{{Use mdy dates|date=September 2023}} {{Short description|American gridiron football player (born 1997)}} {{Infobox CFL biography | name = Thomas Costigan | team = | image = 2023, 97, Thomas Costigan (H).jpg | image_upright = 1 | caption = Costigan with the Toronto Argonauts in 2023 | status = Active | import = yes | position1 = Defensive lineman | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1997|8|26}} | birth_place = Stamford, Connecticut, U.S. | death_date = | death_place = | number = | college = Bryant | high_school = Trinity Catholic High<br>(Connecticut) | height_ft = 6 | height_in = 3 | weight_lbs = 245 | playing_years1 = {{NFL Year|2019}} | playing_team1 = Los Angeles Chargers* | playing_years2 = {{CFL Year|2020|2022}} | playing_team2 = Edmonton Elks | playing_years3 = {{CFL Year|2022}} | playing_team3 = Montreal Alouettes | playing_years4 = {{CFL Year|2023}} | playing_team4 = Toronto Argonauts | career_highlights = | CFL = thomas-costigan/165579/ }}
'''Thomas Costigan''' (born August 26, 1997) is an American professional football defensive lineman. He previously played in the Canadian Football League (CFL).
==College career== Costigan played college football for the Bryant Bulldogs from 2015 to 2018.<ref name="Bryant">{{Cite web |title=Thomas Costigan |url=https://www.bryantbulldogs.com/sports/fball/2017-18/bios/costigan_thomas_ne3j |access-date=June 3, 2023 |publisher=Bryant Bulldogs}}</ref> He played in 44 games, starting 29, where he had 285 total tackles, 46.5 tackles for a loss, 26 sacks, three interceptions, 13 forced fumbles, three fumble recoveries, and one blocked kick.<ref name=Bryant/><ref name="TORbio">{{Cite web |title=Thomas Costigan |url=https://www.argonauts.ca/players/thomas-costigan/165579/ |access-date=June 3, 2023 |publisher=Calgary Stampeders}}</ref>
==Professional career== ===Los Angeles Chargers=== Costigan signed with the Los Angeles Chargers as an undrafted free agent on August 12, 2019.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Chargers Sign DE Thomas Costigan |url=https://www.chargers.com/news/chargers-sign-de-thomas-costigan |publisher=Los Angeles Chargers |date=August 12, 2019}}</ref> He was released with final roster cuts.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Chargers Transactions |url=https://www.chargers.com/team/transactions/2019 |publisher=Los Angeles Chargers |access-date=May 26, 2024}}</ref>
===Edmonton Elks=== Costigan signed as a free agent with the Edmonton Eskimos on February 7, 2020.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Transactions 2020 |url=https://www.goelks.com/transactions-2020/ |access-date=June 3, 2023 |publisher=Edmonton Elks}}</ref> However, he did not play in 2020 due to the cancellation of the 2020 CFL season.<ref name=TORbio/> Following training camp in 2021, he made the active roster for the newly named Edmonton Elks and made his professional debut on August 7, 2021, against the Ottawa Redblacks.<ref name="2021Notes">{{Cite web |title=Game Notes |url=https://d3ham790trbkqy.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/2021_CFL_Gm_Notes_61_Edm_at_BC.pdf |access-date=June 3, 2023 |publisher=Canadian Football League}}</ref> He played in 11 regular season games that year where he recorded 24 defensive tackles and lead the team with six sacks.<ref name=TORbio/> In 2022, Costigan again played in 11 regular season games for the Elks where he had 14 defensive tackles, three special teams tackles, and three sacks.<ref name=TORbio/>
===Montreal Alouettes=== On August 31, 2022, Costigan was traded to the Montreal Alouettes along with Nafees Lyon for Avery Ellis and a third-round pick in the 2023 CFL draft.<ref>{{Cite web |date=August 31, 2022 |title=Elks acquire Ellis, draft pick from Als in exchange for Costigan, Lyon |url=https://www.cfl.ca/2022/08/31/elks-acquire-ellis-draft-pick-from-als-in-exchange-for-costigan-lyon/ |access-date=September 3, 2023 |website=CFL.ca |publisher=Canadian Football League}}</ref> He played in seven games for the Alouettes where he had three defensive tackles, one special teams tackle, one sack, and two forced fumbles.<ref name=TORbio/> He became a free agent upon the expiry of his contract on February 14, 2023.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Transactions – Football player trades and signings |url=https://www.cfl.ca/transactions/2023/ |access-date=June 3, 2023 |publisher=Canadian Football League}}</ref>
===Toronto Argonauts=== On the first day of free agency, on February 14, 2023, it was announced that Costigan had signed with the Toronto Argonauts.<ref>{{Cite web |date=February 14, 2023 |title=Boatmen Bring DL Thomas Costigan & FB Mario Villamizar aboard |url=https://www.argonauts.ca/2023/02/14/boatmen-bring-dl-thomas-costigan-fb-mario-villamizar-aboard/ |access-date=June 3, 2023 |publisher=Toronto Argonauts}}</ref> He played in 13 regular season games where he had 17 defensive tackles, six sacks, and two forced fumbles. He was released on February 14, 2024, after the team re-signed Shawn Oakman.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Staying in the Six: Oakman re-signs with Argos |url=https://www.cfl.ca/2024/02/14/staying-in-the-six-oakman-re-signs-with-argonauts/ |date=February 14, 2024 |publisher=Canadian Football League}}</ref>
==Personal life== Costigan was born to parents Patricia Brennan and Thomas Costigan.<ref name=Bryant/>
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==External links== * [https://www.argonauts.ca/players/thomas-costigan/165579/ Toronto Argonauts bio]
{{DEFAULTSORT:Costigan, Thomas}} Category:1997 births Category:Living people Category:American football defensive linemen Category:Bryant Bulldogs football players Category:Canadian football defensive linemen Category:Edmonton Elks players Category:Montreal Alouettes players Category:Sportspeople from Stamford, Connecticut Category:Toronto Argonauts players Category:Players of American football from Fairfield County, Connecticut Category:Players of Canadian football from Connecticut