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{{Short description|Canadian gridiron football player and coach (born 1973)}}
{{Infobox NFL biography
| name = Dominic Picard
| image = 2024, Coach Dominic Picard.jpg
| caption = Picard with the [[Toronto Argonauts]] in 2024
| current_team = Toronto Argonauts
| position = [[Running backs coach]]
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1982|6|22}}
| birth_place = [[Sainte-Foy, Quebec City|Sainte-Foy]], [[Quebec]], Canada
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 2
| weight_lbs = 235
| cis = [[Laval Rouge et Or football|Laval]]
| cfldraftyear = 2006
| cfldraftround = 3
| cfldraftpick = 23
| pastteams = * [[Winnipeg Blue Bombers]] ({{CFL Year|2006}}–{{CFL Year|2008}})
* [[Toronto Argonauts]] ({{CFL Year|2009}}–{{CFL Year|2011}})
* [[Saskatchewan Roughriders]] ({{CFL Year|2012}}–{{CFL Year|2014}})
* Winnipeg Blue Bombers ({{CFL Year|2015}})
* [[Montreal Alouettes]] ({{CFL Year|2016}})*
| highlights =
* 2× [[Grey Cup]] champion ([[101st Grey Cup|2013]], [[111th Grey Cup|2024]])
* [[CFL East]] All-Star ({{CFL Year|2011}})
* [[J. P. Metras Trophy]] (2005)
| cflstatus = National
| cfl-archive = https://web.archive.org/web/20150927105714/http://www.cfl.ca/roster/show/id/1133
| pastcoaching = * [[Séminaire St-François Blizzard]] (2016-2019) (Head coach) (Offensive coordinator) (Offensive line coach)
* [[St-Jean Géants]] (2020) (Offensive coordinator) (Offensive line coach)
* [[Garneau Élans]] (2020-2022) (Head coach) (Offensive coordinator)
* [[Sherbrooke Vert et Or football|Sherbrooke Vert & Or]] ([[2023 U Sports football season|2023]]) (Offensive coordinator) (Offensive line coach)
* [[Toronto Argonauts]] ({{CFL Year|2024}}–present) (Running backs coach)
}}
'''Dominic Picard''' (born June 22, 1982) is a Canadian former professional [[Canadian football|football]] [[Center (gridiron football)|centre]] who is currently the [[running backs coach]] for the [[Toronto Argonauts]] of the [[Canadian Football League]] (CFL). He played for four different teams over an 11-year career in the CFL. Picard played in 151 regular season CFL games and 11 post-season games and was a member of the [[101st Grey Cup]] champion [[Saskatchewan Roughriders]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://d3ham790trbkqy.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/2016-CFL-Guide-Record-Book.pdf |title=CFL Guide & Record Book, 2016 Edition |publisher=[[Canadian Football League]] |page=98 |access-date=September 12, 2021}}</ref> He was also named a CFL East All-Star in 2011. He played [[CIS Football]] at [[Laval Rouge et Or football|Laval]].

==University career==
Picard played [[U Sports football|CIS football]] for the [[Laval Rouge et Or football|Laval Rouge et Or]] from 2002 to 2005, where he won two [[Vanier Cup]]s (2003–04).<ref name=Sherbrooke/> He started 44 games in his career and was named an All-Canadian in 2004 and 2005 and rookie of the year in the Quebec Conference in 2002.<ref name=callsit>{{Cite web |url=https://en.montrealalouettes.com/2016/06/03/als-centre-dominic-picard-calls-it-a-career/ |title=Als centre Dominic Picard calls it a career |publisher=[[Montreal Alouettes]] |date=June 3, 2016}}</ref> He had cancer during the 2004 season, during which he missed two playoffs games, and then made a remarkable comeback in the [[2005 CIS football season|2005 season]] where he won the [[J. P. Metras Trophy]] as the top lineman in the country.<ref name=callsit/><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.rds.ca/universitaires/dominic-picard-atteint-d-un-cancer-1.244987 |title=Dominic Picard atteint d'un cancer |publisher=[[Réseau des sports|RDS]] |date=November 15, 2004 |language=French}}</ref>

==Professional career==
[[File:Dominic Picard at Argonauts 2009-08-01.jpg|thumb|200px|left|Picard with the [[Toronto Argonauts]] in 2009.]]

