REDBLACKS national defensive lineman Nigel Romick, who was an original player with the franchise, has announced his retirement from professional football.<\/p>\n
\u201cThank you RNation! Forever indebted to be part of this organization for the past 11 years. This game tested me, built me and shaped me to the man I am today,\u201d said Romick\u00a0 \u201cThank you to every teammate, every coach and every fan who made this journey unforgettable. Football gave me purpose, discipline, and memories I will carry for life. To my family, thank you for all the sacrifices behind the scenes, your unwavering support helped me on and off the field for the last decade.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI gave the game everything I had and it gave me more in return. I walk away grateful, proud and at peace as this chapter closes but the memories and brotherhood will live on forever. This is not goodbye as Ottawa is home, look forward to cheering on the REDBLACKS with you RNation. See you in the stands\u201d<\/p>\n
The original REDBLACK spent his entire 11 season career with the franchise, suiting up in 128 games over that time (2014-25) and helping the franchise to three Grey Cup appearances, including winning a championship in 2016. The Thunder Bay, Ontario native was a special teams stalwart in the nation\u2019s capital, registering 113 special teams tackles, while also adding 17 defensive tackles, one pass knockdown, one quarterback sack and one tackle for loss.<\/p>\n
\u201cNigel has been a true professional throughout his career in Ottawa,\u201d said Shawn Burke, Vice President of Football Operations of the Ottawa REDBLACKS. \u201cHe brought toughness and consistency and set the example for his teammates every time he showed up to the stadium. We\u2019re grateful for the 11 seasons he gave our organization and we wish Nigel and his family all the best in his retirement.\u201d<\/p>\n
The Saint Mary\u2019s product was originally selected by the REDBLACKS in the third round, 23rd overall in the 2014 CFL draft ahead of Ottawa\u2019s inaugural season in the CFL.<\/p>\n
Nigel Romick, joueur de ligne d\u00e9fensive de le ROUGE et NOIR et l\u2019un des premiers joueurs de l\u2019\u00e9quipe, a annonc\u00e9 qu\u2019il prenait sa retraite du football professionnel.<\/p>\n
\u00ab Merci RNation ! Je vous serai \u00e9ternellement reconnaissant d\u2019avoir fait partie de cette organisation ces 11 derni\u00e8res ann\u00e9es. Ce sport m\u2019a mis \u00e0 l\u2019\u00e9preuve, m\u2019a forg\u00e9 et a fait de moi l\u2019homme que je suis aujourd\u2019hui. Merci \u00e0 tous mes co\u00e9quipiers, \u00e0 tous mes entra\u00eeneurs et \u00e0 tous les fans qui ont rendu ce parcours inoubliable. Le football m\u2019a donn\u00e9 un but, de la discipline et des souvenirs que je garderai toute ma vie. \u00c0 ma famille, merci pour tous les sacrifices en coulisses ; votre soutien ind\u00e9fectible m\u2019a aid\u00e9 sur le terrain et en dehors pendant ces dix derni\u00e8res ann\u00e9es.\u00bb\u00a0A d\u00e9clar\u00e9 Romick.<\/p>\n
\u00ab J\u2019ai donn\u00e9 tout ce que j\u2019avais \u00e0 ce sport, et il m\u2019a donn\u00e9 encore plus en retour. Je m\u2019en vais reconnaissant, fier et en paix alors que ce chapitre se termine, mais les souvenirs et la fraternit\u00e9 resteront \u00e0 jamais grav\u00e9s dans ma m\u00e9moire. Ce n\u2019est pas un adieu, car Ottawa est ma ville natale ; j\u2019ai h\u00e2te d\u2019encourager le ROUGE et NOIR avec vous, RNation.\u00a0On se reverra dans les tribunes \u00bb<\/p>\n
Ce membre fondateur du ROUGE et NOIR a pass\u00e9 l\u2019int\u00e9gralit\u00e9 de ses 11 saisons au sein de la franchise, disputant 128 matchs au cours de cette p\u00e9riode (2014-2025) et aidant l\u2019\u00e9quipe \u00e0 se qualifier trois fois pour la Coupe Grey, dont une victoire en 2016. Originaire de Thunder Bay, en Ontario, il a \u00e9t\u00e9 un pilier des unit\u00e9s sp\u00e9ciales dans la capitale nationale, enregistrant 113 plaquages en unit\u00e9s sp\u00e9ciales, auxquels s\u2019ajoutent 17 plaquages d\u00e9fensifs, un passe d\u00e9vi\u00e9e, un sac du quart-arri\u00e8re et un plaquage pour perte.<\/p>\n
\u00ab Nigel a \u00e9t\u00e9 un v\u00e9ritable professionnel tout au long de sa carri\u00e8re \u00e0 Ottawa \u00bb, a d\u00e9clar\u00e9 Shawn Burke, vice-pr\u00e9sident des op\u00e9rations de football du\u00a0ROUGE et NOIR d\u2019Ottawa. \u00ab Il a apport\u00e9 de la t\u00e9nacit\u00e9 et de la constance, et a montr\u00e9 l\u2019exemple \u00e0 ses co\u00e9quipiers \u00e0 chaque fois qu\u2019il se pr\u00e9sentait au stade. Nous lui sommes reconnaissants pour les 11 saisons qu\u2019il a consacr\u00e9es \u00e0 notre organisation et nous souhaitons \u00e0 Nigel et \u00e0 sa famille tout le meilleur pour sa retraite. \u00bb<\/p>\n
Le joueur issu de l\u2019universit\u00e9 Saint Mary\u2019s avait \u00e9t\u00e9 s\u00e9lectionn\u00e9 par le ROUGE et NOIR au troisi\u00e8me tour, 23e au total, lors du rep\u00eachage de la LCF de 2014, qui a pr\u00e9c\u00e9d\u00e9 la saison inaugurale d\u2019Ottawa dans la LCF.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"REDBLACKS national defensive lineman Nigel Romick, who was an original player with the franchise, has announced his retirement…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":629790,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[437],"tags":[49,48,521,522,520,82],"class_list":["post-629789","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-cfl","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-canadian-football-league","tag-canadianfootballleague","tag-cfl","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/629789","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=629789"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/629789\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/629790"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=629789"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=629789"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=629789"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}