Aaron Crawford

Aaron Crawford (born September 23, 1986) is a Canadian professional football long snapper for the Saskatchewan Roughriders of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He has also been a member of the Toronto Argonauts, Calgary Stampeders, Winnipeg Blue Bombers, and Hamilton Tiger-Cats. He played CIS football for the Saint Mary's Huskies and attended Crescent Heights High School in Medicine Hat, Alberta.

Early life Crawford played high school football for the Crescent Heights High School Vikings. He was named rookie of the year in 2003 and team captain in 2004.

University career Crawford played for the Saint Mary's Huskies in 2009 and 2011, appearing in 13 games. He recorded a career total of 55 solo tackles, 3.5 sacks, two fumbles forces and three fumble recoveries. He was released by the Blue Bombers on August 4, 2013.

Hamilton Tiger-Cats Crawford signed with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats on August 21, 2013. He played in his first professional game on August 24, 2013, against the Winnipeg Blue Bombers. He played in a total of four game before being released by the Tiger-Cats on October 12, 2013. He re-signed with the team on September 3, 2014, and played in the team's remaining 10 regular season games that year. He had reconstructive surgery in Hamilton and rehabbed his knee there, instead of heading home to Medicine Hat, Alberta. He played in 13 regular season games and two post-season games in 2018.

Crawford was again the team's long snapper for the 2019 season where the team finished with a franchise record 15–3 win–loss ratio as he played in all 18 regular season games. He also played in his second Grey Cup game, but the Tiger-Cats lost to the Blue Bombers in the 107th Grey Cup game. He did not play in 2020 due to the cancellation of the 2020 CFL season. He entered the 2021 CFL season as a pending free agent and was granted an early release by the Tiger-Cats on February 1, 2021.

Calgary Stampeders On February 2, 2021, Crawford signed with the Calgary Stampeders. He played in five seasons and 68 games for the Stampeders, but was limited in his final season with the team in 2025 to three games due to a knee injury. He was later released on January 28, 2026.

Saskatchewan Roughriders (second stint) On April 6, 2026, Crawford signed with the Saskatchewan Roughriders.