# Tyler Johnstone

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{{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](/source/Oregon_Ducks) in 2012
   |status=
   |import=no
   |position1=[Offensive lineman](/source/Offensive_lineman)
   |number=
   |college=[Oregon](/source/Oregon_Ducks_football)
   |high_school=
   |birth_date={{Birth date and age|1992|9|29}}
   |birth_place=[Chandler, Arizona](/source/Chandler%2C_Arizona), U.S.
   |Height_ft=6
   |Height_in=6
   |Weight_lbs=295
   |CFLDraftedYear=2018
   |playing_years1={{NFL Year|2016}}
   |playing_team1=[San Diego Chargers](/source/San_Diego_Chargers)
   |playing_years2={{CFL Year|2018|2020}}
   |playing_team2=[Montreal Alouettes](/source/Montreal_Alouettes)
   
   |career_highlights=
* First-team [All-Pac-12](/source/List_of_All-Pac-12_Conference_football_teams) ([2015](/source/2015_All-Pac-12_Conference_football_team))
   |CFL=tyler-johnstone/164308/
}}
'''Tyler Johnstone''' (born September 29, 1992) is an American former professional [football](/source/Canadian_football) [offensive lineman](/source/Lineman_(gridiron_football)). He played for the [Montreal Alouettes](/source/Montreal_Alouettes) of the [Canadian Football League](/source/Canadian_Football_League) (CFL). He played [college football](/source/college_football) for the [Oregon Ducks](/source/Oregon_Ducks_football).

==Professional career==
===San Diego Chargers===
After going undrafted in the [2016 NFL draft](/source/2016_NFL_draft), Johnstone signed as a [free agent](/source/free_agent) with the [San Diego Chargers](/source/San_Diego_Chargers) of the [National Football League](/source/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](/source/Dual_Citizenship_in_United_States), 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](/source/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](/source/2018_Montreal_Alouettes_season).<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](/source/Canadian_Football_League) |access-date=June 18, 2022}}</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist|2}}

==External links==
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*[https://en.montrealalouettes.com/players/tyler-johnstone/164308/ Montreal Alouettes bio]

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Category:1985 births
Category:Canadian football offensive linemen
Category:Oregon Ducks football players
Category:Living people
Category:Montreal Alouettes players
Category:American football offensive linemen
Category:Canadian players of American football
Category:San Diego Chargers players
Category:Players of Canadian football from Arizona
Category:Players of American football from Chandler, Arizona

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