| Sherko Haji-Rasouli | |
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| №: 55 BC Lions | |
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| Date of birth: | September 1, 1980 |
| Place of birth: | Shiraz, Iran |
| Career information | |
| Status: | Suspended |
| CFL status: | Non-import |
| Position(s): | OL |
| Height: | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) |
| Weight: | 326 lb (148 kg) |
| Jersey №: | 55 |
| College: | University of Miami |
| CFL Draft: | 2002 / Round: 2 / Pick: 12 |
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| As player: | |
| 2002–2004 2005-Present |
Montreal Alouettes BC Lions |
| Playing stats at CFL.ca | |
Sherko Haji-Rasouli (born September 1, 1980 in Shiraz, Iran) is a professional Canadian football player with the BC Lions of the Canadian Football League. Haji-Rasouli plays the offensive lineman position for the Lions, and wears jersey number #55. He is 6'6" tall and weighs 326 pounds.
College career
Haji-Rasouli played collegiately at the University of Miami in Florida. While playing for the Hurricanes, Haji-Rasouli was twice selected to the All-Big East team.
Professional career
Haji-Rasouli was drafted by the Montreal Alouettes in the 2002 CFL Draft (2nd round, 12th overall). In 2003, Haji-Rasouli suffered a season-ending injury, limiting him to just one game.
In 2004, Haji-Rasouli played all 18 games in his final season in Montreal.
Haji-Rasouli was signed by the Lions as a free agent prior to the 2005 season. In 2005, Haji-Rasouli played 16 games primarily as the Lions' first backup offensive lineman though he later moved into the starting lineup (starting 5 games) after an injury to Jamal Powell. Haji-Rasouli caught 1 pass for 3 yards in an August 19, 2005 game against the Hamilton Tiger-Cats.
In 2006, Haji-Rasouli played most of the season as a backup but received some starts when Kelly Bates was injured.
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