Nick Arbuckle

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Nick Arbuckle
No. 7     Edmonton Elks
2021, Nick Arbuckle.jpg
Arbuckle with the Edmonton Elks in 2021.
Born: (1993-10-04) October 4, 1993 (age 28)
Camarillo, California
Career information
StatusActive
CFL statusAmerican
Position(s)Quarterback
Height6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight214 lb (97 kg)
CollegeGeorgia State
High schoolSt. Bonaventure
NFL draft2016 / Undrafted
Career history
As player
2017–2019Calgary Stampeders
2020Ottawa Redblacks*
2021Toronto Argonauts
2021–presentEdmonton Elks
*Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career highlights and awards
  • Grey Cup champion (2018)
Career stats

Nicholas Arbuckle (born October 4, 1993) is a professional Canadian football quarterback for the Edmonton Elks of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He has also been a member of the Calgary Stampeders, Ottawa Redblacks, and Toronto Argonauts.

College career[]

Arbuckle played college football at Georgia State.[1] During his time playing for the Panthers, he was first-team All-Sunbelt Conference in 2015. Also in 2015, Arbuckle set a Sun Belt record 3,368 passing yards along with school records in completions (307) and touchdowns (28).[2]

Professional career[]

Pittsburgh Steelers[]

After going undrafted in the 2016 NFL Draft Arbuckle spent mini-camp with the Pittsburgh Steelers of the NFL.[3]

Calgary Stampeders[]

Arbuckle signed with the Calgary Stampeders in March 2017.[4] He quickly became the Stampeders' backup quarterback behind Bo Levi Mitchell.[5] Arbuckle played sparingly in 2018, completing 17 of 25 pass attempts for 144 yards with one touchdown: He also ran for 5 touchdowns as a short-yardage quarterback. Arbuckle lead 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.[6] Mitchell was subsequently placed on the six-game injured reserve, making Arbuckle the interim-starting quarterback.[7] Arbuckle led the Stamps to an impressive 37-10 victory the following week over conference rivals the Saskatchewan Roughriders.[8] The Stamps won four of their seven matches with Arbuckle under centre, before Mitchell returned to the starting lineup for the Labour Day game.[9] He finished the season having completed 174 of 238 pass attempts (73.1%) for 2,103 yards with 11 touchdowns and five interceptions.

Ottawa Redblacks[]

On January 3, 2020, Arbuckle was traded to the Ottawa Redblacks for a third-round pick and another conditional pick in the 2020 CFL Draft.[10] After a lengthy negotiation, he re-signed with Ottawa on January 31, 2020 to a two-year contract and triggered the conditional draft pick trade that saw Ottawa and Calgary swap first-round draft picks in the 2020 draft.[11] On January 31, 2021, only a few hours after being released by the Toronto Argonauts, veteran quarterback Matt Nichols signed with the Ottawa Redblacks, who subsequently released Arbuckle.[12]

Toronto Argonauts[]

On February 1, 2021, it was announced that Arbuckle had signed with the Toronto Argonauts.[13] He 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.[14] Arbuckle started in the next three games for the Argos, winning once, before being replaced as the starting quarterback by veteran McLeod Bethel-Thompson.

Edmonton Elks[]

On October 26, 2021, 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.[15] On November 1, 2021, the Elks announced they had signed Arbuckle to a contract extension through the 2022 season.[16] In early January 2022 the Elks and 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.[17]

References[]

  1. ^ "Nick Arbuckle Bio". GeorgiaStateSports.com. Retrieved 2019-04-28.
  2. ^ "Stamps sign pair of internationals". Calgary Stampeders. 2017-03-06. Retrieved 2019-04-28.
  3. ^ "Breaking down the Pittsburgh Steelers rookie minicamp roster". pennlive. 2016-05-04. Retrieved 2020-04-14.
  4. ^ "Nick Arbuckle". Calgary Stampeders. Retrieved 2019-04-28.
  5. ^ SUN, Calgary; Sports; Football; Email, Share Calgary Stampeders release QB Ricky Stanzi Tumblr Pinterest Google Plus Reddit LinkedIn; Tumblr; Pinterest; Plus, Google; Reddit; LinkedIn (2018-06-20). "Calgary Stampeders release QB Ricky Stanzi | Calgary Sun". Retrieved 2019-07-02. {{cite web}}: |first4= has generic name (help)
  6. ^ "2019-06-29 Game Tracker - BC Lions vs. Calgary Stampeders (2570)". CFL.ca. Retrieved 2019-07-02.
  7. ^ Press, The Canadian (2019-07-05). "Calgary Stampeders to place quarterback Bo Levi Mitchell on six-game injured list - TSN.ca". TSN. Retrieved 2019-07-11.
  8. ^ "2019-07-06 Game Tracker - Calgary Stampeders vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders (2575)". CFL.ca. Retrieved 2019-07-11.
  9. ^ Press, The Canadian (2019-09-02). "Bo Levi Mitchell returns as Calgary Stampeders defeat Edmonton Eskimos in Labour Day game - TSN.ca". TSN. Retrieved 2019-09-03.
  10. ^ "Redblacks acquire Arbuckle's rights from Stamps". Canadian Football League. January 3, 2020.
  11. ^ "Redblacks sign Nick Arbuckle". cfl.ca. Canadian Football League. January 31, 2020.
  12. ^ "Redblacks sign Nichols, release Arbuckle". CFL.ca. February 1, 2021.
  13. ^ "Argos sign QB Nick Arbuckle". Toronto Argonauts. February 1, 2021.
  14. ^ "Argos hand Bombers first loss with commanding home win". cfl.ca. Canadian Football League. August 21, 2021.
  15. ^ TSN ca Staff (2021-10-26). "Toronto Argonauts Edmonton Elks Nick Arbuckle - TSN.ca". TSN. Retrieved 2021-10-26.
  16. ^ TSN ca Staff (2021-10-26). "Toronto Argonauts Edmonton Elks Nick Arbuckle - TSN.ca". TSN. Retrieved 2021-11-01.
  17. ^ TSN ca Staff (2022-01-06). "Elks re-work QB Arbuckle's contract - TSN.ca". TSN. Retrieved 2022-01-06.

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