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Shawn Lemon
American gridiron football player (born 1988) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Shawn Lemon (born August 25, 1988) is an American professional football defensive lineman for the Montreal Alouettes of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He played college football at Akron. He has been a member of eight CFL teams (BC Lions, Winnipeg Blue Bombers, Saskatchewan Roughriders, Edmonton Eskimos / Elks, Ottawa Redblacks, Toronto Argonauts, Calgary Stampeders, and Alouettes), three indoor football teams (San Jose SaberCats, Orlando Predators, Sioux Falls Storm) and two NFL teams (Pittsburgh Steelers, San Francisco 49ers).
No. 0 Montreal Alouettes | |
![]() Lemon with the Montreal Alouettes in 2024 | |
Born: | (1988-08-25) August 25, 1988 (age 35) Charleston, South Carolina, U.S. |
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Career information | |
Status | Active |
CFL status | American |
Position(s) | Defensive lineman |
Height | 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) |
Weight | 242 lb (110 kg) |
College | Akron |
High school | Westlake (Waldorf, Maryland) |
Career history | |
As player | |
2011 | Winnipeg Blue Bombers* |
2011 | Saskatchewan Roughriders |
2012 | San Jose SaberCats |
2012 | Orlando Predators |
2012 | Sioux Falls Storm |
2012–2013 | Edmonton Eskimos |
2013–2014 | Calgary Stampeders |
2015 | Pittsburgh Steelers* |
2015 | San Francisco 49ers* |
2015 | Ottawa Redblacks |
2016 | Saskatchewan Roughriders |
2016–2018 | Toronto Argonauts |
2018 | BC Lions |
2019 | Toronto Argonauts |
2019 | BC Lions |
2021 | Edmonton Elks* |
2021–2022 | Calgary Stampeders |
2023 | BC Lions* |
2023–present | Montreal Alouettes |
*Offseason and/or practice roster member only | |
Career highlights and awards | |
CFL All-Star | 2022 |
CFL East All-Star | 2016 |
CFL West All-Star | 2022 |
Career stats | |
Tackles | 237 |
Sacks | 101 |
Forced fumbles | 30 |
Interceptions | 3 |
Lemon is a three-time Grey Cup champion. In 2022, he was named a CFL All-Star and won the Norm Fieldgate Trophy as the best defensive player in the West Division. He was also a CFL East All-Star in 2016.