1. Ricky Foley was born on June 9,1982 and is a Canadian former professional football defensive end who played in the Canadian Football League.
22 Facts About Ricky Foley
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Ricky Foley was drafted by the BC Lions in the first round of the 2006 CFL Draft.
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Ricky Foley is a three-time Grey Cup champion, having won in his rookie year in 2006 and winning in 2012 and 2013.
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Ricky Foley was a member of the Baltimore Ravens, Seattle Seahawks and New York Jets of the National Football League, and the Toronto Argonauts and Saskatchewan Roughriders of the CFL.
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Ricky Foley was born in Courtice, Ontario Canada and was raised on a 200-acre farm near Toronto.
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Ricky Foley's father was a farmer and growing up his family didn't have a lot of money.
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Ricky Foley signed with the Baltimore Ravens on May 12,2006.
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When he joined the BC Lions in 2006, Ricky Foley had served as a situational pass rusher but with the departure of Cam Wake following the 2008 BC Lions season, Ricky Foley earned the starting defensive end position.
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In 2009, Ricky Foley had his first career start at defensive end and subsequently started all 18 games that season, registering 51 defensive tackles, 12 quarterback sacks, and four tackles for a loss.
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Ricky Foley had a total of two sacks in the Lions' two playoff games.
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Ricky Foley signed with the Seattle Seahawks on February 13,2010.
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Ricky Foley would be signed to the team's practice squad two days later only to be released from the squad on September 7,2010.
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On September 14,2010, Ricky Foley signed with the Toronto Argonauts of the Canadian Football League.
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Ricky Foley's signing came amidst some controversy as the BC Lions had announced earlier in the day that they had agreed to terms with Foley.
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Ricky Foley was interviewed that same morning by Vancouver radio station the Team 1040 where he discussed his return to the Lions.
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On November 25,2012, Ricky Foley played in the 100th Grey Cup for the Argonauts who went on to win the Grey Cup championship.
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Ricky Foley continued his strong play into the 2014 CFL season, tallying 54 tackles and 12 sacks.
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Ricky Foley was named the Saskatchewan Roughriders' Most Outstanding Canadian for the 2014 campaign.
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Ricky Foley was 32 years of age when he signed the contract extension.
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On January 24,2015, Ricky Foley was traded back to the Argonauts for LB Shea Emry.
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Ricky Foley played in 14 games for the Argos in 2016, contributing 24 tackles and 4 quarterback sacks.
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Ricky Foley was released by the organization in March 2018 following an unproductive 2017 Season.