Background
Lumsden is the son of former Canadian Football League fullback Neil Lumsden.
Lumsden is the son of former Canadian Football League fullback Neil Lumsden.
McMaster University.
Football
Jesse Lumsden was signed as an undrafted free agent by the Seattle Seahawks in 2005, but was released shortly thereafter. Following his release, he had a short tenure with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats. In January 2006, he was signed to play for the Washington Redskins and was later released only to play with the Tiger-Cats once again.
In 2009, Lumsden signed with the Edmonton Eskimos, but he sustained a season-ending shoulder injury in their opening game.
On May 5, 2010, Lumsden was released by the Eskimos. He signed with the Calgary Stampeders on a practice roster agreement midway through the 2010 season, and was activated in October.
Lumsden has been timed consistently around 4.4 seconds in the 40-yard dash. Bobsled
lieutenant was expected that he participated in both the two-man and four-man teams in the 2009-2010 world competitions leading up to the 2010 Winter Olympics.
On January 27, 2010 Lumsden was named to the 2010 Canadian Olympic bobsleigh team where he and driver Pierre Lueders finished fifth both in the two-man and in the four-man bobsleigh events.
During the Olympics, he and his four-man bobsled team flipped over during a false turn. Justin Kripps and some others walked out of the accident untouched. lieutenant was the first gold medal of Lumsden"s career and his second medal overall.
Lumsden finished 7th overall in the 2-man Bobsled competition, finishing 1.4 seconds behind the leader through 4 heats.
Jessie Lumsden qualified for the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics as a member of the Canada 1 four-man bobsled team, and a member of the Canada 2, two-man bobsled.