Solomon Elimimian

Solomon Elimimian
	Elimimian walking in a Grey Cup parade in 2011
No. 56, 10
Position	Linebacker
Personal information
Born	October 21, 1986; Calabar, Nigeria
Listed height	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Listed weight	225 lb (102 kg)
Career information
High school	Crenshaw (Los Angeles, California, U.S.)
College	Hawaii
NFL draft	2009: undrafted
Career history
2009	Buffalo Bills*
2010–2011	BC Lions
2012	Minnesota Vikings*
2012	Cleveland Browns*
2012–2018	BC Lions
2019–2020	Saskatchewan Roughriders
	* Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Awards and highlights
	Grey Cup champion (2011); CFL's Most Outstanding Player Award (2014); 2× CFL's Most Outstanding Defensive Player Award (2014, 2016); 2× Norm Fieldgate Trophy (2014, 2016); Jeff Nicklin Memorial Trophy (2014); CFL's Most Outstanding Rookie Award (2010); Jackie Parker Trophy (2010); 4× CFL All-Star (2011, 2014, 2016, 2017); 6× CFL West All-Star (2011, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2019); BC Wall of Fame; BC Lions No. 56 retired; WAC Defensive Player of the Year (2008);
	Stats at Pro Football Reference
	Stats at CFL.ca
	Canadian Football Hall of Fame (Class of 2023)

Solomon Elimimian (born October 21, 1986) is a Nigerian former professional Canadian football linebacker and the current president of the Canadian Football League Players' Association (CFLPA).

He spent nine seasons with the BC Lions and was named the CFL's Most Outstanding Rookie in 2010. In 2014, he won the CFL's Most Outstanding Defensive Player Award and Most Outstanding Player Award. Elimimian was the first purely defensive player to win the league's Most Outstanding Player Award as well as the first player to win three different CFL awards in his career. He played college football for the Hawaii Warriors.