William Arndt

William Arndt (born August 13, 1993) is an American professional Canadian football quarterback for the BC Lions of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He attended Western Connecticut State University, where he played college football. Arndt made his professional debut in 2019 for the Ottawa Redblacks.

Not to be confused with Will Arnett, William Arnett, or W. David Arnett.
William Arndt
BC Lions
Arndt before a Redblacks game in 2019
Born: (1993-08-13) August 13, 1993
Sandy Hook, Connecticut
Career information
CFL statusAmerican
Position(s)QB
Height6 ft 5 in (196 cm)
Weight215 lb (98 kg)
CollegeWestern Connecticut
Career history
As player
2018–2019Ottawa Redblacks
2020–presentBC Lions
Career stats
Pass completions86
Pass attempts140
Percentage61.4
TD–INT3-5
Passing yards779

College career

At the time of this graduation Arndt held multiple Western Connecticut State University records including; most passing yards in a career (7,940 yards), total offense (9,248 yards), passing touchdowns (73), and total touchdowns (91). He was named the team captain for three seasons, and was twice named to the All MASCAC Academic Team.[1]

Professional career

Early career

Arndt played for the Fort McMurray Monarchs of the Alberta Football League in 2016, leading the team to a championship victory.[2]

Ottawa Redblacks

Following his time in Western Canada Arndt signed with the Ottawa Redblacks on September 13, 2017.[3] Arndt spent the closing three months of the season learning from the sideline. He was re-signed by the team on January 3, 2018. Arndt spent the entire 2018 season in the CFL as a backup quarterback behind Trevor Harris. For most of the 2019 season Arndt was the third sting quarterback behind Dominique Davis and Jonathan Jennings. Arndt came in relief of starting Jennings in the second half of the team's Week 15 loss to the BC Lions.[4] As the team fell to a record of 3-11 Arndt was named the starting quarterback for the team's Week 18 match against the Toronto Argonauts.[5] In his first career start Arndt completed 28 of 42 pass attempts for 288 yards with two passing touchdowns and three interceptions.[6] Arndt started the following match against the division leading Ti-Cats but was unable to effectively move the ball down the field, completing 17 of 30 pass attempts for only 112 yards with no touchdowns or interceptions.[7] Arndt made his third and final start of the season in the second last game of the season.[8] He was released by the Redblacks on January 23, 2020.[9]

BC Lions

Arndt signed with the BC Lions on January 30, 2020.[10]

Personal life

Arndt portrayed Penn State play-caller Matt McGloin in the HBO movie Paterno, which was released in early April 2018.[11]

References
  1. "William Arndt". Ottawa REDBLACKS. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
  2. "CMFL – Northern Football Conference". Retrieved 2019-09-23.
  3. Gregory, Richard (2017-09-14). "Former Newtown High, WCSU quarterback Arndt signs with Ottawa of CFL". NewsTimes. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
  4. "2019-09-21 Game Tracker - BC Lions vs. Ottawa Redblacks (2617)". CFL.ca. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
  5. Press, The Canadian (2019-10-07). "Ottawa Redblack to start William Arndt vs. Toronto Argonauts - TSN.ca". TSN. Retrieved 2019-10-07.
  6. "2019-10-11 Game Tracker - Ottawa Redblacks vs. Toronto Argonauts (2626)". CFL.ca. Retrieved 2019-10-15.
  7. "2019-10-19 Game Tracker - Ottawa Redblacks vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats (2632)". CFL.ca. Retrieved 2019-10-21.
  8. "2019-10-26 Game Tracker - Ottawa Redblacks vs. Toronto Argonauts (2636)". CFL.ca. Retrieved 2019-10-31.
  9. "Transactions: January 23, 2020". Ottawa Redblacks. January 23, 2020. Retrieved January 23, 2020.
  10. "Lions sign Will Arndt to contract". CFL.ca. January 30, 2020. Retrieved February 20, 2020.
  11. Baines, Tim (2018-05-02). "With meeting Al Pacino off his bucket list, Ottawa Redblacks QB Will Arndt focuses on football | Ottawa Sun". Retrieved 2019-09-23.
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