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Sage Doxtater
Canadian football player (born 1998) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Sage Doxtater (born October 20, 1998) is a Canadian professional football offensive lineman for the Toronto Argonauts of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He played college football at New Mexico State.
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Early life
Sage Doxtater was born on October 20, 1998.[1] He is a native of the Oneida Nation of the Thames.[2][3] His father was fatally stabbed before Doxtater was born.[2] Doxtater was raised by his single mother, and grew up in Glencoe, Ontario.[2] He played minor football with a team in London, Ontario, as his high school did not have a football team.[2] He then enrolled at Canada Prep Academy in St. Catharines, and played a full American football schedule.[4][2]
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College career
Doxtater played college football for the New Mexico State Aggies of New Mexico State University from 2016 to 2021.[5] As a true freshman in 2016, he started the first nine games of the season at left tackle before missing the final three games due to injury.[5] He was named to the 2016 Sun Belt All-Newcomer Team.[6] He appeared in 12 games, starting 11, in 2017.[5] Doxtater started all 12 games during the 2018 season.[5] He missed the first half of his 2019 senior season due to injury before returning to play in four games (three starts). Doxtater was granted a redshirt for the 2019 season.[5] The 2020 season was postponed to spring 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[5] He played in one of the Aggies' two games during the spring 2021 season.[5] Doxtater was granted another year of eligibility due to the pandemic.[5] He was selected by the Toronto Argonauts in the second round, with the 12th overall pick, of the 2021 CFL draft.[4] He finished his college career by playing in 12 games during the fall 2021 season as a team captain.[5] He majored in sociology in college.[5]
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At New Mexico State's pro day, he posted 27 bench press reps, a 28-inch vertical jump, an 8.5 foot broad jump, and a 5.38 split in the 40-yard dash.[7] Doxtater signed with the New Orleans Saints on May 13, 2022, after going undrafted in the 2022 NFL draft.[8] He was waived/injured on August 18 with an elbow injury, and placed on injured reserve the next day.[8] He was released with an injury settlement on August 23, 2022.[8]
Doxtater was signed to the practice squad of the Arizona Cardinals on October 16, 2022.[8] He was released on November 1, re-signed to the practice squad on November 9, and released again on November 15, 2022.[8]
Doxtater was signed to the Saints' practice squad on January 4, 2023.[8] He became a free agent after the 2022–23 season.[8]
Doxtater then started five games for the Houston Roughnecks of the XFL in 2023 while also missing five games due to injury.[9][4]
Doxtater signed with the St. Louis Battlehawks of the United Football League (UFL) on January 22, 2024.[8] However, he suffered a season-ending hand injury in training camp, and was placed on injured reserve on March 10, 2024.[8][2] After his injury, he quit his vegetarian diet and started eating meat.[2]
Doxtater was signed to the Toronto Argonauts' practice roster on October 5, 2024.[8] He remained on the practice roster as Toronto won the 111th Grey Cup against the Winnipeg Blue Bombers on November 17, 2024, by a score of 41–24.[10] Doxtater re-signed with Toronto on December 2, 2024.[8]
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