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Name
  
Bakari Grant

Positions
  
Wide receiver

College
  
Weight
  
88 kg

CFL status
  
International

Height
  
1.93 m

Status
  
Active

Role
  
American football player


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Date of birth
  
(1987-06-24) June 24, 1987 (age 28)

Education
  
University of California, Davis

Profiles


Place of birth
  
Oakland, California

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Bakari Grant (born June 24, 1987) is a Canadian football wide receiver for the Saskatchewan Roughriders of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He was signed by the San Francisco 49ers as an undrafted free agent in 2010. Grant played college football at UC Davis.

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San Francisco 49ers

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After going undrafted in the 2010 NFL Draft, Grant signed with the San Francisco 49ers of the National Football League. He was released without ever appearing in any games for the 49ers.

Hamilton Tiger-Cats

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On May 30, 2011, Grant signed a contract with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats of the Canadian Football League. In his first season in the CFL Grant played in 13 of the 18 regular season games; accumulating 507 yards on 42 receptions with two touchdowns. His second season in the CFL was very similar to his first; he finished the year with 476 yards on 38 receptions and five touchdowns in 12 games played.

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The 2013 season was a breakout year for Grant as he was named to his first CFL All-Star team. He played in 17 regular season games, and all three playoff games. During the season, he had career highs in receptions (69) and yards (947). In the 2013 playoffs, he averaged 3.4 catches and 64 yards per game. Grant and the Tiger-Cats were defeated by the Roughriders in the 101st Grey Cup. He played the entire regular season in 2014, however his overall production decreased. He finished the season with just 58 catches for 605 yards (average of only 3.2 catches for 33.6 yards per game). In the two playoff games, Grant totaled three catches for 50 yards. The Ti-Cats once again were defeated in the Grey Cup, this time losing to the Calgary Stampeders. He became a free agent on February 10, 2015, and re-signed with the Tiger-Cats on March 23, 2015. In his fifth season with the Ti-Cats Grant played in 10 games catching 35 passes for 492 receiving yards, with 4 touchdowns. Following the season he was not resigned by the Tiger-Cats and became a free agent on February 9, 2016.

Calgary Stampeders

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On the third day of free agency Grant signed with the Calgary Stampeders. In his first season with the Stamps Grant once again missed 8 regular season games with an injury. Prior to the injury he played in 10 games, catching 44 passes for 625 yards with 4 touchdowns.

Saskatchewan Roughriders

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On February 17, 2017, Grant confirmed he signed with the Saskatchewan Roughriders.

References

Bakari Grant Wikipedia


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