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TORONTO<br />
ARGONAUTS<br />
players<br />
argonauts.ca •<br />
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8 LINEBACKER<br />
DEFENSIVE BACK<br />
26<br />
Acquired: Signed as a free agent with <strong>Toronto</strong> on February 2, 2010.<br />
2010: Dressed in five (5) games with one start at DB… Added to<br />
club’s practice roster to start the season… Week 6, Dressed at<br />
backup DB and played ST in CFL debut (06/08/10) at Edmonton…<br />
Made 2 ST tackles… Week 7, Dressed as backup LB/DB and<br />
played ST making 5 DT in win vs. Montreal… Thrust into action at<br />
CB when starter Willie Middlebrooks left game with muscle cramps<br />
in the second half… Week 8, Dressed at backup LB/DB and played<br />
ST recording no stats in loss to Hamilton…Entered game at DB<br />
late in the 4th quarter when teammate Lin-J Shell was ejected for<br />
objectionable conduct…Week 9, Added to PR for Labour Day Classic<br />
at Hamilton…Week 10, Remained on PR…Week 11, Dressed<br />
at backup DB and played ST in win vs. Winnipeg… Recorded no<br />
stats…Week 12, Added to IR for Touchdown Atlantic loss vs. Edmonton…Week<br />
13, Remained on IR for loss vs. Saskatchewan…<br />
Weeks 14-17, Remained on PR…Week 18, Made first career start<br />
at CB in win at Montreal (07/11/10) replacing injured starter Byron<br />
Parker…Made 2 DT and 2 PKDs…2010 Playoffs On practice roster<br />
for Eastern Semi-Final win at Hamilton…Added to injured list for<br />
Eastern Final loss at Montreal.<br />
2009: Attended training camp with the Packers and released in<br />
June.<br />
2008: Signed a free agent contract with the Green Bay Packers<br />
(NFL) in April and spent entire season on the club’s practice roster.<br />
College: Played four seasons at Ohio University (2004-07) primarily<br />
on offence and special teams…2007 Played in 11 games as<br />
a rusher, receiver, and special teams player...Led the Bobcats on<br />
the kickoff return with a total of 683 yards...Twice named MAC<br />
Special Teams Player of the Week…For second season in a row,<br />
blocked three punts...2006 Played in all 14 games as a reserve<br />
running back and on special teams...Led Bobcats with 11 ST<br />
tackles ... Blocked a team-high three punts...Rushed for 36 yards<br />
on 19 carries...2005 Played in eight games primarily as a backup<br />
running back and on ST...Recorded five tackles on special teams<br />
for the season…2004 Started season as redshirt but activated four<br />
games into season when injuries in offensive backfield moved him<br />
onto the depth chart...Dressed mainly as a backup RB and on ST.<br />
Personal: Josh’s parents are Alvin and Sharon Abrams and he has a<br />
5-year old son named Jayden. Josh was a recreation management<br />
major at Ohio University and after football he aspires to be a coach<br />
in the NCAA. Josh was a two-year letter winner at Dunwoody H.S.<br />
in Georgia and was named All-Region as a senior. A former track<br />
athlete, he holds the North Carolina state record in the 4x400 relay.<br />
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JOSH ABRAMS<br />
6’0”, 198 lbs. • Born: January 18, 1986 • Dunwoody, Georgia<br />
2nd Year Argos/2nd Year CFL • Import<br />
CFL REGULAR SEASON STATISTICS<br />
Tackles Fumble Returns INT Returns QB Tkl for Loss<br />
GP DT ST TT NO YDS TD NO YDS LG TD NO NO YDS FF<br />
2010 TOR 5 6 1 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0<br />
TOTALS 5 6 1 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
12 QUARTERBACK<br />
LINEBACKER<br />
Acquired: Traded to <strong>Toronto</strong> from Saskatchewan in exchange for<br />
a fifth round pick (DL Bruno LaPointe) in the 2010 CFL Canadian<br />
Draft on March 9, 2010.<br />
2010: Dressed in 18 regular season games with one (1) start at QB<br />
for <strong>Toronto</strong>… Week 1, Made Argos regular season debut (01/07/10)<br />
in Canada Day season opener at Calgary at backup QB but did not<br />
see time…Week 2, Dressed as backup QB in win at Winnipeg and<br />
entered game for one series mid-way through the third quarter<br />
when starter Cleo Lemon left game with injury…Completed 1 of<br />
3 passes for 28 yards…Week 3, Dressed as backup QB in win<br />
vs. Calgary…Week 4, Dressed at backup QB in win vs. B.C. and<br />
entered game for one series in the third quarter when starter Cleo<br />
Lemon left game due to injury…Took over on <strong>Toronto</strong>’s 2-yard<br />
line and was 0 for 1 passing before P Jamie Boreham conceded<br />
a safety…Week 5, Dressed at backup QB in loss at Montreal and<br />
entered game in 3rd quarter for one series in place of injured<br />
starter Cleo Lemon…Completed 2 of 2 passes for 8 yards…<br />
Week 6, Dressed as backup QB in win at Edmonton…Week 7,<br />
Dressed as backup QB in win vs. Montreal…Week 8, Dressed as<br />
backup QB in loss vs. Hamilton…Week 9, Dressed as backup QB<br />
in Labour Day Classic loss at Hamilton…Week 10, Dressed as<br />
backup QB in loss at B.C…Week 11, Dressed at backup QB in<br />
win vs. Winnipeg…Week 12, Dressed at backup QB in Touchdown<br />
Atlantic loss vs. Edmonton…Entered game in fourth quarter when<br />
starter Cleo Lemon left game with an injury and did not return…<br />
Completed 2 of 4 passes, 43 yards, LG 28, 1 INT…Week 13, Made<br />
first pro-football start (2/10/10) in home loss vs. Saskatchewan…<br />
Completed 16 of 24 passes, 66.7%, for 153 yards, 0 TD, 0 INT,<br />
LG 19 and rushed twice for 20 yards, LG 12, and 1 TD…Week<br />
14, Dressed as backup QB for win at Saskatchewan…Week 15,<br />
Dressed as backup QB and entered game for two series in the<br />
third quarter in loss vs. Hamilton…Completed 0 of 2 passes with<br />
1 INT, and rushed once for 5 yards…Week 16, Dressed as backup<br />
QB for win at Winnipeg…Week 17, Dressed as backup QB for<br />
loss vs. Montreal…Week 18, Dressed at backup QB for win at<br />
Montreal and threw first career touchdown pass (07/11/10) to WR<br />
Spencer Watt…Entered game in first quarter in place of starter<br />
Cleo Lemon and played to midway in fourth quarter when he gave<br />
way to Danny Brannagan… Completed 16 of 27 passes for 229<br />
yards, LG 34, 1 TD and carried 1 time for 1 yard…2010 Playoffs<br />
Dressed as backup QB in Eastern Semi-Final win at Hamilton…<br />
Dressed as backup QB for Eastern Final loss at Montreal…Entered<br />
game late in the fourth quarter in place of starter Cleo Lemon and<br />
completed 4 of 8 passes for 71 yards with 1 INT and 1 TD to WR<br />
Jeremaine Copeland.<br />
2009: Dressed in all 18 regular season games but did not see any<br />
action as third string QB…2009 Playoffs Dressed in West Final as third<br />
string QB…Grey Cup Championship Dressed as third string quarterback.<br />
CFL REGULAR SEASON STATISTICS<br />
Passing Rushing<br />
GP COMP ATT YDS PCT TD INT NO YDS TD<br />
2010 TOR 18 63 37 461 58.7 1 3 4 26 1<br />
TOTALS 18 63 37 461 58.7 1 3 4 26 1<br />
CFL PLAYOFF STATISTICS<br />
Passing Rushing<br />
GP COMP ATT YDS PCT TD INT NO YDS TD<br />
2010 TOR 2 4 8 71 50.0 1 1 0 0 0<br />
TOTALS 2 4 8 71 50.0 1 1 0 0 0<br />
DALTON BELL<br />
6’3”, 215 lbs. • West Texas A&M • Born: March 9, 1983 • Canyon, Texas<br />
2nd Year Argos /3rd Year CFL • Import<br />
2008: Signed with the Seattle Seahawks (NFL) as a free agent<br />
and attended training camp…Added to the club’s practice<br />
roster…Released and signed a practice roster agreement with<br />
the Saskatchewan Roughriders in October…Remained on Riders’<br />
practice squad for remainder of 2008 season.<br />
2007: Attended portion of training camp with the Carolina Panthers<br />
(NFL) and released…Signed as a free agent with the Green Bay<br />
Packers (NFL) and assigned to the club’s practice roster.<br />
College: Dressed in 40 games with 21 starts (2002-‘06) at<br />
West Texas A&M…Threw for career totals of 7,841 yards, 63<br />
touchdowns and completed 66.9% (699) of his 1044 pass<br />
attempts…2006 As a senior, completed 386 of 583 passes for<br />
3,998 yards and 32 touchdowns…2005 Promoted to starting<br />
QB and threw for 3,799 yards and 30 touchdowns as a junior…<br />
Named First-Team All-Southwest Region and Second-Team<br />
All-Lone Star Conference…Honoured as a finalist for the Harlon<br />
Hill Award Finalist…2004 Dressed in 10 games as a backup QB<br />
completing 1 of 5 passes…2003 Played in six games and completed<br />
1 of 2 passes for 36 yards and scored a touchdown…2002<br />
Redshirt freshman.<br />
Personal: Dalton is married to his high school sweetheart Abbie<br />
and the couple has a 4-year old son named Boston and a baby<br />
boy named Bowen, born this off-season. Both Dalton and Abbie<br />
attended Canyon High School and they still live in their hometown<br />
of Canyon, Texas. There, Dalton was a two-year letter winner as a<br />
track athlete and earned honourable mention All-District honours<br />
as a football player. He was a marketing major in college.<br />
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MATT BLACK<br />
39 DEFENSIVE BACK<br />
5’9”, 189 lbs. • Saginaw Valley State • Born: March 1, 1985 • <strong>Toronto</strong>, Ontario<br />
3rd Year Argos/ 3rd Year CFL • Non-Import<br />
Acquired: Drafted by <strong>Toronto</strong> in the 6th Round, 45th Overall, in the<br />
2008 CFL Canadian Draft…Signed with <strong>Toronto</strong> on March 11,<br />
2009.<br />
2010: Dressed in 14 games with no starts for <strong>Toronto</strong>… Weeks<br />
1-3, Did not dress due to injury…Week 4, Added to 46-man active<br />
but did not dress in win vs. B.C…Week 5, Made 2010 debut on<br />
42-man active roster but recorded no stats in loss at Montreal…<br />
Week 6, Dressed as backup DB and played ST in win at Edmonton…Made<br />
1 DT and 1 ST tackle…Week 7, Dressed at backup DB<br />
and played ST in win vs. Montreal…Thrust into action at CB when<br />
Willie Middlebrooks and Lin-J Shell both left game due to injury…<br />
Made 1 DT and 3 ST tackles…Week 8, Dressed as backup DB<br />
and played ST in loss vs. Hamilton making 1 ST tackle…Week 9,<br />
Dressed as backup DB and played ST in Labour Day Classic loss at<br />
Hamilton…Week 10, Dressed at backup DB and played ST in loss<br />
at B.C…Made single-game career-high 3 ST tackles…Week 11,<br />
Dressed at backup DB and played ST in win vs. Winnipeg…Made<br />
1 ST tackle…Week 12, Dressed at backup DB and played ST in<br />
Touchdown Atlantic loss vs. Edmonton…Recorded 2 ST tackles<br />
and fielded a punt return for 1 yard before fumbling the ball away<br />
late in the fourth quarter…Week 13, Dressed at backup DB and<br />
played ST, recording no stats, in loss vs. Saskatchewan…Week<br />
14, Dressed as backup DB and played ST in win at Saskatchewan…Made<br />
1 ST tackle…Week 15, Added to 46-man active roster<br />
but did not dress in loss vs. Hamilton…Week 16, Dressed as<br />
backup DB and played ST in win at Winnipeg…Made 1 DT…Week<br />
17, Dressed as backup DB and played ST for loss vs. Montreal…<br />
Finished game with 3 DT, 1 ST and 1 PKD…Thrust into wideside<br />
CB position in first quarter when starter Byron Parker left game<br />
for three plays due to injury… Parker returned to the game at<br />
shortside CB to replace injured starter Willie Middlebrooks, who<br />
did not return to action…Rotated through the rest of the game<br />
with Jeremy Unertl at CB…Week 18, Dressed at backup DB and<br />
saw extensive playing time in the defence and on ST in win at<br />
Montreal…Made 1 DT and 1 ST tackle…2010 Playoffs Dressed at<br />
backup DB, played ST and had a career-game in Eastern Semi-<br />
Final win at Hamilton…Forced a Marcus Thigpen fumble in the<br />
second quarter, then recovered a Marcus Thigpen fumble in third<br />
quarter on Hamilton’s 12-yard line…resulting drive ended in an<br />
Argos touchdown…Named Runner Up, CFL Special Teams Player<br />
of the Week…Dressed at backup DB and played ST in Eastern<br />
Final loss at Montreal…Made 1 ST tackle.<br />
2009: Dressed in 6 games at cornerback and played primarily<br />
on special teams in his CFL rookie season with the <strong>Argonauts</strong>...<br />
Week 1, Had 1 ST tackle in season opener at Hamilton…subbed<br />
into game on defence, for CB Jordan Younger, during the second<br />
half… Week 2, Dressed at backup CB and played on special teams<br />
in loss vs. Saskatchewan… Made 2 ST tackles and returned 1<br />
kickoff for 19 yards…Week 3, Dressed at backup CB and played<br />
on ST recording 1 ST tackle in loss at Calgary…Week 4, Started<br />
at punt returner (24/07/09) and was a backup CB in win at Winnipeg…<br />
Had 3 PR for 20 yards, LG 13, before leaving game at<br />
beginning of second quarter with shin injury… Week 5, Added<br />
to IR with leg injury… Weeks 6-7, On 46-man active roster but<br />
did not dress...Weeks 8-16, Added to practice roster…Week 17,<br />
Dressed as backup CB and played ST in loss at Edmonton… Made<br />
1 ST tackle…Week 18, Dressed as backup CB in loss vs. Montreal.<br />
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2008: Drafted by <strong>Toronto</strong> in the 6th round, 45th overall, of the CFL<br />
Canadian Draft…Returned to school for final year of eligibility.<br />
College: A four-year starter at Saginaw Valley State (2004-08)…<br />
2008 Named First-Team All-GLIAC…Selected to the Valero Cactus<br />
Bowl senior all-star game…Recorded 42 tackles, four pass breakups,<br />
ranked third in the GLIAC with five interceptions for 119 yards<br />
on the season, including 1 for a 19-yard TD…Earned GLIAC Player<br />
of the Week honours…East Coast Bowl in Petersburg, VA…2007<br />
Played in 8 games…Named Academic All-Conference…Returned<br />
12 punts for 91 yards...2006 Led the team with a 14.8-yard punt<br />
return average and ran back 8 kickoffs for 203 yards and a touchdown…Also<br />
posted an interception and 42 tackles…Named<br />
Second-Team All-GLIAC…2005 Started all games as a freshman…2004<br />
Redshirt freshman.<br />
Personal: Matt’s parents, Marlane and Donovan, live in <strong>Toronto</strong><br />
and he has two younger siblings, Eric, who is a football player<br />
at Saint Mary’s University, and Destiny. Matt spent the off-season<br />
participating in the Argos’ Huddle Up Bullying Prevention Program<br />
and making other community appearances. He enjoys cooking<br />
and says his specialty is surf n’ turf. He played hockey, baseball<br />
and ran track at Northern Secondary School. While at Saginaw<br />
Valley, he was heavily involved in the Student Athletic Advisory<br />
Committee, an athletic group focused on community involvement<br />
and initiatives. Black was an all-star member of the Metro <strong>Toronto</strong><br />
Wildcats in the OVFL where he won the league’s Most Outstanding<br />
Defensive Back award. He was also named Mid-Town Football<br />
MVP while attending Northern S.S. Matt studied Communications/<br />
Marketing at Saginaw Valley.
39 MATT BLACK<br />
DEFENSIVE BACK<br />
CFL REGULAR SEASON STATISTICS<br />
Tackles Tkls for Loss INT Returns<br />
GP DT ST TT QB PKD NO YDS NO YDS TD<br />
2009 TOR 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0<br />
2010 TOR 13 7 13 20 0 1 0 0 0 0 0<br />
TOTALS 19 7 13 20 0 1 0 0 0 0 0<br />
Punt Returns Kickoff Returns<br />
TEAM NO YDS LG TD NO YDS LG TD<br />
2009 TOR 3 20 13 0 1 19 19 0<br />
2010 TOR 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0<br />
TOTALS 4 21 13 0 1 19 19 0<br />
CFL PLAYOFF STATISTICS<br />
Tackles Tkls For Loss<br />
GP DT ST TT KD FF FR QB NO YDS<br />
2010 TOR 2 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0<br />
TOTALS 2 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0<br />
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Acquired: Acquired by <strong>Toronto</strong> in a trade with Calgary on August<br />
21, 2010 in exchange for the rights to a negotiation list player<br />
(DL Corey Mace).<br />
2010: Attended training camp with the Stampeders and added to<br />
team’s 9-game injured list …Traded to <strong>Toronto</strong> in Week 8 and<br />
dressed in ten (10) regular season games with no starts for the<br />
Argos…Week 9, Remained on 9-game injured list for Labour Day<br />
Classic at Hamilton…Week 10, Made Argos debut (11/09/10) in<br />
loss at B.C. dressing at backup LB and playing ST…Did not record<br />
a stat but replaced LB Tang Bacheyie on defence for duration of<br />
game when he left due to injury in the first half…Week 11, Started<br />
as fourth LB (19/09/10) in 3-4 defensive formations and played ST<br />
in win vs. Winnipeg…Made 1 DT…Week 12, Started as fourth LB<br />
in 3-4 defensive formations and played ST in Touchdown Atlantic<br />
loss vs. Edmonton…Recorded 1 ST tackle… Week 13, Started<br />
as fourth LB in 3-4 defensive formations and played ST in loss<br />
vs. Saskatchewan… Made 1 DT…Week 14, Started as fourth LB<br />
in 3-4 defensive formations and played ST in win at Saskatchewan…Week<br />
15, Dressed as backup LB and played ST in loss<br />
vs. Hamilton…Made 2 ST tackles…Week 16, Dressed as backup<br />
LB and played ST in win at Winnipeg…Made 2 DT and recovered<br />
a fumble by kick returner Deon Beasley, caused by teammate<br />
Willie Pile, on the last play of the first half…Week 17, Dressed<br />
as backup LB and played ST in loss vs. Montreal…Made 1 ST<br />
tackle…Week 18, Dressed at backup LB and played ST in win at<br />
Montreal…Made 2 DT and 3 ST tackles, and returned 1 kickoff<br />
for 8 yards…2010 Playoffs Dressed as backup LB and played ST in<br />
Eastern Semi-Final win at Hamilton…Dressed as backup LB and<br />
played ST in Eastern Final loss at Montreal…Made 1 ST tackle.<br />
2009: Invited to CFL Evaluation Camp in <strong>Toronto</strong>…Selected by Calgary<br />
in the 2nd Round (16th Overall) in the 2009 CFL Canadian<br />
Draft…Signed with Calgary on May 29…Attended training camp<br />
with the Stampeders and dressed in five games as a rookie before<br />
being sidelined by injury. ..Finished season with 8 DTs and 4 ST<br />
tackles…Made his CFL debut in week 1 vs. Montreal (01/07/09)<br />
and made 4 DTs and 1 ST tackles.<br />
College: Played four seasons (2005-08) at Wayne State…Started<br />
36 of 43 games and finished with 289 tackles…2008 Started 11<br />
games…Named a team captain as a senior…Led team, seventh<br />
in conference with 101 total tackles as well as four sacks…<br />
Named Second-Team All-Conference squad…Received the<br />
team’s ‘Ultimate Warrior’ award for outstanding work in the weight<br />
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TRISTAN BLACK<br />
51 LINEBACKER<br />
6’3”, 232 lbs. • Wayne State • Born: April 4, 1984 • <strong>Toronto</strong>, Ontario<br />
2nd Year Argos / 3rd Year CFL • Non-Import<br />
CFL REGULAR SEASON STATISTICS<br />
Tackles Tkls for Loss INT Returns<br />
GP DT ST TT QB PKD NO YDS NO YDS TD<br />
2009 CGY 5 8 4 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0<br />
2010 TOR 9 7 7 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0<br />
TOTALS 14 15 11 26 0 0 0 0 0 0 0<br />
CFL PLAYOFFS STATISTICS<br />
Tackles Tkls for Loss INT Returns<br />
GP DT ST TT QB PKD NO YDS NO YDS TD<br />
2010 TOR 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0<br />
TOTALS 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0<br />
room…<strong>Part</strong>icipated in the East Coast Bowl...2007 Earned All-GLIAC<br />
Honourable Mention for the second straight year...Started all 11<br />
games...Finished third on team with 82 tackles and 7.5 tackles<br />
for loss with three sacks...Two-time WSU Defensive Player of the<br />
Week selection...2006 Earned All-GLIAC Honourable Mention after<br />
finishing fifth on the squad with 66 tackles...Dressed in all 11<br />
games making eight starts...Made 66 tackles with 2.5 tackles for<br />
loss…2005 Played in all 10 games starting the final six contests<br />
as a freshman...Finished second among WSU LBs with 40 tackles,<br />
also recorded 4.5 tackles for loss (-10 yards), 1.5 sacks (-4) yards,<br />
and two pass break-ups.<br />
Personal: A <strong>Toronto</strong> native, Black attended Central Tech High School<br />
and was a two-time <strong>Toronto</strong> Star All-City selection. Tristan played<br />
one season of CEGEP football at Montreal’s Vanier College (a<br />
prep school) before enrolling at Wayne State. His younger brother<br />
Everton is a linebacker for the University of Manitoba Bisons and<br />
played for the North <strong>Toronto</strong> Wildcats. Tristan spent summers playing<br />
with the Scarborough Thunder. Tristan spent the off-season<br />
participating in the Argos’ Huddle Up Bullying Prevention Program<br />
and making other community appearances, including playing with<br />
the Courtside Boatmen, the Argos charity basketball team. One of<br />
Tristan’s inspirations is his older sister Cassandra who has Down<br />
Syndrome, prompting Tristan to fundraise to improve quality of life<br />
for those afflicted.
CORY BOYD<br />
3 RUNNING BACK<br />
6’2”, 218 lbs. • South Carolina • Born: August 6, 1985 • Orange, New Jersey<br />
2nd Year Argos / 2nd Year CFL • Import<br />
Acquired: Signed as a free agent with <strong>Toronto</strong> on March 12, 2010…<br />
Extended with <strong>Toronto</strong> on March 21, 2011.<br />
2010: Dressed in and started 16 games in his first season in <strong>Toronto</strong>…Named<br />
Argos’ Most Outstanding Player for first time in<br />
his career as voted by the <strong>Toronto</strong> chapter of the FRC…Named<br />
East Division All-Star at RB for first time in his career…Named<br />
CFL’s toughest player through peer voting in CFL on TSN survey…<br />
Named CFL All-Star at RB for first time in his career…Named<br />
CFLPA All-Star at RB… Week 1, Made CFL debut (01/07/10) while<br />
starting at RB in Canada Day season opener at Calgary…Carried 8<br />
times for 32 yards, 4.0 AVG…Week 2, Started at RB in win at Winnipeg<br />
and rushed for first career 100-yard game and scored first<br />
career TD (09/07/10)…Carried 19 times for 109 yards, 5.7 AVG.,<br />
LG 23 and 1 TD and caught 3 passes for 18 yards, LG 12…Week<br />
3, Started at RB and ran for 142 yards on 20 carries, 7.1 AVG, LG<br />
23 (14/07/10) and caught 1 pass for 1 yard in win vs. Calgary…<br />
Week 4, Started at RB and carried 19 times for 148 yards, LG 41,<br />
AVG. 7.8 and caught 1 pass for 5 yards in win vs. B.C., earning him<br />
Runner-Up CFL Offensive Player of the Week honours…It was his<br />
third-consecutive 100+ yard rushing game which ties Dick Shatto<br />
and Cookie Gilchrist for second-most consecutive 100+ yard<br />
rushing games in Argos history…Week 5, Started at RB in loss<br />
at Montreal…Carried 9 times for 53 yards, 5.9 AVG., LG 15 ending<br />
his streak at three straight 100-yard rushing games…Week<br />
6, Started at RB and celebrated his 25th birthday (06/08/10) with<br />
a big game and a big win at Edmonton…Scored 3 TDs, 2 rushing<br />
& 1 receiving (his first receiving TD of his career) which was also<br />
his first multi-TD game of his CFL career…Became first Argonaut<br />
since Michael Jenkins in 2001 to score 3 TDs in a game…Had<br />
career-highs of 164 yards and 25 carries, 6.6 AVG, and his longest<br />
career run, LG 43 yards…Also caught 4 passes for 46 yards, LG<br />
14 and finished with 210 yards from scrimmage… Named CFL Offensive<br />
Player of the Week for the first time in his career…Week 7,<br />
Started at RB and carried 17 times for 63 yards, 3.7 AVG, 1 TD and<br />
caught pass for 4 yards in win vs. Montreal…Also completed his<br />
first-career pass (14/08/10), a 13-yard toss on an option throwback<br />
to QB Cleo Lemon, who then ran 13 yards for a first down…<br />
Week 8, Started at RB in loss vs. Hamilton…Carried 16 times for<br />
81 yards, 5.1 AVG, LG 17 and caught 3 passes for 28 yards…<br />
Named CFL Offensive Player of the Month for August for first time<br />
in his career…Week 9, Started at RB in Labour Day Classic loss<br />
at Hamilton…Carried 11 times for 54 yards, 4.9 AVG, and scored<br />
the Argos’ only touchdown while also catching 6 passes for 38<br />
yards… Totalled 105 yards from scrimmage…Week 10, Started<br />
RB in loss at B.C….Carried 11 times for 57 yards, LG 27, 5.2 AVG<br />
and caught 1 pass for 8 yards before leaving game in the second<br />
half with a head injury…Replaced by RB/FB Jeff Johnson…Week<br />
11, Added to IR before win vs. Winnipeg… Week 12, Remained on<br />
IR for Touchdown Atlantic loss vs. Edmonton…Week 13, Started<br />
at RB and became fastest Argo (11 active games), third-youngest<br />
Argo and seventh different Argo RB ever to reach 1,000 yards in a<br />
season (2/10/10) in loss vs. Saskatchewan… Carried 20 times for<br />
148 yards, AVG 7.3, LG 49, and caught 4 passes for 43 yards…<br />
Re-captured league rushing lead and moved back into second<br />
place in yards from scrimmage… Week 14, Started at RB in win at<br />
Saskatchewan…Raced for 131 yards on 21 carries, AVG 6.2, LG<br />
40…Caught 4 passes for 12 yards and improved on league-leading<br />
yards from scrimmage total…Earned sixth 100-yard rushing<br />
game of his season, tied for second-most in an Argos season with<br />
Gill Fenerty (1989) & Bill Symons (1968)…Week 15, Started at RB<br />
in loss vs. Hamilton… Carried 11 times for 26 yards, LG 10, with<br />
3 catches for 11 yards, LG 14…Week 16, Started at RB and accumulated<br />
156 yards from scrimmage (86 rushing & 70 receiving)<br />
and a career-long 66-yard receiving touchdown from Cleo Lemon<br />
(23/10/10)…Week 17, Started at RB in loss vs. Montreal…Carried<br />
8 times for 68 yards, 8.5 AVG., and scored a 33-yard TD, his<br />
second TD in as many games…Caught 4 passes for 79 yards, LG<br />
33 for a total of 147 yards from scrimmage…Week 18, Added to IR<br />
(ankle) for win at Montreal…2010 Playoffs Started at RB in Eastern<br />
Semi-Final win at Hamilton…Carried 19 times for 93 yards, AVG<br />
4.9, LG13 and caught 8 passes for 39 yards, LG 11…Returned<br />
1 punt for 5 yards…Started at RB in Eastern Final loss at Montreal…Carried<br />
8 times for 43 yards, LG 18, before being carried<br />
off the field with an injury late in the game.<br />
2009: Waived by Denver on March 31, 2009.<br />
2008: Drafted by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the seventh round<br />
(238th overall) of the NFL Draft…Waived by the Buccaneers on<br />
July 26 and subsequently placed on season-ending injured reserve…Released<br />
by Tampa Bay on October 17…Signed to the<br />
Denver Broncos practice squad on November 4…Promoted to<br />
the active roster on December 9 when fullback Peyton Hillis was<br />
placed on injured reserve…Returned to practice squad the next<br />
week…Re-activated for Week 17 following the season ending<br />
injuries to Selvin Young and P.J. Pope, but did not dress in a game.<br />
College: Played for the Gamecocks from 2003 to 2007 as a running<br />
back…Only the second South Carolina player ever to gain 1000<br />
yards both rushing and receiving in a career…In his senior<br />
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CORY BOYD<br />
3 RUNNING BACK<br />
Acquired: Signed as a free agent with <strong>Toronto</strong> on March 12, 2010…<br />
Extended with <strong>Toronto</strong> on March 21, 2011.<br />
2010: Dressed in and started 16 games in his first season in <strong>Toronto</strong>…Named<br />
Argos’ Most Outstanding Player for first time in<br />
his career as voted by the <strong>Toronto</strong> chapter of the FRC…Named<br />
East Division All-Star at RB for first time in his career…Named<br />
CFL’s toughest player through peer voting in CFL on TSN survey…<br />
Named CFL All-Star at RB for first time in his career…Named<br />
CFLPA All-Star at RB… Week 1, Made CFL debut (01/07/10) while<br />
starting at RB in Canada Day season opener at Calgary…Carried 8<br />
times for 32 yards, 4.0 AVG…Week 2, Started at RB in win at Winnipeg<br />
and rushed for first career 100-yard game and scored first<br />
career TD (09/07/10)…Carried 19 times for 109 yards, 5.7 AVG.,<br />
LG 23 and 1 TD and caught 3 passes for 18 yards, LG 12…Week<br />
3, Started at RB and ran for 142 yards on 20 carries, 7.1 AVG, LG<br />
23 (14/07/10) and caught 1 pass for 1 yard in win vs. Calgary…<br />
Week 4, Started at RB and carried 19 times for 148 yards, LG 41,<br />
AVG. 7.8 and caught 1 pass for 5 yards in win vs. B.C., earning him<br />
Runner-Up CFL Offensive Player of the Week honours…It was his<br />
third-consecutive 100+ yard rushing game which ties Dick Shatto<br />
and Cookie Gilchrist for second-most consecutive 100+ yard<br />
rushing games in Argos history…Week 5, Started at RB in loss<br />
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at Montreal…Carried 9 times for 53 yards, 5.9 AVG., LG 15 ending<br />
his streak at three straight 100-yard rushing games…Week<br />
6, Started at RB and celebrated his 25th birthday (06/08/10) with<br />
a big game and a big win at Edmonton…Scored 3 TDs, 2 rushing<br />
& 1 receiving (his first receiving TD of his career) which was also<br />
his first multi-TD game of his CFL career…Became first Argonaut<br />
since Michael Jenkins in 2001 to score 3 TDs in a game…Had<br />
career-highs of 164 yards and 25 carries, 6.6 AVG, and his longest<br />
career run, LG 43 yards…Also caught 4 passes for 46 yards, LG<br />
14 and finished with 210 yards from scrimmage… Named CFL Offensive<br />
Player of the Week for the first time in his career…Week 7,<br />
Started at RB and carried 17 times for 63 yards, 3.7 AVG, 1 TD and<br />
caught pass for 4 yards in win vs. Montreal…Also completed his<br />
first-career pass (14/08/10), a 13-yard toss on an option throwback<br />
to QB Cleo Lemon, who then ran 13 yards for a first down…<br />
Week 8, Started at RB in loss vs. Hamilton…Carried 16 times for<br />
81 yards, 5.1 AVG, LG 17 and caught 3 passes for 28 yards…<br />
Named CFL Offensive Player of the Month for August for first time<br />
