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Michael O'Shea (born September 21, 1970, in North Bay, Ontario) is a former Canadian football linebacker who is the special teams coordinator for the Toronto Argonauts of the Canadian Football League. O'Shea played 16 seasons in the CFL for the Hamilton Tiger-Cats and Toronto Argonauts from 1993 to 2008. He retired second all-time in career tackles with 1154 and is one of only three players to record over 1000 tackles made. He won the CFL's Most Outstanding Canadian Award in 1999 after recording 84 tackles, 13 special teams tackles and three interceptions that year. O'Shea is a three-time... MORE

Michael O'Shea (born September 21, 1970, in North Bay, Ontario) is a former Canadian football linebacker who is the special teams coordinator for the Toronto Argonauts of the Canadian Football League. O'Shea played 16 seasons in the CFL for the Hamilton Tiger-Cats and Toronto Argonauts from 1993 to 2008. He retired second all-time in career tackles with 1154 and is one of only three players to record over 1000 tackles made. He won the CFL's Most Outstanding Canadian Award in 1999 after recording 84 tackles, 13 special teams tackles and three interceptions that year. O'Shea is a three-time Grey Cup champion as a player, having won all three with the Argoanuts in 1996, 1997, and 2004. The Edmonton Eskimos picked O'Shea in the 1st round (4th overall) in the 1993 CFL Canadian College Draft. However, he was soon after traded to Hamilton by Edmonton along with QB DeChane Cameron, linebacker DeWayne Odom and a negotiation list player in exchange for QB Damon Allen on February 16, 1993. In his first season in the CFL in 1993, O'Shea started in all 18 games. In 1994 he once again played in all 18 games during the regular season. He had 95 DT, 11 special teams tackles and 5 interceptions LESS