Ed Gainey

Bio

Full name: Ed Gainey

Born: June 6, 1990 in Winston-Salem, NC (33 years old)

Last Season (2023) Vitals:
  • Player classification: American
  • Height: 5′ 11″
  • Weight: 195 lbs
  • Position: DHB, CB
  • Jersey: #11
Amateur Programs
  • Appalachian State
  • Mount Tabor HS (Winston-Salem, NC)
11 Season Career

Active years: 2012–2019, 2021–2023
Active teams (4):

  • MTL 2012–2013
  • HAM 2014–2015
  • SSK 2016–2019, 2021
  • EDM 2022–2023

167 career games (See notes for restrictions)

  • 156 regular season games (126 games started)
  • 10 playoff games
  • 1 Grey Cup appearance (0 championship wins)
1 Grey Cup Appearances
Season/Team Position Jersey Regular
GP
Playoff
GP
Grey Cup
GP
11 seasons (4 teams)
(Rank: T330th,
97th percentile,
11 CFL seasons)
156
(Rank: T522nd,
95th percentile,
156 CFL games)
10 1
2012 MTL DB 29 5 0 0
2013 MTL DB 29 16 1 0
2014 HAM LB, DHB 29 11 1 1
2015 HAM CB 11 11 2 0
2016 SSK DHB 11 17 0 0
2017 SSK DB 11 18 2 0
2018 SSK DB 11 18 1 0
2019 SSK DB 11 18 1 0
2021 SSK DB 11 12 2 0
2022 EDM DB 6 18 0 0
2023 EDM DHB, CB 11 12 0 0
Weekly
2017
  • Top Performer #1 of Week 8 (SSK)
  • 2017 Team Nominee (SSK) Most Outstanding Defensive Player