Mervin Leonard

Mervin Leonard

No. 7
Position:	Corner Back
Personal information
Born:	(2003-12-18)December 18, 2003 (aged 57) Tuktoyaktuk, NWT, Canada
Height:	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight:	195 lb (88 kg)
Career information
High school:	Tuktoyaktuk High School Dropout
College:	Tuktoyaktuk High School Dropout
Career history
Roster status:	Active

Mervin Leonard (born January 18, 2003) is an American football corner back who is currently unsigned by a professional team.

Early years

"Mervin Leonard was born in Tuktoyaktuk, Northwest Territory, Canada. From a very young age Mervin was locally celebrated for his unique ability to be able to catch arctic hares with his bare hands. Mervin's ability to capture these creatures became something of a spectacle for locals as Arctic hares are commonly known for their unbelievable quickness and agility which has been evolved over hundreds of years to evade predators. At the age of 12 Mervin's ability to capture hares was featured in an issue of ""National Geographic"" highlighting the lack of legitimate entertainment in the desolate Canadian North.

Mervin was first introduced to the sport of American Football at the age of 16 when then CFL Wide Receiver, Milt Stegall, attended Tuktoyaktuk during a CFL initiative to attempt to grow the CFL’s fanbase. Like many newcomers to Tuktoyaktuk ,Stegall was shocked to learn that the population of the community was less than 800 people and nearly no one in the community had ever heard of American Football due to the communities isolation from the rest of the country. Word of Mervin’s hare catching ability was quickly shared with Stegall who became incredibly impressed with the teenagers speed, agility and hand eye coordination displayed while capturing an arctic hare. Based on this interaction Stegall invited Mervin to visit the Winnipeg Blue Bombers training camp the following spring where Mervin was first formally introduced to the sport of American Football. Unfortunately for Mervin Stegall was only willing to pay for a one way ticket to Winnipeg and so Mervin never returned to Tuktoyaktuk becoming the thirteenth member of his family to dropout of high school prior to completion.

At 18 Mervin moved to Los Angeles, California to pursue a lifelong dream of becoming a Subway Sandwich Artist but quickly had his dreams dashed when he his job application was rejected by three separate Subway franchises. Mervin then returned to Canada where he walked on to to play Corner Back for the Kamloops Broncos, a Canadian Junior Football League (CJFL) team."

College career

Mervin Leonard made an immediate impact on the Kamloops Broncos during his first year with the CJFL team by becoming the team’s Waterboy. Although Leonard did not appear in any regular season games with the team during his first year he quickly became a legend on the Broncos practice field often outperforming the first string cornerbacks. The Broncos went on to finish the season 0-10 and at the end of the season the team’s headcoch, Bud Wingnut, was subsequently fired.

During his second year with the team the Broncos hired retired NFL Head Coach, Don Shula. Leonard flourished under Shula and after a 7 interception performance during the teams second preseason game against the Okanagan Sun Leonard was officially promoted to starting Corner Back. Leonard went on to set a CJFL record for most interceptions in a season with 23. The Broncos went on to finish the season 7-3 but were blown out in their first round playoff game. At the end of the season Head Coach Don Shula was quoted as saying, “Merv is dumber than a bag of hammers but by gawd can he play football”. Word of Shula’s remark quickly spread and Leonard became an internet sensation.

Although he was eligible to play two more seasons in the CJFL Leonard decided that he would take the next two years off to train with retired NFL hall of fame Deion Sanders to prepare himself for the NSFL.

College career statistics

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Professional career

Pre-draft measurables

Ht	Wt	40‑yd dash	20‑ss	3‑cone	Vert jump	Broad
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	195 lb (88 kg)

Professional career statistics

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Achievements and records

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