in his career…Week 9, Started at RB in Labour Day Classic loss<br />
at Hamilton…Carried 11 times for 54 yards, 4.9 AVG, and scored<br />
the Argos’ only touchdown while also catching 6 passes for 38<br />
yards… Totalled 105 yards from scrimmage…Week 10, Started<br />
RB in loss at B.C….Carried 11 times for 57 yards, LG 27, 5.2 AVG<br />
CFL REGULAR SEASON STATISTICS<br />
Rushing Receiving Tackles<br />
Year GP NO YDS AVG LG TD NO YDS AVG LG TD DT ST TT<br />
2010ab TOR 15 226 1359 6.0 49 6 38 363 9.6 66 2 1 0 1<br />
TOTAL 15 226 1359 6.0 49 6 38 363 9.6 66 2 1 0 1<br />
a – CFL All-Star<br />
b – East Division All-Star<br />
CFL PLAYOFF STATISTICS<br />
Rushing Receiving Tackles<br />
Year GP NO YDS AVG LG TD NO YDS AVG LG TD DT ST TT<br />
2010 TOR 2 27 136 5.0 18 0 8 39 4.9 11 0 0 0 0<br />
TOTAL 2 27 136 5.0 18 0 8 39 4.9 11 0 0 0 0<br />
SINGLE GAME RUSHING YARDS<br />
(100 YDS MIN.)<br />
DATE TEAM OPP ATT YDS<br />
06-Aug-10 TOR @EDM 25 164<br />
23-Jul-10 TOR BC 19 148<br />
02-Oct-10 TOR @SSK 20 145<br />
14-Jul-10 TOR CAL 20 142<br />
09-Oct-10 TOR SSK 21 131<br />
09-Jul-10 TOR @WPG 19 109<br />
MULTI-TOUCHDOWN GAMES<br />
(2 OR MORE)<br />
DATE TEAM OPP TDS<br />
06-Aug-10 TOR @EDM 3<br />
YARDS FROM SCRIMMAGE GAMES<br />
(TOP 5)<br />
DATE TEAM OPP YDS<br />
06-Aug-10 TOR @EDM 210<br />
02-Oct-10 TOR @SSK 188<br />
23-Oct-10 TOR @WPG 156<br />
23-Jul-10 TOR BC 153<br />
29-Oct-10 TOR MTL 147
88 RECEIVER<br />
Acquired: Selected in the 2nd round (13th overall) by the <strong>Toronto</strong> <strong>Argonauts</strong><br />
in the 2008 CFL Canadian Draft...Signed with <strong>Toronto</strong> on<br />
December 3, 2008.<br />
2010: Dressed in all 18 regular season games, with four (4) starts, for<br />
<strong>Toronto</strong>… Week 1, Started at SB in Canada Day season opener at<br />
Calgary and recorded no stats…Week 2, Dressed at WR and played<br />
ST in win at Winnipeg…Returned a kickoff 3-yards and batted ahead<br />
Winnipeg’s onside kick 3 yards into the hands of teammate Willie<br />
Pile, credited with a fumble as a result… Week 3, Dressed at WR and<br />
played ST in win vs. Calgary…Week 4, Dressed at WR and played<br />
ST in win vs. B.C…Week 5, Dressed at backup WR and played ST<br />
recording no stats in loss at Montreal…Week 6, Dressed at backup<br />
WR and played ST in win at Edmonton…Caught 1 pass for 3 yards<br />
and also drew a key pass interference call in the endzone late in 4th<br />
quarter to setup Cory Boyd’s game-winning touchdown…Week 7,<br />
Dressed at WR and played ST in win vs. Montreal…Week 8, Dressed<br />
at WR and played ST in loss vs. Hamilton…Week 9, Dressed at WR<br />
and played ST in Labour Day Classic loss at Hamilton…Week 10,<br />
Started at SB in loss at B.C…. Caught 3 passes for 27 yards, LG 7…<br />
Week 11, Dressed at backup SB and played ST in win vs. Winnipeg…<br />
Recorded no stats…Week 12, Dressed at backup SB and played ST<br />
in Touchdown Atlantic loss vs. Edmonton…Made 1 DT on an interception<br />
return by Edmonton…Week 13, Dressed at backup WR and<br />
played ST in loss vs. Saskatchewan…Week 14, Dressed at backup<br />
WR and played ST in win at Saskatchewan…Week 15, Dressed at<br />
backup WR and played ST in loss vs. Hamilton…Week 16, Dressed<br />
as backup WR and played ST in win at Winnipeg…Week 17, Dressed<br />
as backup WR and played ST in loss vs. Montreal…Caught 1 pass for<br />
a 10-yard touchdown from Cleo Lemon, his first major of the season<br />
(29/10/10)…Positioned at back of endzone on final play of game for<br />
kickout play… Credited with a MFG return of 4 yards for knocking<br />
Damon Duval’s missed field goal attempt back into endzone, then<br />
scooped up ball and punted it 37-yards…Week 18, Started at WR<br />
in win at Montreal…Caught career-high 5 passes for 68 yards, LG<br />
18…2010 Playoffs Dressed as backup WR and played ST in Eastern<br />
Semi-Final win at Hamilton…Dressed at WR and played ST in Eastern<br />
Final loss at Montreal…Recorded no stats.<br />
2009: Dressed in all 18 games, starting 5, at receiver for the <strong>Argonauts</strong><br />
in rookie CFL season... Led all Canadian Argos receivers with<br />
25 catches for 350 yards… Week 1, Dressed at SB and caught 2<br />
passes for 39 yards while making CFL debut (01/07/09) at Hamilton…Week<br />
2, Recorded 3 catches for 77 yards, LG 37, and 1 TD,<br />
his first in the CFL (11/07/09), to commemorate his 23rd birthday…<br />
Week 3, Dressed at SB and was forced into action as non-import receivers<br />
Talbot, Scott and Lambros all left the game with injuries in the<br />
CFL REGULAR SEASON STATISTICS<br />
Receiving Tackles<br />
GP NO YDS AVE LG TD DT ST TT<br />
2009 TOR 18 25 350 14.0 40 1 0 1 1<br />
2010 TOR 18 10 108 10.8 18 1 1 0 0<br />
TOTALS 36 35 458 13.1 40 2 1 1 2<br />
MIKE BRADWELL<br />
CFL PLAYOFF STATISTICS<br />
Receiving Tackles<br />
GP NO YDS AVE LG TD DT ST TT<br />
2010 TOR 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0<br />
TOTALS 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0<br />
6’4”, 201 lbs. • McMaster • Born: July 11, 1986 • <strong>Toronto</strong>, Ontario<br />
3rd Year Argos/ 3rd Year CFL • Non-import<br />
first half… Finished second on team with 3 catches for 59 yards, LG<br />
40, and played ST in loss at Calgary… Week 4, Made first career start<br />
at SB (24/07/09) and caught 1 pass for 9 yards in win at Winnipeg…<br />
Week 5, Dressed at SB and made 2 catches for 18 yards, LG 11…<br />
Recovered teammate Tyler Scott’s fumble in the first quarter…Week<br />
6, Dressed at SB and played ST in loss at Montreal…Caught 2 passes<br />
for 16 yards, LG 10…Week 7, Dressed at SB and caught 2 passes for<br />
15 yards in loss vs. BC… Week 8, Dressed at SB and caught 2 passes<br />
for 14 yards in loss to Calgary… Week 9, Started at receiver and made<br />
2 catches for 11 yards, LG 7, in loss at Hamilton…Week 10, Started at<br />
receiver and recorded no stats in win vs. Hamilton…Week 12, Started<br />
at receiver and had 1 catch for 19 yards in loss at Winnipeg…Week<br />
15, Dressed as a backup WR and caught 1 pass for 20 yards in loss vs.<br />
Edmonton… Week 16, Dressed at backup WR and caught 2 passes<br />
for 18 yards, LG 9, in loss vs. Hamilton… Week 17, Dressed at backup<br />
WR and caught 2 passes for 35 yards, LG 23, in loss at Edmonton.<br />
2008: Selected in the 2nd round (13th overall) by the <strong>Toronto</strong> <strong>Argonauts</strong><br />
in the CFL Canadian Draft… Signed a contract with the <strong>Argonauts</strong><br />
on May 6, 2008…Attended training camp before suffering a leg<br />
injury…Returned to McMaster University where he played out his final<br />
year of CIS eligibility and completed his degree.<br />
College: Played five seasons at McMaster (2004-08)…2008 Attended<br />
training camp with the <strong>Argonauts</strong> but returned to school to complete<br />
his eligibility…Played in four games, missing five games due to hamstring<br />
injury, but caught 23 passes for 277 yards and 2 TD…Also ran<br />
once for 21 yards…2007 Played in all eight regular season games…<br />
Named CIS First-Team All-Canadian…Led CIS in receiving yards<br />
with 958, also the second highest season total in school history…<br />
Set Marauder all-time single-season school recorded by catching 53<br />
passes…Led OUA with nine touchdown passes including a 108-yard<br />
score which was the longest completion in McMaster history…Averaged<br />
119.75 yards receiving per game…2006 Played six conference<br />
games…Caught 10 passes for 129 yards…2005 Played four conference<br />
games…Had nine receptions for 139 yards…2004 Did not play<br />
football as a freshman to pursue academics.<br />
Personal: Mike attended Leaside High School in <strong>Toronto</strong> where he was<br />
the special teams player of the year. He first joined the football team<br />
in grade 12 after years of playing hockey at a high level. He enjoys<br />
watching movies and golfing in his free time and is a strong supporter<br />
of the Sian Bradwell Fund For Children With Cancer. Mike has<br />
two older siblings, Dave, a PhD graduate from M.I.T., and Suzanne,<br />
an emergency room doctor in St. Catharines. He majored in civil engineering<br />
at McMaster University and works as a field co-op student<br />
with PCL Constructors during the off-season.<br />
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Acquired: Signed as a free agent with <strong>Toronto</strong> on February 22, 2010.<br />
2010: Dressed in 18 regular season games, with 17 starts, at both<br />
DE and DT in his first season with <strong>Toronto</strong>… Week 1, Made CFL<br />
debut (01/07/10) while starting at DE and recorded no stats in<br />
Canada Day season opener at Calgary…Week 2, Started at DE<br />
in win at Winnipeg and recorded first career QB sack (09/07/10)<br />
and 3 DT…Week 3, Started at DE and recorded 2 DT and his<br />
second sack in as many games during win vs. Calgary…Week<br />
4, Started at DE in win vs. B.C. and made 2 DT…Week 5, Started<br />
at DE in loss at Montreal…Made 4 DT…Week 6, Started at DE in<br />
win at Edmonton and made 2 DT…Week 7, Started at DE in win<br />
vs. Montreal and made 1 DT…Week 8, Started at DE in loss vs.<br />
Hamilton and made 1 DT…Week 9, Started at DE in Labour Day<br />
loss at Hamilton…Recorded 1 DT as well as his first career INT<br />
for a 2-yard return (06/09/10) on a Kevin Glenn pass…Week 10,<br />
Started at DE in loss at B.C…Made single-game career-high 5 DT<br />
and his first multi-sack game of his career (11/09/10) with 2 QB<br />
sacks on Casey Printers also made 1 tackle for a loss of 2 yards…<br />
Week 11, Started at DE and rotated through to nose tackle and<br />
played ST in win vs. Winnipeg…Made 2 ST tackles…Week 12,<br />
Started at DE in Touchdown Atlantic loss vs. Edmonton…Recorded<br />
1 DT and 1 ST tackle…Week 13, Started at DE and played ST in<br />
loss vs. Saskatchewan…Made 2 ST tackles…Week 14, Started<br />
at DT in place of injured starter Kevin Huntley in win at Saskatchewan…Made<br />
1 DT…Week 15, Dressed at backup DL and played<br />
ST in loss vs. Hamilton…Week 16, Started at DT in place of injured<br />
starter Kevin Huntley, in win at Winnipeg…Made 1 DT and sacked<br />
Bombers’ QB Joseph Elliott… Week 17, Started at DT in place of<br />
Kevin Huntley for loss vs. Montreal…Made 3 DT and 1 QB sack…<br />
Week 18, Started at DT in win at Montreal…Made 2 DT…2010<br />
Playoffs Dressed as backup DL and played ST in Eastern Semi-<br />
Final win at Hamilton…Did not record a stat…Dressed as backup<br />
DL and played ST in Eastern Final loss at Montreal…Made 1 DT.<br />
2009: Attended training camp with Redskins and released as a<br />
final cut.<br />
2008: Returned to Redskins’ training camp but suffered a seasonending<br />
Achilles injury. Spent season the club’s injured reserve<br />
while fully rehabilitating his injury.<br />
2007: Signed with the Washington Redskins (NFL) as a free agent<br />
on May 15…Added to club’s practice roster for 14 games…Promoted<br />
to activate roster on December 12 and was inactive for final<br />
two games of the season.<br />
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ALEX BUZBEE<br />
96 DEFENSIVE LINEMAN<br />
6’4”, 266 lbs. • Georgetown • Born: November 27, 1984 • Memphis, Tennessee<br />
2nd Year Argos/2nd Year CFL • Import<br />
CFL REGULAR SEASON STATISTICS<br />
Tackles Tkls for Loss INT Returns<br />
GP DT ST TT QB PKD NO YDS NO YDS TD<br />
2010 TOR 18 31 3 34 6 0 4 8 1 2 0<br />
TOTALS 18 31 3 34 6 0 4 8 1 2 0<br />
CFL PLAYOFFS STATISTICS<br />
Tackles Tkls for Loss INT Returns<br />
GP DT ST TT QB PKD NO YDS NO YDS TD<br />
2010 TOR 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0<br />
TOTALS 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0<br />
College: Four year starter at Georgetown (2004-07)…Totalled<br />
27.5 career sacks, which ranks second all-time at Georgetown…<br />
Named First-team All-Patriot League as a senior and Honorable<br />
mention All- America selection by the Don Hansen Football Gazette…2007:<br />
As a senior, he had 75 tackles (30 solo), 13 tackles<br />
for loss and one forced fumble and led the Patriot League with 5.5<br />
sacks…2006: Named Second-Team All-Patriot League after starting<br />
all 11 games and making 44 tackles (29 solo), 12.5 tackles for<br />
loss, 6.5 sacks and two forced fumbles…2005: Named Secondteam<br />
All-Patriot League as he tied for the league and team lead in<br />
sacks with 10.5 and finished the year with 12.5 tackles for loss,<br />
and totaled 39 tackles forced two fumbles on the season…2004:<br />
Played 11 games, made 28 tackles, including 7.5 for a loss and<br />
had five sacks.<br />
Personal: Alex makes his home in New Jersey and he enjoys<br />
watching movies and listening to all different kinds of music. He<br />
spent this off-season training at the University of Delaware where<br />
he also acted as an assistant coach, working on strength and conditioning<br />
with the varsity athletes. Alex was a Government/Political<br />
Science major in college. He attended Seton Hall Prep in New<br />
Jersey where he played tight end, defensive end and quarterback.<br />
While in high school, he was named All-County and All-State in<br />
football and All-County as a basketball player.
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Acquired: Acquired by <strong>Toronto</strong> in a trade with the Calgary<br />
Stampeders on February 17, 2010 in exchange for import WR P.K.<br />
Sam… Extended with <strong>Toronto</strong> on January 10, 2011.<br />
2010: Dressed in 14 regular season games with 14 starts in his first<br />
season in <strong>Toronto</strong>…Voted captain of the offence by teammates…<br />
Week 1, Made Argos regular season debut (01/07/10) in Canada<br />
Day season opener at Calgary…Caught 4 passes for 40 yards, LG<br />
15, and lost 1 fumble…Week 2, Started at SB in win at Winnipeg<br />
and caught 3 passes for 40 yards, LG 18…Week 3, Started at SB<br />
in win vs. Calgary and caught 2 passes for 50 yards, LG 32…Week<br />
4, Started at SB in win vs. B.C…Caught 3 passes for 43 yards<br />
including his first receiving touchdown as an Argonaut (23/07/10)<br />
on a 21-yard pass from Cleo Lemon…Week 5, Started at SB in<br />
loss at Montreal…Made 2 receptions for 31 yards…Week 6,<br />
Started at SB in win at Edmonton…Caught season-high 6 passes<br />
for 66 yards, LG 13…Week 7, Started at WR and caught 1 pass for<br />
50 yards before fumbling in win vs. Montreal…Left game with an<br />
injury midway through the first quarter and did not return, replaced<br />
by RB/SB Ryan Christian… Week 8, Added to injured list (elbow)<br />
and ended streak of 111 CFL games played for loss vs. Hamilton…<br />
Weeks 9-10, Remained on IR…Week 11, Returned to lineup from<br />
injury, starting at SB, in win vs. Winnipeg…Caught 4 passes for<br />
43 yards, LG 15 with 1 TD reception from Cleo Lemon… Week<br />
12, Started at SB in Touchdown Atlantic loss vs. Edmonton…<br />
Caught 6 passes for 65 yards, LG 17…Week 13, Started at SB in<br />
loss vs. Saskatchewan…Caught 1 pass for 14 yards… Week 14,<br />
Started at SB in win at Saskatchewan…Led all Argos receivers<br />
with 5 catches for 70 yards and a 28-yard touchdown reception<br />
from Cleo Lemon…Week 15, Started at SB in loss vs. Hamilton…<br />
Caught 3 passes for 33 yards, LG 13…Week 16, Started at SB<br />
in win at Winnipeg… Caught game-high 6 passes for 75 yards,<br />
LG 17…Week 17, Started at SB in loss vs. Montreal…Caught 2<br />
passes for 19 yards, LG 12…Week 18, On 46-man active roster<br />
but did not dress in win at Montreal…2010 Playoffs Started at SB<br />
in Eastern Semi-Final win at Hamilton…Caught 6 passes for 44<br />
yards…Started at WR for Eastern Final loss at Montreal…Caught<br />
team-high 5 passes for 77 yards, LG 28, and a made a spectacular<br />
10-yard TD catch late in the game on a pass from backup QB<br />
Dalton Bell.<br />
2009: Named a CFL All-Star for the second time in his career and<br />
West Division All-Star for the first time in his career…Re-invented<br />
his game catching 81 passes (third-highest total in his career)<br />
for 1,257 yards (second highest total in his career) and 12 TDs<br />
(second-highest total in his career)…Finished fifth in the CFL<br />
and third in the West in receiving yards…2009 Playoffs Started<br />
both playoff games…Caught 2 passes for 22 yards in win over<br />
Edmonton in West Semi-Final…Caught 6 passes for 71 yards and<br />
TD in West Final loss at Sasktchewan.<br />
2008: Dressed in 18 games for Calgary catching 52 passes for 764<br />
yards and 7 TDs…Completed one 16 yard pass…2008 Playoffs<br />
Caught 3 passes for 43 yards in West Final win against B.C….Grey<br />
Cup Championship Won his second Grey Cup ring with 7 catches for<br />
53 yards in win over Montreal at Olympic Stadium.<br />
2007: Started 18 games for the Stampeders and caught 67<br />
passes for 1,110 yards and tied for the league lead with 10<br />
TD receptions…Attempted two passes and carried once for<br />
(-5) yards…2007 Playoffs Started in West Semi-Final loss to<br />
Saskatchewan and caught 3 passes for 44 yards.<br />
JEREMAINE COPELAND<br />
RECEIVER<br />
6’2”, 205 lbs. • Tennessee • Born: February 19, 1977 • Harriman, Tennessee<br />
2nd Year Argos/11th Year CFL • Import<br />
2002 2008<br />
2006: Dressed in 18 games for the Stamps catching 54 passes for<br />
978 yards and 6 TDs…Carried twice for 14 yards…2006 Playoffs<br />
Started West Semi-Final loss to Saskatchewan catching 3 passes<br />
for 63 yards.<br />
2005: Granted free agency by Montreal in February and signed<br />
with the Calgary Stampeders…Started in 18 games catching 64<br />
passes for 1,211 yards and 8 TDs…Attempted one pass…2005<br />
Playoffs Made playoff debut for Calgary in West Semi-Final loss to<br />
Edmonton…Caught 4 passes for 88 yards.<br />
2004: Named East Division All-Star for second time in his career…<br />
Dressed in 16 games for Montreal and caught 83 passes for<br />
1,154 yards and 10 TDs, good for third in the East and sixth in<br />
the CFL…Had a career-best three-TD game vs. Saskatchewan<br />
(03/07/04)…2004 Playoffs Started in East Final and caught 7<br />
passes for 98 yards and 0 TDs in loss to <strong>Toronto</strong>.<br />
2003: Named East Division All-Star and CFL All-Star for the first<br />
time in his career…Named CFLPA All-Star…Set career highs and<br />
led the entire CFL with 99 receptions for 1,757 yards and tied for<br />
second in the CFL with 14 TDs…Completed 1 of 2 passes for 36<br />
yards and had 2 kickoff returns for 19 yards… Copeland 1,757<br />
receiving yards combined with Montreal Alouettes teammate Ben<br />
Cahoon for 3,318 receiving yards, the highest total ever recorded<br />
by teammates…Set a career-high with 208 receiving yards vs.<br />
Edmonton (21/08/03)…2003 Playoffs Started in East Final for<br />
Montreal and caught 6 passes for 83 yards and 0 TDs…Grey<br />
Cup Championship Caught team-high 8 passes for 102 yards vs.<br />
Edmonton in loss at Taylor Field.<br />
2002: Attended training camp with the Dallas Cowboys (NFL) but<br />
returned to the Alouettes in September helping the team to win<br />
the Grey Cup championship…Caught 18 passes for 352 yards<br />
with 4 touchdowns in five regular season games for the Als…<br />
He also completed 1 pass for a 36 yard touchdown…2002 Playoffs<br />
Dressed in East Final for Montreal and caught 2 passes for 18<br />
yards and 0 TDs…Grey Cup Championship Started Grey Cup game<br />
vs. Edmonton at Commonwealth Stadium and caught 3 passes<br />
for 101 yards with a TD…Recovered an onside kick by Edmonton<br />
at the end of the game and raced it back 47 yards for a major to<br />
seal the win.<br />
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JEREMAINE COPELAND<br />
80 RECEIVER<br />
2001: Signed with the Dallas Cowboys (NFL) and attended training<br />
camp and released as a final cut… Signed as a free agent with<br />
the Los Angeles Xtreme (XFL) and won an XFL championship with<br />
then offensive coordinator Jim Barker…Played in every game for<br />
the Xtreme and finished third in the league in receiving catching<br />
67 passes for 755 yards and 5 TDs…Carried once for 5 yards…<br />
Signed with the Montreal Alouettes at the end of the XFL season<br />
and dressed in seven games for the Als catching 13 passes for<br />
182 yards with a touchdown.<br />
2000: Assigned by Tennessee to the Barcelona Dragons of NFL<br />
Europa and released upon his return to North America.<br />
1999: Signed as a free agent with the Tennessee Titans (NFL) and<br />
attended training camp…Signed to the club’s practice roster.<br />
College: Played four years at the University of Tennessee (1995-<br />
98)…Started as a QB, backing up Peyton Manning, before<br />
transitioning to receiver...Career numbers include 103 receptions<br />
for 1,301 yards and 10 touchdowns…17-of-24 in passing for 199<br />
yards….Won a BCS National Championship as a senior in 1998.<br />
Personal: Jeremaine made Mississauga his off-season home,<br />
participating in the Argos’ Huddle Up Bullying Prevention Program<br />
and making other community appearances, including playing with<br />
the Courtside Boatmen, the Argos charity basketball team. He is<br />
married to Talia and has three sons, Jerome (11), Trezdin (10) and<br />
Isaiah (3). Jeremaine enjoys playing golf and basketball and is a<br />
movie buff with a huge collection of DVDs. He currently lists his<br />
favourite films as Law Abiding Citizen and Avatar.<br />
CFL REGULAR SEASON STATISTICS<br />
Receiving Rushing Passing<br />
TEAM GP NO YDS AVE LG TD NO YDS LG TD ATT CMP YDS PCT INT LG TD<br />
2001 MTL 7 13 182 14.0 26 1 1 5 5 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0<br />
2002 MTL 5 18 352 19.6 41 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 36 100.0 0 38 1<br />
2003ab MTL 18 99 1757 17.7 57 14 0 0 0 0 2 1 36 50.0 0 36 0<br />
2004b MTL 16 83 1154 13.9 42 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0<br />
2005 CGY 18 64 1211 18.9 70 8 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.0 0 0 0<br />
2006 CGY 18 54 978 18.1 70 6 2 14 9 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0<br />
2007 CGY 18 67 1110 16.6 84 10 1 -5 0 0 2 0 0 0.0 0 0 0<br />
2008 CGY 18 52 764 14.7 60 7 0 0 0 0 1 1 16 100.0 0 16 0<br />
2009c CGY 18 81 1257 15.5 57 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0<br />
2010 TOR 14 48 639 13.3 50 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0<br />
TOTALS 150 579 9404 16.2 84 75 4 14 9 0 7 3 88 42.9 0 38 1<br />
a – CFL All-Star<br />
b – East Division All-Star<br />
c – West Division All-Star<br />
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CFL REGULAR SEASON STATISTICS<br />
Kickoff Returns Punt Returns<br />
TEAM NO YDS AVG TD NO YDS LG TD<br />
2001 MTL 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0<br />
2002 MTL 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0<br />
2003 MTL 2 19 9.5 0 0 0 0 0<br />
2004 MTL 2 13 6.5 0 0 0 0 0<br />
2005 CGY 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0<br />
2006 CGY 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0<br />
2007 CGY 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0<br />
2008 CGY 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0<br />
2009 CGY 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0<br />
2010 TOR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0<br />
TOTALS 4 32 8.0 0 0 0 0 0
JEREMAINE COPELAND<br />
80 RECEIVER<br />
CFL PLAYOFF STATISTICS<br />
Receiving Rushing<br />
TEAM GP NO YDS AVE LG TD NO YDS LG TD<br />
2002 MTL 1 2 18 9 9 0 0 0 0 0<br />
2003 MTL 1 6 83 13.8 20 0 0 0 0 0<br />
2004 MTL 1 7 98 14 42 0 0 0 0 0<br />
2005 CGY 1 4 88 22 48 0 0 0 0 0<br />
2006 CGY 1 3 63 21 28 0 0 0 0 0<br />
2007 CGY 1 3 44 14.7 20 0 0 0 0 0<br />
2008 CGY 1 3 43 14.3 29 0 0 0 0 0<br />
2010 TOR 2 11 121 11.0 28 1 0 0 0 0<br />
TOTALS 9 39 558 14.3 48 1 0 0 0 0<br />
GREY CUP STATISTICS<br />
Receiving Kickoff Returns<br />
TEAM GP NO YDS AVE LG TD NO YDS LG TD<br />
2002 MTL 1 3 101 33.7 47 1 1 47 47 1<br />
2003 MTL 1 8 102 12.8 26 0 0 0 0 0<br />
2008 CGY 1 7 53 7.6 13 0 0 0 0 0<br />
TOTALS 3 18 256 14.2 47 1 1 47 47 1<br />
TOP 10 LONGEST RECEPTIONS<br />
DATE TEAM OPP YDS<br />
9/15/2007 CGY SSK 84<br />
10/30/2005 CGY WPG 70<br />
6/29/2006 CGY HAM 70<br />
7/28/2007 CGY TOR 66<br />
7/29/2005 CGY BC 66<br />
8/6/2005 CGY WPG 61<br />
9/27/2008 CGY TOR 60<br />
9/4/2006 CGY EDM 57<br />
7/17/2009 CGY TOR 57<br />
8/21/2003 MTL TOR 57<br />
Multi-TD Games<br />
DATE TEAM OPP YDS<br />
7/4/2003 MTL SSK 3<br />
10/26/2002 MTL OTT 2<br />
7/12/2003 MTL BC 2<br />
8/21/2003 MTL TOR 2<br />
7/23/2004 MTL HAM 2<br />
9/15/2006 CGY WPG 2<br />
9/15/2007 CGY SSK 2<br />
10/14/2007 CGY WPG 2<br />
7/24/2009 CGY BC 2<br />
8/13/2009 CGY EDM 2<br />
8/28/2009 CGY TOR 2<br />
9/11/2009 CGY EDM 2<br />
Top 10 Games with Most Receptions<br />
(8 min.)<br />
DATE TEAM OPP YDS<br />
8/13/2009 CGY EDM 11<br />
8/21/2003 MTL TOR 9<br />
9/21/2003 MTL SSK 9<br />
9/25/2004 MTL WPG 9<br />
10/11/2004 MTL EDM 9<br />
10/11/2003 MTL BC 8<br />
10/17/2003 MTL TOR 8<br />
10/3/2008 CGY SSK 8<br />
SINGLE-GAME YARDS (100 or more)<br />
DATE TEAM OPP YDS<br />
8/21/2003 MTL EDM 208<br />
8/13/2009 CGY EDM 182<br />
6/24/2006 CGY EDM 175<br />
8/6/2005 CGY WPG 173<br />
10/17/2003 MTL TOR 141<br />
9/14/2003 MTL SSK 140<br />
7/19/2003 MTL CGY 137<br />
9/25/2004 MTL WPG 136<br />
7/12/2003 MTL BC 134<br />
10/27/2007 CGY MTL 130<br />
7/24/2003 MTL WPG 125<br />
7/23/2004 MTL HAM 119<br />
7/4/2003 MTL SSK 117<br />
9/11/2009 CGY EDM 117<br />
7/12/2007 CGY TOR 114<br />
7/29/2005 CGY BC 113<br />
9/15/2007 CGY SSK 111<br />
11/3/2002 MTL OTT 107<br />
8/16/2003 MTL HAM 106<br />
7/29/2004 MTL BC 103<br />
7/28/2007 CGY BC 100<br />
6/29/2006 CGY HAM 100<br />
players<br />
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BRYAN CRAWFORD<br />
40 RUNNING BACK<br />
5’10”, 208 lbs. • Queen’s • Born: February 18, 1982 • Hamilton, Ontario<br />
7th Year Argos / 7th Year CFL • Non-Import<br />
Acquired: Extended his contract with <strong>Toronto</strong> on January 4, 2011.<br />
2010: Dressed in 16 regular season games for <strong>Toronto</strong>…Led<br />
CFL with 26 ST tackles…Named Special Teams Captain by<br />
teammates… Week 1, Dressed at backup RB and played ST in<br />
Canada Day season opener at Calgary and recorded 2 DT…Week<br />
2, Dressed at backup RB and played ST in win at Winnipeg but<br />
recorded no stats…Week 3, Dressed at backup RB and played ST<br />
in win vs. Calgary…Carried once for 3 yards late in the game to<br />
setup teammate Jeff Johnson’s game-winning touchdown…Week<br />
4, Dressed at backup RB and played ST in win vs. B.C., making 1<br />
ST tackle…Week 5, Dressed at backup RB and played ST in loss at<br />
Montreal… Made 2 ST tackles… Week 6, Dressed at backup RB<br />
and played ST in win at Edmonton… Recorded no stats…Week 7,<br />
Dressed at backup RB and played ST turning in a great game in<br />
win vs. Montreal…Carried the ball 42 yards on a fake punt call to<br />
give the Argos a first down, drive resulted in a 20-yard field goal by<br />
Grant Shaw…Also had 3 ST tackles…Week 8, Dressed at backup<br />
RB and played ST making 1 ST tackle in loss vs. Hamilton…Week<br />
9, Dressed at RB and played ST in Labour Day Classic loss at Hamilton…Made<br />
1 ST tackle…Week 10, Dressed at backup RB and<br />
played ST in loss at B.C…Tied a single-game career-high with 4<br />
ST tackles… Week 11, Dressed at backup RB and played ST in win<br />
vs. Winnipeg…Played instrumental role in victory making a first<br />
down on a fake punt attempt, finished with 2 carries for 42 yards,<br />
LG 30, 1 catch for 15 yards and making 3 ST tackles…Week<br />
12, Dressed at backup RB and played ST in Touchdown Atlantic<br />
loss vs. Edmonton…Made 2 ST tackles and carried 1 time for 4<br />
yards… Week 13, Dressed at backup RB and played ST in loss vs.<br />
Saskatchewan…Made 1 ST tackle… Week 14, Dressed at backup<br />
RB and played ST in win at Saskatchewan…Made 2 ST tackles<br />
and took a direct snap on a fake punt in the third quarter 30-yards<br />
for a first down…Play setup Jeremaine Copeland’s receiving TD a<br />
few plays later…Week 15, Dressed at backup RB and played ST<br />
in loss vs. Hamilton…Week 16, Dressed at backup RB and played<br />
ST in win at Winnipeg…Added 2 ST tackles to his league-leading<br />
total…Week 17, Dressed at backup RB and played ST in loss vs.<br />
Montreal…Recorded 3 ST tackles and tied single-season careerhigh<br />
of 27 ST tackles…Week 18, Added to IR (adductor) for win at<br />
Montreal…2010 Playoffs Added to IR (adductor) for Eastern Semi-<br />
Final win at Hamilton…Returned to lineup to play backup RB and<br />
on ST in Eastern Final loss at Montreal…Recorded no stats.<br />
2009: Dressed in all 18 games, starting 12, at fullback for the<br />
<strong>Argonauts</strong>...Named Special Teams captain by teammates…Led<br />
team for third season with 21 ST tackles… Week 1, Dressed as<br />
backup RB and played ST…Caught 1 pass for 25 yards, carried<br />
4 times for 20 yards and made 2 ST tackles in CFL regular season<br />
opener at Hamilton… Week 2, Started at FB and played ST<br />
in home opener loss vs. Saskatchewan…Caught 3 passes for 9<br />
yards and had 3 ST tackles… Week 3, Started at FB and played<br />
ST in loss at Calgary…Caught 5 passes for 20 yards, LG 13, and<br />
made 1 ST tackle… Week 4, Started at FB and played ST in win<br />
at Winnipeg…Carried the ball once for 3 yards and registered 1<br />
ST tackle…Week 5, Started at FB and played ST in loss vs. Winnipeg…<br />
Registered 2 ST tackles…Week 6, Dressed as backup<br />
FB, rotating in, and made 2 ST tackles in loss at Montreal …Week<br />
7, Dressed as backup FB and played ST, recording 2 ST tackles,<br />
