Winston Venable
| No. -- Toronto Argonauts | |
Venable in the 2011 NFL season.
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| Date of birth | March 31, 1987 |
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| Place of birth | San Rafael, California |
| Career information | |
| Status | Active |
| CFL status | International |
| Position(s) | LB |
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) |
| Weight | 220 lb (100 kg) |
| College | Boise State |
| Career history | |
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| 2011–2012 | Chicago Bears |
| 2012–2016 | Montreal Alouettes |
| 2017–present | Toronto Argonauts |
| Career highlights and awards | |
| CFL All-Star | 2015 |
| CFL East All-Star | 2015 |
| Career stats | |
| Tackles | 5 |
| Interceptions | 0 |
| Passes defensed | 0 |
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Winston Venable (born March 31, 1987) is a Canadian football linebacker for the Toronto Argonauts of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He previously played college football for Boise State University and was a member of the Chicago Bears in 2011. He is the son of former Major League Baseball (MLB) player Max Venable as well as the younger brother of current MLB player Will Venable.
Venable attended San Rafael High School before transferring to St. Thomas More school in Oakdale, CT. He then went on to Glendale Community College before transferring to Boise State in the spring of 2009. After transferring, Venable immediately earned a spot on the Broncos roster for the upcoming season. He would go on to start all 14 games that season. He first made an impact in an early season game against Fresno State when he recorded the first score of the game off a 30-yard interception returned for a touchdown. He is remembered by many fans for his hit on Fresno quarterback Ryan Colburn later in that same game, in which he launched himself head first, leaping over a would-be blocker, narrowly missing a sack.
After an undefeated regular season the Broncos were matched up against fellow undefeated TCU to play in the Tostitos Fiesta Bowl. Despite being a relatively low scoring game, the final minutes became exciting after a fake punt attempt by the Broncos led to a score. With a 17-10 lead, 1:06 remaining on the clock and TCU on their own 1-yard line, the Broncos simply needed to prevent a touchdown. But TCU, led by quarterback Andy Dalton covered nearly 60 yards in under 45 seconds, setting themselves up for a potential game tying score. However, on the ensuing play Dalton threw a pass towards the left sideline which was intercepted by Venable to seal the victory.
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