Dominic Picard

Dominic Picard

refer to caption Picard in 2009.
No. 60 Montreal Alouettes
Position:	Centre
Personal information
Date of birth:	(1982-06-22) June 22, 1982
Place of birth:	Sainte-Foy, Quebec
Height:
Weight:
Career information
College:	Laval
CFL draft:	2006 / Round: 3 / Pick: 23
Career history
Winnipeg Blue Bombers (2006–2008) Toronto Argonauts (2009–2011) Saskatchewan Roughriders (2012–2014) Winnipeg Blue Bombers (2015) Montreal Alouettes (2016–present)
CFL status:	National

Dominic Picard (born June 22, 1982) is a Canadian football centre for the Montreal Alouettes of the Canadian Football League. He played CIS Football at Laval.

College career

Picard played four seasons for the Laval Rouge et Or where he won two Vanier Cups (2003–04). Picard won the J. P. Metras Trophy in 2005, which is awarded to the top lineman in the country. He was named an All-Canadian in 2004 and 2005 and rookie of the year in the Quebec Conference in 2002.

Professional career

Picard was drafted 23rd overall by the Winnipeg Blue Bombers in the 2006 CFL Draft and played with the club for three seasons. He then joined the Toronto Argonauts in 2009 as a top free agent and spent three seasons with the club, including his selection as the top lineman of the Argos and first Eastern All-Star award in 2011. Picard tested free agency for a second time in his pro career and signed with the Saskatchewan Roughriders on February 16, 2012. Picard was selected top lineman for the Riders in 2012 and 2014 as well as top Canadian of the team in 2012. He won his first Grey Cup championship with the Roughriders in the 2013. After the end of the 2013 season, Picard signed a contract extension with the Roughriders through the 2015 season. However, the Roughriders released him on January 6, 2015 and he signed with the Blue Bombers that same day, returning to the team that drafted him. Picard was released by the Blue Bombers on December 30, 2015 and then signed with the Montreal Alouettes on January 19, 2016.

External links

• Montreal Alouettes bio Archive copy at the Wayback Machine
• Winnipeg Blue Bombers bio
• Saskatchewan Roughriders bio
• Dominic Picard on Twitter