{{Short description|Canadian former gridiron football player (born 1997)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=July 2024}} {{Infobox Canadian Football League biography | name = Anthony Federico | number = 94 | team = | image = 2025, 94, Anthony Federico.jpg | image_upright = 1 | caption = Federico with the Calgary Stampeders in 2025 | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1997|11|7}} | birth_place = Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada | death_date = | death_place = | status = | import = No | position1 = Defensive end | height_ft = 6 | height_in = 4 | weight_lb = 250 | CIS = Queen's | amateur_title = CJFL | amateur_team = Hamilton Hurricanes | high_school = Saint Michael High | CFLDraftedYear = 2022 | CFLDraftedRound = 2 | CFLDraftedPick = 17 | playing_years1 = {{CFL Year|2022|2023}} | playing_team1 = Hamilton Tiger-Cats | playing_years2 = {{CFL Year|2024}} | playing_team2 = Montreal Alouettes | playing_years3 = {{CFL Year|2024|2025}} | playing_team3 = Calgary Stampeders | career_footnotes = | career_highlights = | CFL = anthony-federico/166989/ }} '''Anthony Federico''' (born November 7, 1997) is a Canadian former professional football defensive end.
==Junior career== Federico played for the Hamilton Hurricanes of the Canadian Junior Football League for two seasons after graduating from high school.<ref name=showcase>{{cite web|url=https://www.insauga.com/niagara-falls-footballer-anthony-federico-invited-to-nfl-cfl-prospect-showcase/ |title=Niagara Falls footballer Anthony Federico invited to NFL/CFL prospect showcase |publisher=insauga.com |date=October 26, 2021}}</ref> While playing for the Hurricanes, he worked on his sports management diploma at Niagara College.<ref name=showcase/>
==University career== After using a redshirt season in 2017, Federico played U Sports football for the Queen's Gaels from 2018 to 2021.<ref name="Queen's">{{cite web|url=https://gogaelsgo.com/sports/football/roster/anthony-federico/10142 |title=Anthony Federico |publisher=Queen's Gaels |access-date=February 20, 2024}}</ref><ref name=HAMbio>{{cite web|url=https://www.ticats.ca/players/anthony-federico/166989/ |title=Anthony Federico |publisher=Hamilton Tiger-Cats |access-date=February 20, 2024}}</ref> He played in 23 games where he recorded 87 total tackles, including 34.5 tackles for a loss, 20.5 sacks, and one pass breakup.<ref name=HAMbio/>
==Professional career== ===Hamilton Tiger-Cats=== Federico was selected in the second round, 17th overall, by the Hamilton Tiger-Cats in the 2022 CFL draft and signed with the team on May 9, 2022.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.cfl.ca/2022/05/09/ticats-sign-entire-2022-cfl-draft-class/ |title=Ticats sign entire 2022 CFL Draft class |publisher=Canadian Football League |date=May 9, 2022}}</ref> Following training camp in 2022, he began the season on the practice roster, but soon after made his professional debut on July 21, 2022, against the BC Lions where he had one special teams tackle.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.cfl.ca/2022/06/04/cutdown-tracker-teams-announce-their-final-cuts/ |title=Cutdown tracker: Teams announce their final cuts |publisher=Canadian Football League |date=June 4, 2022}}</ref> Federico played in ten regular season games in his rookie season where he had five special teams tackles.<ref name=HAMbio/><ref name=guide>{{cite web|url=https://d3ham790trbkqy.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/2023-CFL-Guide-PDF-for-site.pdf |title=2023 CFL Guide & Record Book |publisher=Canadian Football League |access-date=February 20, 2024}}</ref> He also played in the team's East Semi-Final loss to the Montreal Alouettes.<ref name=HAMbio/><ref name=guide/>
In 2023, Federico made the team's opening day roster and played in the first 13 regular season games where he had five special teams tackles.<ref name=HAMbio/><ref name=2023notes>{{cite web|url=https://cdn.ticats.ca/app/uploads/ticats/2023/11/02223013/2023_CFL_Gm_Notes_91_Mtl_vs_Ham_ESF.pdf |title=Game Notes |publisher=Canadian Football League |access-date=February 20, 2024}}</ref> He was on the injured list for the last five games of the season.<ref name=2023notes/> He attended training camp with the team in 2024, but was part of the final cuts on June 1, 2024.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.cfl.ca/2024/06/01/cutdown-tracker-teams-make-their-final-roster-moves-2/ |title=Cutdown tracker: Teams make their final roster moves |publisher=Canadian Football League |access-date=June 2, 2024}}</ref>
===Montreal Alouettes=== On July 9, 2024, it was announced that Federico had signed with the Montreal Alouettes.<ref name=MTLsigned>{{cite web|url=https://www.cfl.ca/2024/07/09/als-sign-k-michael-domagala-dl-anthony-federico/ |title=Als sign K Michael Domagala, DL Anthony Federico |publisher=Canadian Football League |date=July 9, 2024}}</ref> He played in two regular season games and was released from the practice roster on September 16, 2024.<ref name=2024T>{{cite web|url=https://www.cfl.ca/transactions/2024/ |title=Transactions – Football player trades and signings |publisher=Canadian Football League |access-date=September 17, 2024}}</ref>
===Calgary Stampeders=== On September 17, 2024, it was announced that Federico had signed with the Calgary Stampeders.<ref name=CGYsigned>{{cite web|url=https://www.stampeders.com/2024/09/17/stamps-sign-national-dl/ |title=Stamps sign national DL |publisher=Calgary Stampeders |date=September 17, 2024}}</ref>
On May 2, 2026, Federico announced his retirement from professional football.<ref>{{cite web |title=Calgary Stampeders move Anthony Federico to retired list, sign five |url=https://3downnation.com/2026/05/02/calgary-stampeders-move-anthony-federico-to-retired-list-sign-five/ |website=3DownNation.com |access-date=6 May 2026}}</ref>
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== {{Commons}} *[https://www.stampeders.com/players/anthony-federico/166989/ Calgary Stampeders bio] *[https://gogaelsgo.com/sports/football/roster/anthony-federico/10142 Queen's Golden Gaels bio]
{{DEFAULTSORT:Federico, Anthony}} Category:1997 births Category:Living people Category:Canadian football defensive linemen Category:Hamilton Tiger-Cats players Category:Players of Canadian football from Ontario Category:Queen's Golden Gaels football players Category:Sportspeople from Niagara Falls, Ontario Category:Canadian Junior Football League players Category:Montreal Alouettes players Category:Calgary Stampeders players