The Calgary Stampeders have signed three of their selections from the 2016 Canadian Football League draft including offensive lineman Roman Grozman (fourth round, 33rd overall), defensive back Jean-Philippe Bolduc (fifth round, 38th overall) and linebacker/long snapper Pierre-Luc Caron (fifth round, 42nd overall).
The signings mean that all seven of the Stamps’ 2016 draft picks are now under contract.
Roman Grozman
Offensive lineman
College: Concordia
Height: 6.05
Weight: 315
Born: Dec. 13, 1992
Grozman played four seasons (2012-15) at Concordia. In 2015, he earned a spot in the 13th Annual CIS East-West Bowl. Grozman was born in Israel and his family moved to Canada when he was 10 years old. He began playing football in Grade 9.
Jean-Philippe Bolduc
Defensive back
College: Laval
Height: 6.01
Weight: 210
Born: Dec. 12, 1990
Bolduc was part of the stingy Laval Rouge et Or defence that in 2015 allowed a mere 240.9 passing yards and 12.6 points per game. In eight games for Laval, Bolduc had 21.5 tackles, one interception returned 41 yards and one fumble recovery.
Pierre-Luc Caron
Linebacker
College: Laval
Height: 6.02
Weight: 220
Born: Feb. 2, 1994
Caron was a linebacker and four-year first-string long snapper for Laval. In 2015, he had 7.5 tackles and was a key part of a Laval special-teams unit that led the Quebec conference in field-goal percentage and was second in punting average.