in loss vs. BC… Week 8, Dressed as backup FB and played ST<br />
recording 1 ST tackle in loss vs. Calgary… Week 9, Started at<br />
FB and played ST in loss at Hamilton…Recovered Eddie John-<br />
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son’s blocked punt in second quarter…Week 10, Started at FB<br />
and played ST making 1 ST tackle in win vs. Hamilton…Week 11,<br />
Started at FB and played ST, registering 1 ST tackle in loss at BC…<br />
Week 12, Started at FB and played ST, registering 2 ST tackles<br />
and 1 kickoff return for 5 yards, in loss at Winnipeg…Week 13,<br />
Started at FB and made 1 ST tackle in loss vs. Montreal…Week<br />
14, Started at FB and played ST but recorded no stats in loss at<br />
Saskatchewan…Week 15, Dressed at backup FB and played ST<br />
making 1 ST tackle in loss vs. Edmonton… Week 16, Dressed at<br />
backup FB and played ST, recording no stats, in loss vs. Hamilton…<br />
Week 17, Dressed at backup FB and played ST making 1 ST<br />
tackle in loss at Edmonton...Week 18, Dressed at FB and played<br />
ST, recording no stats, in loss vs. Montreal.<br />
2008: Dressed in 17 regular season games missing Week 5 due<br />
to hamstring injury…Led the Argos again with 25 ST tackles,<br />
fourth in the CFL…Week 4, Dressed as backup RB and played<br />
special teams in win vs Edmonton…Recorded 1 carry for 5 yards<br />
on a fake punt attempt, was injured on the play and subsequently<br />
added to IR with hamstring injury for Week 5…Week 6, Returned<br />
to lineup and led all players with 3 ST tackles in win vs Winnipeg…<br />
Week 9, Dressed as a backup RB and played special teams…Recorded<br />
his first CFL touchdown (01/09/08) on a one-yard run in<br />
Labour Day win at Hamilton…Week 13, Dressed as backup RB<br />
and played ST… Scored his second TD of the season on a 9-yard<br />
run…Finished 2 carries for 19 yards and 1 TD, caught 1 pass for<br />
5 yards and made 3 ST tackles in loss vs Calgary…Week 15,<br />
Dressed at backup RB and played ST, tying a personal career-high<br />
with 4 ST tackles (10/10/08) in loss at Winnipeg.<br />
2007: Named co-special teams captain along with DS Chris Hardy…Played<br />
in all 18 regular season games with <strong>Toronto</strong> as a RB/<br />
FB, starting 7 and seeing significant time on ST…Led <strong>Toronto</strong> and<br />
finished 2nd in the CFL with 27 ST tackles…Week 4, recorded a<br />
single game career-high 4 ST tackles in Calgary…Week 8, made<br />
his first start of the season at RB/FB in place of Jeff Johnson at<br />
Winnipeg…Week 12, saw significant time in the backfield in place<br />
of an injured Jeff Johnson, making is first reception of the season…Week<br />
14, recorded 1 reception for 15 yards and a seasonhigh<br />
4 ST tackles in win over Edmonton…Week 16, pounced on<br />
a key fumble in the first half to set up an Argos field goal in win<br />
at Montreal…2007 Playoffs Dressed as backup RB/FB in East Final<br />
versus Winnipeg.<br />
2006: Played in 16 regular season games, starting two at RB/FB<br />
and ST…Finished season with a career-best 15 ST tackles…<br />
Week 2, recorded 3 ST tackles versus Winnipeg… Week 4, recorded<br />
2 key ST tackles versus Winnipeg…Week 11, made first<br />
career start at FB in win over Hamilton (04/09/07)… 2006 Playoffs<br />
Dressed as backup RB and rotated in to make his first career<br />
playoff reception (05/11/06 - 25 yards) and 2 ST tackles in East<br />
Semi-Final win over Winnipeg…Dressed and played heavily at FB/<br />
TE as well as ST in East Championship versus Montreal.<br />
2005: Drafted in the 5th Round (44th Overall) in the 2005 CFL Canadian<br />
Draft. Signed with <strong>Toronto</strong> on May 20, 2005… Week 1,<br />
assigned to practice roster and remained on PR until Week 10 …<br />
Week 11, made his CFL regular season debut as backup RB and<br />
saw action late in the fourth quarter (10/09/05) recording 3 carries<br />
for 14 yards…Week 14, dressed as backup RB and made a<br />
key special teams tackle in the endzone to earn the <strong>Argonauts</strong>
BRYAN CRAWFORD<br />
40 RUNNING BACK<br />
a single point, was named the ESQ Player of the Game…Week<br />
16, dressed as backup RB and played special teams, recording<br />
2 ST and recovering a Montreal fumble late in the game in win<br />
at Olympic Stadium… 2005 Playoffs Dressed as backup RB and<br />
played special teams in East Championship versus Montreal.<br />
College: Played four years at Queen’s (2001-05)…Collected 1,591<br />
yards on 266 rushes (avg. 6.0) and 862 yards on 75 receptions<br />
and 17 touchdowns during his career with the Golden Gaels…<br />
Tallied 1,163 kickoff return yards on 60 returns and 827 punt<br />
return yards on 73 returns…2005 Recorded the fastest 40 at the<br />
CFL Evaluation combine…2004 Named CIS Game MVP at CIS<br />
East West All-Star game…2002 Named Queen’s Special teams<br />
Player of the Year…2001 Named Queen’s Rookie of the Year.<br />
Personal: Bryan and his wife Catherine live in Hamilton year-round.<br />
Outside of football, he spends his time working for Ontario University<br />
Athletics. Once again, he organized the “Climb for Cancer”<br />
in Hamilton to raise funds and awareness for the Juravinski Cancer<br />
Centre. He is the son of Glenn and Elaine and has a younger<br />
brother and sister. His younger brother, Brad, was an Argos draft<br />
pick in 2009 out of the University of Guelph. His sister is a senior<br />
defender on the soccer team at the University of South Eastern<br />
Louisiana. “Crawdaddy” won two bronze medals in 2004-05 OUA<br />
track championship. While at Barton Secondary School in Hamilton,<br />
he was named MVP of Hamilton Steel City Bowl and was<br />
team MVP and Athlete of the Year.<br />
CFL REGULAR SEASON STATISTICS<br />
Receiving Rushing Tackles<br />
GP NO YDS LG TD NO YDS LG TD DT ST TT<br />
2005 TOR 8 0 0 0 0 3 14 6 0 0 8 8<br />
2006 TOR 16 2 25 19 0 7 35 11 0 1 15 16<br />
2007 TOR 18 2 18 15 0 0 0 0 0 1 27 28<br />
2008 TOR 17 1 5 5 0 5 24 10 2 0 25 25<br />
2009 TOR 18 10 70 25 0 5 23 16 0 0 21 21<br />
2010 TOR 17 2 22 15 0 6 121 42 0 1 27 28<br />
TOTALS 94 17 140 25 0 26 217 42 2 3 123 126<br />
CFL PLAYOFF STATISTICS<br />
Receiving Rushing Tackles<br />
GP NO YDS TD NO YDS TD DT ST<br />
2005 TOR 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0<br />
2006 TOR 2 1 25 0 0 0 0 0 2<br />
2007 TOR 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0<br />
2010 TOR 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0<br />
TOTALS 5 1 25 0 0 0 0 0 2<br />
MULTI SPECIAL TEAMS TACKLE GAMES<br />
(3 or more)<br />
DATE TEAM OPP NO<br />
21-Jul-07 TOR CAL 4<br />
6-Oct-07 TOR EDM 4<br />
10-Oct-08 TOR WPG 4<br />
11-Sep-10 TOR BC 4<br />
23-Jun-06 TOR WPG 3<br />
1-Aug-08 TOR WPG 3<br />
27-Sep-08 TOR CAL 3<br />
25-Oct-08 TOR BC 3<br />
11-Jul-09 TOR SSK 3<br />
players<br />
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32 ANDRE DURIE<br />
SLOTBACK/RUNNING BACK<br />
5’10”, 197 lbs. • York • Born: July 27, 1981 • Mississauga, Ontario<br />
5th Year Argos / 5th Year CFL • Non-Import<br />
Acquired:. Extended contract with <strong>Argonauts</strong> on December 17,<br />
2009.<br />
2010: Dressed in an started 18 regular season games for <strong>Toronto</strong>…<br />
Week 1, Made first career CFL start at RB/SB (01/07/10) in Canada<br />
Day season opener at Calgary…Caught 3 passes for a team-high<br />
58 yards and carried once for 12 yards…Week 2, Started at RB/SB<br />
in win at Winnipeg and caught 2 passes for 24 yards, LG 14, with<br />
2 carries for 0 yards…Week 3, Started at RB/SB in win vs. Calgary…Caught<br />
3 passes for 29 yards, LG 12, and forced a Calgary<br />
defender to fumble, when <strong>Toronto</strong> turned the ball over, preventing<br />
a big gain…Week 4, Started at SB/RB in win vs. B.C. and caught<br />
a team-high 5 passes for team-high 50 yards, LG 14…Week 5,<br />
Started at SB/RB in loss at Montreal… Caught 1 pass for 11 yards<br />
and rushed 1 time for 4 yards…Week 6, Started at RB/SB in win<br />
at Edmonton and caught 1 pass for 22 yards…Week 7, Started at<br />
RB/SB in win vs. Montreal…Made his first-career TD reception<br />
(14/08/10) on a 17-yard pass from Cleo Lemon to start the third<br />
quarter…Finished with 3 catches for 35 yards, LG 17, 1 TD and<br />
one carry for 13 yards…Week 8, Started at SB/RB in loss vs. Hamilton<br />
and had a career game on offence… Achieved personal career-highs<br />
by catching 7 passes for 69 yards and rushed 1 time for<br />
15 yards for a personal-best 84 yards from scrimmage...Named<br />
CFL Canadian Player of the Week for the first time in his career…<br />
Week 9, Started at SB/RB and caught 1 pass for 7 yards and carried<br />
1 time for 6 yards in Labour Day Classic loss at Hamilton…<br />
Week 10, Started at RB/SB in loss at B.C…Finished with a singlegame<br />
career-high 95 receiving yards on 5 catches, including a<br />
career-long reception of 57 yards from Cleo Lemon in the first<br />
quarter…Left late in the game with injury and did not return…<br />
Named Runner-Up, CFL Canadian Player of the Week… Week 11,<br />
Started at RB/SB in win vs. Winnipeg…Caught 3 passes for 13<br />
yards, LG 8…Week 12, Started at RB/SB in Touchdown Atlantic<br />
loss vs. Edmonton…Caught 3 passes for 29 yards, LG 24…Also<br />
had 3 kickoff returns for 34 yards, LG 24…Week 13, Started at RB/<br />
SB and played kickoff returner in loss vs. Saskatchewan… Caught<br />
5 passes for 52 yards, LG 19 and did not return any kicks… Week<br />
14, Started at RB/SB in win at Saskatchewan…Caught 2 passes<br />
for 29 yards, LG 20, and had 2 carries for 5 yards, LG 3…Made<br />
1 DT on a Saskatchewan interception return…Week 15, Started<br />
at RB/SB and caught 1 pass for 6 yards in loss vs. Hamilton…<br />
Made 3 DT on two Hamilton interceptions and a Ticats’ fumble<br />
recovery…Week 16, Started at SB/RB and returned kickoffs in win<br />
at Winnipeg…Caught 2 passes for 18 yards, LG 13, and returned<br />
2 kickoffs for 39 yards, LG 21…Week 17, Started at RB/SB and<br />
returned kickoffs in loss vs. Montreal…Caught 2 passes for 15<br />
yards, LG 9, and had 2 kickoff returns for 33 yards, LG 18…Week<br />
18, Started at SB/RB and returned kicks in win at Montreal…<br />
Caught 5 passes for 70 yards, LG 29, and returned 7 punts for 33<br />
yards, LG 11…2010 Playoffs Started at SB/WR and returned kicks in<br />
Eastern Semi-Final win at Hamilton…Caught 1 pass for 11 yards<br />
and returned 2 kickoffs for 9 yards, LG 14…Started at RB/KR in<br />
Eastern Final loss at Montreal…Caught 1 pass for 25 yards and<br />
1 pass for 8 yards.<br />
2009: Dressed in 18 games at backup running back, slotback and<br />
kick returner for the <strong>Argonauts</strong>...Led the team (seventh in the CFL)<br />
and set a single-season career-high with 1,033 kickoff return<br />
yards on 43 kickoff returns, LG 84...His kickoff return yards total<br />
was the fourth-highest single-season output by an Argos player<br />
ever (behind Dominique Dorsey, Raghib Ismail and Michael Clem-<br />
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ons)...Finished second on the team with 1,059 combined yards…<br />
Weeks 1-5, Dressed at backup RB and played ST...Week 6, Made<br />
regular season debut at slotback (07/08/09) and played ST, making<br />
1 ST tackle, in loss at Montreal…Week 7, Dressed at backup<br />
SB and made first career CFL reception (14/08/09) for an 8-yard<br />
gain while also playing ST in loss vs. BC… Week 8, Dressed at<br />
backup SB and kick returner in loss vs. Calgary…Returned 6 kickoffs<br />
for an impressive 149 yards, LG 35, tipped a Burke Dales punt<br />
and forced Titus Ryan to fumble a punt return which resulted in<br />
an Argos’ touchdown…Named Runner-Up for CFL Special Teams<br />
Player of the Week… Week 9, Dressed at backup SB and kick returner<br />
in loss at Hamilton… Had a solid effort as a returner with 6<br />
kick returns for 189 yards (the fourth-highest kickoff return output<br />
by an Argo in a single game), including a spectacular return for<br />
82 yards… Also made 1 catch for 16 yards and 1 ST tackle on<br />
the night…Earned CFL Special Teams Player of the Week honours<br />
for the first time in his career…Week 10, Dressed at backup SB<br />
and kick returner… made 2 ST tackles and returned 5 kickoffs<br />
for 105 yards, AVG 21.0, LG 29 in win vs. Hamilton… Week 11,<br />
Dressed at backup SB and kick returner in loss at BC…Had 1 KR<br />
for 9 yards on the night… Week 12, Dressed at backup SB and<br />
kick returner in loss at Winnipeg… Returned a fumble 3 yards<br />
for his first touchdown of the season when teammate Kyle Jones<br />
blocked a Mike Renaud punt early in the fourth quarter…Week 13,<br />
Dressed at backup SB and kick returner in loss vs. Montreal and<br />
returned 3 kickoffs for 114 yards, LG 48, 38.0 AVG…Week 14,<br />
Dressed at backup SB and KR and recorded 4 kickoff returns for<br />
91 yards, LG 30, in loss at Saskatchewan…Week 15, Dressed at<br />
backup SB and kick returner and returned 3 kickoffs for 49 yards,<br />
LG 18, in loss vs. Edmonton… Week 16, Dressed at backup SB<br />
and kick returner, returning 2 kickoffs for 54 yards, LG 40, in loss<br />
vs. Hamilton… Week 17, Dressed at backup SB and kick returner,<br />
returning 7 kickoffs for 102 yards, LG 33, in loss at Edmonton...<br />
Week 18, Dressed at backup SB and kick returner, returning 6<br />
kicks for 171 yards (the fifth-highest single-game output by an<br />
<strong>Argonauts</strong> player ever), LG 84.<br />
2008: Started season on nine-game injured list with a hand injury<br />
sustained in pre-season game at Montreal…Dressed in 9<br />
games…Week 10, Returned lineup and made 2008 debut playing<br />
RB and special teams…Made 1 ST tackle in loss at Montreal…<br />
Dressed at backup RB and played special teams from Weeks 11<br />
to 18…Week 13, Dressed at backup RB and played ST…Carried<br />
2 times for 5 yards, and returned 2 kickoffs for 43 yards in loss vs<br />
Calgary…Week 14, Dressed as backup RB and played ST, making<br />
season-high 3 ST tackles in loss vs BC.<br />
2007: Attended CFL Evaluation Camp in March in <strong>Toronto</strong> prior to<br />
joining the Argos… Signed with <strong>Toronto</strong> as a free agent on May 10,<br />
2007…Dressed in 5 games, missing 5 due to injury, as a backup<br />
RB, special teams player and occasionally lined up at kick returner<br />
in his rookie campaign in <strong>Toronto</strong>…Dressed for both pre-season<br />
games versus Montreal and was placed on the Argos’ practice roster<br />
to begin the season…Week 3, made CFL debut as a backup RB<br />
and scored a touchdown on the first carry of his career in win over<br />
Calgary (12/07/07)…Week 6, dressed as backup RB but became<br />
feature tailback when John Avery left game with injury…Scored<br />
the game-tying touchdown on a 1-yard plunge in the fourth quarter<br />
at Montreal…2007 Playoffs On active roster but did not dress in<br />
East Final versus Winnipeg.
32 ANDRE DURIE<br />
SLOTBACK/RUNNING BACK<br />
College: Played three seasons (2003-05) at York University, sitting<br />
out the 2006 campaign with a knee injury…Set an OUA record<br />
for single game rushing yards with 349 and single-season York<br />
records for rushing yards (1,367), scoring (96 points) and rushing<br />
touchdowns (15)…Also set a York record for career rushing<br />
touchdowns with 23…2006 Sat out entire campaign recovering<br />
form a knee injury…2005 Played in two games for York, carrying<br />
the ball 30 times for 194 yards (LG 28) before suffering a seasonending<br />
knee injury in a game versus Queen’s...2004 Started eight<br />
games for the Lions at running back and registered 148 carries<br />
for 1367 yards and 15 touchdowns (LG 78)…Finished the season<br />
with four 200+-yard games including a 334 yard, four touchdown<br />
performance versus Windsor on October 16… Also added 12 receptions<br />
for 118 and one touchdown on the season…Added four<br />
kick returns for 73 yards…Tied a CIS single-game record with<br />
six touchdowns to lead York to a 55-33 win over Waterloo…2003<br />
Registered 85 carries for 845 yards (9.9 AVG) and 7 touchdowns<br />
to accompany 21 punt returns for 391 yards and 12 kick returns<br />
for 352 yards.<br />
Personal: Andre currently resides in Burlington, Ontario and has<br />
two children, Malcolm (9), who has been diagnosed with autism,<br />
and Cian (7). He is the son of Melva Durie and has two older<br />
brothers named Wayne and Kyron and a younger sister named<br />
Brianna. He credits Kyron with introducing him to football. Nicknamed<br />
“Slick”, Andre spent the off-season working for Community<br />
Living Mississauga as a support worker and with the Children’s<br />
Aid Society. As a child, he idolized Michael “Pinball” Clemons,<br />
along with Michael Jordan and Emmett Smith. A member of<br />
the Mississauga Warriors of the Ontario Varsity Football League<br />
(OVFL) in 2001, Andre established a league record for rushing<br />
touchdowns (22) as well as rushing touchdowns in a single game<br />
(6). He also played at St. Joseph High School in Mississauga.<br />
CFL REGULAR SEASON STATISTICS<br />
Rushing Receiving Tackles<br />
Year GP NO YDS AVG LG TD NO YDS AVG LG TD DT ST TT<br />
2007 TOR 5 5 36 7.2 33 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0<br />
2008 TOR 9 2 5 2.5 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 15<br />
2009 TOR 18 1 1 1.0 1 0 2 25 12.5 16 0 1 10 11<br />
2010 TOR 18 11 70 6.4 15 0 54 632 11.7 57 1 4 1 5<br />
TOTAL 50 19 112 5.9 37 2 56 657 11.7 57 1 5 26 31<br />
Kickoff Returns Punt Returns<br />
Year NO YDS AVG LG TD NO YDS AVG LG TD<br />
2007 TOR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0<br />
2008 TOR 2 43 21.5 23 0 0 0 0 0 0<br />
2009 TOR 43 1033 24.0 84 0 0 0 0 0 0<br />
2010 TOR 7 101 14.4 24 0 7 33 4.7 11 0<br />
TOTAL 52 1177 22.6 84 0 7 33 4.7 11 0<br />
CFL PLAYOFF STATISTICS<br />
Rushing Receiving Tackles<br />
Year GP NO YDS AVG LG TD NO YDS AVG LG TD DT ST TT<br />
2010 TOR 2 1 8 8.0 6 0 2 36 18.0 25 0 0 1 1<br />
TOTAL 2 1 8 8.0 6 0 2 36 18.0 25 0 0 1 1<br />
Single-Game Most Career Receiving Yards<br />
DATE TEAM OPP NO<br />
11-Sep-10 TOR @BC 95<br />
07-Nov-10 TOR @MTL 70<br />
20-Aug-10 TOR HAM 69<br />
Most Receptions in a Game<br />
DATE TEAM OPP NO<br />
20-Aug-10 TOR HAM 7<br />
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Acquired: Extended with <strong>Toronto</strong> on January 15, 2009.<br />
2010: Dressed and started in 18 regular season games…Named<br />
Argos’ Outstanding Canadian for sixth time in his career as voted<br />
by the <strong>Toronto</strong> chapter of the FRC…Named East Division All-Star<br />
at LB for fifth time in his career…Finished tied for second in the<br />
CFL with 101 DT…Became first non-import Argo to make at least<br />
100 tackles in three different seasons… Week 1, Started at LB<br />
and made a game-high and career-high (01/07/10) 11 DT in<br />
Canada Day season opener at Calgary…Also carried 1 time for<br />
(-1) yards while holding on a botched convert attempt…Week 2,<br />
Started at LB in win at Winnipeg and made 5 DT and 1 ST tackle…<br />
Week 3, Started at LB in win vs. Calgary and made 2 DT and 2<br />
INTs for 15 yards, LG 10, both from Henry Burris…It marked the<br />
first multi-interception game of his career (14/07/10)… Week 4,<br />
Started at LB and made 8 DT in win vs. B.C., earning him CFL<br />
Canadian Player of Week Runner-Up honours…Week 5, Started<br />
at LB in loss at Montreal and made 4 DT…Week 6, Started at LB<br />
in win at Edmonton…Had 7 DT and 1 PKD…Week 7, Started at<br />
LB and made 6 DT in win vs. Montreal…Week 8, Started at LB<br />
in loss vs. Hamilton and tied a single-game career-high with 10<br />
DT and 1 ST tackle…Named Runner-Up, CFL Canadan Player of<br />
the Week… Named CFL Canadian Player of the Month for August<br />
for first time in his career…Week 9, Started at LB and made 4<br />
DT in Labour Day Classic loss at Hamilton…Week 10, Started at<br />
LB and made 3 DT in loss at B.C…Week 11, Started at LB and<br />
played ST in win vs. Winnipeg... Made 4 DT…Week 12, Started<br />
at LB and played ST in Touchdown Atlantic loss vs. Edmonton…<br />
Tied a single-game career-high with 10 DT (26/09/10)… Week<br />
13, Started at LB in loss vs. Saskatchewan…Made 8 DT…Week<br />
14, Started at LB and played ST in win at Saskatchewan… Made<br />
3 DT…Week 15, Started at LB in loss vs. Hamilton… Made 3<br />
DT and 1 PKD…Week 16, Started at LB in win at Winnipeg…<br />
Played a huge game making 4 DT, 2 ST tackles, 1 QB sack and<br />
forcing one fumble by Steven Jyles in the first quarter…Week 17,<br />
Started DT…2010 Playoffs Started at LB in Eastern Semi-Final win<br />
at Hamilton…Made 4 DT…Started at LB in Eastern Final loss at<br />
Montreal…Made 4 DT.<br />
2009: Dressed and started in all 18 games at linebacker...Named<br />
Argos’ Most Outstanding Canadian (for fifth time in his career) and<br />
club Outstanding Defensive Player (for second time in his career)...<br />
Named Argos Defensive Captain by teammates...Intercepted a<br />
single-season career-high 3 passes...Finished second on the<br />
team (behind Zeke Moreno) with 90 DT...Led team with 7 passes<br />
knocked down...Week 1, Started at LB, intercepted 1 pass (first<br />
since 2007) and made 6 DT in CFL regular season opener at<br />
Hamilton… Became third <strong>Argonauts</strong> player ever (Don Moen, 503<br />
and Mike O’Shea, 833) to make at least 500 DT in his career…<br />
Week 2, Started at LB, recording 3 DT, tying him with Don Moen<br />
for 2nd in career DTs in Argos history (11/07/09)… Recorded 2<br />
PKDs and played ST in loss vs. Saskatchewan…Week 3, Started at<br />
LB, recording 5 DTs, bringing him into sole possession of second<br />
in career DTs in Argos history (17/07/09)…Also had 1 FF and 1<br />
FR in loss at Calgary… Week 4, Started at LB and continued his<br />
strong play, recording 4 DT and 1 INT in win at Winnipeg… Week<br />
5, Started at LB and played ST, registering 3 DT and 1 PKD, in<br />
loss vs. Winnipeg… Week 6, Started at LB and played ST, tallying<br />
5 DT, in loss at Montreal… Week 7, Started at LB and played ST,<br />
recording a team-high 6 DT and 1 PKD, in loss vs. BC… Week 8,<br />
Started at LB and played ST, recording 4 DT, in loss vs. Calgary…<br />
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35 LINEBACKER<br />
2004<br />
6’1”, 216 lbs. • Bucknell • Born: September 28, 1979 • Delta, British Columbia<br />
11th Year Argos / 11th Year CFL • Non-Import<br />
Week 9, Started at LB and played ST in loss at Hamilton… Had<br />
a spectacular game, leading the team with 8 DT and 2 PKDs…<br />
Week 10, Started at LB and made season-high 9 DT in win vs.<br />
Hamilton… Week 11, Started at LB and tied season-high with 9<br />
DT in loss at BC… Week 12, Started at LB and had 2 DT in loss<br />
at Winnipeg…Week 13, Started at LB and had another excellent<br />
game in loss vs. Montreal…Had 1 INT for 6 yards, made 1 QB sack<br />
and recorded 3 DT…Week 14, Started at LB and made 4 DT in loss<br />
at Saskatchewan… Week 15, Started at LB and made 3 DT in loss<br />
vs. Edmonton… Week 16, Started at LB and had a strong outing<br />
with 8 DT and 1 PKD in loss vs. Hamilton… Week 17, Started at<br />
LB, making 6 DT, in loss at Edmonton...Week 18, Started at LB and<br />
recorded 2 tackles in loss vs. Montreal.<br />
2008: Dressed in 11 games and started 11 games at LB, missed<br />
four games while on the 46-man active but did not dress roster<br />
and spent three games on the IR with foot injury…Finished third<br />
on the team in tackles (56)… Started at LB Weeks 1 to 4…<br />
Week 2, Started at LB and played special teams in loss against<br />
Hamilton and recorded a team-leading 7 DTs...Moved into third<br />
in team history for defensive tackles… Week 4, Started at LB<br />
and played special teams in win vs Edmonton, and recorded 2<br />
DTs and 1 sack…Left game at the half with knee injury and did<br />
not return…Week 5, On 46-man active roster but did not dress<br />
in loss at Saskatchewan (knee injury)…Missed first game since<br />
2006, only second game missed of his career…Week 6, On 46man<br />
active roster but did not dress in win vs Winnipeg…Week 7,<br />
Returned to line-up making 4 DT and 1 PKD in loss at Hamilton…<br />
Week 8, On 46-man active roster but did not dress vs Montreal…<br />
Week 9, Returned to line-up and started at LB in Labour Day<br />
win at Hamilton… Recorded 7 DT…Week 10, Started at LB and<br />
played special teams making 5 DT and forced one fumble in loss<br />
at Montreal…Week 11, Started at LB and recorded 6 DT in loss vs<br />
Winnipeg… Week 12, Started at LB making 4 DT and 1 QB sack in<br />
loss at Calgary…Week 13, Started at LB and made 2 DT in loss vs<br />
Calgary…Week 14, Started at LB, making 5 DT and 1 PKD in loss<br />
vs BC…Week 15, On 46-man active roster but did not dress in loss<br />
at Winnipeg… Weeks 16 to 18, Remained on IR with foot injury.<br />
2007: Named CFL All-Star at LB…Named East Division All-Star<br />
at LB for fourth straight year…Nominated as the Argos’ Most<br />
Outstanding Canadian by the <strong>Toronto</strong> chapter of the FRC for the<br />
fourth straight season… Nominated as an All-Time Argo at linebacker…Started<br />
all 18 games for the Argos at LB…Led <strong>Toronto</strong><br />
with 91 DT…Week 3, recorded 4 DT and 1 QB sack in win over<br />
Hamilton…Week 3, had a tremendous game, recording 4 DT, 1 ST,<br />
1 INT and 2 FR in win over Calgary…Named CFL Canadian Player<br />
of the Week for the first time in his career… Week 5, recorded 6<br />
DT, 1 ST and 1 QB sack versus Montreal....Week 10, generated 8<br />
DT vs. Hamilton…Earned Runner-Up as CFL Canadian Player of<br />
the Week…Week 13, recorded 6 DT and 1 QB sack in win over<br />
Edmonton… Week 14, recorded 6 DT, 1 QB sack and 1 KD…<br />
Week 15, started at LB and registered 6 DT in win over Montreal…<br />
Week 16, was dominant, registering 9 DT and 1 QB sack in win at<br />
Montreal… Earned CFL Canadian Player of the Week honours for<br />
the second time in his career…Week 17, Named Runner-Up for<br />
CFL Defensive Player of the Week…2007 Playoffs Started at LB,<br />
recording 6 DT, 2 QB sacks and 2 FR in East Final versus Winnipeg.<br />
2006: Named Argos’ Most Outstanding Canadian by the <strong>Toronto</strong><br />
chapter of the FRC for the third straight season…Named East
KEVIN EIBEN<br />
35 LINEBACKER<br />
Division All-Star at LB for third straight season…Started 17<br />
games, finishing the season as the team’s second leading tackler…Week<br />
4, recorded 8 DT versus Winnipeg…Week 5, recorded<br />
a season-high 9 DT…Week 6, recorded a team-leading 9 total<br />
tackles…Week 11, recorded a team-leading 6 DT and one fumble<br />
recovery in win over Hamilton… Week 12, missed the first game<br />
of his pro career due to shoulder injury (09/09/06)… Week 17,<br />
led all tacklers with seven total tackles vs Saskatchewan…2006<br />
Playoffs Started at LB and recorded 5 DT in East Semi-Final win<br />
over Winnipeg….Started at LB in East Championship versus<br />
Montreal and recorded 1 DT.<br />
2005: Re-signed with <strong>Toronto</strong> on February 17, 2005…Named<br />
East Division Most Outstanding Canadian (Lew Hayman Award)<br />
for second consecutive season…Named CFL All-Star and East<br />
Division All-Star at LB for second time… Named Argo nominee<br />
as Most Outstanding Canadian by the <strong>Toronto</strong> contingent of the<br />
FRC… Finished tied for 1st in the CFL in DT with 113…Started<br />
at inside LB in 18 regular season games for <strong>Toronto</strong>…Week 1,<br />
started at LB and led both teams with 9 DT, named 2nd runner-up<br />
for CFL Defensive Player of the Week…Week 2, tied for lead in DT<br />
with 7 and recorded a fumble recovery late in the game to seal<br />
win over Calgary…Week 3, led all players with 9 DT…Week 7, led<br />
all tacklers with 9 DT… Week 11, recorded 1 QB sack in a shutout<br />
win over Hamilton…Week 12, recorded a single-game career<br />
high 10 DT, 1 ST tackle, 1 knockdown and 1 fumble recovery<br />
versus Saskatchewan… Week 16, recorded 7 tackles and 1 INT<br />
in win at Montreal Olympic Stadium, named 1st Runner-Up CFL<br />
Defensive Player of the Week…Week 17, recorded 5 DT and<br />
became the first Argonaut to record 100+ defensive tackles in<br />
back-to-back seasons…Named 2nd Runner-Up Defensive Player<br />
of the Month for October… 2005 Playoffs Started at LB and tied for<br />
second on team with 5 DT in East Championship versus Montreal.<br />
2004: Voted by the <strong>Toronto</strong> contingent of the FRC as the <strong>Argonauts</strong><br />
Outstanding Player, Outstanding Canadian and Outstanding<br />
Defensive Player…Named the East Division’s Outstanding<br />
Canadian (Lew Hayman Award)…Named to the CFL Division<br />
All-Star team at LB and the East Division All-Star team at LB…<br />
Led the CFL in DT with 110…Named CFLPA East Division All-Star<br />
at LB…Started in all 18 games as a starting LB…Recorded at<br />
least 8 tackles in seven different games…Week 1, led both teams<br />
in tackles with 8 DT and 2 ST tackles against Saskatchewan,<br />
named CFL Defensive Player of the Week for his efforts…Week<br />
19, recorded single game career high 9 DT making him the first<br />
Non-Import Argonaut (third Argonaut overall – Chris Gaines and<br />
Calvin Tiggle) to record at least 100 defensive tackles in a single<br />
season… 2004 Playoffs Recorded 7 DT and 1 INT (3 yards) in East<br />
Semi-Final, earned CFL Defensive Player of the Week award...<br />
Made 5 DT and sacked Anthony Calvillo once in East Division Final<br />
vs. Montreal…Grey Cup Championship Started at LB making 4 DT, 1<br />
ST tackle and knocking away 1 pass in win vs BC.<br />
2003: Granted free-agency February 13 and re-signed with the<br />
