Patrick Ian Woodcock is a Canadian football

Canadian football

Canadian football is a form of gridiron football played exclusively in Canada in which two teams of 12 players each compete for territorial control of a field of play long and wide attempting to advance a pointed prolate spheroid ball into the opposing team's scoring area...

 wide receiver

Wide receiver

A wide receiver is an offensive position in American and Canadian football, and is the key player in most of the passing plays. Only players in the backfield or the ends on the line are eligible to catch a forward pass. The two players who begin play at the ends of the offensive line are eligible...

 who is currently a free agent

Free agent

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Woodcock attended American College at Syracuse University

Syracuse University

Syracuse University is a private research university located in Syracuse, New York, United States. Its roots can be traced back to Genesee Wesleyan Seminary, founded by the Methodist Episcopal Church in 1832, which also later founded Genesee College...

 between 1997 and 2000 and he attended Holy Trinity Catholic High School

Holy Trinity Catholic High School (Kanata)

Holy Trinity Catholic High School is a secondary school located in Kanata, Ontario. It serves students from grades 7 through 12. It is the first of its architectural design in Ottawa, opened in 1990. It was followed by 5 identical schools in the Ottawa-Carleton Catholic School Board.-History:The...

, which is located in Kanata, Ontario

Kanata, Ontario

Situated in the Ottawa Valley, Kanata is located about west-southwest of Downtown Ottawa along Highway 417 at a latitude of 45°18' North and a longitude of 75°55' West, with an area of . Its northern end is just to the west of the Ottawa River....

. He was signed as a free agent

Free agent

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 by the New York Giants

New York Giants

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 of the National Football League

National Football League

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 in 2001 and made two appearances on special teams, returning six kickoffs for 113 yards and two punts for 16 yards, but was released in Week 3. He was then signed by the Montreal Alouettes

Montreal Alouettes

The Montreal Alouettes are a Canadian Football League team based in Montreal, Quebec.The current franchise named the Alouettes moved to Montreal from Baltimore, Maryland, in 1996 where they had been known as the Baltimore Stallions...

 of the CFL where he went on to win a Grey Cup

Grey Cup

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 with them in 2002. In 2003 he was signed by the Washington Redskins

Washington Redskins

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 of the NFL but was released by them, and he was then re-signed by the Alouettes. He was signed by the Ottawa Renegades

Ottawa Renegades

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 in 2004

2004 CFL season

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. In 2006

2006 CFL season

-2006 Rogers CFL Awards:* CFL's Most Outstanding Player Award – Geroy Simon , BC Lions* CFL's Most Outstanding Canadian Award – Brent Johnson , BC Lions* CFL's Most Outstanding Defensive Player Award – Brent Johnson , BC Lions...

, he was selected in the fourth round (32nd overall) by the Edmonton Eskimos

Edmonton Eskimos

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 in the Renegades' dispersal draft

Dispersal draft

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In March, 2008, Woodcock signed with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats as a free agent.