René Brassea

René Brassea
Medal record
Men's American football
Representing Mexico
World University Championship

René Brassea Jotingo
No. 41
Position:	Offensive lineman
Personal information
Born:	7 October 1989 (age 35); Hermosillo, Sonora, Mexico
Height:	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Weight:	300 lb (136 kg)
Career information
College:	UDLAP
CFL draft:	2019 LFA / round: 1 / pick: 6
Career history
	Monterrey Steel (2017); Fundidores de Monterrey (2019); Saskatchewan Roughriders (2019–2020); Dinos de Saltillo (2022–2023);
	Stats at CFL.ca

René Francisco Brassea Valenzuela (born 7 October 1989) is a Mexican professional gridiron football offensive lineman. He has previously played for the Dinos de Saltillo of the Liga de Fútbol Americano Profesional (LFA). He played college football at UDLAP.

College career

Born in Hermosillo, Sonora, Brassea played college football for UDLAP from 2009 to 2014, winning three national championships with the team (2010, 2013 and 2014).^[1]^[2] He was named to the ONEFA Liga Mayor Team of the Decade for the 2010s by Mundo del Ovoide.^[3]

Professional career

Brassea joined the Fundidores Monterrey of the Professional American Football League of Mexico for the 2019 after trying luck in some American arena football teams.^[4]

In January 2019, Brassea was picked by the Saskatchewan Roughriders of the Canadian Football League at the first round of the CFL–LFA Draft.^[5]^[6] During the 2019 CFL season, Brassea played in 17 games, plus the Western final in the playoffs; the 2020 season was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. He signed a contract extension with the team on January 6, 2021.^[7] He was released on June 21, 2021.^[8]

International career

In 2016, Brassea was selected to represent his country at the 2016 World University American Football Championship, where Mexico won a gold medal.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b "René Brassea". UDLAP.mx (in Spanish). UDLAP. Retrieved 29 August 2019.
^ Madrigal, Luis A. (12 January 2019). "René Brassea: viene a ser líder". El Horizonte (in Spanish). Retrieved 23 December 2022.
^ Hernández, Emmanuel (3 January 2020). "Cinco fundidores de Monterrey se 'codean' con la élite". El Horizonte (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 18 June 2023. Retrieved 17 June 2023.
^ "René Brassea: viene a ser líder". El Horizonte (in Spanish). 12 January 2019. Retrieved 29 August 2019.
^ "Saskatchewan Roughriders kick off rookie camp with international feel". The StarPhoenix. 16 May 2019. Retrieved 29 August 2019.
^ "Trabajaré para ser titular con los Roughriders: René Brassea". LFA.mx (in Spanish). LFA. 12 June 2019. Retrieved 29 August 2019.
^ "Riders Transactions – January 6". Riderville.com. January 6, 2021. Retrieved January 6, 2021.
^ "Roughriders transactions – June 21". Riderville.com. June 21, 2021. Retrieved June 22, 2021.

[udlap-1] "René Brassea". UDLAP.mx (in Spanish). UDLAP. Retrieved 29 August 2019.

[2] Madrigal, Luis A. (12 January 2019). "René Brassea: viene a ser líder". El Horizonte (in Spanish). Retrieved 23 December 2022.

[3] Hernández, Emmanuel (3 January 2020). "Cinco fundidores de Monterrey se 'codean' con la élite". El Horizonte (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 18 June 2023. Retrieved 17 June 2023.

[4] "René Brassea: viene a ser líder". El Horizonte (in Spanish). 12 January 2019. Retrieved 29 August 2019.

[5] "Saskatchewan Roughriders kick off rookie camp with international feel". The StarPhoenix. 16 May 2019. Retrieved 29 August 2019.

[6] "Trabajaré para ser titular con los Roughriders: René Brassea". LFA.mx (in Spanish). LFA. 12 June 2019. Retrieved 29 August 2019.

[7] "Riders Transactions – January 6". Riderville.com. January 6, 2021. Retrieved January 6, 2021.

[8] "Roughriders transactions – June 21". Riderville.com. June 21, 2021. Retrieved June 22, 2021.

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