Shawn Lemon
Lemon with the Montreal Alouettes in 2024 | |||||||||||
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| Position | Defensive lineman | ||||||||||
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| Born | August 25, 1988 Charleston, South Carolina, U.S. | ||||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||||||||||
| Listed weight | 242 lb (110 kg) | ||||||||||
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| High school | Westlake (Waldorf, Maryland) | ||||||||||
| College | Akron (2007–2010) | ||||||||||
| NFL draft | 2011: undrafted | ||||||||||
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* Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |||||||||||
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| Career CFL statistics as of 2025 | |||||||||||
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| Stats at Pro Football Reference | |||||||||||
Shawn Lemon (born August 25, 1988) is an American professional football defensive lineman. He most recently played for the Montreal Alouettes of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He played college football at Akron. He has been a member of eight CFL teams (BC Lions, Winnipeg Blue Bombers, Saskatchewan Roughriders, Edmonton Eskimos / Elks, Ottawa Redblacks, Toronto Argonauts, and Calgary Stampeders), three indoor football teams (San Jose SaberCats, Orlando Predators, Sioux Falls Storm) and two NFL teams (Pittsburgh Steelers, San Francisco 49ers).
Lemon is a three-time Grey Cup champion. In 2022, he was named a CFL All-Star and won the Norm Fieldgate Trophy as the best defensive player in the West Division. He was also a CFL East All-Star in 2016.
In 2024, he was suspended indefinitely by the CFL for betting on league games, but was reinstated on July 16, 2025.