Marc-Antoine Dequoy signed a free agent contract with the Green Bay Packers on Saturday following the NFL draft.
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Ignored by all 32 NFL teams during the draft, Dequoy immediately hit it off with the Packers after the session.
Star defensive back of the Université de Montréal Carabins football team, Dequoy becomes the very first player in UdeM history to come to an agreement with an NFL team during the draft weekend.
Offensive lineman David Foucault was so far the only former Carabins rider to have secured a contract with an NFL team. On May 17, 2014, following a trial, the latter became a member of the Carolina Panthers, a team with which he played until 2017 before making his debut in the Canadian Football League (CFL). .
Dequoy, a 25-year-old student-athlete from Île-Bizard, aroused strong reactions on March 9 as part of the Pro Day Carabins ahead of scouts from the Chicago Bears and Philadelphia Eagles.
In four seasons in the uniform of the Blues, the student in video game studies of 6 feet 3 inches and 198 pounds caused nightmares to the opposing quarterbacks, of which by his speed and his reading of the play. He notably realized 94 tackles and 11 interceptions, including 4 for a touchdown.
He also accumulated the honors: two nominations on the Canadian all-star team, three on the provincial scene and the title of defensive player in Quebec in 2018.
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