José Carlos Maltos
José Carlos Maltos Diaz is a professional gridiron football placekicker for the Ottawa Redblacks of the Canadian Football League. The Redblacks selected him second overall in the 2019 CFL–LFA Draft. He was originally signed by the New Orleans Saints of the National Football League in 2013, but was released following training camp. He played college football for UANL.Biography
Maltos was born in Monterrey, Mexico, on August 18, 1991. He grew up playing soccer, but began to play American football as a high school student in Monterrey. Maltos represented Mexico in Europe at the 2011 IFAF World Championship.
He was a kicker for the football team at Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, where he studied mechanical engineering. After working out in front of NFL scouts at Southern Methodist University, Maltos was signed by the New Orleans Saints in May 2013. He was released by the team in early August.
Maltos was signed as a free agent by the BC Lions on May 18, 2018. He played in two pre-season games before being released at the end of training camp. He simultaneously spent three seasons in the LFA with the Fundidores Monterrey before being drafted 2nd overall in the 2019 CFL–LFA Draft, returning to Canada to play for the Ottawa Redblacks. He dressed in his first CFL game on June 15, 2019 against the Calgary Stampeders as a backup placekicker and punter.
