The Ottawa Redblacks received bad news on Monday as quarterback Jeremiah Masoli will miss the rest of the 2023 season with a ruptured left Achilles tendon that will require surgery. It is the same knee he tore in 2019 and will undergo surgery in Ottawa.
The 34-year-old from San Francisco, California, suffered the injury this past Saturday’s game against the Hamilton Tiger-Cats in a non-contact injury. Before the injury Masoli completed 6 of 10 passes (60%) for 37 yards, and one interception.
Last season, Masoli 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.
Masoli signed with the Redblacks as a free agent on February 7, 2022, 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.
Before the CFL, Masoli signed with the San Francisco 49ers as an undrafted free agent in 2011. Later, Masoli was drafted by the Omaha Nighthawks (UFL) in the eighth round (38th pick) in the 2011 UFL Draft. He completed 77 of 151 passes (51%) for 808 yards, two touchdowns, five interceptions, 24 carries for 94 yards, and one touchdown in four games.
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.