===Winnipeg Blue Bombers (first stint)===
Picard was drafted 23rd overall by the [[Winnipeg Blue Bombers]] in the [[2006 CFL Draft]] and played with the club for three seasons. He started the Grey Cup in [[95th Grey Cup|2007]] where he was leading an offensive line that allowed the fewest sacks in the CFL. He was working with [[Bob Wylie]], who had coached for more than 20 years in the National Football League.

===Toronto Argonauts===
Picard then joined the [[Toronto Argonauts]] in 2009 as a top [[free agent]] and spent three seasons with the club where he has never missed a game with the organization, including his selection as the top lineman of the Argos and first Eastern All-Star award in [[2011 CFL season|2011]].

===Saskatchewan Roughriders===
Picard tested free agency for a second time in his professional career and signed with the [[Saskatchewan Roughriders]] on February 16, 2012. Picard was selected as the top lineman for the Riders in 2012 and 2014 as well as top Canadian of the team in 2012. He won his first [[Grey Cup]] championship with the Roughriders in the [[101st Grey Cup|2013]]. After the end of the [[2013 CFL season|2013 season]], Picard signed a contract extension with the Roughriders through the 2015 season.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.cfl.ca/2013/12/05/riders-ink-getzlaf-bagg-picard-and-labatte-to-extensions/ |title=Riders ink Getzlaf, Bagg, Picard and LaBatte to extensions |publisher=[[Canadian Football League]] |date=December 5, 2013}}</ref> However, the Roughriders released him on January 5, 2015.<ref name=SaskWin>{{Cite web |url=https://www.cfl.ca/2015/01/05/veteran-centre-picard-released-by-roughriders/ |title=Picard released by Riders, signs with Bombers |publisher=[[Canadian Football League]] |date=January 5, 2015}}</ref>

===Winnipeg Blue Bombers (second stint)===
[[File:August 14th - Winnipeg vs Toronto (Dominic Picard).jpg|thumb|Picard with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers in 2015]]
On the same day that he was released by the Roughriders, and Picard signed with the [[Winnipeg Blue Bombers]], returning to the team that drafted him.<ref name=SaskWin/> He was reunited with [[Bob Wylie]] once again, a coach that coached Picard in the early stage of his career back in Winnipeg. After one season, Picard was released by the Blue Bombers on December 30, 2015.

===Montreal Alouettes===
As a free agent, Picard signed with the [[Montreal Alouettes]] on January 19, 2016.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://en.montrealalouettes.com/2016/01/19/veteran-offensive-lineman-dominic-picard-joins-alouettes/ |title=Veteran offensive lineman Dominic Picard joins Alouettes |publisher=[[Montreal Alouettes]] |date=January 19, 2016}}</ref> However, he did not play a regular season game for the team as he announced his retirement June 3, 2016.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.sportsnet.ca/football/cfl/alouettes-left-bind-veteran-centre-picard-retires/ |title=Alouettes left in a bind as veteran centre Picard retires
|publisher=[[Sportsnet]] |date=June 3, 2016}}</ref>

==Coaching career==
===Séminaire St-François High School===
When Picard retired, he joined the [[Séminaire St-François]] Blizzard football program in 2016 as the [[offensive line coach]], where he played High School football, from 1994 to 1998.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ss-f.com/fr/mon-ssf/communiques-de-presse/dominic-picard-nouvel-entraineur-chef-de-lu2019equipe-de-football-juvenile-division-1-du-blizzard/|title = Séminaire Saint-François}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.lesoleil.com/2016/06/21/picard-responsable-du-football-au-ssf-045cf10b6b8812728b564981a1f94311|title = Picard, responsable du football au SSF|date = 20 June 2016}}</ref> He contributed to the team's success with their two championships (2016–2017) where the Blizzard had the leading rusher for two straight years. He then became the [[offensive coordinator]] in 2018 where the team played in its third championship game in a row, where they ended short by a score of 38–32 when they led the game 20–9 at half-time vs Collège Jean-Eudes. In February 2019, he became the [[head coach]], in addition to retaining his duties as offensive coordinator, where his team finished with a 8–1 season and a 1–1 record in the playoffs.

