The Ottawa Redblacks and quarterback Jeremiah Masoli agreed to a two-year contract extension on Monday through the 2024 season.
The 34-year-old from San Francisco, California, completed 84 of 126 passes (66.7%) for 1,083 yards, two touchdowns, two interceptions, 11 carries for 39 yards, and one touchdown in four games before a leg injury sidelined him for the rest of the 2022 season. This will be Masoli’s second season in Ottawa.
Masoli signed with the Redblacks as a free agent after spending eight seasons with the Tiger-Cats, playing 114 games with 1,203 of 1,809 completions (66.5%) for 15,555 yards, 80 touchdowns, 51 interceptions, 252 carries for 1,507 yards, and 19 touchdowns. Masoli was named CFL East All-Star in 2018.
“Having consistency at the quarterback position is a key piece to have success as a CFL team, so we’re very happy to be able to keep Jeremiah Masoli in red and black for the foreseeable future,” said General Manager Shawn Burke. “Jeremiah has proven himself as a leader both on and off the field, and makes us better as a team when he has the ball in his hands.”
Collegiately, Masoli played one season at City College of San Francisco in 2007. Then, he transferred to Oregon. Masoli played two seasons at Oregon (2008-09) completing 313 of 544 passes (57.3%) for 3,891 yards, 28 touchdowns, 11 interceptions, 248 carries for 1,386 yards, and 23 touchdowns in 24 games for the Ducks. In 2008, Masoli led the Ducks to beat Oklahoma in the Holiday Bowl by the final score of 42-31.
After Oregon, Masoli transferred to Ole Miss in 2010. He completed 167 of 296 passes (56.4%) for 2,039 yards, 14 touchdowns, 13 interceptions, 121 carries for 635 yards, and six touchdowns in 12 games.
