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The Mr. Irrelevant of the 2008 CFL draft has quietly fashioned himself a solid career.

Offensive-lineman Luc Brodeur-Jourdain was the last player taken in that draft, going 48th overall to the Montreal Alouettes. That was despite winning three Vanier Cups at Université Laval and twice being named a Canadian university football all-star.

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But after being released in ’08 — he returned to Laval to pursue his masters degree in finance — Brodeur-Jourdain rejoined the Alouettes in time for the first of two straight Grey Cup victories (2009-10). That gave the native of St-Hyacinthe, who turns 36 on March 17, the rare distinction of three consecutive championship seasons as he celebrated a Vanier Cup crown his final year at Laval.

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The 6-foot-2, 309-pound Brodeur-Jourdain has been a fixture in Montreal since, despite the Als using first-round picks to select offensive linemen like Dylan Steenbergen (2009), Kristian Matt (2010) David Foucault (2014), Jacob Ruby (2015), Philippe Gagnon (2016) and Trey Rutherford (2018). Last week, Brodeur-Jourdain signed a one-year deal to play an 11th CFL campaign with Montreal in 2019.