T-Dre Player

Tchissakid Dre Player (born February 4, 1992) is a Canadian former professional football offensive lineman who played for the BC Lions of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He was selected by the BC Lions in the second round of the 2014 CFL draft after playing college football at Northwestern State University.

T-Dre Player

No. 68[1]
Born:	(1992-02-04) February 4, 1992 (age 33) Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Career information
CFL status	National
Position(s)	G
Height	6 ft 6 in (198 cm)
Weight	315 lb (143 kg)
College	Northwestern State
High school	Cedar Hill (Cedar Hill, Texas)
CFL draft	2014, round: 2, pick: 12
Drafted by	BC Lions
Career history
As player
2014–2015	BC Lions
2016	Winnipeg Blue Bombers*
2016	Saskatchewan Roughriders*
*Offseason and/or practice roster member only
Career stats
Playing stats at CFL.ca

Early life

Tchissakid Dre Player was born on February 4, 1992, in Winnipeg, Manitoba.^[1][2] His dad, Paul Player, was from Oklahoma and played college basketball at the University of Winnipeg.^[3] His mother, Corinne Fontaine, is from the Sagkeeng First Nation.^[3]

Player and his family moved to Texas when he was nine years old so he could have more athletic opportunities.^[3] He attended Cedar Hill High School in Cedar Hill, Texas.^[1] He played college football for the Northwestern State Demons of Northwestern State University from 2010 to 2013.^[1]

Professional career

Player was drafted by the BC Lions with the twelfth pick in the 2014 CFL Draft. He scored a receiving touchdown against the Edmonton Eskimos on June 28, 2014^[4] He was released by the Lions on June 18, 2016.^[5]

Player was signed to the Winnipeg Blue Bombers' practice roster on July 4, 2016.^[6] He was released by the team on July 17, 2016.^[7]

Player was signed to the Saskatchewan Roughriders' practice roster in July 2016.^[8] He was released by the team on August 9, 2016.^[9]