Fabian Weitz
| No. 50 Winnipeg Blue Bombers | |
 Weitz with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers in 2024 | |
| Born: | February 6, 1998 Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany |
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| Career information | |
| Status | Active |
| CFL status | Global |
| Position(s) | Linebacker |
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) |
| Weight | 228 lb (103 kg) |
| College | Buffalo |
| CFL draft | 2024G, round: 1, pick: 8 |
| Drafted by | Winnipeg Blue Bombers |
| Career history | |
| As player | |
| 2023 | Cologne Centurions |
| 2024–present | Winnipeg Blue Bombers |
| Career stats | |
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Fabian Weitz (born February 6, 1998) is a German professional football linebacker for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers of the Canadian Football League (CFL).
College career
[edit]Weitz played college football for the Buffalo Bulls from 2018 to 2019 and 2021 to 2022, including a redshirt season in 2018.[1][2] He played in 22 games over four seasons with the team where he had 12 total tackles.[1]
Professional career
[edit]Cologne Centurions
[edit]On July 18, 2023, Weitz signed with his hometown team, the Cologne Centurions.[3] In the 2023 season, he played in five games where he had 20 tackles and a fumble recovery.[2]
Winnipeg Blue Bombers
[edit]Weitz was drafted in the first round, eighth overall by the Winnipeg Blue Bombers in the 2024 CFL global draft and signed with the team on May 8, 2024.[4] Following training camp in 2024, he accepted a practice roster spot with the team.[5] Weitz then made his CFL debut on August 23, 2024, against the Hamilton Tiger-Cats.[5] He played in seven regular season games where he had one special teams tackle.[5] He did not play in the West Final, but he made his post-season debut in the 111th Grey Cup where the Blue Bombers lost to the Toronto Argonauts.[2][6]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Fabian Weitz". Buffalo Bulls. Retrieved January 5, 2025.
- ^ a b c "Fabian Weitz". Winnipeg Blue Bombers. Retrieved January 5, 2025.
- ^ "Cologne Centurions sign Division I homegrown Fabian Weitz". European League of Football. July 18, 2023.
- ^ "Bombers add eight players, including Global LB Fabian Weitz". Canadian Football League. May 5, 2023.
- ^ a b c "111th Grey Cup notes" (PDF). Canadian Football League. Retrieved January 5, 2025.
- ^ "Play-by-Play, 111th Grey Cup". Canadian Football League. November 17, 2024.