Danny Groulx (born March 27, 1990) is a Canadian former professional football offensive lineman who played for the Edmonton Eskimos of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He attended Laval University, where he played CIS football for the Laval Rouge et Or.
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| Date of birth | March 27, 1990 |
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| Place of birth | Gatineau, Quebec, Canada |
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| CFL status | National |
| Position(s) | OL |
| Height | 6 ft 6 in (198 cm) |
| Weight | 325 lb (147 kg) |
| Canada university | Laval |
| High school | École secondaire de la Montée |
| CFL draft | 2015 / round: 1 / pick: 7 |
| Drafted by | Edmonton Eskimos |
| Career history | |
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| 2015–2017 | Edmonton Eskimos |
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Early life
editGroulx played hockey from 7 to 14 years before changing to football. He played high school football at École secondaire de la Montée and played for the cougars of the Champlain College Lennoxville.[1][2] From 2010 to 2014, Groulx played for the Laval Rouge et Or.[3] He was on the 2012 and 2013 Rouge et Or teams that won the Vanier Cup.[2] In his senior year, Groulx played in only four games, playing three at left tackle and one at right tackle.[4] He missed multiple games due to an ankle injury.[5] Despite this, he played in the 2014 East-West Bowl on Team East.[4]
Professional career
editGroulx attended National Football League (NFL) regional and superregional combines and was eligible for the 2015 NFL draft, but went undrafted.[6] Groulx attended a rookie mini-camp with the New York Giants of the NFL.[7] He also attended the national CFL Combine in Toronto. He was among the top draft prospects in the CFL for 2015, being ranked 4th in September, 8th in December,[8] and 5th in the final rankings by the CFL Scouting Bureau.[9][10][11] Groulx was selected in the first round of the 2015 CFL Draft by the Edmonton Eskimos with the 7th overall pick.[4] The Eskimos signed him to a contract on May 28, and he remained on the active roster on the offensive line after the preseason.[12][13] Groulx made his CFL debut in the season opener against the Toronto Argonauts on June 27, 2015.[14] He played the first two games of his rookie season as a right guard and went on to play ten games that season.[15][16] He was released on January 22, 2018.[17]
Animation career
editAfter his final season as a football player, Groulx then made his debuts as an animator at Squeeze animation. He is currently a gameplay animator at Ubisoft.[1] He also gives lectures at l'école NAD-UQAC.[2]
Personal life
editIn addition to football, Groulx is also fan of chess.[3]
References
edit- ^ Proulx, Simon (January 15, 2011). "FOOTBALL UNIVERSITAIRE: DANNY GROULX PRÉFÈRE LE QU..." RDS. Retrieved July 12, 2015.
- ^ a b D'Archi, Tony (February 24, 2015). "TSN.ca CFL Draft Profile: Danny Groulx". TSN. Retrieved July 12, 2015.
- ^ Tardif, Jean-François (November 13, 2014). "Coupe Dunsmore: le Rouge et Or a fait ses devoirs". Le Soleil. Retrieved July 12, 2015.
- ^ a b c Moddejonge, Gerry (May 13, 2015). "Eskimos didn't wait to pull the trigger on U of A Bears OL David Beard in second round of the CFL draft". Edmonton Sun. Retrieved July 12, 2015.
- ^ Holder, Gord (December 30, 2014). "CFL draft rankings a boost for Alex Mateas, Danny Groulx and Ettore Lattanzio". Ottawa Citizen. Retrieved July 12, 2015.
- ^ Bucholtz, Andrew (April 29, 2015). "Danny Groulx could be a top CFL Draft pick—if the NFL doesn't take him first". Yahoo! Sports. Retrieved July 12, 2015.
- ^ Vacchiano, Ralph (May 8, 2015). "Complete roster for Giants mini-camp". New York Daily News. Archived from the original on April 16, 2016. Retrieved July 12, 2015.
- ^ "Full Rankings: McEwen rises into the top-10". CFL.ca. December 9, 2014. Archived from the original on December 13, 2014. Retrieved July 12, 2015.
- ^ "Full Rankings: Demski topped ranked receiver". CFL.ca. September 11, 2014. Archived from the original on September 12, 2014. Retrieved July 12, 2015.
- ^ "Combine Sunday: Recapping day two of testing". CFL.ca. March 29, 2015. Retrieved July 12, 2015.
- ^ "Draft 15: Final Scouting Bureau rankings". CFL.ca. April 24, 2015. Archived from the original on October 5, 2015. Retrieved July 12, 2015.
- ^ "Le joueur de ligne offensive Danny Groulx signe un contrat avec les Eskimos d'Edmonton". RDS. May 28, 2015. Retrieved July 12, 2015.
- ^ O'Leary, Chris (June 20, 2015). "Familiar names depart as Edmonton Eskimos make final cuts". Edmonton Journal. Archived from the original on June 30, 2015. Retrieved July 12, 2015.
- ^ "Depth Charts". Edmonton Eskimos. Archived from the original on July 3, 2015. Retrieved July 12, 2015.
- ^ "Danny Groulx". Edmonton Eskimos. Archived from the original on June 10, 2015. Retrieved July 12, 2015.
- ^ "Danny Groulx". CFL.ca. Retrieved July 7, 2016.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Edmonton Eskimos Transactions". Footballdb.com. Retrieved August 14, 2024.