Tim St . Pierre Tim St . Pierre ( born April 18 , 1986 in Hamilton , Ontario ) is a professional Canadian football fullback and long snapper for the Calgary Stampeders of the Canadian Football League . He was drafted by the Edmonton Eskimos in the third round of the 2008 CFL Draft . He played CIS football for the Saint Mary ' s Huskies . Personal : His wife is Emily Kennedy St . Pierre . Tim spends the off - season in Las Vegas , NV . Professional career . Edmonton Eskimos . Eskimos 2008 Season Tim St . Pierre was drafted as a Linebacker / Long snapper by the Edmonton Eskimos via ( Calgary Stampeders ) of the Canadian Football League in the third round ( 19th overall ) of the 2008 CFL Canadian Draft . " He ' s blue collar , " said Eskimos head coach Danny Maciocia " All business . He ' s a kid we think is going to be an impact special - teams player . " During his rookie season Tim wore jersey # 48 and made his CFL debut on June 28 at Mosaic Stadium against the Saskatchewan Roughriders and saw his first action as a long snapper on October 4 against the Winnipeg Blue Bombers . St . Pierre played in all 18 regular season games , the Eastern Division semi - final at Canad Inns Stadium versus the Winnipeg Blue Bombers and the Eastern Division Finals against the Montreal Alouettes in Olympic Stadium . Tim recorded his first career special teams tackle on July 10 at Commonwealth Stadium against the Toronto Argonauts with a total of 3 tackles on the season . Eskimos 2009 Season St . Pierre started the year wearing # 48 , changing his jersey to # 55 in week 5 , played in all 18 regular season games and the Western Division semi - final at McMahon Stadium against the Calgary Stampeders . Tim recorded his first defensive tackle on August 8 at Ivor Wynne Stadium against the Hamilton Tiger - Cats , had a career high of 3 defensive tackles versus the Saskatchewan Roughriders on August 20 and recovered his first career fumble on October 30 at Commonwealth Stadium against the Toronto Argonauts . St . Pierre finished the year with 11 defensive tackles , 17 special teams tackles , a recovered fumble and 2 special teams tackles in the western semi - final . Eskimos 2010 Season " Tim St . Pierre played valuable snaps for us last year at linebacker and is going to be our long - snapper . " announced Eskimos head coach Richie Hall saying the decision to make Tim the starting long snapper " was to get versatility in all our personnel . " St . Pierre changed his jersey to # 53 in the off season , played in 17 regular season games and finished the year with 1 defensive tackle , 13 special teams tackles , a recovered fumble and was named the Eskimos Most Outstanding Special Teams Player Nominee for 2010 . Calgary Stampeders . Stampeders 2011 Season Tim St . Pierre became an eligible CFL Free Agent on February 16 , 2011 after failing to come to terms on a new agreement with Eric Tillman , general manager and vice - president of football operations for the Edmonton Eskimos . The General manager and Head coach , John Hufnagel of the Calgary Stampeders announced on the same day that they had signed Tim to the club and believed , “ He will provide excellent depth for our football team " .