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Simon Chaves
Chaves with the Toronto Argonauts in 2025
No. 46 – Toronto Argonauts
PositionLong snapper
Roster statusActive
CFL statusNational
Personal information
Born (1998-06-21) June 21, 1998 (age 27)
Height5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Weight200 lb (91 kg)
Career information
High schoolGuelph CVI (Guelph, Ontario)
UniversityGuelph (2017–2023)
CFL draft2022: undrafted
Career history
* Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Awards and highlights
  • OUA second-team All-Star (2021, wrestling)
Stats at CFL.ca

Simon Chaves (born June 21, 1998) is a Canadian professional football long snapper for the Toronto Argonauts of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He played U Sports football at Guelph.

Early life

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Simon Chaves was born on June 21, 1998.[1] He played high school football at Guelph Collegiate Vocational Institute in Guelph, Ontario, as a quarterback.[2]

University career

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Chaves first played U Sports football for the Guelph Gryphons of the University of Guelph from 2017 to 2021, spending time at long snapper, defensive back, and linebacker.[1][2][3] The 2020 U Sports football season was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[1] He also participated in wrestling at Guelph, and was a Ontario University Athletics second-team All-Star during the 2021 season.[2]

Chaves was invited to the 2022 CFL Ontario Regional Combine, but not the national CFL Combine.[4] After going undrafted in the 2022 CFL draft, Chaves signed with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers on May 6, 2022.[5][6] He was released on June 5, 2022, before the start of the 2022 CFL season, and then returned to Guelph for the 2022 U Sports football season.[6][1] However, Chaves suffered a season-ending ACL injury in the 2022 season opener.[2] As a seventh-year senior in 2023, Chaves played in eight games while posting three solo tackles.[1][3][2] He studied criminal justice and public policy at Guelph.[3]

Professional career

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Chaves signed with the Ottawa Redblacks on November 20, 2023.[7] He was released on June 1, 2024.[8]

Chaves was signed to the practice roster of the Edmonton Elks on July 15, 2024.[9] He was released on July 21, 2024.[9]

Chaves was signed to the Toronto Argonauts' practice roster on October 7, 2024.[10] He was promoted to the active roster on October 10 and made his CFL debut on October 12 against the Blue Bombers.[10][11] He was moved back to the practice roster on October 15.[10] Chaves re-signed with the Argonauts on November 26, 2024.[10] He was released on June 1, 2025.[12]

Chaves signed with the Redblacks again on June 9, 2025.[13] He dressed in six games for Ottawa before being released on July 29, 2025.[11][13]

Chaves was then signed by the Hamilton Tiger-Cats on August 5, 2025, and dressed in two games for the team during the 2025 season.[14][11]

After Argonauts long snapper Adam Guillemette was placed on the six-game injured list, Hamilton traded Chaves to Toronto on August 21, 2025, for a seventh-round pick in the 2027 CFL draft.[5]

Personal life

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Chaves' brother, Alexander Chaves, also wrestled at the University of Guelph.[15]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e "Simon Chaves". Pro Football Archives. Retrieved August 22, 2025.
  2. ^ a b c d e Massey, Rob (August 24, 2023). "Two-sport athlete Chaves revved up for Gryphons football opener". Guelph Today. Retrieved August 22, 2025.
  3. ^ a b c "Simon Chaves". University of Guelph. Retrieved August 22, 2025.
  4. ^ "2022 CFL Ontario Regional Combine". CFL.ca. Retrieved August 22, 2025.
  5. ^ a b "Argonauts acquire Chaves from Tiger-Cats". The Sports Network. August 21, 2025. Retrieved August 22, 2025.
  6. ^ a b "Winnipeg Blue Bombers Transactions - 2022". FootballDB.com. Retrieved August 22, 2025.
  7. ^ "Ottawa RedBlacks Transactions - 2023". FootballDB.com. Retrieved August 22, 2025.
  8. ^ "Ottawa RedBlacks Transactions - 2024". FootballDB.com. Retrieved August 22, 2025.
  9. ^ a b "Edmonton Elks Transactions". FootballDB.com. Retrieved August 22, 2025.
  10. ^ a b c d "Toronto Argonauts Transactions - 2024". FootballDB.com. Retrieved August 22, 2025.
  11. ^ a b c "Simon Chaves". CFL.ca. Retrieved August 22, 2025.
  12. ^ "Toronto Argonauts Transactions - 2025". FootballDB.com. Retrieved August 22, 2025.
  13. ^ a b "Ottawa RedBlacks Transactions - 2025". FootballDB.com. Retrieved August 22, 2025.
  14. ^ "Hamilton Tiger-Cats Transactions - 2025". FootballDB.com. Retrieved August 22, 2025.
  15. ^ Massey, Rob (January 17, 2020). "Guelph's wrestling Chaves brothers looking to pin down success on the mat". Guelph Today. Retrieved August 22, 2025.