1. Nicholas Arbuckle was born on October 4,1993 and is an American professional football quarterback for the Toronto Argonauts of the Canadian Football League.
27 Facts About Nick Arbuckle
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Nick Arbuckle has been a member of the Calgary Stampeders, Ottawa Redblacks, and Edmonton Elks.
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Nick Arbuckle is a two-time Grey Cup champion after winning with the Stampeders in 2018 and with the Argonauts in 2024 where he was named the Grey Cup MVP.
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Nick Arbuckle played college football at Los Angeles Pierce College and Georgia State.
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Also in 2015, Nick Arbuckle set a Sun Belt record 4,368 passing yards along with school records in completions and touchdowns.
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Nick Arbuckle quickly became the Stampeders' backup quarterback behind Bo Levi Mitchell.
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Nick Arbuckle played sparingly in 2018, completing 17 of 25 pass attempts for 144 yards with one touchdown: He ran for 5 touchdowns as a short-yardage quarterback.
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Nick Arbuckle led the Stamps to an improbable come-from-behind victory in Week 3 of the 2019 season after Bo Levi Mitchell left with a shoulder injury.
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Nick Arbuckle finished the season having completed 174 of 238 pass attempts for 2,103 yards with 11 touchdowns and five interceptions.
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On January 3,2020, Nick Arbuckle was traded to the Ottawa Redblacks for a third-round pick and another conditional pick in the 2020 CFL Draft.
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On February 1,2021, it was announced that Nick Arbuckle had signed with the Toronto Argonauts.
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Nick Arbuckle made his first start with the Argonauts in week 3 of the 2021 season where he completed 23 passes out of 32 attempts for 310 yards and one touchdown in a win against the Winnipeg Blue Bombers on August 21,2021.
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Nick Arbuckle started in the next three games for the Argos, winning once, before being replaced as the starting quarterback by veteran McLeod Bethel-Thompson.
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On October 26,2021, Nick Arbuckle was traded to the Edmonton Elks in exchange for a third-round pick in the 2022 CFL Draft and the rights to former Ole Miss quarterback Chad Kelly from Edmonton's negotiation list.
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In early January 2022 the Elks and Nick Arbuckle modified the terms of his contract, with a reported salary of $328,000, a housing allowance of $12,000, and a signing bonus of $100,000.
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Nick Arbuckle played in five games for the Elks, completing 74 of 115 pass attempts for 892 yards with two touchdowns and eight interceptions.
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On July 11,2022, it was announced that Nick Arbuckle had been traded to the Redblacks in exchange for a fourth-round selection in the 2023 CFL Draft.
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Nick Arbuckle had been acquired by Ottawa in order to compete with Caleb Evans for the starting role while veteran Jeremiah Masoli recovered from a leg injury.
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Nick Arbuckle completed 21 of 32 pass attempts for 219 yards and was able to guide the Redblacks to their second win of the season.
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Nick Arbuckle continued as the Redblacks starting quarterback for most of the remainder of the season, however the team saw little success and finished last place in the league with only four wins and 14 losses.
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Originally it was expected that he would serve as the backup quarterback in 2023 behind Masoli, however Masoli was not healthy at the start of the campaign, so Nick Arbuckle was announced as the team's starting quarterback.
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Nick Arbuckle started the first two games of the season, but was benched in the second quarter of the team's second contest and was replaced Tyrie Adams.
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Nick Arbuckle became a free agent upon the expiry of his contract on February 13,2024.
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Nick Arbuckle began the 2024 season as the backup behind Cameron Dukes.
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Nick Arbuckle saw minimal playing time as Kelly remained healthy and effective for the remainder of the regular season.
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Nick Arbuckle was the primary backup in the playoffs, but did not see playing time in the East Semi-Final victory over the Redblacks.
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Shortly after the game, Nick Arbuckle was named the starting quarterback for the 111th Grey Cup.