Eric Starczala

Starczala was selected by the Toronto Argonauts of the Canadian Football League (CFL) in the seventh round, with the 62nd overall pick, of the 2019 CFL draft.^[3][4] He officially signed with the team on May 16, 2019.^[5] Starczala was cut before the start of the 2019 CFL season, and returned to Guelph for his sixth season of U Sports football.^[2]

After the 2019 U Sports football season, Starczala signed with the Argonauts again on November 25, 2019.^[5] The 2020 CFL season was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. He was later released by the Argonauts on July 28, 2021 before the start of the 2021 season.^[6]

Starczala was signed by the Ottawa Redblacks of the CFL on January 3, 2022.^[7] He was moved to the practice roster on June 5, and was released on October 30. He later re-signed with the Redblacks on November 21, 2022.^[8] He did not dress in any regular season games in 2022.^[9]

Starczala was moved between the practice roster and active roster many times during the 2023 season.^[10] Overall, he dressed in two games for the Redblacks that year.^[9] In 2024, he again began the season on the practice roster, but due to an injury to Cyrille Hogan-Saindon, Starczala made his first career start on August 15, 2024, in the win against the Calgary Stampeders.^[11][12] He played and started in the final ten games of the regular season that year and also made his playoff debut in the East Semi-Final, starting at centre in the loss to the Toronto Argonauts.^[11][13]

In 2025, Starczala spent the entire season on the injured list.^[14] He became a free agent upon the expiry of his contract on February 10, 2026.^[15]

• Ottawa Redblacks bio