<strong>Argonauts</strong> on February 20… Played in 18 games for the <strong>Argonauts</strong><br />
primarily on special teams and as a backup LB…Led the CFL in<br />
special teams tackles with 33…Week 5, made first career QB<br />
sack in win vs Stampeders… Week 7, made two DT and had<br />
first career game with 4 or more ST tackles (also achieved 4 or<br />
more ST in week 14 vs Ham)…Week 15, recorded first career<br />
INT vs Saskatchewan… Week 18, recorded 3 DT, 1 INT and 2 ST<br />
tackles…2003 Playoffs Dressed as backup LB and was the nickel<br />
back in the East Division Semi-Final against B.C….made 2 DT<br />
in the win over the Lions…Dressed as a backup LB in the East<br />
Championship…totalled 1 DT and one ST tackle.<br />
2002: Led the Argos in ST tackles with 19, ranking him fifth in the<br />
CFL in that category…he also led the team in fumble recoveries<br />
with four…backed up at linebacker and contributed 23 DT…led<br />
all Argo tacklers with 8 (5 defensive and 3 ST) in <strong>Toronto</strong>’s 24-8<br />
win over Ottawa…made 1 DT in <strong>Toronto</strong>’s 24-14 East Semi-Final<br />
win over Saskatchewan on November 10…in the <strong>Argonauts</strong>’ 38-<br />
15 loss to Montreal in the East Final, made 2 DT and 2 ST tackles.<br />
2001: Drafted by <strong>Toronto</strong> in the 4th Round (26th Overall) in the<br />
Canadian Draft…spent time with the <strong>Argonauts</strong> on both the<br />
practice and active roster during the season…played on July<br />
4 against Montreal and had 2 tackles on ST and returned one<br />
kickoff for 11 yards…had 3 ST tackles in the Argos’ 50-24 win<br />
over Saskatchewan on July 28…on November 3 in Hamilton, had<br />
1 ST tackle.<br />
College: In his 4 years at Bucknell, Kevin started 33 of 43 games<br />
played at either strong or free safety…holds a number of school<br />
records, including sharing the single-game interception record<br />
of 4….2001 Tabbed an American Football Coaches Association<br />
All-American, a second team AP Division I-AA All-American, a<br />
first team All-Patriot League selection, a first team ECAC All-Star,<br />
the Patriot League’s Scholar-Athlete and the team’s MVP….2000<br />
Led the Patriot League in with eight interceptions…1999 Received<br />
the Clarke Hinkle Award as the team’s “outstanding linebacker or<br />
defensive back”.<br />
Personal: Kevin owns and operates two personal training facilities<br />
in the <strong>Toronto</strong> area, SST Oakville and SST Milton (www.sstcanada.<br />
com). He is the son of Laraine and Larry Eiben of Delta, B.C. His<br />
father played strong safety at the University of Cincinnati and<br />
his uncle, George, played fullback at the University of Nebraska.<br />
His brother, L.J., was a third round draft choice of the <strong>Argonauts</strong><br />
in 1996 and later played for the B.C. Lions. Eiben majored in<br />
business management and mastered in sports management in<br />
college where he was also a Dean’s List student and member<br />
of the Patriot League Academic Honour Roll. Kevin excelled as<br />
a dual sport athlete gaining All-American honours in football and<br />
Patriot league All-Star honours in baseball over his 4 year collegiate<br />
career. A gifted athlete, he lettered in football, basketball<br />
and baseball while attending Vancouver College High School. He<br />
was voted Provincial Offensive MVP in his senior season at QB and<br />
was a three-time all-league performer. Kevin also enjoys golfing,<br />
poker, fitness, real estate, travelling and skiing. He is engaged to<br />
Alison and has two dogs, Blade and Rex.<br />
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35 LINEBACKER<br />
CFL REGULAR SEASON STATISTICS<br />
Tackles Fumble Returns INT Returns QB Tkl for Loss<br />
GP DT ST TT NO YDS TD NO YDS LG TD NO NO YDS FF<br />
2001 TOR 5 0 6 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0<br />
2002 TOR 18 23 19 42 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0<br />
2003a TOR 18 21 33 54 0 0 0 2 19 10 0 1 1 6 0<br />
2004bcdef TOR 18 110 4 114 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 2 1 3 1<br />
2005bcedg TOR 18 113 5 118 2 58 0 1 0 0 0 2 7 13 2<br />
2006b TOR 17 80 6 86 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 0<br />
2007bc TOR 18 91 3 94 3 6 0 1 22 22 0 6 2 5 1<br />
2008 TOR 11 56 0 56 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1<br />
2009 TOR 18 90 0 90 1 0 0 3 9 6 0 1 2 2 1<br />
2010b TOR 18 101 5 106 0 0 0 2 15 10 0 1 3 2 1<br />
TOTALS 159 685 81 766 12 64 0 10 66 22 0 15 19 35 7<br />
a – Led CFL in ST Tackles<br />
b – East Division All-Star<br />
c – CFL All-Star<br />
d – East Division Outstanding Canadian (Lew Hayman Award)<br />
e – Led the CFL in defensive tackles<br />
f – Became first Non-Import Argonaut to record at least 100 DT in a season<br />
g – Became first Non-Import Argonaut to record at least 100 DT in consecutive seasons<br />
CFL PLAYOFF STATISTICS<br />
Tackles INT Returns<br />
GP DT ST TT QB FR NO YDS TD<br />
2002 TOR 2 3 2 5 0 0 0 0 0<br />
2003 TOR 2 3 1 4 0 0 0 0 0<br />
2004 TOR 2 12 0 12 1 0 1 3 0<br />
2005 TOR 1 5 0 5 0 0 0 0 0<br />
2006 TOR 2 6 1 6 0 0 0 0 0<br />
2007 TOR 1 6 0 6 2 0 0 0 0<br />
2010 TOR 2 8 0 8 0 0 0 0 0<br />
TOTALS 12 37 4 41 3 0 1 3 0<br />
GREY CUP STATISTICS<br />
Tackles INT Returns<br />
GP DT ST TT NO YDS TD PKD<br />
2004 TOR 1 4 1 5 0 0 0 1<br />
TOTALS 1 4 1 5 0 0 0 1<br />
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Single-Game Defensive Tackles<br />
(9 or more)<br />
DATE TEAM OPP NO<br />
01-Jul-10 TOR CAL 11<br />
23-Sep-05 TOR SSK 10<br />
20-Aug-10 TOR HAM 10<br />
26-Sept-10 TOR EDM 10<br />
19-Sept-10 TOR BC 9<br />
11-Sept-10 TOR HAM 9<br />
1-Sep-08 TOR HAM 9<br />
20-Oct-07 TOR MTL 9<br />
22-Jul-06 TOR SSK 9<br />
23-Jun-06 TOR WPG 9<br />
12-Aug-05 TOR MTL 9<br />
9-Jul-05 TOR SSK 9<br />
25-Jun-05 TOR B.C. 9<br />
21-Oct-04 TOR HAM 9
59 JOE EPPELE<br />
OFFENSIVE LINEMAN<br />
Acquired: Selected by <strong>Toronto</strong> in the first round (2nd overall) in the<br />
2010 CFL Canadian Draft. Signed with <strong>Toronto</strong> on May 18, 2010.<br />
2010: Dressed in seven (7) regular season games in his rookie<br />
CFL season… Weeks 1-7, Added to 46-man active roster but<br />
did not dress…Week 8, Made CFL debut (20/08/10) dressing as<br />
backup OL in loss vs. Hamilton…Week 9, Returned to 46-man<br />
active roster but did not dress in Labour Day Classic loss at Hamilton…Week<br />
10, Made first career CFL start (11/09/10) at LT in<br />
loss at B.C…Replaced injured teammate Rob Murphy…Week 11,<br />
Dressed at backup OL in win vs. Winnipeg…Weeks 12-14, On 46man<br />
active roster but did not dress…Week 15, Dressed at backup<br />
OL and played ST in loss vs. Hamilton… Week 16, Dressed as<br />
backup OL and played ST in win at Winnipeg…Week 17, Dressed<br />
at backup OL in loss vs. Montreal…Week 18, Dressed as backup<br />
OG in win at Montreal…Saw extensive playing time in the second<br />
half of the game…2010 Playoffs Made CFL playoff debut as backup<br />
OL and played ST in Eastern Semi-Final win at Hamilton…Dressed<br />
as backup OL and played ST in Eastern Final loss at Montreal.<br />
College: Played four years at Washington State (2006-09)…2009<br />
Played in all 11 games at left tackle, starting in 3 of them…<br />
Named to All-Pac-10 Conference Academic Second-Team for<br />
third straight season…2008 Earned varsity letter after playing in<br />
10 games, 2 of which he started… Also served on PAT and FG<br />
units…Named to All-Pac-10 Conference Academic Second-Team<br />
for second straight season...2007 Earned varsity letter after playing<br />
in all 12 games, mostly serving on PAT and FG units…Named to<br />
All-Pac-10 Conference Academic Second-Team…2006 Freshman.<br />
Personal: Joseph Thomas Eppele is the son of Carol Ann and<br />
Thomas. He has an older brother named Josh and a younger sister<br />
named Carlin. When he was younger, Joe was rated as one of the<br />
best shot-putters and hammer-throwers for his age in Canada.<br />
Joe enjoys all kinds of music, as well as outdoor activities including<br />
hiking, camping, hunting and fishing. The psychology major<br />
at Washington State earned his B.Sc., with a minor in business<br />
administration. Joe spent the off-season in <strong>Toronto</strong> participating<br />
in the Argos’ Huddle Up Bullying Prevention Program and making<br />
other community appearances, including the WWF CN Tower<br />
Climb.<br />
CFL REGULAR SEASON STATISTICS<br />
TACKLES<br />
GP DT ST TT<br />
2010 TOR 7 0 0 0<br />
Totals 7 0 0 0<br />
CFL PLAYOFF STATISTICS<br />
GP<br />
2010 TOR 2<br />
Totals 2<br />
6’7”, 302 lbs. • Washington State • Born: August 12, 1987 • Vancouver, B.C.<br />
2nd Year Argos/ 2nd Year CFL • Non-Import<br />
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99 6’6”,<br />
Acquired: Extended with <strong>Toronto</strong> on January 4, 2011.<br />
2010: Dressed in and started 18 regular season games for<br />
<strong>Toronto</strong>…Named Argos Outstanding Defensive Player for first<br />
time in his career as voted by <strong>Toronto</strong> chapter of the FRC…Led<br />
team with 4 fumble recoveries for 54 yards which tied for the<br />
second-most fumble recoveries by an Argo in a single season…<br />
Tied for team-lead with 6 pass knock downs…Finished second<br />
on team with career-high 8 QB sacks… Week 1, Started at DE<br />
in Canada Day season opener at Calgary and recorded 1 PKD…<br />
Week 2, Started at DE in win at Winnipeg and played a strong<br />
game making 3 DT, 1 PKD and 1 fumble recovery for 5 yards…<br />
The fumble recovery in the 1st quarter of the game led to a<br />
29-yard Grant Shaw field goal…Week 3, Started at DE in win vs.<br />
Calgary recording 3 DT and his first QB sack of the season…Week<br />
4, Started at DE in win vs. B.C. and recorded no stats…Week 5,<br />
Started at DE in loss at Montreal and made 1 DT and 1 ST tackle…<br />
Week 6, Started at DE and made 5 DT in win at Edmonton… Week<br />
7, Started at DE in win vs. Montreal and turned in a good game…<br />
Made 1 DT and recovered an Anthony Calvillo fumble, on a bad<br />
snap, for a 10 yard gain in the first quarter… Ensuing offensive<br />
drive resulted in a 2-yd Cory Boyd TD…Week 8, Started at DE<br />
in loss vs. Hamilton and recorded 2 DT…Week 9, Started at DE<br />
and made 2 DT in Labour Day Classic loss at Hamilton…Week<br />
10, Started at DE and played a strong defensive game in loss at<br />
B.C. Accounted a single-game career-highs in QB sacks with 3<br />
and defensive tackles with 7 (11/09/10)… Also had 1 PKD and<br />
1 Fumble Recovery for 39 yards…Named CFL Defensive Player<br />
of the Week for first time in his career…Week 11, Started at DE<br />
and played another great game in win vs. Winnipeg…Recorded a<br />
single-game career-high 9 DT, 1 QB sack, 1 pass knock down and<br />
recovered a Winnipeg fumble…Named Runner-Up, CFL Defensive<br />
Player of the Week… Week 12, Started at DE in loss Touchdown<br />
Atlantic loss vs. Edmonton…Made 4 DT… Named CFL Defensive<br />
Player of the Month for September for first time in his career…<br />
Week 13, Started at DE in loss vs. Saskatchewan…Made 1 DT…<br />
Week 14, Started at DE in win at Saskatchewan and had a terrific<br />
game…Made 1 DT, 1 QB sack and 2 PKDs…Week 15, Started<br />
at DE and made 2 DT in loss vs. Hamilton…Week 16, Started<br />
at DE/DT in win at Winnipeg… Made 5 DT and 2 QB sacks (his<br />
second multi-sack game of the season)…Week 17, Started at DE<br />
in loss vs. Montreal…Made 4 DT…Week 18, Started at DE in win<br />
at Montreal and recorded no stats…2010 Playoffs Started at DE in<br />
Eastern Semi-Final win at Hamilton…Made 2 DT and 1 PKD…<br />
Started at DE in Eastern Final at Montreal…Recorded 3 DT and<br />
1 QB sack.<br />
2009: Dressed in and started all 18 games at defensive end for<br />
the <strong>Argonauts</strong>...Week 1, Started at DE and continued his strong<br />
play making team-high 7 DT and 2 QB sacks (first multi-sack<br />
game of his career, 01/07/09) in CFL regular season opener at<br />
Hamilton…Week 2, Started at DE and recorded 2 DT in loss vs.<br />
Saskatchewan…Week 3, Started at DE and recorded 2 DT in loss<br />
at Calgary… Week 4, Started at DE and recorded 2 DT in win at<br />
Winnipeg… Week 5, Started at DE, recording no stats, in loss vs.<br />
Winnipeg…Week 6, Started at DE and registered 5 DT in loss at<br />
Montreal…Week 7, Started at DE and had a great game recording<br />
1 DT and 1 QB sack while pressuring the Lions’ quarterbacks all<br />
night in loss vs. BC… Week 8, Started at DE and continued his<br />
strong play, recording 4 DT and 1 FF, in loss vs. Calgary… Week<br />
9, Started at DE recording 1 DT in loss at Hamilton…Week 10,<br />
Started at DE and rotated through the line making 1 DT in win<br />
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RONALD FLEMONS<br />
DEFENSIVE END<br />
269 lbs. • Texas A&M • Born: October 20, 1979 • San Antonio, Texas<br />
6th Year Argos / 6th Year CFL • Import<br />
vs. Hamilton…Week 11, Started at DE, making 2 DT, in loss at<br />
BC… Week 12, Started at DE and had 3 DT in loss at Winnipeg…<br />
Week 13, Started at DE and made 4 DT and 1 QB sack in loss vs.<br />
Montreal…Week 14, Started at DE and made 4 DT and 1 QB sack<br />
in loss at Saskatchewan… Week 15, Started at DE and recorded<br />
2 DT and 1 knock down in loss vs. Edmonton… Week 16, Started<br />
at DE and registered 2 DT in loss vs. Hamilton… Week 17, Started<br />
at DE, recording no stats, in loss at Edmonton...Week 18, Started<br />
at DE and recorded 1 tackle and 1 QB sack in loss vs. Montreal.<br />
2008: <strong>Part</strong> of the 46-man active roster for 2 games with<br />
Saskatchewan but did not dress… Dressed in 11 games with<br />
<strong>Toronto</strong> as a backup DL… Re-acquired by <strong>Toronto</strong> from the<br />
Saskatchewan Roughriders, along with Saskatchewan’s fifth<br />
round draft pick in the 2011 CFL Canadian Draft. In exchange, the<br />
Argos sent WR T.J. Acree, the rights to a negotiation list player<br />
and the Argos’ third round pick in the 2011 CFL Canadian Draft<br />
on July 7…Traded to the Saskatchewan Roughriders, along with<br />
OT Glenn January, the Argos’ 2008 first round CFL Canadian Draft<br />
pick (DL Keith Shologan) and the Argos’ 2010 CFL Canadian Draft<br />
pick in exchange for QB Kerry Joseph on March 6...Added to<br />
the Roughriders’ 46-man active roster but did not dress in CFL<br />
Weeks 1-2…Week 3, Traded to <strong>Toronto</strong> and added to Argos’<br />
46-man active roster but did not dress in loss at Edmonton…<br />
Week 4, Dressed as backup DE in 2008 Argos debut (20/07/08)<br />
in win vs Edmonton…Recorded 1 FF while subbing in as a fourth<br />
d-lineman, replacing LB Michael Fletcher in the defence…Week<br />
6, Dressed as backup DE/DT in win vs Winnipeg and recorded<br />
his first sack of the season…Week 7, Dressed as backup DE/<br />
DT and recorded 3 DT and 1 QB sack in loss at Hamilton…Week<br />
9, Started at DT in Labour Day win at Hamilton and recorded 5<br />
DT…Week 11, Started at DT and recorded 4 DT and 1 PKD in loss<br />
vs Winnipeg…Week 12-14, On 46-man active roster but did not<br />
dress…Week 15, Returned to lineup and dressed at backup DE<br />
and played ST in loss at Winnipeg…Week 16, Dressed at backup<br />
DE in loss vs Montreal…Week 17, Added to 46-man active roster<br />
but did not dress in loss at B.C… Week 18, Dressed at backup<br />
DL and played ST recording 1 DT tackle in loss vs Saskatchewan.<br />
2007: Re-signed with <strong>Toronto</strong> on January 5, 2007…Played in<br />
all 18 games with <strong>Toronto</strong>, starting 10 at DE…Also saw limited<br />
time at DT… Week 13, had a great game, recording 1 KD in<br />
win over Edmonton…Week 14, recorded 1 QB sack in win over<br />
Edmonton…Week 17, saw significant action at NT, replacing<br />
Adriano Belli who was ejected in the first half…2007 Playoffs Made<br />
his CFL playoff debut (18/11/07) starting at DE in East Final versus<br />
Winnipeg.<br />
2006: Signed with the <strong>Toronto</strong> <strong>Argonauts</strong> on March 7…Released<br />
as a final training camp cut on June 10...Returned to <strong>Toronto</strong>,<br />
signing a contract on July 19…Week 5, made CFL regular season<br />
debut (22/07/06), dressing as backup DE and playing ST...Week<br />
6, dressed as backup DE and rotated in recording 2 QB sacks...<br />
Week 7, dressed as backup DE and rotated in vs Montreal...Week<br />
8, assigned to practice roster for remainder of the season…2006<br />
Playoffs Remained on PR for both East Semi-Final and East<br />
Championship.<br />
2005: Traded to Seattle Seahawks (NFL) from Miami for Kris<br />
Richard…Did not see any action in Seattle before being waived<br />
on August 29 and later released.
RONALD FLEMONS<br />
99 DEFENSIVE END<br />
2004: Signed as a free agent with the Miami Dolphins (NFL) on<br />
January 27…Waived by Dolphins on September 5 before being<br />
added to the 53-man roster on October 16…Played in one game<br />
with Miami versus Arizona and recorded a tackle in a reserve<br />
role before spending the remainder of the season on the practice<br />
roster.<br />
2003: Attended training camp with the Atlanta Falcons (NFL)<br />
before being waived on August 30.<br />
2002: Signed as a free agent with the New Orleans Saints (NFL)<br />
on November 15…Placed on the Saints practice roster for two<br />
games before re-joining the Atlanta Falcons on November 21…<br />
Played in four games with the Falcons, recording two tackles, one<br />
ST tackle and a half sack.<br />
2001: Drafted in the seventh round (226th overall) by Atlanta in the<br />
2001 NFL Draft…Dressed for one game for Atlanta versus Buffalo.<br />
College: 2000 Had his most productive year as an Aggie playing<br />
in 11 games and recording 38 total tackles, two sacks, one pass<br />
knockdown and seven QB hits… 1999 Played in 11 games and<br />
recorded 12 total tackles, three for a loss… 1998 Played in all 12<br />
games for Texas A&M, recording 54 total tackles, one sack and<br />
three tackles for a loss…. 1997 Attended Texas A&M where he<br />
was a defensive end for the Aggies and went on to be a four-year<br />
letterman…Played in all 12 games with Texas A&M, finishing with<br />
10 total tackles and one fumble recovery.<br />
Personal: Ron enjoys spending time with family, yoga and listening<br />
to classic rock music. He attended Marshall High School in his<br />
hometown of San Antonio and says Mexican pizza is his favourite<br />
food.<br />
CFL REGULAR SEASON STATISTICS<br />
Tkl for Loss<br />
GP DT ST TT KD QB NO YDS<br />
2006 TOR 3 2 2 4 0 2 0 0<br />
2007 TOR 18 11 1 12 2 1 2 4<br />
2008 TOR 11 26 0 26 1 2 0 0<br />
2009 TOR 18 42 0 42 1 6 1 2<br />
2010 TOR 18 53 1 54 6 8 3 2<br />
TOTALS 68 134 4 138 10 19 6 8<br />
CFL PLAYOFF STATISTICS<br />
Tkl for Loss<br />
GP DT ST TT KD QB NO YDS<br />
2007 TOR 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0<br />
2010 TOR 2 5 0 5 1 1 2 11<br />
TOTALS 3 6 0 6 1 1 2 11<br />
MOST SACKS IN A GAME (2 MIN.)<br />
DATE TEAM OPP NO<br />
11-Sep-10 TOR @BC 3<br />
1-Jul-09 TOR @HAM 2<br />
23-Oct-10 TOR @WPG 2<br />
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95 6’3”,<br />
Acquired: Signed as a free agent with <strong>Toronto</strong> on September 14,<br />
2010.<br />
2010: Granted free agency on February 15…Signed as a free<br />
agent with the Seattle Seahawks (NFL) and attended training<br />
camp…Released by Seattle as a final cut on August 30…Claimed<br />
off waivers by the New York Jets (NFL) on August 31 and added to<br />
the practice squad on September 5 and released on September<br />
7. Signed with <strong>Toronto</strong> on September 14 and dressed in eight (8)<br />
games with five (5) starts at DE…Week 11, Made Argos debut<br />
dressing at backup DE (19/09/10) in win vs. Winnipeg…Recorded<br />
his first sack as an Argo during his first play on defence, also<br />
added 3 DT…Week 12, Dressed at backup DE and played ST in<br />
Touchdown Atlantic loss vs. Edmonton…Made 1 DT…Week 13,<br />
Dressed as backup DE and played ST in loss vs. Saskatchewan…<br />
Made 2 DT…Week 14, Made first career start as an Argo<br />
(9/10/10) at DE and played ST in win at Saskatchewan…Made<br />
1 DT and also tipped a ‘Riders field goal in 4th quarter which<br />
cause it to fall short…ball crossed line of scrimmage so it did not<br />
officially count as a blocked kick…Week 15, Started at DE in loss<br />
vs. Hamilton…Made 2 DT and 1 ST tackle… Week 16, Started at<br />
DE and played ST in win at Winnipeg…Made 5 DT…Week 17,<br />
Started at DE in loss vs. Montreal…Made 3 DT, 1 FF and 1 PKD…<br />
Forced Als’ RB Avon Cobourne to fumble late in the third quarter,<br />
and teammate Evan McCollough returned the ball 42 yards to the<br />
Als’ 9-yard line…Week 18, Started at DE in win at Montreal…<br />
Made 4 DT…2010 Playoffs Started at DE in Eastern Semi-Final win<br />
at Hamilton…Made 2 DT…Started at DE in Eastern Final loss<br />
to Montreal…Made 6 DT, 1 ST tackle, 1 QB sack and blocked<br />
a field goal.<br />
2009: Named B.C. Lions’ Most Outstanding Canadian, West<br />
Division Most Outstanding Canadian (Dr. Beattie Martin Trophy)<br />
and CFL Most Outstanding Canadian…Started 18 games at DE<br />
for B.C….Made 51 DTs, 2 ST tackles, 1 FR and career-high 12<br />
QB sacks…Recorded a career-high 3 sacks (19/09/09) versus<br />
<strong>Toronto</strong>…2009 Playoffs Started East Semi-Final crossover win<br />
at Hamilton…Started East Final crossover loss at Montreal…<br />
Combined for 8 DTs, 1 PKD, 1 FF and 2 QB sacks in two playoff<br />
games.<br />
2008: Dressed at backup DE playing in 18 games for B.C…Earned<br />
regular time with the defence and on special teams…Mad 7 DTs,<br />
16 ST tackles, 4 QB sacks, 1 FR for 30 yards, 4 forced fumbles,<br />
1 PKD and scored 1 special teams TD (the first of his career<br />
08/08/08) on a blocked punt vs. Edmonton…2008 Playoffs Dressed<br />
in West Semi-Final win at Saskatchewan…Dressed in West Final<br />
loss at Calgary…Combined for 1 DT, 1 QB sack and 1 FR in two<br />
playoff games.<br />
2007: Dressed in 18 games at backup DE for the B.C. Lions while<br />
seeing increased time on the defence and played special teams…<br />
Made 12 DTs, 22 ST tackle (third-best in the CFL), 4 QB sacks, 1<br />
FR and 2 forced fumbles…2007 Playoffs Dressed in West Final loss<br />
to Saskatchewan and made 1 ST tackle and 1 DT.<br />
2006: Attended CFL Evaluation Camp in March…Selected by<br />
B.C. in the 1st Round (4th Overall) in the CFL Canadian Draft…<br />
Signed with the Baltimore Ravens (NFL) and attended workouts<br />
before being released in June…Attended training camp with<br />
the B.C. Lions…Played 16 games at backup DE for the Lions<br />
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RICKY FOLEY<br />
DEFENSIVE END 2006<br />
247 lbs. • York • Born: June 9, 1982 • Courtice, Ontario<br />
2nd Year Argos / 6th Year CFL • Non-Import<br />
primarily on special teams…Made 2 DTs, 9 ST tackles, and one<br />
fumble recovery…2006 Playoffs Dressed in West Final win over<br />
the Saskatchewan Roughriders…2006 Grey Cup Dressed in Grey<br />
Cup championship win over Montreal at Canad Inns Stadium…<br />
Recorded 2 DT and 2 ST tackles.<br />
College: Attended York University from 2002-05 but only played<br />
three years of football (2003-05)…2005 Named First-Team All<br />
OUA as a senior…Made 49 DTs…2004 Named Second-Team<br />
CIS All-Canadian…Named First-Team All OUA…Led country with<br />
nine (9) QB sacks...Made 34 DTs and two interceptions...2003 First<br />
year of organized football…2002 Star track & field athlete at York<br />
University.<br />
Personal: Ricky spent the off-season in <strong>Toronto</strong>, participating in the<br />
Argos’ Huddle Up Bullying Prevention Program and making other<br />
community appearances. He enjoys spending time on his family<br />
farm (Willow Crest Farm) in Courtice, Ontario (about an hour east<br />
of <strong>Toronto</strong> on the 401), where Ricky adopted a work ethic and<br />
toughness taught to him by his parents (Don & Ginny) who he<br />
credits as the major reason for his success. He also likes working<br />
on vintage cars in his spare time. While attending Courtice High<br />
School, he later transferred to Paul Dwyer High School in Oshawa,<br />
Ontario, Ricky was a decathlete and in university he competed in<br />
the 60m and set the school record in the shot put. Ricky’s first<br />
football experience was as a member of the York Lions.
95 RICKY FOLEY<br />
DEFENSIVE END<br />
CFL REGULAR SEASON STATISTICS<br />
Tackles Fumble Recoveries Tkls For Loss<br />
GP DT ST TT KD FF NO YDS TD QB NO YDS<br />
2006 BC 16 2 9 11 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0<br />
2007 BC 18 12 22 34 0 2 1 0 0 4 0 0<br />
2008 BC 18 7 16 23 1 4 1 30 1 4 0 0<br />
2009ab BC 18 51 2 53 0 0 1 0 0 12 0 0<br />
2010 TOR 8 20 1 21 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 1<br />
TOTALS 78 92 50 142 2 7 4 30 1 21 1 1<br />
a - West Division Most Outstanding Canadian<br />
b - CFL Most Outstanding Canadian<br />
CFL PLAYOFF STATISTICS<br />
Tackles Fumble Recoveries Tkls For Loss Blk Kicks<br />
GP DT ST TT KD FF NO YDS TD QB NO YDS NO<br />
2006 BC 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0<br />
2007 BC 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0<br />
2008 BC 2 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0<br />
2009 BC 2 8 0 8 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0<br />
2010 TOR 2 8 0 8 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 1<br />
TOTALS 8 17 1 18 1 2 1 0 1 4 1 1 1<br />
GREY CUP STATISTICS<br />
Tackles Fumble Recoveries<br />
GP DT ST TT KD FF NO YDS TD QB<br />
2006 BC 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0<br />
TOTALS 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0<br />
MOST SACKS IN A GAME (Min. 2).<br />
DATE TEAM OPP NO<br />
19-Sep-09 TOR @BC 3<br />
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61<br />
Acquired: Signed with <strong>Toronto</strong> as a free agent on February 16, 2010.<br />
2010: Dressed in 15 games, with 15 starts, in his first season in<br />
<strong>Toronto</strong>…Named CFLPA All-Star at Offensive Guard… Week 1,<br />
Made Argos debut (01/07/10) starting at LG in Canada Day season<br />
opener at Calgary…Week 2, Started at LG in win at Winnipeg…<br />
Week 3, Started at LG in win vs. Calgary…Week 4, Started at LG<br />
in win vs. B.C…Week 5, Started at LG in loss at Montreal…Week<br />
6, Started at LG in win at Edmonton… Week 7, Expected to start<br />
at LG but left during warm-ups with an injury... remained on active<br />
roster but did not play in win vs. Montreal…Replaced at LG by<br />
Jeff Keeping… Week 8, Added to injured list…Week 9, Started<br />
at LG for Labour Day Classic loss at Hamilton…Left game in the<br />
second quarter with a calf injury and did not return, replaced by<br />
OG Jeff Keeping…Week 10, Added to IR with calf injury for loss at<br />
B.C…Replaced by OG Jeff Keeping…Week 11, Added to 46-man<br />
active roster but did not dress in win vs. Winnipeg…Week 12,<br />
Returned to lineup and started at LG in Touchdown Atlantic loss vs.<br />
Edmonton…Week 13, Started at LG in loss vs. Saskatchewan…<br />
Week 14, Started at LG in win at Saskatchewan…Week 15,<br />
Started at LG in loss vs. Hamilton…Week 16, Started at LG in<br />
win at Winnipeg…Week 17, Started at LG in loss vs. Montreal…<br />
Week 18, Started at LG in win at Montreal... Rotated to LT in fourth<br />
quarter in relief of starter Rob Murphy…2010 Playoffs Started at LG<br />
in Eastern Semi-Final win at Hamilton…Started at LG in Eastern<br />
Final loss at Montreal.<br />
2009: Started in one game and dressed in four for Hamilton…<br />
Started Ticats’ season opener vs. <strong>Toronto</strong> at guard…Dressed as<br />
backup guard from weeks 11-13.<br />
2008: Started Ticats’ season opener in Montreal on June 30 but<br />
suffered a season-ending shoulder injury.<br />
2007: Signed with Hamilton in the spring…Started all 18 games at<br />
guard as a rookie…Made CFL debut on June 30 in Calgary.<br />
2006: Selected in the first round (8th overall) by the Hamilton<br />
Tiger-Cats in the CFL Canadian Draft.<br />
CFL REGULAR SEASON STATISTICS<br />
TACKLES<br />
GP DT ST TT<br />
2007 HAM 18 3 0 3<br />
2008 HAM 1 0 0 0<br />
2009 HAM 4 0 0 0<br />
2010 TOR 15 1 0 1<br />
Totals 38 4 0 4<br />
CFL PLAYOFF STATISTICS<br />
GP<br />
2010 TOR 2<br />
Totals 2<br />
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CEDRIC GAGNE-MARCOUX<br />
OFFENSIVE GUARD<br />
6’3”, 295 lbs. • Central Florida • Born: September 27, 1982 • Baie-Comeau, Quebec<br />
2nd Year Argos/5th Year CFL • Non-Import<br />
College: Played four seasons at Central Florida (2003-06)…Started<br />
39 of 44 games at centre…Named First Team All-Conference USA<br />
as a junior...Named team’s Most Valuable Offensive Lineman as a<br />
junior…Helped the Golden Knights capture C-USA East Division<br />
Championship and an appearance in the inaugural C-USA Football<br />
Championship…Red-Shirted as a freshman in 2002.<br />
Personal: Cedric attended Champlain H.S. in Sherbrooke, Quebec.<br />
In his spare time, he enjoys fishing, weight-lifting, cooking and<br />
country music. Cedric spent the off-season in Mississauga, training,<br />
making community appearances and working for a marketing<br />
company. He played on Team Canada’s under-20 squad and was<br />
named the province of Quebec’s MVP Offensive Lineman. He<br />
graduated from Central Florida with a degree in Marketing and his<br />
parents are Betty Gagne and Andre Marcoux. Cedric played with<br />
current Argos teammates Taylor Robertson, at Central Florida, and<br />
Dominic Picard, in junior football.
