario Alford had signed with the Montreal Alouettes of the CFL.

Mario Alford was signed for the 2021 season on December 15,2020.

Over parts of three seasons, Mario Alford played in nine games with the Alouettes where he had 24 kickoff returns for 477 yards, 26 punt returns for 486 yards and three touchdowns, and two missed field goal returns for 45 yards.

On July 3,2022, Mario Alford was traded to the Saskatchewan Roughriders in exchange for a sixth-round pick in the 2023 CFL Draft.

Mario Alford played in 13 regular season games for the team where he had 38 kickoff returns for 990 yards and two touchdowns, 44 punt returns for 530 yards and one touchdown, and three missed field goal returns for 129 yards and one touchdown.

On November 15,2022, the Roughriders announced that Mario Alford had signed a contract extension with the team.

On January 4,2024, the Roughriders announced that Mario Alford had signed a one-year contract extension with the team.