| No. 50 Winnipeg Blue Bombers | |
 Weitz with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers in 2024 | |
| Born: | (1998-02-06) February 6, 1998 (age 26) Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany |
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| Career information | |
| Status | Active |
| CFL status | Global |
| Position(s) | Linebacker |
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) |
| Weight | 228 lb (103 kg) |
| College | Buffalo |
| CFL draft | 2024G, round: 1, pick: 8 |
| Drafted by | Winnipeg Blue Bombers |
| Career history | |
| As player | |
| 2023 | Cologne Centurions |
| 2024–present | Winnipeg Blue Bombers |
| Career stats | |
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Fabian Weitz (born February 6, 1998) is a German professional football linebacker for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers of the Canadian Football League (CFL).
Youth career
Weitz spent his youth career playing in the youth departments of the Cologne Falcons and the Cologne Crocodiles.
College career
Weitz played college football for the Buffalo Bulls from 2018 to 2019 and 2021 to 2022, including a redshirt season in 2018. He played in 22 games over four seasons with the team where he had 12 total tackles.
Professional career
Cologne Centurions
On July 18, 2023, Weitz signed with his hometown team, the Cologne Centurions. In the 2023 season, he played in five games where he had 20 tackles and a fumble recovery.
Winnipeg Blue Bombers
Weitz was drafted in the first round, eighth overall by the Winnipeg Blue Bombers in the 2024 CFL global draft and signed with the team on May 8, 2024. Following training camp in 2024, he accepted a practice roster spot with the team. Weitz then made his CFL debut on August 23, 2024, against the Hamilton Tiger-Cats. He played in seven regular season games where he had one special teams tackle. He did not play in the West Final, but he made his post-season debut in the 111th Grey Cup where the Blue Bombers lost to the Toronto Argonauts.
References
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- Jimenez, James H. (April 30, 2024). "Former Buffalo LB Fabian Weitz selected eighth overall by Winnipeg in 2024 CFL Global Draft". Hustle Belt. Archived from the original on January 9, 2025. Retrieved January 9, 2025.
- "Bombers add eight players, including Global LB Fabian Weitz". Canadian Football League. May 8, 2024. Archived from the original on January 9, 2025. Retrieved January 9, 2025.
- "CFL: Linebackers Lucky Ogbevoen (Austria) and Fabian Weitz (Germany) make the cut with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers". American Football International. June 4, 2024. Archived from the original on January 9, 2025. Retrieved January 9, 2025.
- ^ "111th Grey Cup notes" (PDF). Canadian Football League. Retrieved January 5, 2025.
- Seher, Christoph (November 14, 2024). "Kölns Fabian Weitz spielt mit Winnipeg Blue Bombers um kanadischen Titel" (in German). Kölner Stadt-Anzeiger. Archived from the original on January 20, 2025. Retrieved January 20, 2025.
- "Play-by-Play, 111th Grey Cup". Canadian Football League. November 17, 2024.