Peter Nicastro

Peter Nicastro (born December 9, 1998) is a Canadian professional football offensive lineman for the Toronto Argonauts of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He is a two-time Grey Cup champion after winning with the Argonauts in 2022 and 2024.

University career Nicastro played U Sports football for the Calgary Dinos football team. During his U Sports career, Nicastro started at 20 games for the Dinos from 2017 to 2019, and won the Vanier Cup in 2019.

Professional career

The Toronto Argonauts selected Nicastro with the seventh overall pick in the 2021 CFL draft. He then signed with the team on May 18, 2021. He earned a starting position following training camp and played in his first professional game on August 7, 2021, against his hometown Calgary Stampeders at McMahon Stadium as the Argonauts' starting left guard. Nicastro played and started in 11 regular season games, but suffered a knee injury on October 30, 2021, against the BC Lions, causing him to miss the remainder of the season. He also missed the entire 2023 season due to this injury and the subsequent surgery, and was on the injured list when the Argonauts defeated the Winnipeg Blue Bombers in the 109th Grey Cup game. He also played and started in all three post-season games, including the 111th Grey Cup where the Argonauts defeated the Winnipeg Blue Bombers 41–24.