# Zach Lindley

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{{short description|Canadian gridiron football player (born 1999)}}
{{Infobox CFL biography
| name = Zach Lindley
| team = 
| image = 2022, 18, Zach Lindley.jpg
| image_upright = 1
| caption = Lindley with the [Montreal Alouettes](/source/Montreal_Alouettes) in 2022
| status = Retired
| import = no
| position1 = [Defensive back](/source/Defensive_back)
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1999|11|9}}
| birth_place = [Chatham-Kent](/source/Chatham-Kent), Ontario, Canada
| death_date = 
| death_place = 
| number = 18
| CIS = [Western](/source/Western_Mustangs_football)
| high_school = 
| height_ft = 5
| height_in = 11
| weight_lbs = 190
| CFLDraftedYear = 2022
| CFLDraftedRound = 8
| CFLDraftedPick = 69
| playing_years1 = {{CFL Year|2022}}–{{CFL Year|2023}}
| playing_team1 = [Montreal Alouettes](/source/Montreal_Alouettes)
| career_footnotes = 
| career_highlights =
* [Grey Cup](/source/Grey_Cup) champion ([2023](/source/110th_Grey_Cup))
* [Vanier Cup](/source/Vanier_Cup) champion ([2017](/source/53rd_Vanier_Cup))
| CFL = zach-lindley/167040/
}}

'''Zach Lindley''' (born November 9, 1999) is a Canadian former professional [football](/source/Canadian_football) [defensive back](/source/defensive_back) who played two seasons with the [Montreal Alouettes](/source/Montreal_Alouettes) of the [Canadian Football League](/source/Canadian_Football_League) (CFL). 

==University career==
Lindley played [U Sports football](/source/U_Sports_football) for the [Western Mustangs](/source/Western_Mustangs_football) from 2017 to 2021.<ref name=Mustangs>{{cite web|url=https://westernmustangs.ca/sports/football/roster/david-brown/26226 |title=Zach Lindley |publisher=[Western Mustangs](/source/Western_Mustangs) |access-date=December 9, 2023}}</ref> He used a [redshirt season](/source/redshirt_(college_sports)) in 2017 as the team won the [53rd Vanier Cup](/source/53rd_Vanier_Cup) championship.<ref name=Mustangs/> He was also a member of the 2021 Vanier Cup championship team. 

==Professional career==
Lindley was drafted in the eighth round, 69th overall, by the [Montreal Alouettes](/source/Montreal_Alouettes) in the [2022 CFL draft](/source/2022_CFL_draft) and signed with the team on May 13, 2022.<ref name=pick>{{cite web|url=https://en.montrealalouettes.com/2022/05/13/all-picks-under-contract/ |title=All picks under contract |publisher=[Montreal Alouettes](/source/Montreal_Alouettes) |date=May 13, 2022}}</ref> Following training camp, he began the season on the practice roster, but made his professional debut on July 2, 2022, against the [Saskatchewan Roughriders](/source/Saskatchewan_Roughriders) where he had two special teams tackles.<ref name=2022notes>{{cite web|url=https://cdn.ticats.ca/app/uploads/ticats/2022/11/05104750/2022_CFL_Gm_Notes_91_ESF_Mtl_vs_Ham.pdf |title=Games Notes |publisher=[Canadian Football League](/source/Canadian_Football_League) |access-date=December 9, 2023}}</ref><ref name=CFLbio>{{cite web|url=https://www.cfl.ca/players/zach-lindley/167040/ |title=Zach Lindley |publisher=[Canadian Football League](/source/Canadian_Football_League) |access-date=December 9, 2023}}</ref> He played in 12 of the next 15 games, missing three due to injury, where he recorded one defensive tackle and 13 special teams tackles.<ref name=2022notes/>

In [2023](/source/2023_Montreal_Alouettes_season), Lindley played in 11 regular season games where he had one defensive tackle and nine special teams tackles.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://cdn.ticats.ca/app/uploads/ticats/2023/11/02223013/2023_CFL_Gm_Notes_91_Mtl_vs_Ham_ESF.pdf |title=Games Notes |publisher=[Canadian Football League](/source/Canadian_Football_League) |access-date=November 12, 2023}}</ref> He was injured late in the season and did not dress in the [Grey Cup](/source/Grey_Cup) game as the Alouettes defeated the [Winnipeg Blue Bombers](/source/2023_Winnipeg_Blue_Bombers_season) in the [110th Grey Cup](/source/110th_Grey_Cup) championship. He announced his retirement on January 18, 2024.<ref>{{cite news |title=Zach Lindley announces his retirement |url=https://en.montrealalouettes.com/2024/01/18/zach-lindley-announces-his-retirement/ |website=MontrealAlouettes.com |date=January 18, 2024 |access-date=January 19, 2024}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
* [https://en.montrealalouettes.com/players/zach-lindley/167040/ Montreal Alouettes bio]

{{110th Grey Cup}}

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Category:1999 births
Category:Living people
Category:Canadian football defensive backs
Category:Montreal Alouettes players
Category:Players of Canadian football from Ontario
Category:Sportspeople from Chatham-Kent
Category:Western Mustangs football players

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