===CEGEP St-Jean-sur-Richelieu Géants===
Picard joined the Géants in [[St-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Québec]], on February 11, 2020, as the offensive coordinator and offensive line coach, which made him the second full-time coach in the program.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.canadafrancais.com/football/un-deuxieme-entraineur-a-temps-plein-chez-les-geants/|title=Un deuxième entraîneur à temps plein chez les Géants|date=11 February 2020 |language=French}}</ref> The team has never played a game as COVID-19 restrictions cancelled all games. Picard resigned with the organization on November 15, 2020, to pursue other opportunities.

===CEGEP Garneau Élans===
Picard became the fifth head coach of [[Cégep Garneau]] on November 16, 2020.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.lesoleil.com/2020/11/16/football-collegial-dominic-picard-dirigera-les-elans-02af708c6ad9bf2c569d2d08a2509047|title = Football collégial: Dominic Picard dirigera les Élans|date = 16 November 2020 |language=French}}</ref> He took over a team that did not play in 2020 due to COVID-19 restrictions in the RSEQ. The team finished with a 4–4 record in 2021 and made it to the semi-final vs Vanier College, the eventual Bowl d'Or winner (RSEQ Championship). In 2022, Garneau was off to a poor 1–3 start before finishing strong with a berth in the semi-final for a second year in a row, but fell short to reach the championship game. On December 5, 2022, Picard resigned with Garneau.

===Sherbrooke Vert & Or===
On December 6, 2022, it was announced that Picard had been named the [[offensive coordinator]] and [[offensive line coach]] for the [[Sherbrooke Vert et Or football|Sherbrooke Vert & Or]].<ref name=Sherbrooke>{{Cite web |url=https://www.usherbrooke.ca/actualites/nouvelles/communaute/details/49073 |title=Le Vert & Or confie son attaque à Dominic Picard |publisher=[[Sherbrooke Vert et Or]] |date=December 6, 2022 |language=French}}</ref> He spent one season with the team before resigning on November 16, 2023, after the school decided not to renew the contract of head coach Mathieu Lecompte.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.journaldequebec.com/2023/11/16/vert--or-de-luniversite-de-sherbrooke-le-coordonnateur-offensif-dominic-picard-remet-sa-demission-deux-jours-apres-le-depart-de-lentraineur-chef |title=Vert & Or de l'Université de Sherbrooke: le coordonnateur offensif Dominic Picard remet sa démission |publisher=[[Sherbrooke Vert et Or]] |date=November 16, 2023 |language=French}}</ref>
Picard's contribution with the program showed a huge improvement in one season. The first improvement was protecting the Quarterback, where his Offensive Line reached the best number allowing the lowest number of Sacks since 2015 with 14, where the previous year, the Oline allowed a total of 27.
His contribution also helped the Offense reaching the best numbers on Total Offense since 2015.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.rseq-stats.ca/universitaire/football/stats/2023/she.htm#team.tem |title=RSEQ football stats |publisher=[[RSEQ]] |access-date=January 22, 2024}}</ref>

===Toronto Argonauts===
On January 22, 2024, it was announced that Picard had joined the [[Toronto Argonauts]] to serve as their running backs coach.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.argonauts.ca/2024/01/22/double-blue-welcome-demetrious-maxie-dominic-picard-to-coaching-staff/ |title=Double Blue welcome Demetrious Maxie and Dominic Picard to coaching staff |publisher=[[Toronto Argonauts]] |date=January 22, 2024}}</ref> On November 17, 2024, Picard won a second Grey Cup, this time as a coach, as the Argonauts defeated the [[Winnipeg Blue Bombers]] in the [[111th Grey Cup]].

==References==
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==External links==
{{Commons category}}
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20160223112743/http://en.montrealalouettes.com/players/dominic-picard/326962/ Montreal Alouettes bio]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20151005183646/http://www.bluebombers.com/roster/show/id/1133 Winnipeg Blue Bombers bio]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20141129141239/http://www.riderville.com/roster/show/id/1133 Saskatchewan Roughriders bio]
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{{101st Grey Cup}}
{{111th Grey Cup}}

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