Sergio Castillo played in the team's first preseason game, being successful on both of his field goal attempts and averaging 66.0 yards on two kickoffs.
30 Facts About Sergio Castillo
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Unable to unseat the incumbent, Matt Bryant, Sergio Castillo was released shortly after that game on August 9,2014.
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Sergio Castillo was a perfect 5-for-5 in field goal attempts in his debut and remained the team's placekicker for the last four games of the season, finishing with 10 field goals from 13 attempts.
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Sergio Castillo did not play in a regular season game in 2016 and was eventually released on September 2,2016.
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On September 11,2016, Sergio Castillo signed with the Ottawa Redblacks and replaced the injured Zackary Medeiros at punter.
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Sergio Castillo punted in two games, recording 13 punts for a 45.2-yard average, but was released on September 26,2016.
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On May 28,2017, Sergio Castillo signed with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats to compete for the kicker position vacated by Brett Maher.
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Sergio Castillo won all three kicking duties following training camp and had a career year with the Tiger-Cats.
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Sergio Castillo made 29 of 34 field goals, 20 of 21 converts, and had 93 punts for a 45.1-yard average in 14 games.
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However, on October 6,2017, Sergio Castillo suffered a season-ending ACL injury while attempting to make a tackle after his missed field goal attempt.
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Sergio Castillo was released in the following off-season on February 24,2018.
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Sergio Castillo signed again with the Redblacks on April 9,2018, to try out for a vacant kicker position, soon after his recovery from his ACL injury, but was unable to secure a position with the team.
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Sergio Castillo remained unsigned for the 2018 CFL season and did not play that year.
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Sergio Castillo was one of the first players to sign with the San Antonio Commanders of the upstart Alliance of American Football when his signing was announced on August 6,2018.
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Sergio Castillo did not play in the Spring-based league as he was released on January 19,2019.
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On May 26,2019, Sergio Castillo signed with the BC Lions and began the season with all three kicking duties.
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Sergio Castillo started the season making all ten of his field goal attempts before missing a potential game-winning 42-yard field goal try in the July 6,2019, game against the Toronto Argonauts.
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However, because the kick had enough distance, the returner, Chris Rainey, stepped out of bounds at the end line and Sergio Castillo had the first game-winning last-play rouge since October 14,2002.
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On November 22,2019, Sergio Castillo was drafted by the Houston Roughnecks in the 2020 XFL Supplemental Draft.
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Sergio Castillo played in five games and was successful on five field goals.
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Sergio Castillo had his contract terminated when the league suspended operations on April 10,2020.
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On October 14,2020, Sergio Castillo was signed to the New York Jets practice squad.
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Sergio Castillo converted a field goal attempt and an extra point in the game, and reverted to the practice squad the next day.
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On October 19,2021, the Blue Bombers acquired Sergio Castillo's playing rights via trade from the BC Lions, in exchange for a conditional 4th round pick in the 2022 CFL Draft.
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Sergio Castillo signed with the Blue Bombers on the same day.
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Sergio Castillo's abilities were not required in the CFL West Division final taking place at home in stormy conditions as the bombers scored three touchdowns to get to the 108th Grey Cup.
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On March 14,2022, Sergio Castillo signed with the Edmonton Elks to a two-year contract.
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Sergio Castillo played in all 18 regular season games where he connected on 37 of 44 field goal attempts and 26 of 29 conversion attempts.
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Sergio Castillo was released shortly before 2023 training camp on May 4,2023.
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Shortly after his release from Edmonton, Sergio Castillo signed again with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers on May 4,2023.