Andre Durie

Andre Durie (born July 27, 1981) is a Canadian former professional football running back/slotback who played for the Toronto Argonauts of the Canadian Football League (CFL) from 2007 to 2016. He signed with the Argonauts on May 10, 2007, as a free agent after he went undrafted in the 2007 CFL draft. He played CIS football for the York Lions.

University career Durie played CIS football for York University in Toronto. He started playing for the York Lions in 2003 after he set a junior Ontario Varsity Football League record with 22 touchdowns in a season. In 2004, Durie had a record-breaking season starting eight games at running back and set an Ontario University Athletics record for single game rushing yards with 349 and single-season York records for rushing yards (1,367), scoring (96 points), and rushing touchdowns (15), and a career York record for rushing touchdowns (23). Durie also tied a CIS single-game record with six touchdowns to lead York to a 55–33 win over Waterloo.

In the second game of the 2005 season he suffered nerve damage in his knee after a botched juke on third down and sat out the remainder of the 2005 and 2006 seasons. Durie had his best receiving season of his career during the 2013 CFL season, setting career highs in receptions with 92 and yards with 986. Following the 2013 season, Durie re-signed with the Argos through the 2016 CFL season, a deal that was reportedly worth around $140,000 annually.