Acquired: Re-signed with <strong>Toronto</strong> on February 15, 2011.<br />
2010: Dressed and started in 14 regular season games for<br />
<strong>Toronto</strong>…Named East Division All-Start at DT for first time in his<br />
career…Named CFL All-Star at DT for first time in his career…Led<br />
Argos in sacks with nine (9)… Week 1, Started at DT in Canada<br />
Day season opener at Calgary… Made 5 DT and 1 QB sack…<br />
Week 2, Started at DT in win at Winnipeg and made 1 DT, 1 QB<br />
sack and 1 PKD…Week 3, Started at DT and recorded his third<br />
sack in as many games and 2 DT in win vs. Calgary…Week 4,<br />
Started at DT in win vs. B.C. and made 2 DT…Week 5, Started at<br />
DT and made 3 DT in loss at Montreal….Week 6, Started at DT in<br />
win at Edmonton and recorded 1 DT…Week 7, Started at DT and<br />
had an incredible game in win vs. Montreal…Was in Montreal’s<br />
backfield all night recording 5 DT and 1 QB sack…Week 8, Started<br />
at DT in loss vs. Hamilton and made 5 DT…Week 9, Started at<br />
DT in Labour Day Classic loss at Hamilton…Made 2 DT and 1<br />
PKD…Week 10, Started at DT in loss at B.C...Tied single-game<br />
career-high with his second multi-sack game of his career making<br />
2 QB sacks on Casey Printers and racking up 5 DT…Week 11,<br />
Started at DT in win vs. Winnipeg… Could not be contained by the<br />
Bombers’ o-line and finished with 4 DT and team-leading seventh<br />
QB sack…. Week 12, Started at DT in Touchdown Atlantic loss<br />
KEVIN HUNTLEY<br />
94 DEFENSIVE TACKLE<br />
6’8”, 293 lbs • Kansas State • Born: April 8, 1982 • Washington, D.C.<br />
3rd Year Argos/ 3rd Year CFL • Import<br />
vs. Edmonton… Made 2 DT… Week 13, Started at DT in loss vs.<br />
Saskatchewan and played a good game…Finished with 2 QB<br />
sacks, his second multi-sack game of the season… Week 14, On<br />
46-man active roster but did not dress in win at Saskatchewan…<br />
Week 15, Started at DT in loss vs. Hamilton…Made 3 DT…Week<br />
16, Added to 46-man active roster but did not dress in win at<br />
Winnipeg…Week 17, On 46-man active roster but did not dress<br />
for loss vs. Montreal…Week 18, Added to IR (shoulder) for win at<br />
Montreal…2010 Playoffs Started at DT for Eastern Semi-Final win<br />
at Hamilton…Made 4 DT…Started at DT in Eastern Final loss at<br />
Montreal…3 DT and 1 PKD.<br />
2009: Dressed and started in 17 games at defensive tackle for<br />
the <strong>Argonauts</strong>...Led Argos with 9 sacks…Missed most of training<br />
camp with an ankle injury… Released following training camp<br />
and re-signed in time for Week 2 vs. Saskatchewan…Started<br />
at DT vs. Saskatchewan and made 6 DT and 1 QB sack in CFL<br />
debut (11/07/09)…Week 3, Started at DT and made 2 DT and 1<br />
fumble recovery… Week 4, Started at DT, recording 2 DT, in win at<br />
Winnipeg…Week 5, Started at DT and continued his strong play,<br />
recording 5 DT, 1 QB Sack and 1 PKD, in loss vs. Winnipeg… Week<br />
6, Started at DT and totalled 2 DT and 1 bone-crushing QB sack on<br />
Anthony Calvillo in loss at Montreal…Week 7, Started at DT and<br />
recorded 5 DT in loss vs. BC… Week 8, Started at DT and had 1<br />
fumble recovery when Flemons forced a Joffrey Reynolds fumble<br />
in the 4th quarter in loss vs. Calgary… Week 9, Started at DT and<br />
recorded no stats in loss at Hamilton… Week 10, Started at DT<br />
making 1 QB sack, 3 DT and blocked a Nick Setta convert in win<br />
vs. Hamilton… Week 11, Started at DT and had a great outing,<br />
recording 2 DT and 2 QB sacks, in loss at BC… Week 12, Started<br />
at DT, registering 1 DT and 1 QB sack, in loss at Winnipeg…<br />
Week 13, Started at DT and made 1 DT and 1 QB sack in loss vs.<br />
Montreal…Week 14, Started at DT and made 2 DT and his eighth<br />
sack of the season in loss at Saskatchewan… Week 15, Started at<br />
DT and recorded his team-leading ninth sack of the season along<br />
with 3 DT in loss vs. Edmonton… Week 16, Started at DT, making<br />
1 DT, in loss vs. Hamilton… Week 17, Started at DT, recording<br />
3 DT, in loss at Edmonton...Week 18, Started at DT and did not<br />
record any stats in loss vs. Montreal.<br />
2008: Signed with the Washington Redskins (NFL) on January<br />
14…Waived by the Redskins on August 11…Claimed by the<br />
Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL) on August 12 and released on August 16.<br />
2007: Released by the Oakland Raiders on August 29…Signed<br />
with the Atlanta Falcons (NFL) on November 20…Played in five<br />
games, recording three tackles…Waived by Atlanta on December<br />
26.<br />
2006: Signed with the Oakland Raiders on January 11…Played in<br />
six games as a rookie, recording ten tackles, one fumble recovery<br />
and 2.5 sacks.<br />
2005: Signed a practice roster agreement as an un-drafted free<br />
agent with the Oakland Raiders (NFL) on December 28.<br />
College: Played (2000-01) at Valley Forge Military College before<br />
transferring to Kansas State (2003-04)…2004 Played in nine<br />
games for Kansas State, recording 31 tackles, three sacks, two<br />
forced fumbles and a fumble recovery as a senior…2003 Played in<br />
all 15 games for Kansas State…Recorded 27 tackles, six sacks,<br />
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KEVIN HUNTLEY<br />
94 defensive tackle<br />
and two fumble recoveries on the season…2002 Sat out season<br />
while transferring to Kansas State from Valley Forge Military…2001<br />
(Valley Forge Military College)…Started at DE and recorded 10.5<br />
sacks, 42 tackles and three forced fumbles…2000 Recorded four<br />
sacks and 30 tackles as a freshman.<br />
Personal: Kevin attended Archbishop Carroll H.S. before majoring<br />
in social science at Kansas State. A proud native of Washington,<br />
DC, Kevin spend his off-season in Brentwood, CA where he enjoys<br />
CFL REGULAR SEASON STATISTICS<br />
Tackles Tkls For Loss Blk Kick<br />
GP DT ST TT KD FF FR QB NO YDS NO<br />
2009 TOR 17 36 0 36 0 0 2 9 2 2 1<br />
2010ab TOR 14 41 0 41 2 0 0 9 4 6 0<br />
TOTALS 31 77 0 77 2 0 2 18 6 8 1<br />
a – CFL All-Star<br />
b – East Division All-Star<br />
CFL PLAYOFF STATISTICS<br />
Tackles Tkls For Loss<br />
GP DT ST TT PKD FF FR QB NO YDS<br />
2010 TOR 2 7 0 7 1 0 0 0 1 0<br />
TOTALS 2 7 0 7 1 0 0 0 1 0<br />
MOST SACKS IN A GAME<br />
DATE TEAM OPP NO<br />
19-Sep-09 TOR @BC 2<br />
11-Sep-10 TOR @BC 2<br />
2-Oct-10 TOR SSK 2<br />
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spending time with family and friends and working out. A movie<br />
buff, he lists American History X, Man on Fire and John Q as his<br />
favourite films and Thriller as his scariest. Before the game, Kevin<br />
enjoys listening to Wale and Lil Wayne. Kevin tries to do his part for<br />
the community as a Big Brother and raising funds for breast cancer<br />
research, a disease which his grandmother survived. Kevin was<br />
also a player ambassador as part of the Argos Level The Playing<br />
Field program, mentoring a high school football team.
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DEFENSIVE END<br />
Acquired: Re-signed as a free agent with <strong>Toronto</strong> on August 31,<br />
2010.<br />
2010: Attended training camp with the <strong>Argonauts</strong> and was injured<br />
(arm) during camp… Dressed in three (3) regular season games<br />
for <strong>Toronto</strong>.. Injured in first pre-season game and released at<br />
the end of camp…Added to Argos’ PR on August 31…Weeks<br />
9-15, Remained on PR… Week 16, Made 2010 regular season<br />
debut (23/10/10) dressing as backup DE and playing ST in win<br />
at Winnipeg…Made 2 DT…Week 17, Dressed as backup DE and<br />
played ST in loss vs. Montreal…Made 1 ST tackle…Week 18,<br />
Dressed as backup DE for win at Montreal…Made 1 DT…2010<br />
Playoffs Added to IR for both Eastern Semi-Final win at Hamilton<br />
and Eastern Final loss at Montreal.<br />
2009: Signed as a free agent with <strong>Toronto</strong> on April 9… Week<br />
1, On 46-man roster but did not dress in CFL regular season<br />
opener at Hamilton…Week 2, Added to practice roster for loss vs.<br />
Saskatchewan… Week 3-4, Remained on PR…Week 5, Started at<br />
DE in his first CFL game (01/08/09), replacing Claude Harriott (flu),<br />
and recorded 1 DT in loss vs. Winnipeg…Re-added to the club’s<br />
PR…Released by <strong>Toronto</strong> on August 22.<br />
2008: Attended training camp with the Montreal Alouettes and<br />
released…Signed as a free agent to the Cincinnati Bengals’<br />
practice squad (NFL) on December 2…Released on December 3.<br />
2007: Signed with the Indianapolis Colts (NFL) as a free agent on<br />
January 14…Playing rights were awarded to the Hamburg Sea<br />
Devils of NFL Europa as part of the NFL International Development<br />
Practice Squad Program…Named NFL Europa’s Defensive Player<br />
of the Year after recording 22 tackles, five sacks and one forced<br />
fumble on the season.<br />
2006: Signed with the Miami Dolphins (NFL) as an undrafted free<br />
agent on May 5, 2006…Waived on September 2.<br />
College: Played three seasons at Indiana (2003-05)…2005 Started<br />
all 11 games of his senior season, finishing the season with 27<br />
total tackles, including 6.5 tackles for a loss…2004 Played in 10<br />
contests for the Hoosiers…2003 Appeared in all 12 games, recording<br />
a pair of tackles and a quarterback sack.<br />
CFL REGULAR SEASON STATISTICS<br />
Tkl for Loss<br />
GP DT ST TT KD QB NO YDS<br />
2009 TOR 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0<br />
2010 TOR 3 3 1 4 0 0 0 0<br />
TOTALS 4 4 1 5 0 0 0 0<br />
6’3”, 242 lbs. • Indiana • Born: June 8, 1980 • Berlin, Germany<br />
3rd Year Argos/ 3rd Year CFL • Import<br />
Personal: A native of Berlin, Germany, Ishola only began playing<br />
competitive football at age 22. He started playing for the Berlin<br />
Adler American Football Club where he anchored a defence that<br />
recorded two shutouts, and helped lead the team to a 2002<br />
appearance in the league semifinals before being recruited by<br />
Indiana University. As a child, he spent time living in Nigeria, the<br />
birthplace of his father. Ben spent this past off-season working as<br />
a personal trainer in downtown <strong>Toronto</strong>.<br />
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Acquired: Extended contract with Argos on December 18, 2009.<br />
2010: Dressed and started in 17 regular season games for <strong>Toronto</strong>…<br />
Week 1, Started at FB and played ST in Canada Day season<br />
opener at Calgary…Caught 1 pass for a 5-yard touchdown<br />
from Cleo Lemon and made 1 ST tackle…Week 2, Started at FB<br />
in win at Winnipeg and caught 1 pass for 7 yards and made 1 ST<br />
tackle…Week 3, Started at FB and played ST in win vs. Calgary…<br />
Recorded 2 ST tackles and carried 3 times for 23 yards, LG 19,<br />
including the 1-yard game-winning touchdown late in the game…<br />
Week 4, Started at FB in win vs. B.C. and played ST…Made 1 ST<br />
tackle and caught 1 pass for 9 yards…Week 5, Started at FB in<br />
loss at Montreal…Week 6, Started at FB in win at Edmonton…<br />
Caught an important 5-yard pass from Cleo Lemon to give the<br />
Argos a first down late in the fourth quarter…Week 7, Started at<br />
FB and played ST in win vs. Montreal…Called for fake punt in<br />
second quarter which sprung Bryan Crawford for a first down on<br />
a 42-yard gain, drive ended with a 20-yard <strong>Toronto</strong> field goal…<br />
Week 8, Started at FB and played ST in loss vs. Hamilton…Week<br />
9, Started at FB and played ST in Labour Day Classic loss at Hamilton…Carried<br />
1 time for 4 yards and caught 1 pass for 4 yards…<br />
Week 10, Started at FB and played ST in loss at B.C…Carried ball<br />
twice for 5 yards, LG 4, and caught 3 passes for 17 yards, LG 8…<br />
Replaced starting RB Cory Boyd in the second half when Boyd left<br />
game with an injury…Week 11, Started at RB/FB and played ST in<br />
win vs. Winnipeg…Carried 11 times for 62 yards, LG 14, 5.6 AVG<br />
and caught 1 pass for 1 yard…Also made 2 ST tackles…Week 12,<br />
Started at FB in Touchdown Atlantic loss vs. Edmonton…Carried 5<br />
times for 37 yards, 7.4 AVG, LG 17 with a touchdown…Caught 1<br />
pass for 1 yard, made a touchdown-saving tackle on an intercep-<br />
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JEFF JOHNSON<br />
33 RUNNING BACK<br />
2004<br />
5’10”, 218 lbs. • York • Born: February 28, 1977 • <strong>Toronto</strong>, Ontario<br />
10th Year Argos / 12th Year CFL • Non-Import<br />
tion return by Edmonton’s Elliott Richardson on the one-yard line<br />
and recorded 1 ST tackle…Week 13, Started at FB and played ST<br />
in loss vs. Saskatchewan… Carried three times for 9 yards, LG<br />
5…Week 14, Dressed at backup RB and played ST in win at Saskatchewan…Caught<br />
1 pass for 13 yards…Week 15, Started at FB<br />
in loss vs. Hamilton…Made 1 ST tackle and 1 DT when <strong>Toronto</strong><br />
botched a punt attempt and Hamilton’s Matt Kirk recovered the<br />
ball…Week 16, Started at FB and played ST in win at Winnipeg…<br />
Caught 1 pass for 1 yard…Week 17, Started at FB and played ST<br />
in loss vs. Montreal…Recorded no stats and left game late due to<br />
injury, did not return…Week 18, Added to IR (hamstring) for win at<br />
Montreal…2010 Playoffs On 46-man active roster but did not dress<br />
in Eastern Semi-Final win at Hamilton…Added to IR for Eastern<br />
Final loss at Montreal.<br />
2009: Dressed in 15 games, starting 4, at running back for the<br />
<strong>Argonauts</strong>... Weeks 1-3, Added to IR with a triceps injury...Week 4,<br />
Returned from injury and made 2009 debut as backup RB in win<br />
at Winnipeg… Played ST but recorded no stats…Week 7, Dressed<br />
as backup RB and played ST, making 1 ST tackle, in loss vs. BC…<br />
Week 8, Dressed as backup RB and played ST, making 1 ST tackle,<br />
in loss vs. Calgary… Week 9, Dressed as backup RB and played<br />
ST in loss at Hamilton… Rushed once for 2 yards and caught 1<br />
ball for 8 yards on the night…Week 10, Dressed at backup RB<br />
and played ST, making 2 catches for 18 yards, in win vs. Hamilton…<br />
Week 11, Dressed at backup RB and played ST, recording<br />
1 ST tackle, in loss at BC… Week 12, Dressed at backup RB and<br />
played ST, making 2 receptions for 15 yards, LG 16, in loss at<br />
Winnipeg…Week 13, Dressed at backup RB and played ST in loss<br />
vs. Montreal…Caught 2 passes for 16 yards, LG 11…Week 14,<br />
Dressed at backup RB and rushed 6 times for 38 yards, LG 16,<br />
including his first TD of 2009 and caught 1 pass for (-1) yards in<br />
loss at Saskatchewan…Week 15, Started at FB and played ST<br />
in loss vs. Edmonton…Carried 3 times for 3 yards and caught 3<br />
passes for 6 yards including the Argos’ first TD pass in six games<br />
late in the fourth quarter… Week 16, Started at FB and played ST<br />
in loss vs. Hamilton… Had 2 catches for 12 yards, LG 11, and 1 TD<br />
(his third major in three games) on the night… Week 17, Started<br />
at FB and played ST in loss at Edmonton… Rushed 4 times for 6<br />
yards, LG 7, and make 1 ST tackle on the night...Week 18, Started<br />
at FB and rushed 1 time for 3 yards, LG 3, and made one tackle<br />
in loss vs. Montreal.<br />
2008: Dressed in 18 games, making 18 starts at FB, while also<br />
playing special teams… Week 2, Started at fullback and played<br />
special teams in loss against Hamilton... recorded 1 reception for<br />
6 yards and 1 ST tackle… Week 4, Started at FB and played special<br />
teams in win against Edmonton… Recorded 1 carry for 12<br />
yards and scored first TD of the season, also had 1 reception for 8<br />
yards…Week 5, Started at FB and played special teams in loss at<br />
Saskatchewan… Recorded 1 carry for 2 yards and 1 catch for 7<br />
yards…Week 6, Started at FB and played special teams catching<br />
1 pass for 1 yard and running once for 2 yards in win vs Winnipeg…Week<br />
9, Started at FB and played ST in Labour Day win<br />
at Hamilton…Rushed once for no yards and made 1 ST tackle…<br />
Week 11, Started at FB and played ST in loss vs Winnipeg…<br />
Caught 1 pass for 4 yards…Week 12, Started at FB and played ST<br />
catching 2 passes for 2 yards, with a fumble, and made 1 ST tackle<br />
in loss at Calgary…Week 13, Started at RB and played special<br />
teams in loss vs Calgary…Rushed 3 times for 14 yards, caught 2<br />
passes for 4 yards and made 1 ST tackle… Week 15, Dressed as
JEFF JOHNSON<br />
33 RUNNING BACK<br />
backup RB and played ST, making 2 catches for 11 yards in loss<br />
at Winnipeg…Week 16, Started at RB/FB and played ST in loss vs<br />
Montreal… Week 17, Started at RB/FB and played ST, making 1 ST<br />
tackle and carried once for 5 yards, in loss at B.C.<br />
2007: Started 11 games at RB/FB before suffering a season-ending<br />
leg injury…Week 3, recorded a touchdown after becoming the<br />
feature tailback, when starter Jamel White fell to injury, in the second<br />
half versus Calgary…Week 5, scored the Argos only major<br />
before leaving the game with an injury in the first half…Week 8,<br />
on active roster but did not dress as he returned to <strong>Toronto</strong> from<br />
Winnipeg for the birth of his daughter Maya…Week 12, left game<br />
early after suffering a leg injury on special teams block that sprung<br />
loose RB Dominique Dorsey for a kickoff return TD… Week 13,<br />
placed on the club’s 9-game injured list…2007 Playoffs Did not<br />
dress in East Final due to injury.<br />
2006: Extended contract with <strong>Toronto</strong> on November 22, 2006…<br />
Played in 17 regular season games, starting 13 at RB/FB…Week<br />
5, entered the game as the primary tailback after an injury to Ricky<br />
Williams and rushed for 34 yards, including a six-yard game-winning<br />
TD vs Saskatchewan… Week 6, made first start of the year<br />
at tailback and scored the team’s only touchdown on a 4-yard<br />
run versus BC…Week 7, missed first game of his career due to<br />
injury (quad) at Montreal (03/08/06)…Week 11, led the club in<br />
both rushing and receiving with 108 all-purpose yards and one<br />
touchdown…2006 Playoffs Dressed as backup RB and rotated in<br />
catching 1 pass for 20 yards, left game in second quarter with<br />
injury versus Winnipeg in East Semi-Final…Dressed as backup RB<br />
and played ST in East Championship versus Montreal.<br />
2005: Played in all 18 regular season games…Week 1, tied for the<br />
team lead in ST tackles with 2 vs BC…Week 3, made a 28-yard<br />
reception from Noel Prefontaine on a fake punt to set up an Argo<br />
TD…Week 4, dressed as backup RB against BC and entered the<br />
game late at SB when Robert Baker left game due to injury…Week<br />
11, dressed as backup RB and saw action in the fourth quarter…<br />
Week 16, dressed as backup RB and played special teams, entered<br />
the game as RB when starter Sean Millington fell to injury<br />
and recorded 161 all-purpose yards and his first touchdown as an<br />
Argonaut (22/10/05). He also experienced the longest pass reception<br />
of his career at 59-yards in win at Montreal…Week 17, started<br />
at RB and recorded a single game career-high 197 all-purpose<br />
yards and 2 touchdowns (27/10/05). Earned CFL Offensive Player<br />
of the Week honours for the first time in his career…Week 18,<br />
started at RB and continued his spectacular play averaging almost<br />
6 yards per carry in final regular season game at Ottawa…2005<br />
Playoffs Made first career playoff start (20/11/05) in East Championship<br />
versus Montreal.<br />
2004: Re-signed with <strong>Toronto</strong> on February 12, 2004…Dressed for<br />
all 18 regular season games as backup RB…Week 14, dressed as<br />
backup RB and played special teams making 2 ST tackles, also<br />
entered the game as inside receiver late in the fourth quarter and<br />
caught 1 pass for 9 yards in Winnipeg…2004 Playoffs Dressed as<br />
backup RB and played special teams making 1 ST tackle in East<br />
Semi-Final vs Hamilton…Dressed as a backup running back and<br />
played special teams in East Championship vs Montreal, making 2<br />
ST tackles…Grey Cup Championship Dressed as backup RB behind<br />
John Avery and played special teams in win vs. BC, making 2 ST<br />
tackles.<br />
2003: Dressed for 18 regular season games…dressed mainly as<br />
backup RB and played on special teams, except in Weeks 17 &<br />
18 when he started at FB…Week 11, made two ST tackles and<br />
returned a kick-off 14 yards…recorded a personal single game<br />
receiving high of 34-yards in Week 3…2003 Playoffs Dressed as<br />
backup RB and played on special teams…made 1 ST tackle in the<br />
East Semi-Final victory over the BC Lions…dressed as backup RB<br />
in East Championship.<br />
2002: Played in 18 regular season games in his first season with<br />
the Double Blue after signing as a free agent on February 22…<br />
saw his most extensive action of the season in <strong>Toronto</strong>’s 42-15<br />
loss to Winnipeg on July 23 when starting RB Juan Johnson went<br />
down with a knee injury…posted 25 yards rushing on nine carries…saw<br />
action in both of <strong>Toronto</strong>’s Eastern Division playoff<br />
games.<br />
2001: In his second campaign with the Tiger-Cats, played in all<br />
18 games, starting four of them…August 10, rushed for his first<br />
CFL touchdown (3 yards)…had 24 carries for 109 yards rushing,<br />
2 catches for 22 yards and 1 kickoff return for 23 yards, for 154<br />
all-purpose yards, in his first CFL and professional start on August<br />
24 in Hamilton’s 20-12 victory over Edmonton.<br />
2000: Signed as an un-drafted free agent with Hamilton on June<br />
12 after an illustrious college career at York University…as a<br />
rookie, played in all 18 games during the regular season…in the<br />
Tiger-Cats’ 33-26 season opening loss to BC, his first game as a<br />
pro, he returned a kickoff 28 yards.<br />
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JEFF JOHNSON<br />
33 RUNNING BACK<br />
College: Played four seasons at York (1996-99)…Totalled 553 carries<br />
for 3,365 yards with 18 touchdowns rushing, 37 pass receptions<br />
for 436 yards with two touchdowns, 28 kickoff returns for<br />
776 yards and one touchdown during his four-year York University<br />
career…was named the CIS’s Outstanding Rookie in 1996…also<br />
was an Ontario University Athletics First-Team All-Star in 1996,<br />
1997 and 1999 and a CIAU Second-Team All-Canadian in 1997<br />
and 1999…in his final year at York, had 173 carries for 977 yards<br />
with five touchdowns rushing, to go with 11 catches for 133 yards<br />
and one touchdown added 196 yards on 11 kickoff returns.<br />
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Personal: A Kinesiology major in college, Jeff is a licensed realtor<br />
with Century 21 Brown Ltd. His favourite film is Shawshank<br />
Redemption and his favourite book is Into Thin Air. Jeff and his<br />
wife Kelly live in Mississauga and have a daughter named Maya, a<br />
son named Justyce and a new baby boy named Lincoln Jet, born<br />
in May.<br />
CFL REGULAR SEASON STATISTICS<br />
Rushing Receiving Tackles Kickoff Returns<br />
GP NO YDS LG TD NO YDS LG TD DT ST TT FF NO YDS TD<br />
2000 HAM 18 6 23 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 4 0 10 190 0<br />
2001 HAM 18 42 140 17 3 4 49 16 0 2 13 15 0 14 286 0<br />
2002 TOR 18 9 25 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 8 0 6 106 0<br />
2003 TOR 18 9 26 8 0 0 0 0 0 2 12 14 0 3 24 0<br />
2004 TOR 18 9 41 8 0 5 36 12 0 0 19 19 1 1 11 0<br />
2005 TOR 18 21 170 38 0 15 300 59 3 1 12 13 0 1 13 0<br />
2006 TOR 17 54 227 33 2 36 264 18 1 2 2 4 0 0 0 0<br />
2007 TOR 11 14 36 6 1 8 75 30 1 0 8 8 0 0 0 0<br />
2008 TOR 18 8 31 8 1 11 46 12 0 0 7 7 0 0 0 0<br />
2009 TOR 15 15 52 16 1 14 80 16 2 1 4 5 0 0 0 0<br />
2010 TOR 17 26 141 19 2 15 83 13 1 2 7 9 0 2 17 0<br />
TOTALS 186 213 912 54 10 108 933 75 8 10 96 106 1 37 647 0<br />
CFL PLAYOFF STATISTICS<br />
Rushing Tackles Receiving<br />
GP NO YDS TD DT ST TT NO YDS TD<br />
2000 HAM 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0<br />
2001 HAM 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0<br />
2002 TOR 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0<br />
2003 TOR 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0<br />
2004 TOR 2 0 0 0 0 3 3 0 0 0<br />
2005 TOR 1 5 29 0 0 1 1 1 17 0<br />
2006 TOR 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 20 0<br />
TOTALS 12 5 29 0 0 5 5 2 37 0<br />
GREY CUP STATISTICS<br />
Rushing Tackles<br />
GP NO YDS TD DT ST TT<br />
2004 TOR 1 0 0 0 0 2 2<br />
TOTALS 1 0 0 0 0 2 2
Acquired: Re-signed with <strong>Toronto</strong> as a free agent on February 18,<br />
2011.<br />
2010: Dressed in 13 regular season games, with three (3) starts, for<br />
<strong>Toronto</strong>… Week 1, Dressed at backup OG and played ST in Canada<br />
Day season opener at Calgary…Week 2, Added to 46-man active<br />
roster but did not dress in win at Winnipeg… Week 3, Dressed<br />
as backup OL and TE and played ST in win vs. Calgary…Week 4,<br />
Dressed at OL and TE in win vs. B.C…Week 5, Dressed at backup<br />
OL and TE in loss at Montreal… Week 6, Dressed at backup OL and<br />
TE in win at Edmonton…Week 7, Thrust into starting LG role when<br />
LG Cedric Gagne-Marcoux injured himself during pre-game warmups…<br />
Had a good game in win vs. Montreal…Week 8, Started at<br />
LG in loss vs. Hamilton…Week 9, Dressed at backup OG in Labour<br />
Day Classic loss at Hamilton…Thrust into action at LG when<br />
starter Cedric Gagne-Marcoux left game in second quarter with a<br />
calf injury and did not return… Week 10, Started at LG in loss at<br />
B.C… Replaced injured starter Cedric Gagne-Marcoux…Week 11,<br />
Started at LG in win vs. Winnipeg…Week 12, Dressed at backup<br />
OL and played TE in Touchdown Atlantic loss vs. Edmonton…Week<br />
13, Dressed at backup OL in loss vs. Saskatchewan… Week 14,<br />
Dressed as backup OL and played ST in win at Saskatchewan…<br />
Caught 1 pass for 5 yards from Cleo Lemon…Week 15, Added to<br />
IR with a foot injury for loss vs. Hamilton…Week 16, On IR with a<br />
foot injury for win at Winnipeg…Week 17, On IR with foot injury<br />
for loss vs. Montreal…Week 18, On 46-man active roster but did<br />
not dress for win at Montreal… 2010 Playoffs Dressed as backup<br />
OL and played ST in Eastern Semi-Final win at Hamilton…Dressed<br />
as backup OL and played ST in Eastern Final loss at Montreal.<br />
2009: Signed with <strong>Toronto</strong> as a free agent on March 20...Dressed<br />
in 15 games, with 10 starts, at left guard for the <strong>Argonauts</strong>...<br />
Named Argos’ starting left guard in Week 6 and held job until he<br />
sustained a season-ending shoulder injury in Week 16... Week<br />
1, Dressed at backup LG but rotated with Brian Ramsay in CFL<br />
regular season opener at Hamilton… Week 2, Dressed at backup<br />
LG and played ST in loss vs. Saskatchewan…entered game at<br />
LG in 4th quarter when Jonta Woodard left game with injury and<br />
starter Brian Ramsay moved to RT…Week 5, Dressed at backup<br />
LG, entering the game when Brian Ramsay briefly left game with<br />
injury, and played ST in loss vs. Winnipeg… Week 6, Made first<br />
start of 2009 (07/08/09) at LG in loss at Montreal…Week 7-15,<br />
Started at LG…Week 15, Started at LG but left game in the first<br />
quarter with a shoulder injury (replaced by backup Mark Dewit)<br />
in loss vs. Edmonton… Week 16, Added to 9-game injured list<br />
(shoulder).<br />
2008: Signed with Montreal as a free-agent on February 16…<br />
Placed on injured list for entire season with knee injury sustained<br />
during training camp…Released by Montreal on December 11.<br />
2007: Played in 5 games and recorded 1 stat, a 2-yard reception<br />
for a TD… Injured knee at beginning of training camp did not<br />
dress until Week 13…Week 13, made his 2007 debut as a backup<br />
OL but saw significant action at FB, while wearing #44, in win<br />
over Edmonton…Week 14, dressed as backup OL and played FB,<br />
making his first ever career reception on a two-yard TD toss from<br />
Michael Bishop (06/10/07)…His touchdown reception made him<br />
the first Argos offensive lineman to catch a touchdown in over a<br />
decade…Week 15, dressed as backup OL and played FB in win<br />
over Montreal…Week 16, dressed as backup OL but entered<br />
JEFF KEEPING<br />
67 OFFENSIVE GUARD<br />
6’6”, 302 lbs. • Western Ontario • Born: July 19, 1982 • Uxbridge, Ontario<br />
7th Year Argos / 8th Year CFL • Non-Import<br />
game as FB in win at Montreal…Week 17, dressed as backup OL<br />
but entered game as a FB in win over Winnipeg… Week 18, did<br />
not dress due to injury (quad)…2007 Playoffs Dressed in East Final<br />
loss vs. Winnipeg and recorded no stats.<br />
2006: Missed the majority of <strong>Argonauts</strong> training camp, all of<br />
pre-season and the beginning of the regular season with a knee<br />
injury…Played in 17 games for <strong>Toronto</strong>, starting 16 at NT...Week<br />
6, recorded 4 DT and forced a fumble vs. BC…Week 7, recorded<br />
first career QB sack (03/08/06)…Week 13, started at NT and also<br />
saw action on ST and both TE and FB in Calgary…2006 Playoffs<br />
Started at NT in his first career post-season game (05/11/06)<br />
and recorded 1 DT and a key QB sack…Started at NT in East<br />
Championship versus Montreal.<br />
2005: Drafted by <strong>Toronto</strong> in the 2nd Round (18th Overall) in the<br />
2005 CFL Canadian Draft. Signed with <strong>Toronto</strong> on May 20…<br />
Named Argos nominee as Most Outstanding Rookie by the <strong>Toronto</strong><br />
contingent of the FRC…Began the season as an OG but converted<br />
to DL early in the regular season…Week 1, made his CFL debut<br />
as backup OG, saw action at Left Tackle when Bernard Williams<br />
was ejected…Week 4, did not dress due to ankle injury...Week<br />
