American gridiron football player (born 1979)
Jason Armstead (born September 18, 1979) is a former professional Canadian football and American football kick returner and wide receiver . Armstead is currently a free-agent . He was most recently a member of the Calgary Stampeders in the Canadian Football League . He was signed by the Pittsburgh Steelers as an undrafted free agent in 2003. He played college football for Mississippi . He dated Flight Attendant Juline Haughton from 2009 - 2010.
He has also been a member of the Ottawa Renegades , Saskatchewan Roughriders , Hamilton Tiger-Cats , Montreal Alouettes , Winnipeg Blue Bombers , Las Vegas Locomotives , and the Edmonton Eskimos .
Professional career
In 2003, Armstead played three pre-season games as a kick returner for the Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League . Armstead was signed by the Ottawa Renegades of the CFL in 2004 and he was named to the CFL All-Star team for the 2005 CFL season . Armstead was selected third overall by Saskatchewan in the Renegades dispersal draft in 2006. On August 19, 2007, he was traded to the Hamilton Tiger-Cats for running back/returner Corey Holmes and receiver Chris Getzlaf . On July 21, 2008, Armstead was released from the Montreal Alouettes.
On August 31, 2009, he was again signed by the Saskatchewan Roughriders.[ 1] Pascagoula, Mississippi involving his former girlfriend's purse.[ 2] [ 3]
On October 21, 2010, Armstead was signed by the Edmonton Eskimos .[ 4] Fred Stamps and Adarius Bowman .[ 5] [ 6]
On September 12, 2012, the Calgary Stampeders signed Armstead as a receiver/kick returner. Armstead is entering his ninth CFL season and has recorded 13,812 combined yards and 24 touchdowns in 106 games played with Ottawa, Saskatchewan, Hamilton, Montreal, Winnipeg and Edmonton. On February 25, 2013, Armstead was released by the Calgary Stampeders.[ 7]
Career statistics
[ 8]
Receiving
Regular season
Playoffs
Year
Team
Games
No.
Yards
Avg
Long
TD
Games
No.
Yards
Avg
Long
TD
2004
OTT
16
41
608
14.8
83
4
Team did not qualify
2005
OTT
18
89
1307
14.7
75
5
Team did not qualify
2006
SSK
16
47
651
13.9
56
6
2
3
51
17.0
34
0
2007
SSK
8
15
226
15.1
35
1
2007
HAM
10
31
392
12.6
48
0
Team did not qualify
2008
MTL
4
3
38
12.7
22
0
2008
WPG
10
0
0
0.0
0
0
1
0
0
0.0
0
0
2009
SSK
10
3
28
9.3
14
0
2
0
0
0.0
0
0
2010
EDM
3
1
6
6.0
6
0
Team did not qualify
2011
EDM
12
11
104
9.5
35
0
2
4
55
13.8
37
0
2012
CGY
5
3
18
6.0
11
0
0
0
0
0.0
0
0
CFL totals
112
244
3,378
13.8
83
16
7
7
106
15.1
37
0
Rushing
Regular season
Playoffs
Year
Team
Games
No.
Yards
Avg
Long
TD
Games
No.
Yards
Avg
Long
TD
2004
OTT
16
3
17
5.7
14
0
Team did not qualify
2005
OTT
18
6
44
7.3
16
0
Team did not qualify
2006
SSK
16
19
80
4.2
11
1
2
3
24
8.0
11
0
2007
SSK
8
0
0
0.0
0
0
2007
HAM
10
0
0
0.0
0
0
Team did not qualify
2008
MTL
4
2
13
6.5
11
0
2008
WPG
10
0
0
0.0
0
0
1
0
0
0.0
0
0
2009
SSK
10
1
2
2.0
2
0
2
1
6
6.0
6
0
2010
EDM
3
0
0
0.0
0
0
Team did not qualify
2011
EDM
12
6
17
2.8
10
0
2
1
5
5.0
5
0
2012
CGY
5
0
0
0.0
0
0
0
0
0
0.0
0
0
CFL totals
112
37
173
4.7
16
1
7
5
35
7.0
11
0
Punt Returns
Regular season
Playoffs
Year
Team
Games
No.
Yards
Avg
Long
TD
Games
No.
