The Calgary Stampeders signed linebacker Shaheed Salmon on Tuesday. According to The Canadian Press’s Dan Ralph, it’s a one-year deal through the 2024 season.
Shaheed Salmon is six foot one and weighs 232 pounds. The 27-year-old from Tampa, Florida, made 21 tackles (13 solo, 8 assists), five tackles for loss, one forced fumble, one fumble recovery, and one pass breakup in nine games for the New Orleans Breakers in 2023. The Breakers signed Salmon as a free agent on February 3, 2023.
However, New Orleans was not included in the USFL and XFL merger that formed the United Football League (UFL) and Salmon was drafted by the Memphis Showboats in the 2024 UFL Dispersal Draft but was released on March 22, 2024.
Before Memphis, Salmon signed with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers as an undrafted free agent in 2018. Salmon dealt with an ankle injury and was released on August 28, 2018. Next, he signed with the Birmingham Iron (AAF) with 17 tackles (12 solo, 5 assists), one forced fumble, one fumble recovery, and one touchdown in eight games before the league ceased operations.
Then, Salmon signed with the Ottawa Redblacks on May 18, 2019. He played three seasons in Ottawa with 27 tackles, 27 tackles on special teams, one interception, and four forced fumbles in 35 games.
Collegiately, Salmon played four seasons at Samford University (2014-17) with 275 tackles (164 solo, 111 assists), 40 tackles for loss, 8.5 sacks, four interceptions for 36 yards, and one carry for one yard in 44 games, of which 27 were starts for the Bulldogs. He was named a two-time First Team All-SoCon.
