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{{Infobox gridiron football person
| name = Simeon Rottier
| image =
| alt =
| caption =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1984|01|21}}
| birth_place = [[Westlock, Alberta]]
| death_date =
| death_place =
| team = Retired
| number = 65
| status = Retired
| import = no
| position1 = Guard
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 6
| weight_lb = 295
| CIS = [[Alberta Golden Bears football|Alberta]]
| amateur_title = [[Canadian Junior Football League|CJFL]]
| amateur_team = [[Edmonton Huskies]]
| CFLDraftedYear = 2009
| CFLDraftedRound = 1
| CFLDraftedPick = 1
| CFLDraftedTeam = [[Hamilton Tiger-Cats]]
| playing_years1 = {{CFL Year|2009}}–{{CFL Year|2011}}
| playing_team1 = [[Hamilton Tiger-Cats]]
| playing_years2 = {{CFL Year|2012}}–{{CFL Year|2017}}
| playing_team2 = [[Edmonton Eskimos]]
| career_highlights =
* [[Grey Cup]] champion ([[103rd Grey Cup|2015]])
| CFLAllStar = {{CFL Year|2014}}
| CFLWestAllStar = {{CFL Year|2014}}
| CFL = simeon-rottier/150933/
}}
'''Simeon Rottier''' (born January 21, 1984) is a retired professional [[Canadian football]] [[offensive lineman]]. He was drafted by the [[Hamilton Tiger-Cats]] with the first overall pick in the [[2009 CFL Draft]], becoming the first player from Alberta to be taken first overall. He played [[CIS football]] for the [[Alberta Golden Bears football|Alberta Golden Bears]] and he played [[Canadian Junior Football League|junior football]] for the [[Edmonton Huskies]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.cjfl.org/news_article/show/1017987|title=Nine former CJFL players were selected in the CFL Draft|date=2019-05-03|publisher=[[Canadian Junior Football League]]}}</ref>

[[Khalif Mitchell]] was suspended by the CFL on July 23, 2012, for two games without pay after he violently hyperextended the arm of Rottier.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/sports/football/bc-lions-lineman-suspended-two-games-for-hyperextending-opponents-arm/article4436887/|title=B.C. Lions lineman suspended two games for hyperextending opponent's arm|work=The Globe and Mail}}</ref> He announced his retirement from professional football career on 17 May 2018 after nine seasons in the Canadian Football League, having spent the previous six seasons prior to his retirement playing for the [[Edmonton Eskimos]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.cfl.ca/2018/05/16/rottier-retires-six-seasons-esks/|title=Rottier retires after six seasons with Esks - CFL.ca|date=2018-05-16|work=CFL.ca|access-date=2018-05-17|language=en-US}}</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20130703072117/http://www.esks.com/roster/show/id/3315 Edmonton Eskimos bio]

{{103rd Grey Cup}}
{{CFL Number One Draft Picks}}

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[[Category:1984 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Alberta Golden Bears football players]]
[[Category:Canadian football offensive linemen]]
[[Category:Canadian Junior Football League players]]
[[Category:Edmonton Elks players]]
[[Category:Hamilton Tiger-Cats players]]
[[Category:People from Westlock County]]
[[Category:Players of Canadian football from Alberta]]
[[Category:First overall CFL draft picks]]

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