| Free Agent | |
| Date of birth: | August 3, 1982 |
| Place of birth: | Edmonton, Alberta |
| Career information | |
|---|---|
| Status: | Retired |
| CFL status: | Non-import |
| Position(s): | RB |
| Height: | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
| Weight: | 216 lb (98 kg) |
| University: | McMaster |
| High school: | Trinity Nelson |
| CFL Draft: | 2005 / Round: 1 / Pick: 6 |
| Drafted by: | Hamilton Tiger-Cats |
| Organizations | |
| As player: | |
| 2004 2004–2008 2009 2010 |
Seattle Seahawks* Hamilton Tiger-Cats Edmonton Eskimos Calgary Stampeders *Inactive and/or practice squad member only |
| CFL East All-Star: | 2007 |
| Playing stats at CFL.ca | |
Jesse Lumsden (born August 3, 1982 in Edmonton, Alberta) is a retired Canadian football player for the Calgary Stampeders and Olympic bobsledder for Canada.
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Lumsden is the son of former CFL fullback Neil Lumsden. Jesse attended Trinity College School in Port Hope, Ontario[1] and Nelson High School in Burlington, Ontario (where he led them to the Metro Bowl Title),[2] and McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario. Lumsden had a standout career at McMaster where he won the Hec Crighton Trophy in 2004 and was invited to the East-West Shrine Game. Jesse Lumsden was signed as an undrafted free agent by the Seattle Seahawks in 2005, but was released shortly thereafter. Following his release, he had a short tenure with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats. In January 2006, he was signed to play for the Washington Redskins [3] and was later released only to play with the Tiger-Cats once again. In 2009, Lumsden signed with the Edmonton Eskimos, but he sustained a season-ending shoulder injury in their opening game. On May 5, 2010, Lumsden was released by the Eskimos. He signed with the Calgary Stampeders on a practice roster agreement midway through the 2010 season, and was activated in October.[4][5]
Lumsden has been timed consistently around 4.4 seconds in the 40-yard dash.
He is also a member of Pierre Lueders' bobsleigh team; he was the brakeman in the two-man sled that won the Canadian National Bobsleigh championships at the Whistler Sliding Centre, March 21, 2009. It was expected that he participated in both the two-man and four-man teams in the 2009–10 world competitions leading up to the 2010 Winter Olympics.[6] On January 27, 2010 Lumsden was named to the 2010 Canadian Olympic bobsleigh team[7] where he and driver Pierre Lueders finished fifth both in the two-man and in the four-man bobsleigh events.
| Preceded by Tommy Denison |
Hec Crighton Trophy winner 2004 |
Succeeded by Andy Fantuz |