Sherko Haji-Rasouli

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Sherko Haji-Rasouli

Date of birth:	September 1, 1980 (1980-09-01) (age 27)
Place of birth:	Shiraz, Iran
Career information
CFL status:	Non-import
Position(s):	OL
Height:	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Weight:	326 lb (148 kg)
College:	University of Miami
CFL Draft:	2002 / Round: 2 / Pick: 12
Organizations
As player:
2002–2004 2005-Present	Montreal Alouettes British Columbia Lions
Stats at CFL.ca

Sherko Haji-Rasouli (born September 1st, 1980 in Shiraz, Iran) is a professional Canadian football player with the British Columbia Lions of the Canadian Football League. Haji-Rasouli plays the offensive lineman position for the Lions, and wears jersey number #55. He is 6'6" tall and weighs 326 pounds.

[edit] College career

Haji-Rasouli played collegiately at the University of Miami in Florida. While playing for the Hurricanes, Haji-Rasouli was twice selected to the All-Big East team.

[edit] Professional career

Haji-Rasouli was drafted by the Montreal Alouettes in the 2002 CFL Draft (2nd round, 12th overall). In 2003, Haji-Rasouli suffered a season-ending injury, limiting him to just one game.

In 2004, Haji-Rasouli played all 18 games in his final seson in Montreal.

Haji-Rasouli was signed by the Lions as a free agent prior to the 2005 season. In 2005, Haji-Rasouli played 16 games primarily as the Lions' first backup offensive lineman though he later moved into the starting lineup (starting 5 games) after an injury to Jamal Powell. Haji-Rasouli caught 1 pass for 3 yards in an August 19, 2005 game against the Hamilton Tiger-Cats.

In 2006, Haji-Rasouli played most of the season as a backup but received some starts when Kelly Bates was injured.