6, dressed as backup OL and saw action at both the Tight End<br />
and Nose Tackle positions, recording his first career defensive<br />
tackle (01/08/05)… Week 18, made first CFL start at NT in place<br />
of injured Noah Cantor (05/11/05) but left game in the first quarter<br />
due to injury, was replaced by Chuck Walsh in final regular season<br />
game at Ottawa…2005 Playoffs Did not dress due to injury in East<br />
Championship versus Montreal.<br />
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67 JEFF KEEPING<br />
OFFENSIVE GUARD<br />
College: Played three seasons at Western (2002-04)…Recorded 47<br />
catches for 700 yards while at Western…2004 Named team captain<br />
as a senior…Finished his senior year with 12 catches for 134<br />
yards and 1 TD…Invited to play in East West All-Star game…2003<br />
Named OUA All-Star...Pulled in 26 receptions for 376 yards and 1<br />
TD…2002 Had 16 receptions for 297 yards.<br />
Junior: Played primarily at Tight End and described by his coach<br />
as “a man among boys”…Led the Thunder to a Provincial<br />
Championship in 2001…Helped Thunder to a combined regular<br />
season record of 13-4-0 from 2001-02.<br />
Personal: “Keep” spent this off-season training and living in<br />
Mississauga, and working for his family business, APEX Media Sign<br />
Services Ltd. Jeff, who is married to Marcia, is the son of Berick<br />
and Lois and has two younger sisters, Leanne & Katie and an older<br />
brother, Terry. In five seasons with the Argos, he has been versatile<br />
by playing Tight End, Fullback, Defensive Tackle, Offensive Guard<br />
& Centre. He attended Uxbridge Secondary School where in senior<br />
year he was team captain, MVP and named the school’s most<br />
outstanding athlete. Jeff also participated in rugby, and was tour<br />
captain of the USS Tigers which competed in Scotland, England<br />
and Wales.<br />
CFL REGULAR SEASON STATISTICS<br />
TACKLES QB Sacks<br />
GP DT ST TT PKD FF NO YDS<br />
2005 TOR 17 8 2 10 0 0 0 0<br />
2006 TOR 17 26 0 26 1 1 1 8<br />
2007 TOR 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0<br />
2008 MTL DID NOT PLAY DUE TO INJURY<br />
2009 TOR 15 1 0 0 0 0 0 0<br />
2010 TOR 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0<br />
TOTALS 67 35 2 36 1 1 1 8<br />
CFL PLAYOFF STATISTICS<br />
QB Sacks<br />
GP DT ST TT PKD FF NO YDS<br />
2006 TOR 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0<br />
2007 TOR 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 0<br />
2010 TOR 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0<br />
TOTALS 5 2 0 2 0 0 1 0<br />
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Acquired: Signed as a free agent with <strong>Toronto</strong> on February 22, 2010.<br />
2010: Dressed in 15 games in his rookie CFL season… Week 1,<br />
Made CFL debut (01/07/10) dressing at backup DE and played ST,<br />
making 1 ST tackle, in Canada Day season opener at Calgary…<br />
Week 2, Dressed at DE and played ST in win at Winnipeg…Was<br />
part of a wild play to end the first half in which he returned a<br />
kickoff 2 yards before punting the ball 64 yards into Winnipeg’s<br />
endzone to score a single point…Also made 2 ST tackles…Week<br />
3, Dressed at backup DE and played ST in win vs. Calgary…<br />
Recorded 2 ST tackles…Week 4, Dressed at backup DE and<br />
had a terrific game on ST in win vs. B.C…Made 1 DT…Week 5,<br />
Dressed at backup DE and played ST in loss at Montreal…Made<br />
1 ST tackle… Week 6, Added to IR for win at Edmonton…Week 7,<br />
Remained on IR for win vs. Montreal… Week 8, Remained on IR<br />
for loss vs. Hamilton…Week 9, Dressed at backup DE and played<br />
ST in Labour Day Classic loss at Hamilton…Made 1 ST tackle…<br />
Week 10, Dressed at backup DE and played ST in loss at B.C…<br />
Made 1 ST tackle…Week 11, Dressed at backup DE and played<br />
ST in win vs. Winnipeg…Week 12, Dressed at backup DE and<br />
played ST in Touchdown Atlantic loss vs. Edmonton…Made 1 ST<br />
tackle… Week 13, Dressed at backup DE and played ST in loss<br />
vs. Saskatchewan…Week 14, Dressed at backup DE and played<br />
ST in win at Saskatchewan…Week 15, Dressed at backup DE and<br />
played ST in loss vs. Hamilton…Week 16, Dressed as backup DE<br />
and played ST in win at Winnipeg…Made 1 ST tackle… Week 17,<br />
Dressed as backup DE and played ST in loss vs. Montreal…Week<br />
18, Dressed at backup DE and made CFL debut at TE (07/11/10)…<br />
Caught his first CFL pass for 5 yards from Dalton Bell…Made 1 ST<br />
tackle…2010 Playoffs Dressed as backup DE, TE and FB in Eastern<br />
Semi-Final win at Hamilton… Made 1 ST tackle and caught 1 pass<br />
for 12 yards…Dressed at DE, TE & FB and played ST in Eastern<br />
Final loss at Montreal…Made 1 ST tackle.<br />
2009: Signed as a free agent with the Calgary Stampeders on May<br />
7 and released as a final training camp cut on June 25.<br />
2008: Signed as a free agent with the Kansas City Chiefs (NFL).<br />
2007: Attended training camp with New Orleans and released.<br />
2006: Signed as a free agent with the New Orleans Saints (NFL)…<br />
Added to the club’s practice roster and remained there for the<br />
duration of the season.<br />
College: Played freshman season at Georgia Tech (2001), played one<br />
year at Dodge Community College (2003), transferred to Louisiana<br />
State and played two seasons (2004-05)…2005 (Louisiana<br />
State) Broke his ankle to start the season and missed the first<br />
EJIRO KUALE<br />
5 LINEBACKER<br />
CFL REGULAR SEASON STATISTICS<br />
Tackles Tkls for Loss INT Returns<br />
GP DT ST TT QB PKD NO YDS NO YDS TD<br />
2010 TOR 15 1 12 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0<br />
TOTALS 15 1 12 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0<br />
6’2”, 229 lbs. • Louisiana State • Born: June 22, 1983 • Daytona Beach, Florida<br />
2nd Year Argos/2nd Year CFL • Import<br />
six games…Had 10 tackles and a sack with limited playing time<br />
while recovering from injury…Dressed in the SEC championship<br />
game and played in the Chick-fil-a-Bowl game…2004 (Louisiana<br />
State) Transferred to Louisana State and Dressed in all games,<br />
starting two…Recorded 22 tackles, four tackles for a loss and two<br />
sacks…2003 (Dodge C.C.) Named All-Conference and Third-Team<br />
All Junior College…Led Kansas Community College Conference<br />
with 124 tackles and three sacks…2002 (Dodge C.C.) Sat out<br />
season while transferring from Georgia Tech to Dodge C.C…2001<br />
(Georgia Tech) Played primarily on special teams as a freshman.<br />
Personal: Ejiro pronounces his full name EDGE-EE-ROW KWALL-EE.<br />
He has a daughter named Oni (ON-EE) and he split his off-season<br />
between New Orleans and Mississauga. He likes to workout and<br />
barbeque in his spare time and played college football at LSU.<br />
Ejiro was named First-Team 5A All-State and All-Southeast, and<br />
helped lead Mainland High School in Daytona Beach to a District<br />
4-5A title.<br />
CFL PLAYOFF STATISTICS<br />
Tackles Tkls for Loss INT Returns Receiving<br />
GP DT ST TT QB PKD NO YDS NO YDS TD REC YDS TD<br />
2010 TOR 2 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 12 0<br />
TOTALS 2 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 12 0<br />
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1<br />
Acquired: Signed as a free agent with <strong>Toronto</strong> on March 17, 2010.<br />
2010: Started 17 regular season games as a CFL rookie… Week 1,<br />
Made CFL regular season debut (01/07/10) in Canada Day season<br />
opener at Calgary…Completed 16 of 28 passes, 57.1%, for 192<br />
yards, LG 47 and his first career passing touchdown (to FB Jeff<br />
Johnson) and rushed 3 times for 11 yards… Week 2, Started at<br />
QB in win at Winnipeg...Completed 15 of 23 passes for 162 yards,<br />
LG 27, and rushed 3 times for 22 yards, LG 9, including his first<br />
career CFL touchdown (09/07/10)…Week 3, Started at QB in win<br />
vs. Calgary…Completed 18 of 37 passes (48.6%) for 187 yards<br />
with 1 INT and carried 2 times for 13 yards, LG 12…Lost one<br />
fumble…Week 4, Started at QB in win vs. B.C…Completed 19<br />
of 28 (67.9%) passes for 222 yards, LG 22, 2 INT and 2 TD and<br />
rushed 2 times for 13 yards, LG 8… Week 5, Started at QB in loss<br />
at Montreal…Completed 8 of 17 passes for 143 yard, including a<br />
55–yard completion to WR Brandon Rideau, it was the longest of<br />
Lemon’s CFL career…Rushed 5 times for 35 yards and scored a<br />
3-yard TD…Week 6, Started at QB and played his best statistical<br />
game as an Argo (06/08/10) in win at Edmonton…Completed 23<br />
of 34 passes, 67.6%, for a career-high 292 yards with 1 TD and 1<br />
INT… Carried 1 time for 19 yards…Week 7, Played a smart game,<br />
including his first CFL game throwing at least 3 TDs and his first<br />
pass reception (14/08/10) in win vs. Montreal…Completed 13 of<br />
19 passes, 68.4%, 269 yards, 3 TDs…Caught one pass for a 13yard<br />
gain on an option throw-back from RB Cory Boyd in the first<br />
quarter and carried once for 8 yards…Week 8, Started at QB in<br />
loss vs. Hamilton…Completed 18 of 31 passes (58.1%) for 208<br />
yards, LG 21 and rushed once for 2 yards…Week 9, Started at QB<br />
in Labour Day Classic loss at Hamilton…Passed for career-high<br />
350 yards (06/09/10) which was also his first 300+ yard game in<br />
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CLEO LEMON<br />
QUARTERBACK<br />
6’3”, 218 lbs. • Arkansas State • Born: August 16, 1979 • Greenwood, Mississippi<br />
2nd Year Argos/ 2nd Year CFL • Import<br />
the CFL...Completed 32 of 44 passes, 72.7%, and tossed 3 INTs<br />
(all single-game career-highs) with 0 TDs…Carried twice for 3<br />
yards…Week 10, Started at QB in loss at B.C…Completed 20 of<br />
31 passes (64.5%) for 277 yards and 2 TDs (both to WR James<br />
Robinson)…Rushed 2 times for 7 yards, LG 5…Week 11, Started<br />
at QB in win vs. Winnipeg… Completed 14 of 23 passes, 60.9%,<br />
for 90 yards, LG 15, 1 INT and 1 TD…Ran 3 times for 31 yards,<br />
LG 15…Week 12, Started at QB in Touchdown Atlantic loss vs.<br />
Edmonton…Completed 23 of 35 passes for 274 yards, LG 50, career-high<br />
4 INT… Rushed twice for 14 yards, LG 13, before leaving<br />
game in the fourth quarter with an injury, replaced by backup<br />
QB Dalton Bell…Week 13, Added to IR with a concussion for loss<br />
vs. Saskatchewan… Replaced by backup QB Dalton Bell…Week<br />
14, Started at QB in win at Saskatchewan…Completed 17 of 26<br />
passes (65.4%) for 152 yards, 1 INT and 1 TD…Rushed 2 times<br />
for 17 yards, including a huge first down late in the game…Week<br />
15, Started at QB in loss vs. Hamilton…Played all but two series<br />
in the third quarter when he was replaced by Dalton Bell…Completed<br />
16 of 29 attempts for 159 yards, LG 25, 2 INT, 0 TD…Carried<br />
5 times for 39 yards, LG 14…Week 16, Started at QB in win<br />
at Winnipeg… Completed 17 of 29 passes (58.6%) for 212 yards,<br />
LG 66 and 1 TD…Ran 3 times for 21 yards, LG 12, including a<br />
9-yard touchdown run late in the game to seal the win…Week 17,<br />
Started at QB in loss vs. Montreal… Completed 13 of 23 passes<br />
for 167 yards, LG 33, 2 INT, 2 TD…Ran twice for 19 yards, LG<br />
15…Week 18, Started at QB in win at Montreal and played most<br />
of the first quarter before giving way to Dalton Bell…Completed<br />
3 of 6 passes for 77 yards and a 50-yard touchdown pass to WR<br />
Spencer Watt…2010 Playoffs Started at QB in Eastern Semi-Final<br />
win at Hamilton…Completed 22 of 29 passes for 134 yards, LG<br />
12, 1 TD, 1 INT…Rushed 4 times for 29 yards, LG 10…Started<br />
Eastern Final loss at Montreal… Completed 11 of 21 passes for<br />
169 yards, 2 INTs, and 0 TDs...Carried 2 times for 11 yards, LG 8.<br />
2009: Released by Jacksonville in February…Signed with the Baltimore<br />
Ravens on August 16 and waived before start of regular<br />
season to attend to family issues.<br />
2008: Signed as a free agent with the Jacksonville Jaguars and<br />
dressed in 2 games and attempted 2 passes.<br />
2007: Served as back up QB to Trent Green in Miami for first four<br />
games of the season…Named starting quarterback for Week 5<br />
when Green was injured…Returned to backup QB behind John<br />
Beck in Week 11…Renamed starting QB in Week 15 and led Dolphins<br />
to their first and only win of the season.<br />
2006: Designated as third QB for first four games of season with<br />
Miami…Promoted to backup QB for the next 11 games and started<br />
one game…Saw action in four games in total…Completed 38<br />
of 68 passes for 929 yards, 2 TDs and 1 INT…Made NFL regular<br />
season debut (23/11/06) on Thanksgiving at Detroit…Made first<br />
career NFL start (31/12/06) vs. Indianapolis and completed 18 of<br />
36 passes for 210 yards in narrow 22-27 loss.<br />
2005: Designated the third quarterback for first six games with San<br />
Diego Chargers… Completed 34 of 49 passes for 369 yards and 3<br />
TDs and no INTs in preseason…Traded to the Miami Dolphins (NFL)<br />
from the San Diego Chargers (NFL) on October 18 in exchange for QB<br />
A.J. Feeley and a sixth round draft pick in the 2006 NFL Draft (K Kurt<br />
Smith)…Designated the third QB for all 10 games with Miami.
CLEO LEMON<br />
1 QUARTERBACK<br />
2004: Inactive for all 16 games and the Wild Card playoff game<br />
with San Diego…Completed 17 of 27 passes for 178 yards, 0 TDs<br />
and 1 INT in preseason.<br />
2003: Signed as a free agent with the San Diego Chargers (NFL)<br />
on April 4…Assigned to San Diego’s practice squad for the entire<br />
season…Completed 20 of 39 passes for 267 yards, 1 TD and 2<br />
INTs during preseason action.<br />
2002: Signed with the Baltimore Ravens (NFL) as a free agent on<br />
January 10…Waived by Baltimore on August 26.<br />
2001: Did not play football.<br />
College: Was a four-year letterman (1997-00) at Arkansas State…<br />
Completed 551 of 1,128 passes for 7,706 yards with 48 touchdowns<br />
and 33 interceptions in his career…Still the school’s alltime<br />
leader in pass attempts, completions, passing yards and<br />
touchdown passes.<br />
Personal: Cleo and his wife Cherese have a 1-year old daughter<br />
named Madison Elise. The couple lives in Jacksonville, Florida<br />
where Cleo enjoys playing golf and basketball, spending time<br />
outdoors and reading. He was also a player ambassador as part<br />
of the Argos Level The Playing Field program, mentoring a high<br />
school football team. Cleo attended Greenwood High School<br />
where he lettered in football and basketball, and he majored<br />
in business management in college. In 2008, the Cleo Lemonaide<br />
Foundation was founded, striving to mentor and help youth<br />
through community activities, football camps in Mississippi and<br />
holiday drives.<br />
CFL REGULAR SEASON STATISTICS<br />
Passing Rushing<br />
GP COMP ATT YDS PCT TD INT NO YDS TD<br />
2010 TOR 17 285 462 3433 61.7 15 19 39 274 3<br />
TOTALS 17 285 462 3433 61.7 15 19 39 274 3<br />
CFL PLAYOFF STATISTICS<br />
Passing Rushing<br />
GP COMP ATT YDS PCT TD INT NO YDS TD<br />
2010 TOR 2 33 50 303 66.0 1 3 6 40 0<br />
TOTALS 2 33 50 303 66.0 1 3 6 40 0<br />
NFL REGULAR SEASON STATISTICS<br />
Passing Rushing<br />
GP COMP ATT YDS PCT TD INT NO YDS TD<br />
2006 MIA 11 38 68 929 55.9 2 1 3 7 0<br />
2007 MIA 16 173 309 1773 56.0 6 6 31 102 4<br />
2008 JAC 2 0 2 0 0.0 0 0 2 -3 0<br />
TOTALS 31 211 379 2702 55.7 8 7 36 106 4<br />
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24 DEFENSIVE BACK<br />
Acquired: Signed as a free agent with <strong>Toronto</strong> on May 28, 2010.<br />
2010: Dressed in 17 regular season games, with 16 starts, for the<br />
Argos…Named Argos Most Outstanding Rookie as voted by the<br />
<strong>Toronto</strong> chapter of the FRC… Added to club’s practice roster to<br />
start the season…Week 2, Made first career start at CB (09/07/10)<br />
in win at Winnipeg and made 4 DT…Moved to DB when Jordan<br />
Younger left game with an injury and replaced at CB by Michael<br />
Grant…Week 3, Started at CB and had 1 INT for 1 yard from Henry<br />
Burris and 4 DT in win vs. Calgary…Moved inside to DB when<br />
starter Sammy Joseph left game due to injury…Week 4, Started<br />
at DB in place of regular starter Sammy Joseph in win vs. B.C….<br />
Made 1 DT and 1 ST tackle with 1 PKD…Week 5, Started at DB<br />
in loss at Montreal and made a career-high 10 DT… Week 6,<br />
Started at DB in win at Edmonton and had 1 DT and 1 PKD…<br />
Week 7, Started at DB in win vs. Montreal and made 1 DT…Week<br />
8, Started at DB in loss vs. Hamilton and had a great game making<br />
6 DT and 1 PKD…Week 9, Started at DB in Labour Day Classic<br />
loss at Hamilton and made 7 DT…Week 10, Started at DB in<br />
loss at B.C…Recorded 3 DT, 2 ST tackles and 1 PKD…Week 11,<br />
Started at DB in win vs. Winnipeg…Made 4 DT, 1 ST tackle and<br />
1 PKD…Week 12, Started at DB in Touchdown Atlantic loss vs.<br />
Edmonton…Made 2 DT, 1 ST tackles, and recovered a fumble by<br />
Eskimos WR Brad Lester in the first quarter…Week 13, Started at<br />
DB in loss vs. Saskatchewan…Made 3 DT…Week 14, Started at<br />
DB and played ST in win at Saskatchewan…Made 5 DT…Week<br />
15, Started at DB in loss vs. Hamilton…Made 6 DT…Week 16,<br />
Started at DB in win at Winnipeg and made 1 DT…Week 17, Started<br />
at DB and played ST in loss vs. Montreal…Made 2 DT, 1 PKD<br />
and recovered RB Avon Cobourne’s fumble (forced by teammate<br />
Ricky Foley) late in third quarter and returned it 42 yards, inside<br />
Montreal’s 9-yard line…Entered game late as upback on ST when<br />
Jeff Johnson left with an injury…Week 18, Started at DB in win at<br />
Montreal and made 5 DT…2010 Playoffs Started at DB in Eastern<br />
Semi-Final win at Hamilton…Made 2 DT, 1 ST tackle and knocked<br />
away a would-be touchdown catch from Arland Bruce…Started at<br />
DB in Eastern Final at Montreal…Made 2 DT.<br />
2009: Signed as a free agent with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL)<br />
and released in June.<br />
College: Played four seasons at James Madison (2005-08)…2008<br />
Started all games…Named First-Team All-CAA at CB…Second-<br />
Team All-State Virginia at CB…Won the conference championship<br />
as a senior …2007 Starter in JMU’s final 11 games...Named<br />
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EVAN McCOLLOUGH<br />
CFL REGULAR SEASON STATISTICS<br />
Tackles Tkls for Loss INT Returns<br />
GP DT ST TT QB PKD NO YDS NO YDS TD<br />
2010 TOR 17 65 5 70 0 6 1 5 1 0 0<br />
TOTALS 17 65 5 70 0 6 1 5 1 0 0<br />
CFL PLAYOFF STATISTICS<br />
Tackles Tkls for Loss INT Returns<br />
GP DT ST TT QB PKD NO YDS NO YDS TD<br />
2010 TOR 2 4 1 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0<br />
TOTALS 2 4 1 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0<br />
5’10”, 196 lbs. • James Madison • Born: September 2, 1987 • Glenarden, Maryland<br />
2nd Year Argos/ 2nd Year CFL • Import<br />
Second-Team All-CAA and Second-Team All-State by the Roanoke<br />
Times at CB…2006 Started 11 games at CB… 2005 Played in eight<br />
games and started the last three as a true freshman.<br />
Personal: Evan was a kinesiology major with a sports management<br />
concentration while at James Madison University. He has a 2-year<br />
old daughter named Miyana Johnson and his parents are Andre &<br />
Angela McCollough. While in college, he worked with teammates<br />
to run sports day camps at local elementary schools. Evan spent<br />
off-season in Washington, D.C., working out, spending time with<br />
family and listening to Go-Go music, a Washington, D.C. tradition.
Acquired: Signed as a free agent on February 17, 2009.<br />
2010: Dressed in and started 16 regular season games at LT for<br />
<strong>Toronto</strong>…Named Linemen Captain by teammates…Named<br />
Argos’ Most Outstanding Lineman for first time, third time for a<br />
CFL team in his career, by <strong>Toronto</strong> chapter of the FRC…Named<br />
East Divison All-Star at OT for first time in career…Named CFL<br />
All-Star at OT for third time in his career…Named CFL’s nastiest<br />
player as voted by his peers in a CFL on TSN survey… Week 1,<br />
Started at LT in Canada Day season opener at Calgary…Week<br />
2, Started at LT in win at Winnipeg… Week 3, Started at LT in<br />
win vs. Calgary…Week 4, Started at LT in win vs. B.C…Week 5,<br />
Started at LT in loss at Montreal…Week 6, Started at LT in win at<br />
Edmonton… Week 7, Started at LT in win vs. Montreal…Week<br />
8, Started at LT in loss vs. Hamilton…Week 9, Started at LT in<br />
Labour Day Classic loss at Hamilton… Week 10, On 46-man active<br />
roster but did not dress in loss at B.C…Replaced by rookie Joe<br />
Eppele at left tackle…Week 11, Added to IR list with a foot injury<br />
for win vs. Winnipeg… Replaced by Shannon Boatman at LT…<br />
Week 12, Started at LT in Touchdown Atlantic loss vs. Edmonton…<br />
Made 1 DT on an Edmonton interception… Week 13, Started at<br />
LT in loss vs. Saskatchewan…Week 14, Started at LT in win at<br />
Saskatchewan… Week 15, Started at LT in loss vs. Hamilton…<br />
Week 16, Started at LT in win at Winnipeg…Week 17, Started at LT<br />
in loss vs. Montreal…Week 18, Started at LT in win at Montreal…<br />
2010 Playoffs Started at LT in Eastern Semi-Final win at Hamilton…<br />
Started at LT in Eastern Final loss at Montreal.<br />
2009: Dressed in and started all 18 games at left tackle for the<br />
<strong>Argonauts</strong>...Week 1, Started at LT in Argos regular season debut<br />
(01/07/09) in CFL opener at Hamilton…Week 2, Started at LT and<br />
recorded 3 DT off of fumbles in loss vs. Saskatchewan…Week<br />
12, Started at LT in loss at Winnipeg…Ejected for rough play at<br />
the start of the fourth quarter...Week 17, Started at LT in loss at<br />
Edmonton… Was ejected for rough play late in the fourth quarter.<br />
Week 18, Started at LT and recovered his own teams fumble in a<br />
loss vs. Montreal.<br />
2008: Started 16 games for the Lions, missing two due to injury...<br />
Named West All-Star for third straight year…Started Week one<br />
then missed Weeks 2 & 3 before returning for remainder of<br />
season…2008 Playoffs Started at left tackle in West Semi-Final vs<br />
Saskatchewan…Started in West Final vs Calgary.<br />
2007: Started 17 games at tackle...Missed Week 18 with knee<br />
injury since BC had clinched a playoff berth…Named CFL Most<br />
Outstanding Lineman for second-straight year…Named West<br />
Division Outstanding Lineman for second-straight year…Named<br />
CFL and West All-Star at tackle…2007 Playoffs Started West Final<br />
vs Saskatchewan.<br />
2006: Signed as a free agent with BC prior to the season…Started<br />
17 regular season games and missed Week 18 due to injury…<br />
Named CFL Outstanding Lineman for first time in his career…<br />
Named West Division Outstanding Lineman for first time in<br />
career…Named CFL and West Division All-Star for first time in his<br />
career…2006 Playoffs Started West Final vs Saskatchewan… Grey<br />
Cup Championship Started in Grey Cup win vs Montreal in Winnipeg.<br />
2005: Signed May 17 by Detroit Lions (NFL) and released end of<br />
ROB MURPHY 2006<br />
56 OFFENSIVE TACKLE<br />
6’6”, 318 lbs. • Ohio State • Born: January 18, 1977 • Buffalo, New York<br />
3rd Year Argos / 6th Year CFL • Import<br />
training camp…resigned by Detroit Lions and was on active roster<br />
for 4 weeks.<br />
2004: Dressed in 15 games with San Francisco…released following<br />
the season.<br />
2003: Signed with the San Francisco 49ers (NFL) and dressed in<br />
2 games.<br />
2002: Signed with the Indianapolis Colts (NFL) and dressed in 9<br />
games.<br />
2001: Drafted 184th overall by the Chicago Enforcers (XFL) and<br />
started 11 games including their only playoff game.<br />
2000: Allocated to the Frankfurt Galaxy of NFL Europa and started<br />
10 games…Returned to Kansas City, spent season on Injured<br />
Reserve and released following season.<br />
1999: Signed with the Cincinnati Bengals (NFL) as an undrafted<br />
free agent and released during training camp…Signed by the<br />
Kansas City Chiefs (NFL) in final week of 1999 campaign.<br />
College: Redshirted by Buckeyes in 1995… Started as redshirt<br />
freshman in 1996, as part of Rose Bowl winning season…Played<br />
three seasons with the Ohio State Buckeyes (1997-99), all as a<br />
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56 OFFENSIVE TACKLE<br />
starter…Named First-Team All-American twice as a sophomore<br />
and junior…Named All Big 10 in 1997 and 1998.<br />
Personal: Rob is the proud father of triplets; Rowan, Grey and<br />
Maddox. Rob has a successful real estate development business<br />
in Florida. His college roommate was BC Lions’ defensive end<br />
Brent Johnson. In his senior year of high school, Rob set a state<br />
record for penalty minutes as a member of the school’s hockey<br />
team. Rob was selected in 2009 as a Who’s Who up-and-coming<br />
business executive in Florida by Biltmore Magazine. Rob spent<br />
the off-season training in Oakville and playing with the Courtside<br />
Boatmen, the Argos charity basketball team. A fan of heavy<br />
metal music, Rob enjoys travel and classic horror and macabre<br />
films.<br />
CFL REGULAR SEASON STATISTICS<br />
TACKLES<br />
GP DT ST TT<br />
2006abcd BC 17 0 0 0<br />
2007abcd BC 17 0 0 0<br />
2008a BC 16 0 0 0<br />
2009 TOR 18 3 0 3<br />
2010ab TOR 16 0 0 0<br />
TOTALS 84 3 0 3<br />
a – West Division All-Star<br />
b – CFL All-Star<br />
c – West Division Most Outstanding Lineman<br />
(DeMarco-Becket Memorial Trophy)<br />
d – CFL Most Outstanding Lineman<br />
CFL PLAYOFF STATISTICS<br />
GP<br />
2006 BC 1<br />
2007 BC 1<br />
2008 BC 2<br />
2010 TOR 2<br />
TOTALS 6<br />
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GREY CUP STATISTICS<br />
2006 BC<br />
GP<br />
1<br />
TOTALS 1
Acquired: Acquired by <strong>Toronto</strong> in a trade with the Montreal Alouettes,<br />
in exchange for a draft pick in the 2011 CFL Canadian Draft, on<br />
June 23, 2010…Extended with <strong>Toronto</strong> on February 8, 2011.<br />
2010: Attended training camp with the Alouettes and traded to<br />
<strong>Toronto</strong> on June 23… Dressed in and started 17 regular season<br />
games at both WR and KR for <strong>Toronto</strong>…Named Argos Most<br />
Outstanding Special Teams player for first time in his career as<br />
voted by the <strong>Toronto</strong> chapter of the FRC…Named East Division<br />
Most Outstanding Special Teams Player…Unanimous choice as<br />
CFL Most Outstanding Special Teams Player…Named Eastern<br />
Division All-Star at kick returner for first time in his career…<br />
Named CFL All-Star at KR for first time in his career…Named<br />
CFLPA All-Star at KR…Named CFL player who is the biggest<br />
threat to score from anywhere on the field by his peers in a CFL<br />
on TSN survey… Week 1, Made Argos debut (01/07/10) at WR/KR<br />
in Canada Day season opener at Calgary and had a great game…<br />
Recorded 5 punt returns for 116 yards, including his first career<br />
punt return touchdown of 90 yards, with 4 kickoff returns for 42<br />
yards, LG 12 and 1 catch for 9 yards…also lost 1 fumble… Week<br />
2, Made first career start at WR in win at Winnipeg (09/07/10) and<br />
named CFL Special Teams Player of the Week for first time in his<br />
career…Was electric again accounting for 302 all-purpose yards<br />
including a 117-yard missed field goal return touchdown…In all,<br />
he caught 2 passes for 30 yards, 5 punt returns for 52 yards, 4<br />
kickoff returns for 103 yards and 117 yards on a MFG return…<br />
Week 3, Started at WR/RS in win vs. Calgary… Caught 3 passes<br />
for 35 yards, LG 18, including a clutch 2-point convert at the end<br />
of the game, returned 6 punts for 31 yards, LG 13, and 7 kickoff returns<br />
for 151 yards, LG 42…Also fumbled once…Named Runner-<br />
Up, CFL Special Teams Player of the Week…Week 4, Started at<br />
WR/RS in win vs. B.C… Returned 4 punts for 41 yards, LG 14, 1<br />
kickoff for 15 yards and had 1 catch for 7 yards…Week 5, Started<br />
at WR/KR in loss at Montreal…Caught 1 pass for (-8) yards, with<br />
a fumble, and returned 4 kickoffs for 74 yards, LG 23, 18.5 AVG…<br />
Week 6, Started at WR/RS in win at Edmonton…Caught 5 passes<br />
for 56 yards, LG with 3 punt returns for 35 yards, LG 16…Week<br />
7, Started at WR and recorded his first-career 100+ yard game<br />
and multi-touchdown game (14/08/10) in win vs. Montreal…<br />
Became first Argo of 2010 to record a 100-yard receiving game…<br />
Finished game with 6 catches for 163 yards, 2 TDs, 6 punt returns<br />
for 43 yards, 7.2 AVG, LG 12 and 2 kickoffs for 85 yards, LG 57,<br />
42.5 AVG…In all, totalled 291 all-purpose yards… Named CFL<br />
Offensive Player of the Week for the first time in his career…Week<br />
8, Started at WR in loss vs. Hamilton…Caught 2 passes for 27<br />
yards and returned 4 punts for 67 yards, LG 37... Completed his first<br />
career pass (20/08/10) on a double-reverse-and-throw to Ryan<br />
Christian for a 37-yard gain…Week 9, Started at WR/KR in Labour<br />
Day Classic loss at Hamilton and had a terrific game…Recorded<br />
210 all-purpose yards and finished second on team in receiving<br />
with 7 catches for 82 yards…Also had 1 carry for 11 yards, 3 punt<br />
returns for 21 yards, LG 18, 3 kickoff returns for 67 yards, LG 29,<br />
and 1 missed field goal return for 29 yards…Week 10, Started<br />
at WR/KR in loss at B.C…Returned 6 punts for 66 yards, LG 18,<br />
5 kickoffs for 112 yards, LG 40 and one missed field goal return<br />
for 82 yards…Week 11, Started at WR/KR in win vs. Winnipeg…<br />
Returned a career-high 8 punts for career-high 125 yards with an<br />
80-punt return touchdown, his third kick return for a touchdown<br />
of the season…Also had 4 kickoff returns for 93 yards, LG 30…<br />
Named CFL Special Teams Player of the Week for second time<br />
in his career…Week 12, Started at WR/KR in Touchdown Atlantic<br />
