Jeff Hecht
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| Born: | September 24, 1985 Edmonton, Alberta |
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| Career information | |
| CFL status | National |
| Position(s) | DB |
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) |
| Weight | 202 lb (92 kg) |
| College | Saint Mary's |
| CFL draft | 2011, undrafted |
| Career history | |
| As player | |
| 2011 | Montreal Alouettes |
| 2012–2016 | Calgary Stampeders |
| 2016–2017 | Saskatchewan Roughriders |
| 2018–2019 | Winnipeg Blue Bombers |
| Career highlights and awards | |
| Career stats | |
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Jeff Hecht (born September 24, 1985) is a former Canadian football defensive back. He was originally signed as an undrafted free agent on May 26, 2011 by the Montreal Alouettes following the 2011 CFL Draft.[1] He played CIS Football with the Saint Mary's Huskies.
Professional career
[edit]Montreal Alouettes
[edit]Hecht was signed as an undrafted free agent on May 26, 2011 by the Montreal Alouettes following the 2011 CFL Draft.[1] He played in all 18 games for the Alouettes, recording 31 defensive tackles and one interception. Despite a strong rookie season, he was released by the Alouettes on May 10, 2012.[2]
Calgary Stampeders
[edit]On June 25, 2012, he was signed by the Calgary Stampeders.[3] He played in parts of five seasons for the Stampeders.
Saskatchewan Roughriders
[edit]Hecht was traded to the Saskatchewan Roughriders on August 16, 2016.[4] Following the 2016 season Hecht was not signed by the Riders and became a free agent on February 14, 2017. After about a month as a free agent Hecht re-signed with the Roughriders on March 8, 2017.[5] He played in all 18 regular season games for the Riders in 2017, contributing 21 tackles on defense, and 11 on special teams. Hecht was released by the Riders on April 24, 2018.[6]
Winnipeg Blue Bombers
[edit]On July 11, 2018, it was announced that Hecht had agreed to a practice roster agreement with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers.[7]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "The Alouettes sign local draft picks Barrette and Sagesse". Archived from the original on 2012-04-01. Retrieved 2011-06-27.
- ^ "Graves confirmé".
- ^ Hecht off to Calgary
- ^ Riders acquire veteran DBs Bennett, Hecht from Stamps
- ^ "National DB Hecht re-signs in Riderville". CFL.ca. 2017-03-08. Retrieved 2017-03-09.
- ^ "Dyakowski, Hecht among four Riders cuts – CFL.ca". CFL.ca. 2018-04-24. Retrieved 2018-04-24.
- ^ Bombers add Jeff Hecht to PR