Donovan Alexander

Donovan Alexander

No. 4
Date of birth	(1985-04-03) April 3, 1985 (age 39)
Place of birth	Winnipeg, Manitoba
Career information
CFL status	National
Position(s)	S/CB
Height	6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight	180 lb (82 kg)
US college	North Dakota
High school	St. Paul's
CFL draft	2007 / Round: 3 / Pick: 23
Drafted by	Montreal Alouettes
Career history
As player
2008	Seattle Seahawks*
2008	Montreal Alouettes
2009–2010	Saskatchewan Roughriders
2011–2013	Edmonton Eskimos
2014	Winnipeg Blue Bombers
*Offseason and/or practice squad member only
CFL West All-Star	2012

Donovan Eaton Alexander (born April 3, 1985) is a former professional Canadian football defensive back. He was drafted by the Montreal Alouettes in the third round of the 2007 CFL Draft. He was signed by the Seattle Seahawks as an undrafted free agent in 2008 and upon his release, signed with the Alouettes that same year. He later played for the Saskatchewan Roughriders for two seasons and the Edmonton Eskimos for three before signing with Winnipeg. In 2012, he was named a West All-Star with the Eskimos.^[1] He played college football at North Dakota. He retired in November, 2014.^[2]

Personal life

He was born to Derek and Marilyn Alexander. He also has two older brothers, Wyatt and David. Donovan started playing football when he was 9 years old. Football wasn't the only sport he was interested in as he loved to play basketball as well. The first football team he played for was the Charleswood Broncos. He played high school football for the St. Paul Crusaders of Winnipeg. In college Donovan studied communications which entailed conflict resolution, media broadcasting and interpersonal communication. He is now pursuing a career as an educator in Winnipeg Manitoba. He coached the school's sports teams until 2022. Donovan is married to his wife Jennifer and has two kids Lincoln (Link) and Yvette (Ivy) Alexander.

References

External links

• Winnipeg Blue Bombers' bio
• North Dakota Fighting Sioux bio Archived 2011-05-24 at the Wayback Machine