{{Short description|American gridiron football player (born 1985)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=July 2024}} {{Infobox CFL biography |name=Tyler Johnstone |team= |image=Tyler Johnstone (Oregon State vs Oregon Nov 23 2012) (cropped).jpg |caption=Johnstone with the Oregon Ducks in 2012 |status= |import=no |position1=Offensive lineman |number= |college=Oregon |high_school= |birth_date={{Birth date and age|1992|9|29}} |birth_place=Chandler, Arizona, U.S. |Height_ft=6 |Height_in=6 |Weight_lbs=295 |CFLDraftedYear=2018 |playing_years1={{NFL Year|2016}} |playing_team1=San Diego Chargers |playing_years2={{CFL Year|2018|2020}} |playing_team2=Montreal Alouettes |career_highlights= * First-team All-Pac-12 (2015) |CFL=tyler-johnstone/164308/ }} '''Tyler Johnstone''' (born September 29, 1992) is an American former professional football offensive lineman. He played for the Montreal Alouettes of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He played college football for the Oregon Ducks.
==Professional career== ===San Diego Chargers=== After going undrafted in the 2016 NFL draft, Johnstone signed as a free agent with the San Diego Chargers of the National Football League on April 30, 2016.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.chargers.com/news/chargers-agree-to-terms-with-20-undrafted-free-agents-131051|title=Chargers Agree to Terms with 20 Undrafted Free Agents|date=April 30, 2016}}</ref> He spent the season on the injured reserve and was released in April 2017.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://3downnation.com/2018/05/14/former-nfl-ol-tyler-johnstone-eligible-cfl-supplemental-draft/|title=Former NFL OL Tyler Johnstone to be eligible for CFL supplemental draft|date=May 14, 2018}}</ref>
===Montreal Alouettes=== After obtaining dual Canadian-U.S. citizenship, Johnstone was drafted by the Alouettes on July 2, 2018 in the 2018 Supplemental CFL Draft, meaning that the Alouettes forfeited a first-round selection in the 2019 CFL draft to obtain his playing rights.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.cfl.ca/2018/07/02/alouettes-select-ol-tyler-johnstone-supplemental-draft/|title=Alouettes select OL Tyler Johnstone in Supplemental Draft|date=July 2, 2019}}</ref> He signed with the Alouettes on July 17, 2018.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://en.montrealalouettes.com/2018/07/17/alouettes-add-tyler-johnstone-roster/|title=Alouettes add Tyler Johnstone to the roster|date=July 17, 2018}}</ref> He played and started in his first game on July 21, 2018, his only game played in 2018.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://3downnation.com/2019/07/29/alouettes-place-canadian-ol-tyler-johnstone-on-the-six-game-injured-list/|title=Alouettes place Canadian OL Tyler Johnstone on the six-game injured list|date=July 29, 2019}}</ref> He became a free agent upon the expiry of his contract on February 9, 2021.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cfl.ca/transactions/2021/ |title=Transactions – Football player trades and signings |publisher=Canadian Football League |access-date=June 18, 2022}}</ref>
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==External links== {{commons category}} *[https://en.montrealalouettes.com/players/tyler-johnstone/164308/ Montreal Alouettes bio]
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