Thomas DeMarco

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Thomas DeMarco
Career information
No. -- Ottawa RedBlacks
Date of birth:	(1989-01-16) January 16, 1989
Place of birth:	Palm Desert, California
Status:	Active
CFL status:	Import
Position(s):	QB
Height:	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight:	200 lb (91 kg)
College:	Old Dominion
High school:	Palm Desert
Hand:	Right
Organizations
As player:
2012–2013 2014–Present	BC Lions Ottawa RedBlacks
Career stats
TD–INT	10–8
Passing yards	1,416
QB Rating	76.8
Playing stats at CFL.ca

Thomas DeMarco (born January 16, 1989 in Palm Desert, California) is a Canadian football quarterback for the Ottawa RedBlacks of the Canadian Football League. He previously played for the BC Lions.

College career

College of the Desert

DeMarco started his collegiate career at College of the Desert in Palm Desert. While there, he passed for 1,792 yards and 14 touchdowns during the 2008 season. He also rushed for 8 touchdowns.

Old Dominion

In 2009, DeMarco transferred to Old Dominion University.^[1] DeMarco dressed for 35 games over three seasons at Old Dominion and started 27 times. He passed for 5,732 yards with a 57.7 completion percentage and racked up 51 touchdowns. DeMarco also ran for 1,456 yards and 30 TDs. As a junior in 2010, DeMarco ranked seventh nationally in total offence at 289 yards per game. He was named as an Honorable Mention All-American in 2010 by Consensus Draft Services. During a game against University of Massachusetts in 2011, a defensive end rolled over his ankle. True freshman Taylor Heinicke would play the rest of the game, later becoming the Monarchs' starting quarterback.

Professional career

BC Lions

While DeMarco did not get drafted by a National Football League team, he signed a two-year deal with the BC Lions on May 14, 2012.^[2] He started the season as the Lions' third string quarterback, behind Travis Lulay and Mike Reilly. On October 6, 2012, DeMarco made his pro debut against the Calgary Stampeders, completing 3 of 6 passes for 35 yards; his first completion was a five-yard pass to Geroy Simon.

During the 2012 offseason, Reilly was traded to the Edmonton Eskimos, making DeMarco the backup to Lulay. Despite his small size for a quarterback, DeMarco found a niche as the Lions' short-yardage quarterback.

On September 15, 2013, DeMarco (while in relief of an injured Lulay) threw his first career touchdown, a 14 yard pass to Marco Iannuzzi against the Montreal Alouettes.

The following week, DeMarco would get the start (due to Lulay's shoulder injury) against the Saskatchewan Roughriders. He led the team on a late drive down the field, which set up a 42 yard Paul McCallum field goal to win the game 24-22. He finished the game going 18 for 33, with 208 yards and 2 touchdowns. ^[3] DeMarco would struggle the following weeks, eventually getting replaced by Buck Pierce during the October 19th game against Edmonton. Lulay returned as starter for the playoffs, but the Lions were eliminated by the eventual Grey Cup Champions, Saskatchewan. DeMarco finished the year with 1,325 yards passing, 10 touchdowns and 8 interceptions.

Ottawa RedBlacks

With the arrival of the Ottawa RedBlacks in 2014, the question of who would be their quarterback remained; Former San Jose State Spartans quarterback Matt Faulkner had been signed, though the expansion draft loomed. On December 16, 2013, Ottawa selected quarterbacks DeMarco and Kevin Glenn (from Calgary) in the first round of the 2013 CFL Expansion Draft (the first round being designated for Imports). ^[4]

Personal

DeMarco has a major from Old Dominion in Business Management. He is currently working towards his Master of Business Administration.

References

v t e Old Dominion Monarchs starting quarterbacks

Unknown (1930–1940) No team (1941–2008) Thomas DeMarco (2009–2011) Taylor Heinicke (2011– )

v t e Ottawa RedBlacks current roster

Active roster	-- Matthew Albright -- Anthony Barrette -- Henry Burris -- Justin Capicciotti -- Delroy Clarke -- J'Michael Deane -- Brandon Denson -- John Delahunt -- Thomas DeMarco -- Brendan Dunn -- Eddie Elder -- Joe Eppele -- Zach Evans -- Matt Faulkner -- Eric Fraser -- Jerrell Gavins -- Kevin Glenn -- James Green -- Marwan Hage -- Michael Hayes -- Antoine Hicks -- Moton Hopkins -- Reggie Jones -- Cameron Kenney -- Rory Kohlert -- Alexander Krausnick-Groh -- Ryan Lacy -- Patrick Lavoie -- Simon Le Marquand -- James Lee -- Andrew Marshall -- Wallace Miles -- Carlton Mitchell -- Eric O'Neal -- Larry Parker -- Jason Pottinger -- Jordan Roberts -- Fred Rouse -- Nick Setta -- Keith Shologan -- Jasper Simmons -- DeMetrio Tyson -- Nick Turnbull -- Jordan Verdone -- Chevon Walker -- Jonathan Williams

East HAM MON OTT TOR West BC CAL EDM SAS WIN

BC Lions starting quarterbacks

Mazur 1954
Tuttle 1954
Robillard 1954
Galiffa 1955-56
Clinkscale 1955
Gustafson 1956
Villaneuva 1956
M. Duncan 1957
Vann 1957
Herring 1958
Dorow 1958
R. Duncan 1959-60
Walden 1960-61
Keeley 1961
Schloredt 1961
Kapp 1961-66
Faloney 1967
Schichtle 1967
Ohler 1968
Parker 1968
Brothers 1968-71
Moorhead 1971-75
Bunce 1972
Douglas 1973
Liske 1974-75
Guthrie 1975-76
Sciarra 1976
Cassata 1976
Tagge 1977-79
Keithley 1977-78
Paopao 1979-82 & 1990
Dewalt 1980-87
Nott 1980
Cowan 1984
Vavra 1987
Dunigan 1988-89
Foggie 1988-90
Flutie 1990-91
Barrett 1992-93
Kimbrough 1992
Johnson 1992
Renfroe 1992
McManus 1993-95
Austin 1994
Caravatta 1995-96
Ware 1996
Allen 1996-2002
Corbin 2001
Dickenson 2003-07
Wynn 2003
Printers 2004-05 & 2009-10
Pierce 2005-09 & 2013
Jackson 2007-11
Lulay 2009-13
Reilly 2012
Thomas DeMarco 2013

Persondata
Name	DeMarco, Thomas
Alternative names
Short description	Player of American and Canadian football
Date of birth	January 16, 1989
Place of birth	Palm Desert, California
Date of death
Place of death

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