CHAD OWENS<br />
2 RECEIVER/KICK RETURNER<br />
5’8”, 180 lbs. • Hawaii • Born: April 3, 1982 • Honolulu, Hawaii<br />
2nd Year Argos / 3rd Year CFL • Import<br />
loss vs. Edmonton…Caught 5 passes for 62 yards, LG 28, returned<br />
4 punts for 29 yards LG 20, and 1 kickoff return for 15 yards…<br />
Named CFL Special Teams Player of the Month for September for<br />
the first time in his career…Week 13, Started at WR/KR in loss vs.<br />
Saskatchewan…Caught 1 pass for 9 yards, 6 punt returns for 133<br />
yards, LG 34, AVG 22.2, and 6 kickoff returns for 167 yards, LG<br />
33, AVG 27.8…Finished with 309 combined yards…Named CFL<br />
Special Teams Player of the Week for fourth time in his career…<br />
Week 14, Started at WR/KR in win at Saskatchewan… Caught 2<br />
passes for 16 yards, returned 7 punts for 55 yards, LG 25, and 3<br />
kickoffs for 72 yards, LG 29…Week 15, Started at WR/KR in loss<br />
vs. Hamilton…Returned 8 punts for 75 yards, LG 21, 5 kickoffs for<br />
97 yards, LG 28, and caught 3 passes for 30 yards, LG 13…In all,<br />
he finished with 202 combined yards…Also recorded 1 DT when<br />
teammate Cory Boyd fumbled and Hamilton recovered…Week 16,<br />
Started at WR/KR and accumulated 200 all-purpose yards in win<br />
at Winnipeg…Returned his fourth kick for a touchdown (109 yards<br />
on a missed field goal return on the final play of the first half) putting<br />
him in sole possession of second-place for most kick return<br />
TDs in a season, behind Bashir Levingston with 5 in 2003, returned<br />
5 punt returns for 60 yards, LG 30 and caught 4 passes for 31<br />
yards, LG 11…Named CFL Special Teams Player of the Week for<br />
fourth time in 2010, his fifth CFL player of the week award on<br />
the season…Week 17, Started at KR/WR and had another terrific<br />
game…Totalled 308 combined yards (surpassed for third time this<br />
season), including 1 catch for a 14-yard TD (seventh touchdown<br />
of season), 4 punt returns for 111 yards, LG 62, 4 kickoffs for<br />
123 yards, LG 51, and 1 missed field goal return for 60 yards…<br />
Became second different <strong>Argonauts</strong> player ever to achieve at least<br />
1,000 punt return yards in a season, and fifth player in CFL history<br />
to record 1,000 punt & kickoff return yards in a season… Named<br />
CFL Special Teams Player of the Week…Named Special Teams<br />
Player of the Month for October…Week 18, Added to IR (calf)<br />
2009<br />
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CHAD OWENS<br />
2 RECEIVER/KICK RETURNER<br />
for win at Montreal…2010 Playoffs Started at WR/KR for Eastern<br />
Semi-Final win at Hamilton…Caught 3 passes for 5 yards, LG 2,<br />
returned 3 punts for 16 yards, LG 10, and 2 kickoffs for 37 yards,<br />
LG 20…Started at WR/KR for Eastern Final loss at Montreal…<br />
Caught 1 pass for 10 yards, returned 2 punts for 5 yards, LG 11,<br />
and returned 2 kickoffs for 95 yards, LG 48.<br />
2009: Signed a practice roster agreement with the Montreal<br />
Alouettes on July 14…Dressed in 1 game, Week 18 at <strong>Toronto</strong>,<br />
and recorded 2 kickoffs for 80 yards, LG 43, 3 punt returns for 10<br />
yards, LG 8, and 1 reception for 10 yards.<br />
2008: Released by Jacksonville in January…Signed with the<br />
Colorado Crush (AFL) in March…Recorded 674 yards and nine<br />
touchdowns on 66 receptions, 13 yards and six majors on 12<br />
carries and 983 yards and one touchdown on 48 kick returns.<br />
2007: Signed with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in January and<br />
attended training camp…Played in one pre-season game recording<br />
96 yards on 5 kickoff returns…Released by Tampa Bay in<br />
August…Re-signed with the Jacksonville Jaguars as a free agent<br />
in December.<br />
2006: Registered 56 yards on nine punt returns with the Jaguars<br />
on the season…Released by Jacksonville in December.<br />
2005: Selected by the Jacksonville Jaguars in the 6th Round<br />
(185th Overall) in the NFL Draft…Played one game for the Jaguars<br />
recording six yards on three punt returns…Added to the club’s<br />
practice roster for remainder of the season.<br />
College: Played four years at Hawaii (2001-04)…Tied an NCAA<br />
record with eight kick-return touchdowns – six on kickoffs and<br />
two on punts – and set an NCAA record with five punt return<br />
touchdowns in a season in 2004…Finished college as the school’s<br />
all-time leading receiver with 3,031 yards and 29 touchdowns<br />
on 239 receptions in 44 games…Recorded 1,354 yards and<br />
two touchdowns on 46 kickoff returns and 1,014 yards and six<br />
touchdowns on 85 punts…Won Hawaii Bowl as both a junior and<br />
a senior.<br />
CFL REGULAR SEASON STATISTICS<br />
Rushing Pass Receiving<br />
GP NO YDS AVE LG TD NO YDS AVE LG TD<br />
2009 MTL 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 10 10.0 10 0<br />
2010abcd TOR 17 1 11 11.0 11 0 46 576 12.5 63 3<br />
TOTALS 18 1 11 11.0 11 0 47 586 12.5 63 0<br />
a – CFL All-Star<br />
b – East Division All-Star<br />
c – CFL Most Outstanding Special Teams Player<br />
d – East Division Most Outstanding Special Teams Player<br />
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Personal: Chad majored in sociology at Hawaii. He and his wife<br />
Rena have three children, Chad Jr., Areana and Sierra-Lynn,<br />
and are proud Christians. He attended Roosevelt High School in<br />
Honolulu where he was a three-sport letter winner. Chad spent<br />
his off-season training and spending time with the family. He also<br />
enjoys golfing, going to the beach and playing Call of Duty. His<br />
favourite quote is, “The greatness of a man should not be determined<br />
by his success in life, but by what he is able to overcome.”<br />
Punt Returns Kickoff Returns MFG Returns<br />
NO YDS AVE LG TD NO YDS AVE LG TD NO YDS AVE LG TD<br />
2009 MTL 3 10 3.3 8 0 2 80 40.0 43 0 0 0 0 0 0<br />
2010 TOR 84 1060 12.6 90 2 53 1216 22.9 57 0 6 425 70.8 117 2<br />
TOTALS 87 1070 12.3 90 2 55 1296 23.6 57 0 6 425 70.8 117 2
CHAD OWENS<br />
2 RECEIVER/KICK RETURNER<br />
CFL PLAYOFF STATISTICS<br />
Rushing Pass Receiving<br />
GP NO YDS AVE LG TD NO YDS AVE LG TD<br />
2010 TOR 2 1 5 5.0 5 0 4 15 3.8 10 0<br />
TOTALS 2 1 5 5.0 5 0 4 15 3.8 10 0<br />
Punt Returns Kickoff Returns MFG Returns<br />
NO YDS AVE LG TD NO YDS AVE LG TD NO YDS AVE LG TD<br />
2010 TOR 6 26 4.3 11 0 4 132 33.0 48 0 0 0 0 0 0<br />
TOTALS 6 26 4.3 11 0 4 132 33.0 48 0 0 0 0 0 0<br />
Receiving Yards Games (MIN. 100)<br />
DATE TEAM OPP YDS<br />
8/14/2010 TOR MTL 163<br />
Most Receptions (MIN. 8 CATCHES)<br />
DATE TEAM OPP YDS<br />
9/6/2010 TOR HAM 8<br />
Punt Return Yards (MIN. 100)<br />
DATE TEAM OPP YDS<br />
10/2/2010 TOR SSK 133<br />
9/19/2010 TOR WPG 125<br />
7/1/2010 TOR CGY 116<br />
10/29/2010 TOR MTL 111<br />
Kickoff Return Yards (MIN. 100)<br />
DATE TEAM OPP YDS<br />
10/2/2010 TOR SSK 167<br />
7/14/2010 TOR CGY 151<br />
10/29/2010 TOR MTL 123<br />
9/11/2010 TOR BC 112<br />
7/9/2010 TOR WPG 103<br />
All-Purpose Yards Games (TOP-5 )<br />
DATE TEAM OPP YDS<br />
10/2/2010 TOR SSK 309<br />
10/29/2010 TOR MTL 308<br />
7/9/2010 TOR WPG 302<br />
8/14/2010 TOR MTL 291<br />
9/11/2010 TOR BC 260<br />
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28 BYRON PARKER<br />
CORNERBACK<br />
6’0”, 220 lbs. • Tulane • Born: March 7, 1981 • Madisonville, Kentucky<br />
7th Year Argos / 7th Year CFL • Import<br />
Acquired: Signed with <strong>Toronto</strong> as a free agent on February 16, 2010.<br />
2010: Dressed and started in 15 regular season games at CB for<br />
<strong>Toronto</strong>… Week 1, Started at CB in Canada Day season opener<br />
at Calgary…Recorded 4 DT and 1 FF…Week 2, Added to IR for<br />
win at Winnipeg…Week 3, Remained on IR for win vs. Calgary…<br />
Week 4, Returned to lineup from IR and started at CB in win vs.<br />
B.C…Made two big plays for the Argos: first, recovered a fumble<br />
by Lions’ RB Jamal Robertson (forced by teammate Jordan<br />
Younger) on the Argos’ 2-yard line, then intercepted a Travis Lulay<br />
pass with two minutes left in the game and ran 41-yards for the<br />
game-winning touchdown…With the touchdown, he moved into<br />
fourth in team-history for interception return yards, added to his<br />
own club-record with his seventh career interception return touchdown<br />
and took hold of second place in league history with seven<br />
career interception return touchdowns…Week 5, Started at CB in<br />
loss at Montreal…Forced Ben Cahoon to fumble the reception that<br />
made him third all-time, but Cahoon quickly recovered his own<br />
fumble…Week 6, Started at CB in win at Edmonton…Made 6 DT<br />
and knocked away a pass in the endzone preventing a sure Eskimos’<br />
touchdown by WR Kelly Campbell…Week 7, Started at CB in<br />
win vs. Montreal…Intercepted his 23rd career pass, for a 9-yard<br />
gain, during Montreal’s opening drive and recorded 1 DT…Week<br />
8, Started at CB in loss vs. Hamilton making 3 DT and 1 PKD…<br />
Week 9, Started at CB in Labour Day Classic at Hamilton and recorded<br />
no stats…Week 10, Started at CB in loss at B.C…Made<br />
1 DT and 1 PKD…Week 11, Started at CB in win vs. Winnipeg…<br />
Made 1 DT…Week 12, Started at CB in Touchdown Atlantic loss<br />
vs. Edmonton… Made 2 DT…Week 13, Started at CB in loss vs.<br />
Saskatchewan…Made 4 DT and 1 ST tackle… Week 14, Started<br />
at CB and played ST in win at Saskatchewan…Made 2 DT, 1 ST<br />
tackle and 2 PKD…Took a handoff from P Jamie Boreham on a<br />
fake punt Statue of Liberty play in the Argos’ endzone and ran<br />
9-yards for a first down…Week 15, Started at CB in win vs. Hamilton...<br />
Recorded no stats…Week 16, Started at CB in win at Winnipeg…Made<br />
1 DT and recovered a Steven Jyles fumble, forced<br />
by teammate Kevin Eiben, in the first quarter…Week 17, Started<br />
at CB in loss vs. Montreal… Made 3 DT…Left for three plays late<br />
in first quarter and replaced by Matt Black late in first quarter.<br />
Returned but played shortside CB for remainder of game in place<br />
of injured CB Willie Middlebrooks…Combination of Black and Jeremy<br />
Unertl replaced Parker at wideside CB…Week 18, Added to<br />
IR (leg) for win at Montreal…2010 Playoffs Started at CB in Eastern<br />
Semi-Final win at Hamilton…Made 2 DT, 1 ST tackle and made a<br />
game-ending interception from Kevin Glenn pass tipped by Arland<br />
Bruce on the second-last play of the contest…Started at CB in<br />
Eastern Final loss at Montreal…Made 1 ST tackle.<br />
2009: Exercised the option year of his contract on February 3 and<br />
attended training camp with the Philadelphia Eagles (NFL)…Released<br />
on August 15 and rejoined <strong>Toronto</strong> on August 20… Dressed<br />
in 2 games for <strong>Toronto</strong>, seeing most of his time on special teams,<br />
before being traded to Edmonton on September 28…Week 8,<br />
Dressed at backup CB and punt returner in first Argos game of<br />
the season (28/08/09)… Had 4 punt returns for 55 yards, LG 30,<br />
in loss vs. Calgary… Week 9, Dressed at backup CB and handled<br />
punt returns, returning 2 punts for -2 yards…Left game in second<br />
half with injury…Week 10, On 46-man active roster but did not<br />
dress in win vs. Hamilton…Week 11, On 46-man active roster but<br />
did not dress in loss at BC…Traded to Edmonton on September<br />
28 in exchange for future considerations…Dressed in 6 games for<br />
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2002<br />
Edmonton and handled punt return, kickoff return and started on<br />
defence…Recorded 16 tackles, 3 PKDs and 3 INTs for 31 yards<br />
with the Esks..Also returned 5 punts for 37 yards and 7 kickoffs<br />
for 183 yards…2009 Playoffs Dressed in West Semi-Final loss at<br />
Calgary and had 5 DT, 2 PKD and one punt return for nine yards.<br />
2008: Started 18 games for the Argos at CB…Tied for team lead<br />
(with Kenny Wheaton) with four interceptions and led club with 70<br />
INT return yards, LG 27…Week 1, Started at CB in Winnipeg and<br />
made 4 DTs and 1 key INT that he raced back 27 yards…Week 6,<br />
Started at CB and picked off deflected pass returning it 11 yards<br />
in win vs Winnipeg…Also made 1 DT… Week 9, Started at CB and<br />
made 1 DT in Labour Day win at Hamilton…Week 13, Started at<br />
CB and made 3 DT in loss vs Calgary…Tipped a Henry Burris pass<br />
in the endzone which was caught by teammate Kenny Wheaton for<br />
an interception…Week 16, Started at CB and made 7 DT and 1 ST<br />
tackle in loss vs Montreal…Week 18, Started at CB and made 1 DT<br />
and 2 INTs for 32 yards, LG 24, in loss vs Saskatchewan.<br />
2007: Named CFL All-Star at CB…Named East Division All-Star<br />
at CB… Named CFL Pro Players All-Star at CB…Started all 18<br />
games for <strong>Toronto</strong> at CB, leading the club in knockdowns with 10<br />
and interception touchdowns with 2…Was the only player in the<br />
CFL to record a touchdown in all three phases of the game (offence,<br />
defence, special teams)…Week 6, started at CB at Montreal<br />
but was ejected in the fourth quarter after a rough play disqualification...Week<br />
8, had a great game against the Winnipeg wideouts<br />
and also lined up at receiver for one play to catch a 27-yard<br />
touchdown (24/08/07) from QB Rocky Butler…Week 9, started at<br />
CB and saw limited action at WR in Labour Day win over Hamilton.<br />
Recorded a 29-yard interception return touchdown which tied him<br />
with Ed Berry, Clifford Ivory and Adrion Smith for the most career<br />
interception return touchdowns in club history with 5… Week 10,<br />
recorded 2 INT to accompany 3 DT in win over Hamilton…Week<br />
14, recorded 2 INT to accompany 1 ST touchdown after picking<br />
up a blocked punt, by Jordan Younger, and running it into the<br />
endzone in win over Edmonton… Earned CFL Defensive Player<br />
of the Week …Week 15, recorded 1 INT which he returned for a<br />
58-yard touchdown…The touchdown put him in sole possession<br />
of first on the Argos all-time Interceptions for Touchdown list with<br />
6, surpassing Ed Berry, Clifford Ivory and Adrion Smith… Also became<br />
the fastest player in club history to return 5 interceptions for<br />
touchdowns (30 games)…2007 Playoffs Started at CB, recording 5<br />
DT and 1 ST in East Final versus Winnipeg.<br />
2006: Signed contract extension with <strong>Toronto</strong> on October 26,<br />
2006…Signed a one-year contract with the Dallas Cowboys<br />
(NFL) on January 10 and attended training camp…released by<br />
Dallas on July 31...Re-signed with <strong>Toronto</strong> on August 6...Named<br />
Argos’ Outstanding Defensive Player by the <strong>Toronto</strong> chapter of the<br />
FRC…Earned East Division All-Star as a unanimous selection at<br />
CB for first time in his career…Earned CFL All-Star at CB for the<br />
first time in his career…Week 9, made second career start at CB<br />
and recorded his first-ever CFL interception (19/08/06) when he<br />
picked off an Anthony Calvillo pass and returned it 79 yards for a<br />
touchdown...He also finished tied for the team lead in defensive<br />
tackles with seven and earned CFL Defensive Player of the Week<br />
for the first time in his career...Week 11, had a career game, intercepting<br />
two passes for touchdowns (86 and 46 yards) in win<br />
at Hamilton (04/09/06)… Tied two Argo records including most<br />
INT Return TDs in a game and in a quarter, and also set the Argo
BYRON PARKER<br />
28 CORNERBACK<br />
record for most INT Return Yards in a game (135) and in a season...<br />
The performance earned him his second CFL Defensive Player of<br />
the Week award in three weeks...Week 12, recorded another INT,<br />
returning it 21 yards in win over Hamilton...Week 16, recorded two<br />
interceptions, including one in the dying minutes of the game that<br />
he returned 75-yards for a touchdown. His second interception<br />
set the CFL all-time record for interception return yards in one<br />
season (previously held by Robert Grant) with 342...Named CFL<br />
Defensive Player of the Week…Week 17, recorded another INT<br />
vs Saskatchewan…Named CFL Defensive Player of the Month for<br />
the first time in his career… 2006 Playoffs Started at CB in his first<br />
career post-season game (05/11/06) and recorded 2 DT in East<br />
Semi-Final win over Winnipeg…Started at CB in East Championship<br />
versus Montreal.<br />
2005: Signed with the <strong>Toronto</strong> <strong>Argonauts</strong> as a free agent on Janu-<br />
ary 24…Played in 6 regular season games for the Argos, starting<br />
one at CB in Ottawa (05/11/05)…Dressed primarily as a KR/<br />
CB but entered the game as a receiver in Montreal (28/07/05) for<br />
one play and caught a 42-yard pass from Damon Allen…Week<br />
9 against Calgary, dressed as backup CB but played LB in some<br />
formations…2005 Playoffs Did not dress for East Championship<br />
due to injury.<br />
2004: Signed with the Jacksonville Jaguars (NFL) as a free agent<br />
on April 26…Released by Jacksonville August 1.<br />
College: 2003 Joined the Green Wave football team as a walk-on…<br />
Did not start any games, used mainly on special teams and as<br />
a nickel back…Injured (pulled hamstring) in mid-season… Had<br />
an interception for 19 yards in the final game of the year versus<br />
East Carolina…Tallied 1 punt return for 6 yards, 11 tackles, 1 pass<br />
knocked down and 1 fumble recovery on the season… Basketball<br />
Star (2001-03) Played two years for the Tulane Green Wave, seeing<br />
action in 55 games as a defensive spark…led team in steals as a<br />
senior…Crowned 2003 NCAA Collegiate Slam Dunk Champion after<br />
winning a nationally-televised dunk contest held in conjunction<br />
with the Final Four…He calls the winning dunk the X-Factor…Junior<br />
Played basketball for two years at Tyler (Texas) Junior College.<br />
Personal: Byron Wesley Parker split his off-season between Mississauga<br />
and Atlanta, GA. He is the proud father of a daughter<br />
named Jordyn and a son named Kyron. He is the son of Phillip and<br />
Annette Parker and has a younger sister named Brandi. Byron majored<br />
in media arts and business at Tulane and enjoys drawing and<br />
playing basketball. Byron participates in a program called Be The<br />
Game and makes other community appearances, including playing<br />
with the Courtside Boatmen, the Argos charity basketball team.<br />
CFL REGULAR SEASON STATISTICS<br />
Tackles Interceptions Pass Receiving<br />
TEAM GP DT ST TT QB KD FF FR NO YDS TD REC YDS LG TD<br />
2005 TOR 7 1 4 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 42 42 1<br />
2006ab TOR 10 26 2 28 0 5 0 0 8 348 4 0 0 0 0<br />
2007ab TOR 18 31 3 34 0 10 0 1 6 143 2 1 27 27 1<br />
2008 TOR 18 42 1 43 0 3 0 0 4 70 0 0 0 0 0<br />
2009 TOR 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0<br />
EDM 6 16 0 16 0 3 0 0 3 31 0 0 0 0 0<br />
2010 TOR 15 33 2 35 0 5 2 1 2 50 1 0 0 0 0<br />
TOTALS 76 116 11 127 0 21 0 1 21 592 6 2 69 69 2<br />
CFL REGULAR SEASON STATISTICS<br />
Punt Returns Kickoff Returns<br />
TEAM NO YDS LG TD NO YDS LG TD<br />
2005 TOR 0 0 0 0 5 116 40 0<br />
2006 TOR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0<br />
2007 TOR 0 0 0 0 2 31 17 0<br />
2008 TOR 1 8 8 0 1 15 15 0<br />
2009 TOR 5 42 30 0 0 0 0 0<br />
EDM 5 37 15 0 7 183 39 0<br />
2010 TOR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0<br />
TOTALS 11 87 30 0 15 345 72 0<br />
a – Named East Division All-Star<br />
b – Named CFL All-Star<br />
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CFL PLAYOFF STATISTICS<br />
Tackles Interceptions<br />
TEAM GP DT ST TT QB FF FR PKD NO YDS TD<br />
2006 TOR 1 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0<br />
2007 TOR 1 5 1 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0<br />
2009 EDM 1 5 0 5 0 0 0 2 0 0 0<br />
2010 TOR 2 4 2 6 0 0 0 0 1 19 0<br />
TOTALS 3 17 3 20 0 0 0 2 1 19 0<br />
Punt Returns Kickoff Returns<br />
TEAM NO YDS LG TD NO YDS LG TD<br />
2006 TOR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0<br />
2007 TOR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0<br />
2009 EDM 1 9 9 0 0 0 0 0<br />
2010 TOR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0<br />
TOTALS 1 9 9 0 0 0 0 0<br />
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Acquired: Signed with <strong>Toronto</strong> as a free agent on February 17, 2009.<br />
2010: Started all 18 regular season games for <strong>Toronto</strong>… Week 1,<br />
Started at Centre in Canada Day season opener at Calgary…Week<br />
6, Started at Centre in win at Edmonton and made 1 DT on Jason<br />
Goss after he intercepted a Cleo Lemon pass…Week 9, Started at<br />
Centre in Labour Day Classic loss at Hamilton…Week 12, Started<br />
at Centre in Touchdown Atlantic loss vs. Edmonton…2010 Playoffs<br />
Started at Centre in Eastern Semi-Final win at Hamilton…Started<br />
at Centre in Eastern Final loss at Montreal.<br />
2009: Dressed and started in all 18 games at centre for the<br />
<strong>Argonauts</strong>... Week 1, Made <strong>Argonauts</strong> regular season debut<br />
(01/07/09) on Canada Day at Hamilton.<br />
2008: Started 12 regular season games and assigned to the 46man<br />
active roster, because of injury, for the other six games…<br />
Week 1, Started at centre then missed Weeks 2 to 7 due to<br />
injury…Week 8, returned to starting centre position and played<br />
remainder of season…Infused leadership into the offensive line<br />
and led the team to the playoffs…2008 Playoffs: Started at centre<br />
East Semi-Final vs Edmonton.... Recorded 1 ST tackle and 2 DT.<br />
2007: Dressed for all 18 regular season games, including 12 starts<br />
at centre in place of an ailing Obby Khan…Offensive line gave<br />
up the fewest quarterback sacks in the league (27) and helped<br />
DOMINIC PICARD<br />
6’2”, 301 lbs. • Laval • Born: June 22, 1982 • Sainte-Foy, Quebec<br />
3rd Year Argos / 6th Year CFL • Non-Import<br />
running back Charles Roberts rush for over 1,000 yards for the<br />
sixth straight season…2008 Playoffs: Started East Semi-Final<br />
win at Montreal…Started East Final win at <strong>Toronto</strong>…Grey Cup<br />
Championship Made first Grey Cup appearance and started in loss<br />
against Saskatchewan.<br />
2006: Spent entire season on the Bombers’ 46-man active but<br />
not dressed roster…Dressed for one regular season game, Week<br />
6 versus Edmonton at Commonwealth Stadium.....Saw limited<br />
playing time on special teams.<br />
College: Played four seasons at Laval (2002-05)…Starting centre<br />
and a team captain on two Vanier Cup championship teams<br />
with Laval…2005 Played in East-West Bowl game as team<br />
captain…Earned J.P. Metras Trophy as top lineman in CIS…<br />
Named First-Team All-CIS at centre…Named First-Team All-QIFC<br />
at centre…2004 Member of Vanier Cup championship team…<br />
Named First-Team All-CIS at centre…Named First-Team All-QIFC<br />
at centre…2003 Started Vanier Cup championship game…2002<br />
Named QIFC Rookie of the Year.<br />
Personal: Dominic studied Sports and Leisure at Laval University. A<br />
cancer survivor in 2004, Picard has done a lot of charity work for<br />
the Canadian Cancer Society in Quebec, contributing to two events<br />
this year that raised over $75,000 for the cause. Dominic spent the<br />
off-season training, using a combination of Pilates, Yoga, squash,<br />
boxing and weight training and helped coach a high school<br />
football team (Alerions du Petit Seminaire de Quebec). Picard has<br />
a regular blog on LCF.ca. He played CEGEP football for Champlain<br />
Lennoxville where he was teammates with Cedric Gagne-Marcoux<br />
and was a member of Team Canada in 2001 and 2002.<br />
CFL REGULAR SEASON STATISTICS<br />
GP DT ST TT<br />
2006 WPG 1 0 0 0<br />
2007 WPG 18 0 0 0<br />
2008 WPG 12 2 1 3<br />
2009 TOR 18 3 0 0<br />
2010 TOR 18 0 0 0<br />
Totals 67 5 1 3<br />
CFL PLAYOFF STATISTICS<br />
GP<br />
2007 WPG 2<br />
2008 WPG 1<br />
2010 TOR 2<br />
Totals 5<br />
GREY CUP STATISTICS<br />
2007 WPG<br />
GP<br />
1<br />
Totals 1<br />
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10<br />
Acquired: Re-signed with <strong>Toronto</strong> on February 23, 2009.<br />
2010: Started 18 regular season games at Safety for <strong>Toronto</strong>…<br />
Voted captain of defence by teammates…Named East Division<br />
All-Star at Safety for the first time in his career… Week 1, Made<br />
first career start at safety (01/07/10) in Canada Day season opener<br />
at Calgary…Made 6 DT, 1 ST tackle and recovered 2 fumbles for<br />
a total of 14 yards… Week 2, Started at Safety in win at Winnipeg…Recorded<br />
3 DT, 1 PKD and recovered an onside kick attempt<br />
by Winnipeg at the end of the game, which was batted into his<br />
hands by teammate Mike Bradwell… Pile was credited with an<br />
own-team fumble recovery…Week 3, Started at Safety in win vs.<br />
Calgary… Recorded 4 DT, 2 PKD and a key interception late in the<br />
game to setup the game-winning drive…Week 4, Started at Safety<br />
in win vs. B.C…Made 3 DT and a game-saving, highlight-reel interception<br />
late in the fourth quarter for his second interception in<br />
as many games… Week 5, Started at Safety in loss at Montreal…<br />
Made 5 DT…Week 6, Started at Safety and made 5 DT in win at<br />
Edmonton...Week 7, Started at Safety and played ST making 7 DT<br />
and 1 ST tackle in win vs. Montreal…Week 8, Started at Safety in<br />
loss vs. Hamilton…Made 4 DT and 1 QB sack (on Quinton Porter)<br />
on a third down attempt by the Tiger-Cats in the 2nd Quarter…<br />
Week 9, Started at safety in Labour Day Classic loss at Hamilton<br />
and recorded 4 DT…Week 10, Started at safety in loss at B.C…<br />
Recorded 8 DT…Week 11, Started at Safety in win vs. Winnipeg…<br />
Made 2 DT, 1 ST tackle and an interception for a 13 yard return<br />
on QB Steven Jyles’ final Hail Mary play to end the game…Week<br />
12, Started at safety and played ST in Touchdown Atlantic loss<br />
vs. Edmonton… Had a big game making 4 DT, including a huge<br />
third down stop on a Brad Lester run in the second quarter…Also<br />
intercepted a Ricky Ray pass in the endzone during the third quarter<br />
and forced a Brad Lester fumble in the first quarter that was<br />
recovered by teammate Evan McCollough… Week 13, Started at<br />
Safety in loss vs. Saskatchewan… Made 3 DT…Week 14, Started<br />
at safety and played ST in win at Saskatchewan… Made 4 DT and<br />
a QB sack for a 9-yard loss on Darian Durant…Week 15, Started at<br />
Safety and had another strong game in loss at Hamilton…Made 2<br />
DT including a goal line tackle for loss of 3 yards on DeAndra’ Cobb<br />
which resulted in Hamilton kicking a field goal… Week 16, Started<br />
at Safety in win at Winnipeg…Made 6 DT and forced kick returner<br />
Deon Beasley to fumble on the last play of the first half…Week<br />
17, Started at Safety in loss vs. Montreal…Made 8 DT…Week 18,<br />
Started at DS and played ST in win at Montreal…Made 4 DT and<br />
1 ST tackle…2010 Playoffs Started at Safety in Eastern Semi-Final<br />
win at Hamilton…Made 1 DT…Started at Safety in Eastern Final<br />
loss at Montreal…Made 6 DT.<br />
2009: Dressed and started all 18 games at linebacker and also<br />
played special teams for the <strong>Argonauts</strong>... Week 1, Started at LB<br />
and recorded 1 DT and 1 PKD in CFL regular season opener at<br />
Hamilton… Week 2, Started at LB and played ST in loss vs. Saskatchewan,<br />
recording 5 DT and 1 ST tackle…Week 4, Started at<br />
LB and played ST in win at Winnipeg…Registered 4 DT and 3 ST<br />
tackles… Week 5, Started at LB and had 2 DT and 1 INT while<br />
playing ST in loss vs. Winnipeg…Week 6, Started at LB and registered<br />
7 DT and 1 forced fumble in loss at Montreal… Week 7,<br />
Started at LB, recording 2 DT and his second INT of the season on<br />
a 2-pt convert attempt in loss vs. BC…Was credited with a fumble<br />
after he knelt in the endzone after making the interception and, believing<br />
the play was dead, placed the ball on the turf… teammate<br />
Jason Shivers then picked up the ball and advanced it 51 yards<br />
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WILLIE PILE<br />
SAFETY<br />
6’3”, 210 lbs. • Virginia Tech • Born: May 25, 1980 • New York, New York<br />
5th Year Argos / 5th Year CFL •Import<br />
before being tackled…Week 8, Started at LB and made 5 DT and<br />
1 PKD in loss vs. Calgary…Also played ST making 1 ST tackle and<br />
recovered a fumble forced by teammate Andre Durie on punt return<br />
coverage which resulted in PK Sam’s first touchdown… Week<br />
9, Started at LB and played ST in loss at Hamilton… Had 3 DT, 2<br />
ST tackles and 1 PKD on the night…Week 10, Started at LB and<br />
recorded 3 DT, a pass knockdown and forced DeAndra’ Cobb to<br />
fumble in the fourth quarter in win vs. Hamilton…Week 12, Started<br />
at LB and played ST, making 5 DT and 1 ST tackle, as well as<br />
forcing an Adarius Bowman fumble in the fourth quarter which he<br />
returned for 0 yards in loss at Winnipeg…Week 13, Started at LB<br />
and played ST making 4 DT and 1 ST tackle in loss vs. Montreal…<br />
Week 14, Started at LB and made a team-high 7 DT including a<br />
big stop on Steven Jyles’ 3rd and 1 try in loss at Saskatchewan…<br />
Week 15, Started at LB and made 3 DT, 1 ST tackle and picked off<br />
a deflected Ricky Ray pass which he returned 27 yards in loss vs.<br />
Edmonton… Week 16, Started at LB and led all defenders with 9<br />
DT in loss vs. Hamilton… Week 17, Started at LB and led all defenders<br />
with 9 DT in loss at Edmonton. Week 18, Started at LB and<br />
had 5 tackles and 1 knockdown in loss vs. Montreal.<br />
2008: Started 17 games at OLB…Named Argos nominee for Outstanding<br />
Defensive Player for first time in his career…Led team<br />
with 72 DT… Week 1, Started at LB in Winnipeg and recorded 6<br />
DT…Week 2, Started at LB and played special teams in loss vs.
