# Thomas Costigan

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{{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](/source/Toronto_Argonauts) in 2023
| status            = Active
| import            = yes
| position1         = [Defensive lineman](/source/Defensive_lineman)
| birth_date        = {{Birth date and age|1997|8|26}}
| birth_place       = [Stamford, Connecticut](/source/Stamford%2C_Connecticut), U.S.
| death_date        = 
| death_place       = 
| number            = 
| college           = [Bryant](/source/Bryant_Bulldogs_football)
| high_school       = [Trinity Catholic High](/source/Trinity_Catholic_High_School_(Connecticut))<br>(Connecticut)
| height_ft         = 6
| height_in         = 3
| weight_lbs        = 245
| playing_years1    = {{NFL Year|2019}}
| playing_team1     = [Los Angeles Chargers](/source/Los_Angeles_Chargers)*
| playing_years2    = {{CFL Year|2020|2022}}
| playing_team2     = [Edmonton Elks](/source/Edmonton_Elks)
| playing_years3    = {{CFL Year|2022}}
| playing_team3     = [Montreal Alouettes](/source/Montreal_Alouettes)
| playing_years4    = {{CFL Year|2023}}
| playing_team4     = [Toronto Argonauts](/source/Toronto_Argonauts)
| career_highlights = 
| CFL               = thomas-costigan/165579/
}}

'''Thomas Costigan''' (born August 26, 1997) is an American professional [football](/source/gridiron_football) [defensive lineman](/source/defensive_lineman). He previously played in the [Canadian Football League](/source/Canadian_Football_League) (CFL).

==College career==
Costigan played [college football](/source/college_football) for the [Bryant Bulldogs](/source/Bryant_Bulldogs_football) 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](/source/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](/source/Calgary_Stampeders)}}</ref>

==Professional career==
===Los Angeles Chargers===
Costigan signed with the [Los Angeles Chargers](/source/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](/source/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](/source/Los_Angeles_Chargers) |access-date=May 26, 2024}}</ref>

===Edmonton Elks===
Costigan signed as a [free agent](/source/free_agent) with the [Edmonton Eskimos](/source/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](/source/Edmonton_Elks)}}</ref> However, he did not play in 2020 due to the cancellation of the [2020 CFL season](/source/2020_CFL_season).<ref name=TORbio/> Following training camp in [2021](/source/2021_Edmonton_Elks_season), he made the active roster for the newly named [Edmonton Elks](/source/Edmonton_Elks) and made his professional debut on August 7, 2021, against the [Ottawa Redblacks](/source/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](/source/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](/source/2022_Edmonton_Elks_season), 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](/source/Montreal_Alouettes) along with [Nafees Lyon](/source/Nafees_Lyon) for [Avery Ellis](/source/Avery_Ellis) and a third-round pick in the [2023 CFL draft](/source/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](/source/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](/source/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](/source/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](/source/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](/source/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](/source/Canadian_Football_League)}}</ref>

==Personal life==
Costigan was born to parents Patricia Brennan and Thomas Costigan.<ref name=Bryant/>

==References==
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==External links==
* [https://www.argonauts.ca/players/thomas-costigan/165579/ Toronto Argonauts bio]

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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

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