Emmanuel Arceneaux

Emmanuel Arceneaux (born September 17, 1987) is an American professional Canadian football wide receiver who is currently a free agent. He played college football at Alcorn State University. He signed as an undrafted free agent with the BC Lions of the Canadian Football League (CFL) in 2009. He has also been a member of the Minnesota Vikings, Washington Redskins, New York Jets, and Saskatchewan Roughriders.

Emmanuel Arceneaux

Arcenaux at a fan event in 2013.
Born:	September 17, 1987 Alexandria, Louisiana
Career information
CFL status	American
Position(s)	Wide receiver
Height	6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Weight	215 lb (98 kg)
College	Alcorn State
High school	Peabody Magnet (Alexandria, Louisiana)
Career history
As player
2009–2010	BC Lions
2011	Minnesota Vikings
2012	Washington Redskins*
2013	New York Jets*
2013–2018	BC Lions
2019	Saskatchewan Roughriders
*Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career highlights and awards
CFL All-Star	2015, 2016
CFL West All-Star	2014–2016
Career stats
Playing stats at CFL.ca Playing stats at NFL.com

College career

Arceneaux played college football for the Alcorn State Braves. While at Alcorn State, he maintained a 3.0 GPA and was president of the student-athlete advisory committee, while recording 99 career catches for 1,618 and 12 TDs on the football field. He is a member of Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity.[1]

Professional career

BC Lions

Arceneaux was signed to the BC Lions, on May 19, 2009 and made the Lions' active roster after training camp.[2] Arceneaux had an outstanding debut season, starting at the wide receiver position for all 18 games and recording 63 catches for 858 yards and seven touchdowns. He caught a touchdown pass in each of his first three games and had two 100-yard receiving games during the season. He led all receivers in the 2009 playoffs, recording 12 catches for 189 yards. He continued his strong play in 2010 by registering his first 1000-yard season while finishing second on the team in receiving yards and touchdowns.

Minnesota Vikings

On January 22, 2011, Arceneaux agreed to the terms on a three-year contract with the Minnesota Vikings.[3] During the 2011 season, he played in three regular season games, catching one pass for 10 yards. On August 31, 2012, as the Vikings reduced their roster down to league maximum of 53 players, he was released.[4]

Washington Redskins

On September 1, 2012, the Washington Redskins claimed Arceneaux off waivers and signed him to the practice squad.[5]

New York Jets

Arceneaux was signed by the New York Jets to a reserve/future contract on January 2, 2013.[6] He was waived on May 7, 2013.[7]

BC Lions (II)

On May 16, 2013, Arceneaux's agent announced that Emmanuel Arceneaux would be returning to CFL within a week. The BC Lions, Toronto Argonauts and Edmonton Eskimos were all believed to have interest in the free-agent.[8] On May 21, 2013, it was officially announced that Arceneaux had signed with the Lions, with whom he had played two seasons with before going south to the NFL.[9] The contract was reportedly a two-year, $280,000 deal.[10] Arceneaux was fined an undisclosed amount by the CFL following a Week 4 touchdown celebration involving props. Arceneaux used the end-zone corner post and the football to mimic putting in golf.[11] Arceneaux gained an increasingly prominent role in the Lions offense over the next three seasons, culminating in being named a CFL All-Star in 2015 after setting (then) career highs in receptions, yards and touchdowns. Following the 2015 CFL season Arceneaux was re-signed by the Lions through the 2017 CFL season.[12]

Arceneaux continued his stellar play in 2016 and 2017, catching at least 100 receptions in both seasons. On December 12, 2017 the Lions announced they had re-signed Arceneaux to a one-year deal through the 2018 season.[13] Arceneaux suffered a torn ACL halfway through the season, at the time of the injury he was the Lions leading receiver in catches and yards.[14]

Saskatchewan Roughriders

Arceneaux was signed to a one-year contract by the Saskatchewan Roughriders on February 15, 2019.[15] He played in 11 games and recorded 22 receptions for 249 yards and two touchdowns. He also played in the Roughriders' West Final loss where he had one catch for five yards. He became a free agent on February 11, 2020.[16]

Statistics

Receiving			Regular season							Playoffs
Year	Team		GP	Rec	Yards	Avg	Long	TD		GP	Rec	Yards	Avg	Long	TD
2009	BC		18	63	858	13.6	60	7		2	12	189	15.8	49	0
2010	BC		18	67	1,114	16.6	74	5		1	5	80	16.0	29	1
2013	BC		16	51	885	17.4	80	6		1	5	53	10.6	23	0
2014	BC		15	62	905	14.6	53	8		1	0	0	0	0	0
2015	BC		17	76	1,151	15.1	82	9		1	2	28	14	23	0
2016	BC		18	105	1,566	14.9	70	13		2	10	124	12.4	26	1
2017	BC		18	100	1,137	11.4	55	6		Team did not qualify
2018	BC		9	32	553	17.3	78	1		Injured
2019	SSK		11	22	249	11.3	55	2		1	1	5	5.0	5	0
CFL totals			140	578	8,418	14.6	82	57		9	35	479	13.7	49	2

References

1. Beamish, Mike (June 26, 2009). "Lions impressed as Arceneaux catches on with team". Vancouver Sun. Canwest. Archived from the original on June 29, 2009. Retrieved August 22, 2009.
2. "Three more receivers added to Lions roster". BC Lions. May 19, 2009. Retrieved February 6, 2021.
3. "B.C. loses Arceneaux to NFL's Vikings – sportsnet.ca". Archived from the original on January 24, 2011.
4. Craig, Mark. "Chris Carr, Sage Rosenfels surprises among Vikings' final cuts". Star Tribune. Retrieved September 1, 2012.
5. Jones, Mike (September 1, 2012). "Redskins add CB Crezdon Butler to round out 53-man roster". WashingtonPost.com. Retrieved September 1, 2012.
6. Jets Media Relations Department (January 2, 2013). "4 More Signed to Reserve/Future Contracts". New York Jets. Archived from the original on January 2, 2013. Retrieved January 2, 2013.
7. Martin, Kimberley (May 7, 2013). "WRs Arceneaux, Mayo waived". Newsday. Archived from the original on May 7, 2013. Retrieved May 7, 2013.
8. TSN.ca. "Former Lions receiver Arceneaux set to return to CFL". Archived from the original on June 7, 2013.
9. "Manny's back! Arceneaux agrees to contract". BC Lions. May 21, 2013.
10. TSN.ca. "Lions, WR Arceneaux agree to terms on two-year, $280K deal". Archived from the original on June 8, 2013.
11. "Three players fined following Week 4". Canadian Football League. July 25, 2013.
12. "Lions re-sign Emmanuel Arceneaux through 2017 season". Toronto Sun. The Canadian Press.
13. "Arceneaux re-signs with Lions for 2018 - Article - TSN". TSN. December 11, 2017. Retrieved December 12, 2017.
14. "B.C. Lions receiver Emmanuel Arceneaux out with torn ACL in right knee". Winnipeg Sun. August 28, 2018. Retrieved September 6, 2018.
15. TSN ca Staff (February 15, 2019). "Riders sign Arceneaux to 1-year deal - TSN.ca". TSN. Retrieved February 19, 2019.
16. "Transactions – Football player trades and signings". Canadian Football League. Retrieved February 6, 2021.

External links

• BC Lions profile at the Wayback Machine (archived January 16, 2019)
• Emmanuel Arceneaux on Twitter