Adriano Belli

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Full Name: Adriano Belli Primary Position: DT Height/Weight: 6' 5"/289 College: Houston Birthdate: August 25, 1977 High School: High School (City, State) Birthplace: Toronto, Ontario Import/Non-Import: Non-Import Pro Experience: 7 years

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Acquired:

Signed as a free agent with Toronto on Feb. 19, 2007.

Career Accomplishments

• Grey Cup Champion: 2002
• CFL All-Star: 2005
• Division All-Star: 2007, 2005

2007:

Toronto Argonauts

Belli joined the Boatmen as a free agent and started all 18 regular season games and the East Final. Since the 'Kissing Bandit' joined the Argos’ front-three, Toronto’s defence allowed 35.4 fewer yards rushing per game (638 rushing yards overall), as compared to the 2006 season, and allowed only ten touchdowns on the ground, six fewer than last season.

2006:

Montreal Alouettes
Hamilton Tiger-Cats

Started at defensive tackle with both the Hamilton Tiger-Cats and Montreal Alouettes… Traded from Hamilton to Montreal on August 28 in exchange for DL Clinton Wayne and DB Phillip Gauthier…Finished the season with 19 DT and 5 QB sacks…Playoffs Started at DT and recorded 2 DT and 1 QB sack in East Championship versus Toronto…Grey Cup Championship Started at DT and recorded 3 DT and 1 QB sack at Winnipeg vs the BC Lions.

2004-2005:

Hamilton Tiger-Cats

2005:

Finished the 2005 season with 27 defensive tackles, one recovered fumble and seven quarterback sacks...earned a spot on the East Division All-Star team.

2004:

Played in 15 games with the Tiger-Cats during the regular season after Hamilton signed him as a free-agent on February 23rd...missed three games due to injury...finished the season fifth on the Tiger-Cats with three quarterback sacks...made 23 defensive tackles including two for a loss of six yards...recorded his first quarterback sack in a Tiger-Cat uniform in Hamilton's 32-22 victory over Winnipeg on June 25th...in the Tiger-Cats 51-30 loss in Edmonton on July 17th, Belli made a season high six defensive tackles...made five defensive tackles and one quarterback sack in Hamilton's 32-30 loss to Saskatchewan on September 19th...had one quarterback sack and one defensive tackle in Hamilton's 24-6 East Semi-Final loss in Toronto.

2002-2003:

Montreal Alouettes

2003:

Missed a good portion of the Alouettes season with concussion-related symptoms, playing in only seven games during the regular season...still registered nine defensive tackles, two tackles for losses of six yards and one forced fumble...made a season high two defensive tackles on three occasions during the regular season, twice against Calgary and once in Saskatchewan...made two defensive tackles in Montreal's 30-26 Eastern Final victory over Toronto...in the Alouettes 34-22 Grey Cup loss to Edmonton, Belli recorded one defensive tackle...had initially signed with the Cleveland Browns on February 10th...attended the Browns mini-camp and was released on May 21st.

2002:

Played in all 18 games during the regular season and both playoff games, winning the first Grey Cup Championship of his career...backed up Ed Philion and Robert Brown on the defensive line...had 14 defensive tackles, four quarterback sacks and one forced fumble...made a season high five defensive tackles in Montreal's 29-26 loss to Hamilton on October 20th...played in Montreal's 35-18 Eastern Final victory over Toronto...in the Alouettes 25-16 Grey Cup victory over the hometown Edmonton Eskimos.

2001:

Montreal Alouettes
New York Giants
Las Vegas Outlaws

Had a whirl wind of a season beginning in Las Vegas and ending in Montreal with stops in New York and Vancouver sandwiched in between...played in four games with Montreal after they acquired him from the B.C. Lions on October 10th in exchange for Angus Reid and a 2002 fifth round draft choice...made six defensive tackles, one special teams tackle and forced a fumble...saw action in two games with the Lions prior to the trade to the Alouettes...made a season high two defensive tackles twice during the regular season (October 13th vs. Toronto and October 20th vs. Calgary)...in Montreal's 24-12 Eastern Semi-Final loss to Hamilton, Belli made one defensive tackle...The New York Giants signed Belli as a free-agent on May 15th...attended the Giants training camp and was released during the pre-season...played in three games with the Las Vegas Outlaws of the XFL during the spring after they selected him in the 29th round (229th overall) in the league's inaugural draft...made three solo tackles and recovered two fumbles during the regular season.

2000:

Atlanta Falcons
British Columbia Lions

The B.C. Lions selected Belli in the first round (6th overall) of the CFL Canadian Draft...signed as an undrafted free-agent with the Atlanta Falcons on April 17...attended the Falcons training camp and was released during the pre-season.

College:

National Collegiate Athletic Association

1996-1999:

Houston Cougars

Played four seasons with the University of Houston Cougars...in 38 career games, made 101 total tackles (47 solo) including 12 for losses...also had five quarterback sacks and one pass knock down.

Personal:

Nicknamed the “Kissing Bandit”, Belli grew up in Toronto. His family runs Mariposa Meats, a meat distribution and packing firm based in Mississauga. He attended Central Tech High School in Toronto and was an active member of their football team. As a senior, he was declared to be one of the top two football players in the city. In 1994, he played in the Metro Bowl but lost to Northern Secondary School.

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