Yards
Avg
Long
TD
2004
OTT
16
64
821
12.8
91
1
Team did not qualify
2005
OTT
18
70
699
10.0
87
1
Team did not qualify
2006
SSK
16
42
412
9.8
40
0
2
0
0
0.0
0
0
2007
SSK
8
43
371
8.6
90
1
2007
HAM
10
36
181
5.0
21
0
Team did not qualify
2008
MTL
4
16
104
6.5
20
0
2008
WPG
10
60
624
10.4
84
1
1
9
122
13.6
93
1
2009
SSK
10
42
387
9.2
0
2
8
75
9.4
0
2010
EDM
3
13
149
11.5
58
1
Team did not qualify
2011
EDM
12
62
486
7.8
0
1
2
5
42
8.4
10
0
2012
CGY
5
21
199
9.5
0
0
0
0
0
0.0
0
0
CFL totals
112
469
4433
9.5
91
6
7
22
239
10.9
93
1
Kickoff Returns
Regular season
Playoffs
Year
Team
Games
No.
Yards
Avg
Long
TD
Games
No.
Yards
Avg
Long
TD
2004
OTT
16
37
700
18.9
38
0
Team did not qualify
2005
OTT
18
51
1082
21.2
46
0
Team did not qualify
2006
SSK
16
20
267
13.4
29
0
2
0
0
0.0
0
0
2007
SSK
8
12
211
17.6
31
0
2007
HAM
10
35
645
18.4
38
0
Team did not qualify
2008
MTL
4
10
165
16.5
26
0
2008
WPG
10
0
0
0.0
0
0
1
0
0
0.0
0
0
2009
SSK
10
33
806
24.4
54
0
2
8
188
23.5
75
0
2010
EDM
3
8
139
17.4
34
0
Team did not qualify
2011
EDM
12
35
684
19.5
49
0
2
6
130
21.7
27
0
2012
CGY
5
17
482
28.4
84
0
0
0
0
0.0
0
0
CFL totals
112
292
5976
20.5
84
0
7
14
318
22.7
75
0
Missed FG Returns
Regular season
Playoffs
Year
Team
Games
No.
Yards
Avg
Long
TD
Games
No.
Yards
Avg
Long
TD
2004
OTT
16
4
160
40.0
115
0
Team did not qualify
2005
OTT
18
6
221
36.8
63
0
Team did not qualify
2006
SSK
16
0
0
0.0
0
0
2
0
0
0.0
0
0
2007
SSK
8
0
0
0.0
0
0
2007
HAM
10
2
47
23.5
26
0
Team did not qualify
2008
MTL
4
1
22
22.0
22
0
2008
WPG
10
2
57
28.5
40
0
1
0
0
0.0
0
0
2009
SSK
10
1
19
19.0
19
0
2
0
0
0.0
0
0
2010
EDM
3
1
-1
-1.0
-1
0
Team did not qualify
2011
EDM
12
2
26
13.0
16
0
2
0
0
0.0
0
0
2012
CGY
5
1
20
20.0
20
0
0
0
0
0.0
0
0
CFL totals
112
20
571
28.6
115
0
7
0
0
0.0
0
0
References
^ Lawless, Gary (August 31, 2009). "Riders sign returner Armstead" . Winnipeg Free Press . Retrieved August 31, 2009 . ^ "Regina Leader Post" . Archived from the original on June 20, 2020. Retrieved October 4, 2018 .^ "Riders release Jason Armstead | CFL.ca | Official Site of the Canadian Football League" . Archived from the original on September 15, 2012. Retrieved September 1, 2017 .^ "Eskimos add veteran returner Armstead - sportsnet.ca" . Archived from the original on October 23, 2010.^ https://www.cfl.ca/article/esks-bring-back-receiver-armstead Archived October 13, 2013, at the Wayback Machine Esks bring back receiver Armstead^ https://www.cfl.ca/article/armstead-among-four-released-by-esks Archived September 23, 2015, at the Wayback Machine Armstead among four released by Esks^ https://www.cfl.ca/article/rod-davis-joins-stamps-stewart-armstead-released Archived October 5, 2015, at the Wayback Machine Stamps release Armstead^ "Jason Armstead #88" . CFL. Archived from the original on January 17, 2013. Retrieved February 23, 2013 .
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