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10 SAFETY<br />
Hamilton... recorded 5 DT and 1 ST tackle…Week 3, Started at LB<br />
and played special teams in loss at Edmonton… Recorded 3 DT<br />
and 1 ST tackle… Week 4, Started at LB and played special teams<br />
in win vs Edmonton… Recorded 3 DT and 1 ST tackle…Week 5,<br />
Started at LB and played special teams in loss at Saskatchewan…<br />
Recorded 3 DT and 1 ST tackle…Week 6, Started at LB and made<br />
the first interception of his career (01/08/08) on deflected pass<br />
from Ryan Dinwiddie…Finished game with 1 DT and 1 ST tackle<br />
in win vs Winnipeg…Week 7, Started at LB and had a busy game<br />
with 5 DT, 2 ST, 1 QB Sack (first of the season) and 1 PKD in loss at<br />
Hamilton…Week 8, Started at LB making 7 DT and 2 ST tackles in<br />
loss vs Montreal…Week 9, Started at LB and played special teams<br />
in Labour Day win at Hamilton…Made 7 DT and 1 PKD…Week 10,<br />
On 46-man active roster but did not dress in loss at Montreal…<br />
Week 11, Started at LB and made 3 DT in loss vs Winnipeg…Week<br />
12, Started at LB and played a strong game making 3 DT in loss<br />
at Calgary… Week 13, Started at LB and made 7 DT in loss vs<br />
Calgary…Week 14, Started at LB and played a great game in loss<br />
vs BC…Made 6 DT and 1 QB sack…Week 15, Started at LB and<br />
made 4 DT in loss at Winnipeg…Week 16, Started at LB and made<br />
5 DT and 1 ST tackle in loss vs Montreal… Week 17, Started at LB<br />
and made 3 DT in loss at B.C…Week 18, Started at LB and made<br />
2 DT and 2 INTs for 30 yards, LG 20, in loss vs Saskatchewan…<br />
Granted free agency on February 15.<br />
2007: Signed as a free agent with <strong>Toronto</strong> on February 23, 2007…<br />
Started 17 games at LB in his first year as an Argo, finishing 3rd<br />
on the team with 76 DT…Week 2, made his Argos and CFL debut<br />
(07/07/07) starting at LB and recorded a team-leading 5 DT in win<br />
over Hamilton…Week 3, recorded 3 DT and 1 QB sack in win over<br />
Calgary… Week 4, led all players with 9 total tackles (8 DT and<br />
1 ST) at Calgary…Week 6, recorded 4 DT, 1 ST and 1 QB sack<br />
versus Montreal…Week 7, led the club with 9 defensive tackles<br />
versus Saskatchewan… Week 8, led team with 9 total tackles,<br />
earning Defensive Player of the Week runner-up honours…Week<br />
13, recorded 6 total tackles and 1 QB sack which knocked Edmonton<br />
QB Ricky Ray out of the game…Week 15, recorded 5 DT<br />
and 1 QB sack in win over Montreal… Week 16, caused a key<br />
fumble on special teams that resulted in an Argos field goal in win<br />
at Montreal…Week 18, led all Argos with 7 DT and 1 QB sack in<br />
win at Saskatchewan…2007 Playoffs Made his CFL playoff debut<br />
(18/11/07), starting at LB in East Final versus Winnipeg.<br />
2006: Re-signed with Dallas on March 31 and attended training<br />
camp with the Cowboys… Released on September 3 by Dallas<br />
before the regular season.<br />
2005: Waived by Kansas City on August 30…Signed as a free<br />
agent with the Dallas Cowboys (NFL) on September 5…Played in<br />
all 16 regular season games with Dallas, starting one at defensive<br />
back…Finished the season with 18 solo tackles and 4 assisted<br />
tackles…His most productive game came on October 16 when he<br />
recorded 3 tackles versus the New York Giants.<br />
2004: Allocated to the Amsterdam Admirals of NFL Europe before<br />
joining the Chiefs for training camp…Ranked third on the<br />
Admirals with 53 tackles (41 solo), 6 pass knockdowns and an<br />
interception…Also added five special teams tackles…Played in<br />
all 16 regular season games on defence and special teams with<br />
Kansas City, starting five at defensive halfback and seeing time<br />
at safety…Finished the year with 28 solo tackles and 8 assisted<br />
tackles…Made his debut on defence on September 12 where he<br />
recorded 4 DT and 1 ST.<br />
2003: Drafted by the Kansas City Chiefs (NFL) in the seventh round<br />
(252nd overall) in the NFL Draft…Signed a three-year contract<br />
with Kansas City on April 12…Spent the majority of the year on the<br />
Chiefs’ practice roster and did not see any game action.<br />
College: Played 39 games at Virginia Tech at free safety and registered<br />
267 career tackles and 267 interception return yards…His<br />
14 career interceptions currently ranks him third on the Hokies’<br />
all-time single-season interceptions list…2002 Started 14 games<br />
at free safety for the Hokies in his senior year, earning a secondteam<br />
All-American choice by the Sporting News and a secondteam<br />
All-Big East selection…Recorded a career-best 105 tackles<br />
(67 solo), 5 PKD, 2 FR and 2 FF…Also added four interceptions<br />
for 171 yards and one touchdown…2001 Started all 11 games for<br />
the Hokies at free safety, producing 94 tackles (53 solo) 6 KD and<br />
4 INT for 77 return yards…2000 Started all 11 of Virginia Tech’s<br />
games at free safety and finished the year with 56 tackles (35<br />
solo) and a career-best six interceptions (1TD)…1999 Appeared<br />
in three games as a redshirted freshman, recording 12 tackles (5<br />
solo)…Missed the remaining six games of the season after suffering<br />
a neck injury versus Rutgers.<br />
Personal: Willie and his wife Keia are the proud parents of threeyear<br />
old son Jaylen. The Pile family lives in Texas with Blitz, their<br />
Yorkshire Terrier. In the off-season, Pile travels throughout the U.S.<br />
participating in youth football camps and presenting speeches to<br />
motivate people to achieve their goals. He self-published a book<br />
entitled The Winning Game Plan – An A-B-C Guide to Success and<br />
operates his own website www.pilegroup.com. Nicknamed “Ill<br />
Will”, Pile has a regular blog on CFL.ca. Before moving to the defensive<br />
side of the ball, Willie was a quarterback and wide receiver<br />
at West Potomac High School in Alexandria, Virginia. He was<br />
named the Northern Region and Patriot District Offensive Player<br />
of the Year. He majored in Business Management with a Minor in<br />
Leadership at Virginia Tech and is currently pursuing his Masters<br />
Degree in Sports Administration via online courses.<br />
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10 SAFETY<br />
CFL REGULAR SEASON STATISTICS<br />
Tackles Tkls For Loss INT Returns<br />
GP DT ST TT KD FF FR QB NO YDS NO YDS LG TD<br />
2007 TOR 17 76 8 84 1 2 0 5 2 12 0 0 0 0<br />
2008 TOR 17 72 11 83 3 0 0 2 2 4 3 34 20 0<br />
2009 TOR 18 81 11 92 6 3 2 1 3 7 3 48 27 0<br />
2010a TOR 18 83 4 87 3 2 2 2 3 4 4 15 13 0<br />
TOTALS 70 312 34 346 13 7 4 10 10 27 10 97 27 0<br />
a – East Division All-Star<br />
CFL PLAYOFF STATISTICS<br />
Tackles Tkls For Loss<br />
GP DT ST TT KD FF FR QB NO YDS<br />
2007 TOR 1 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0<br />
2010 TOR 2 7 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 0<br />
TOTALS 3 10 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 0<br />
CFL REGULAR SEASON STATISTICS<br />
Tackles Interceptions<br />
GP UT AT TT INT YDS TD FF FR QB<br />
2003 KC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0<br />
2004 KC 16 28 8 36 0 0 0 0 0 0<br />
2005 KC/DAL 16 18 4 22 0 0 0 0 0 0<br />
2006 DAL 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0<br />
TOTALS 32 46 12 58 0 0 0 0 0 0<br />
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46 LINEBACKER<br />
Acquired: Originally acquired in a trade with the B.C. Lions on March<br />
23, 2009…Extended contract with Argos on January 6, 2010.<br />
2010: Started all 18 regular season games at MLB… Week 1, Made<br />
first Argos start at MLB (01/07/10) in Canada Day season opener<br />
at Calgary and recorded 2 DT and 1 ST tackle…Week 2, Started<br />
at MLB in win at Winnipeg and made 1 DT and 1 PKD…Week 3,<br />
Made first home start at MLB (14/07/10) and recorded 2 DT and<br />
1 PKD in win vs. Calgary…Week 4, Started at MLB and made 4<br />
DT in win vs. B.C…Week 5, Started at MLB in loss at Montreal…<br />
Made 6 DT and recovered an Avon Cobourne fumble caused by<br />
teammate Adriano Belli… Turnover resulted in a Grant Shaw field<br />
goal for <strong>Toronto</strong>…Week 6, Started at MLB in win at Edmonton and<br />
played well making 4 DT…Week 7, Started at MLB and made 6 DT<br />
in win vs. Montreal…Week 8, Started at MLB in loss vs. Hamilton<br />
and made 5 DT…Week 9, Started at MLB in Labour Day Classic<br />
loss at Hamilton…Recorded a single-game career-high 7 DT and<br />
his first QB sack of 2010…Week 10, Started at MLB in loss at<br />
B.C…Made 4 DT, his second sack in as many games and forced<br />
a Casey Printers Fumble in the second half, which was recovered<br />
by Ronald Flemons…Week 11, Started at MLB making 3 DT in win<br />
vs. Winnipeg…Week 12, Started at MLB in Touchdown Atlantic<br />
loss vs. Edmonton…Made 4 DT and a pass knock down…Week<br />
13, Started at MLB in loss vs. Saskatchewan…Made 3 DT…Week<br />
14, Started at MLB in win at Saskatchewan…Made 2 DT…Week<br />
15, Started at MLB and played ST in loss vs. Hamilton…Made 5<br />
DT…Week 16, Started at MLB in win at Winnipeg…Made 3 DT…<br />
Week 17, Started at MLB in loss vs. Montreal… Made singlegame,<br />
career-high 10 DT…Week 18, Started at MLB in win at<br />
Montreal…2010 Playoffs Started at MLB in Eastern Semi-Final win<br />
at Hamilton…Made 2 DT and forced a Marquay McDaniel fumble,<br />
which he also recovered, in the third quarter…Started at MLB in<br />
Eastern Final loss at Montreal…Made 3 DT.<br />
2009: Acquired in a trade from B.C. Lions in exchange for <strong>Toronto</strong>’s<br />
second first-round pick (fourth overall, LB James Yurichuk) in<br />
the 2009 CFL Canadian Draft and a conditional pick in the 2010<br />
CFL Canadian Draft (LB Joash Gesse) on March 23…Dressed in<br />
17 of 18 games at backup linebacker for the <strong>Argonauts</strong>... Week<br />
1, Made Argos regular season debut (01/07/09) and dressed at<br />
backup MLB and was a force on STs….Had 2 DT and 1 ST tackle<br />
in CFL regular season opener at Hamilton… Week 7, Dressed at<br />
backup LB and played ST, tying for team lead with 3 ST tackles,<br />
in loss vs. BC… Week 12, Dressed at backup LB but was forced<br />
into action when Zeke Moreno was ejected from the game early in<br />
the fourth quarter…Made 1 DT and 1 QB sack, his first as an Argo<br />
(26/09/09), on the night…Also played ST, making 2 ST tackles in<br />
loss at Winnipeg…Week 18, was on 46-man active roster but did<br />
not dress in loss vs. Montreal.<br />
2008: … Dressed in all 18 games for the B.C. Lions for third<br />
straight season… Had a huge season on special teams, recording<br />
a career-high 30 tackles to rank second in the CFL to teammate<br />
Jason Arakgi (32)… Saw plenty of action, making 14 defensive<br />
tackles backing up all three spots at linebacker and making<br />
his first CFL fumble recovery… Led the Lions with 6 tackles<br />
(08/31/08) at Edmonton and topped B.C.’s special team tacklers<br />
in 5 games…Had a career-high 5 ST tackles (10/25/08) vs<br />
<strong>Toronto</strong>…2008 Playoffs Played ST in both the West Semi-Final and<br />
West Final.<br />
JASON POTTINGER 2006<br />
6’2”, 228 lbs. • McMaster • Born: June 29, 1983 • Whitby, Ontario<br />
3rd Year Argos / 6th Year CFL • Non-Import<br />
2007: Made a big step forward in his CFL career by moving into<br />
the Lions’ starting linebacker corps… Played all three spots as<br />
injuries felled every other LB but him…Played in all 18 games<br />
for the second straight season…Registered 31 defensive tackles<br />
and another 15 on special teams to rank 6th overall…Had his<br />
first career sack in 2007, forced one fumble and had a pass<br />
knockdown…2007 Playoffs Played ST in the West Final, recording<br />
1 ST tackle.<br />
2006: Selected in the 1st round (2nd overall) by the B.C. Lions in<br />
the 2006 CFL Canadian Draft… Dressed in all 18 games for the<br />
Lions… Was a key performer on special teams, recording 19 ST<br />
tackles (2nd best on the Lions) as well as 6 defensive stops…2006<br />
Playoffs Played ST in the West Final, recording 1 ST tackle…2006<br />
Grey Cup Played ST in the Lions’ Grey Cup championship win vs.<br />
Montreal at Winnipeg.<br />
College: Played four seasons at McMaster University (2002-<br />
05)…2005 Named the Outstanding Defensive Player in the OUA<br />
for second consecutive year…Named First-Team All-Canadian…<br />
Named OUA All-Star…Recorded 51 tackles and a sack in 8<br />
games…2004 Named the Outstanding Defensive Player in the<br />
OUA for first time…Named First-Team All-Canadian… Named<br />
OUA All-Star…2003 Named OUA All-Star.<br />
Personal: “Jay” enjoys fishing while visiting his cabin, as well<br />
as spending time with friends and family. Jason finished his<br />
Economics & Geography degrees at McMaster and is now pursuing<br />
his International MBA at the Schulich School of Business.<br />
Fluent in Mandarin, Jay started watching the Argos when he was<br />
7 years old and is also a big <strong>Toronto</strong> Maple Leafs and <strong>Toronto</strong><br />
Rock fan. Growing up in Whitby, Ontario, he was a member of the<br />
Oshawa Hawkeyes minor football program.<br />
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JASON POTTINGER<br />
46 LINEBACKER<br />
CFL REGULAR SEASON STATISTICS<br />
Tackles Tkls For Loss INT Returns<br />
GP DT ST TT KD FF FR QB NO YDS NO YDS LG TD<br />
2006 B.C 18 6 19 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0<br />
2007 B.C 18 31 15 46 1 1 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0<br />
2008 B.C 18 14 30 44 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0<br />
2009 TOR 18 6 12 18 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 0<br />
2010 TOR 18 71 1 72 3 1 1 2 6 8 0 0 0 0<br />
TOTALS 90 128 77 205 4 2 1 3 9 14 0 0 0 0<br />
CFL PLAYOFF STATISTICS<br />
Tackles Tkls For Loss INT Returns<br />
GP DT ST TT KD FF FR QB NO YDS NO YDS LG TD<br />
2006 B.C 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0<br />
2007 B.C 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0<br />
2008 B.C 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0<br />
2010 TOR 2 5 0 5 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0<br />
TOTALS 5 5 2 7 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0<br />
GREY CUP STATISTICS<br />
Tackles<br />
GP DT ST TT<br />
2006 BC 1 0 0 0<br />
TOTALS 1 0 0 0<br />
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7 PUNTER/KICKER<br />
Acquired: Extended with <strong>Toronto</strong> on January 14, 2011.<br />
2010: Started 13 regular season games for the Eskimos then<br />
traded to <strong>Toronto</strong> and started four (4) regular season games for<br />
the Argos…Week 2, Added to 46-man active but did not dress list<br />
(hamstring injury)…Week 3, Named CFL Special Teams Player of<br />
the Week for his performance in Saskatchewan when he was 3-3<br />
on field goals and punted nine times for 440 yards and two singles,<br />
accumulating 12 of the Eskimos’ 20 points… Week 6, faked a<br />
punt and threw a pass to Calvin McCarty for a first down…Week<br />
15, Made 2010 Argos debut (15/10/10) starting at Kicker/Punter<br />
in loss vs. Hamilton…Punted 9 times for 401 yards, AVG 44.6,<br />
LG 56 and had 2 kickoffs for 111 yards, LG 62…Was good on<br />
1 of 2 field goal attempts, hitting from 31 yards then missing a<br />
58-yard try later in the game…Week 16, Started at K/P in win at<br />
Winnipeg…Punted 8 times for 299 yards, LG 40 (moved into sole<br />
possession of second place in Argos history for punting yards),<br />
was good on 2/2 field goal attempts (38 & 13 yards) and good<br />
on 3/3 converts… Week 17, Started at K/P in loss vs. Montreal…<br />
Punted 4 times for 188 yards, 47.0 AVG, LG 50, had 6 kickoffs for<br />
353 yards, 58.8 AVG, LG 61…Good on 3 of 3 field goal attempts<br />
(48, 32, 28) and 3 of 3 converts…Week 18, Dressed at K/P for<br />
win at Montreal…Replaced by Grant Shaw when he sustained a<br />
lower body injury during warm-ups…2010 Playoffs Started at K/P<br />
Punted 12 times for 428 yards, 35.7 AVG, LG 44, was good on 3<br />
of 3 field goals (32, 12 & 13) and hit his only convert attempt…<br />
Did not attempt a kickoff…Started at K/P in Eastern Final loss at<br />
Montreal… Punted 7 times for 293 yards, LG 53, had 3 kickoffs for<br />
130 yards, LG 63, and was good on 3/3 field goals, LG 32.<br />
2009: Started 17 games… Had 114 punts for 5054 yards (44.3<br />
avg), 98 kickoffs for 5555 yards (56.7 avg) and is 28 of 37 (76%,<br />
Longest: 49) on field goals…Added five special teams tackles…<br />
Kicked a 49-yarder with less than a minute left in the game<br />
against Hamilton on August 29 to secure a win and earned<br />
Special Team Player of the Week…On Sept 20 in Saskatchewan,<br />
Ran seven yards for a first down on a fake punt and on Oct. 2 in<br />
Winnipeg he ran 31 yards on a fake punt…Was on the reserve list<br />
on Oct 30 due to injury…2009 Playoffs Started in West Semi-Final<br />
loss at Calgary…Had eight punts for 339 yards (42.4 avg) and<br />
five kickoffs for 340 yards (68.0 avg)…Two-for-two on field goals.<br />
2008: Traded to Edmonton on the eve of training camp on May<br />
31 in exchange for the Esks’ first round pick, fourth overall, (later<br />
traded to B.C. for LB James Yurichuk) in the 2009 CFL Draft and a<br />
conditional pick in the 2010 CFL Draft…Started 17 games, missed<br />
the final game of the season due to illness... Was good on 35 of 46<br />
field goals (76.1%), LG 54, and accounted for 171 points… Good<br />
on all 48 convert atttmepts…Punted 103 times for 4,831 yards,<br />
46.9 AVG, LG 75… Completed 1 pass for 19 yards on a fake punt,<br />
and rushed one time for 10 yards…Made 5 ST tackles…Had 77<br />
kickoffs for 4,636 yards, AVG 60.2, LG 73…2008 Playoffs Dressed<br />
in East Semi-Final and East Final (crossover)…Was good on 2 of<br />
4 FG attempts, LG 45, 5 of 5 converts and punted19 times for 865<br />
yard, LG 63, AVG 45.5 with a single…Had 9 kickoffs for 461 yards,<br />
LG 62, AVG 51.2.<br />
2007: Nominated as an All-Time Argo at both punter and kicker…<br />
Started 17 regular season games for <strong>Toronto</strong> at kicker/punter,<br />
missing 1 game due to concussion…Week 1, left the game in<br />
the second quarter after suffering an injury on a blocked punt,<br />
NOEL PREFONTAINE<br />
2004<br />
6’0”, 206 lbs. • San Diego State • Born: December 23, 1973 • Camp Pendleton, CA<br />
12th Year Argos / 14th Year CFL • Non-Import<br />
replaced by S Chris Hardy. Averaged 49.0 yards on three punts<br />
and scored a single on a missed field goal…Week 4, averaged<br />
more than 50 yards on 9 punts versus Calgary…Week 8, hit two<br />
field goals including a 52-yard boot to conclude the first half which<br />
matched a career-high long…Week 9, made good on 3 of 3 field<br />
goals and averaged season-high 53.4 yards on 7 punts in Labour<br />
Day win over Hamilton… Earned CFL Special Teams Player of the<br />
Week for the sixth time in his career…Week 12, had a great game,<br />
making good on all three field goals (LG 47) and punting for 198<br />
yards including a deft coffin-corner that went out of bounds at<br />
Winnipeg’s 1-yard line…Earned Runner-Up CFL Canadian of the<br />
Week…Week 18, left game early with an injury, replaced by DB<br />
Chris Hardy in win at Saskatchewan…2007 Playoffs Started at P/K<br />
in East Final versus Winnipeg.<br />
2006: Extended his contract with <strong>Toronto</strong> on July 14…Named<br />
East Division All-Star at Punter… Named CFL All-Star at Punter…<br />
Named Argos’ Outstanding Special Teams Player by the <strong>Toronto</strong><br />
chapter of the FRC…Named East Division Most Outstanding<br />
Special Teams Player for the second straight season by the FRC…<br />
Became first Argo in Club history to be named a CFL All-Star six<br />
times…Led the CFL in punting average (46.3 AVG)…Started 18<br />
regular season games at P/K…Week 2, had a tremendous outing,<br />
going a perfect 3 for 3 in field goals including a career-high<br />
52 yarder (23/06/06)… Week 5, out-punted the opposition by<br />
an average of 12.3 yards, including a 68-yard punt…Week 6,<br />
punted for 553 gross yards versus B.C.… Week 9, booted his<br />
512th career kickoff, surpassing Hank Illesic as the club’s career<br />
leader (19/08/06)…Earned CFL Special Teams Player of the Week<br />
honours for the first time on the season...Week 10, ended field<br />
goal streak at 15 which began with second field goal attempt<br />
of the season in game 1, it is the second longest streak in club<br />
history, (15 FG, 8 games, June 17 to Aug. 25)...Week 11, earned<br />
runner-up for Special Teams Player of the Week...Week 12, hit a<br />
game-winning field goal in the last minute to defeat the Hamilton<br />
Tiger-Cats...2006 Playoffs Started at P/K in East Semi-Final win<br />
over Winnipeg, punting 8 times for 360 yards (45 yds./kick), 3 of 4<br />
on field goals and 4 kickoffs for 251 yards…Started at P/K in East<br />
Championship versus Montreal punting 8 times for 354 yards, 5<br />
kickoffs for 305 yards and was 1 of 2 on field goal attempts.<br />
2005: Named Argos’ Outstanding Special Teams Player by<br />
the <strong>Toronto</strong> chapter of the FRC… Named East Division Most<br />
Outstanding Special Teams Player for first time in his career…<br />
Named East Division All-Star at Kicker and Punter…Played in all<br />
18 regular season games… Week 1, started as kicker/punter,<br />
was 4 for 4 on FG attempts and surpassed Michael Clemons<br />
for fourth on the <strong>Argonauts</strong> all-time scoring list vs BC…Week 3,<br />
averaged 43.3 yards punting and surpassed Dick Shatto on the<br />
Argos all-time scoring list by hitting 2 of 3 FGs…Week 5, hit 2<br />
FGs for a total of 84 yards in win at Montreal…Named Special<br />
Teams Player of the Week for his play against both Montreal and<br />
Winnipeg…Week 7, made good on a 50-yard field goal…Week<br />
15, made good on 4 of 4 FG attempts including the game winner<br />
despite 61 km/h winds in Winnipeg… Week 16, hit 4 of 5 field<br />
goal attempts including one from 50-yards at the end of the first<br />
half in win at Olympic Stadium in Montreal, named 2nd Runner-Up<br />
Special Teams Player of the Week…Week 18, started at P/K and<br />
also played holder for backup Chris Hardy’s field goal attempt in<br />
final regular season game at Ottawa… 2005 Playoffs Started at P/K<br />
in East Championship versus Montreal.<br />
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NOEL PREFONTAINE<br />
7 PUNTER/KICKER<br />
2004: Re-signed with <strong>Toronto</strong> on February 2….Named the Argos’<br />
Special Teams Player of the Year as voted by the FRC, also recognized<br />
as an East Division All-Star at both Kicker and Punter and a<br />
CFL All-Star at Punter…Named CFLPA CFL All-Star at Punter and<br />
CFLPA East Division All-Star at both punter and kicker…Led the<br />
league in punting average (45.9)…Played 17 games as P/K for<br />
the Argos…Week 3, hit longest FG of the season 47-yards and<br />
set a new Argo record for punts in a game when he punted 16<br />
times for 744 yards and 1 single…Week 5, moved into 3rd in Argo<br />
record book for most kickoffs in a career (passing Lance Chomyc<br />
who totalled 347)… Week 9 at Montreal, completed a 21 yard<br />
pass to Mike Palmer on a fake punt for a first down in the 2nd<br />
quarter… Week 14 in Winnipeg, kicked longest punt of season,<br />
84-yards…Week 17, was perfect against BC hitting 6 of 6 field<br />
goal attempts (LG 42), punting 7 times for 320 yards (LG 55, 45.7<br />
AVE), and recording 7 kickoffs for 366 yards (LG 58, 52.3 AVE), he<br />
also made 1 ST tackle and was named CFL Special Teams Player<br />
of the Week…Week 19, started the game as P/K and punted 1<br />
time for 55 yards, had 4 kickoffs for 209 yards (LG 61) and was 0<br />
for 1 on field goals snapping a six game streak where he made 16<br />
consecutive FG attempts (Argo Record), left the game with a hip<br />
injury and was replaced by Chris Hardy vs Hamilton at SkyDome…<br />
2004 Playoffs Boomed punts all night, kicking 10 for 507 yards<br />
(AVG 50.7, LG 70), hit 3 of 4 field goal attempts (LG 47) and had 3<br />
kickoffs for 161 yards (AVG 53.6) in East Semi-Final vs Hamilton,<br />
named CFL Special Teams Player of the Week for his effort…Put in<br />
solid effort at East Championship in Montreal where he kicked 10<br />
punts for 400 yards (LG 48), added 4 kickoffs for 215 yards (LG 64)<br />
and was good on his only field goal attempt from 16 yards…Grey<br />
Cup Championship Started at P/K and punted 6 times for 240 yards<br />
(LG 53), had 6 kickoffs for 328 yards (LG 61) and was good on 2 of<br />
3 field goal attempts (LG 27) in win vs BC.<br />
2003: Named East Division All-Star and CFL All-Star at Punter…<br />
Led the East Division in punting yards (5484) and led the CFL<br />
with 46.9 punting average, 5 yards more per punt than any other<br />
player…Signed with the Kansas City Chiefs (NFL) in January, but<br />
returned in time for week 2 vs Hamilton…played in 17 regular<br />
season games….Week 7, had 4 punts for 204 yards, 7 kick-offs<br />
for 425 yards…Also booted 7 FG tying an Argo record for the most<br />
FG in a single regular season game…Week 11, booted 4 FG, 6<br />
punts for 315 yards, and 2 kick-offs for 118 yards. 2003 Playoffs In<br />
the East Semi-Final, he had 6 punts for 272 yards, 6 kickoffs for<br />
319 yards and connected on two of 3 FG attempts…Hit 1 of 2 FG<br />
attempts in East Championship and added 8 punts for 341 yards<br />
and 5 kickoffs for 286 yards.<br />
2002: Earned East Division and CFL All-Star status at Punter…<br />
Finished 2nd in the league in punting average at 46.1 …Also took<br />
on field goal kicking duties…Most important kick of the year came<br />
in the Argos’ last game of the season when he nailed a 42-yard<br />
game-winning FG at home with 27 seconds remaining against<br />
Calgary to earn the team’s first playoff berth in three years… 2002<br />
Playoffs Perfect in the post-season, going 5 for 5 with a long of 44<br />
yards against both Saskatchewan and Montreal.<br />
2001: Spent time with three teams in three different pro leagues<br />
in a busy year…Returned to the <strong>Argonauts</strong> in time for their game<br />
on August 25 against Saskatchewan after requesting his release<br />
from the Baltimore Ravens with whom he signed as a free agent<br />
earlier in the year…In his return performance with the Argos he<br />
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had 2 kickoffs for 114 yards and 10 punts for 462 yards against<br />
the Roughriders…Began the year with the Los Angeles Extreme…<br />
Played in 10 games with Los Angeles during the regular season…<br />
Along with being their punter was also listed as the team’s third<br />
quarterback… April 21 in the one and only championship game in<br />
XFL history had 1 punt for 21 yards while Los Angeles beat the San<br />
Francisco Demons 38-6 for the title.<br />
2000: Territorial draft pick of the Los Angeles Extreme (XFL) on<br />
November 28…Third year Argo veteran had another spectacular<br />
season in the CFL…Earned both East Division and CFL All-Star at<br />
Punter…Played 18 games.<br />
1999: Named East Division’s All-Star and CFL All-Star at Punter …<br />
Led CFL in punting with 47.7 average…Named the CFL Special<br />
Teams Player of the Week for first time in his career for his efforts<br />
against Calgary (9/10/99)recording 11 punts for a 46.5 average as<br />
well as 4 kickoffs for a 57.3 average and also completed a 29 yard<br />
pass to Duane Dmytryshyn on a fake punt…1999 Playoffs Punted<br />
10 times for a 35 yard average in the East Division semi-final<br />
playoff game in Hamilton on November 14, also had 2 kickoffs<br />
for a 46.5 average.<br />
1998: Selected by the <strong>Argonauts</strong> in 6th round of the 1998<br />
Supplemental Draft…. Named an East Division All Star at Punter<br />
for the first time in his career…Finished 2nd in the CFL in punting<br />
with a 46.7 average…Made Argo/CFL debut, he recorded an impressive<br />
47.9 yard average on 10 punts including a 79 yard single<br />
regular season opener vs Sask…Also had 2 singles on missed<br />
FG… Was 4 for 4 on FG in home opener vs Calgary July 9, also<br />
averaged 52.3 yards per punt on 6 punts including a whopping 75<br />
yarder out of the Argos end zone…Voted the teams’ top special<br />
teams player of the game for his effort … Used strictly for punting<br />
and kickoff duties for first time (13/08/98)…Kicked 86 yard single<br />
vs Montreal…Played in his first CFL playoff game on November 8<br />
in Montreal and averaged 45 yards on 6 punts.<br />
College: Started two years at San Diego State University…earned<br />
first team All-American honours during his outstanding senior<br />
year…Also a first team All-WAC Pacific Division selection...Led to<br />
a number one NCAA ranking in net punting with a 44.9 average…<br />
Set a SDSU single season record with a 46 .5 punting average in<br />
1996…During the year also set the school record for the longest<br />
single punt with a 82 yarder against New Mexico…Had an average<br />
of 43.0 yards per punt in 1995…Began his college career at<br />
Cal-State Fullerton in 1992.<br />
Personal: A criminal justice major, “Pre” spent many of his early<br />
years growing up in Montreal. An outstanding athlete and quarterback<br />
during high school, Noel led El Camino High School to a 22-2<br />
record and a CIF Championship as their starting quarterback. He<br />
was named San Diego Tribune Athlete of the Year for North County<br />
as a senior. Noel makes many community appearances, including<br />
playing with the Courtside Boatmen, the Argos charity basketball<br />
team. He likes to golf and play poker in his spare time. Pre lives<br />
in the Mississauga area with his wife Tanya, a teacher, their 3-year<br />
old son Noah, and their new baby boy Ethan, born in April.
NOEL PREFONTAINE<br />
7 PUNTER/KICKER<br />
CFL REGULAR SEASON STATISTICS<br />
Field Goals Kickoffs Punting<br />
GP T G LG PCT NO YDS AVE LG NO YDS AVE LG<br />
1998a TOR 18 23 10 42 43.5 36 1923 53.4 70 132 6169 46.7 86<br />
1999ab TOR 18 5 0 0 0 62 3553 57.3 87 142 6775 47.7 88<br />
2000ab TOR 18 3 0 0 0 52 2894 55.7 80 134 6369 47.5 84<br />
2001 TOR 11 0 0 0 0 44 2646 60.1 69 70 3132 44.7 66<br />
2002ab TOR 18 32 27 51 84.4 64 3941 61.6 78 156 7197 46.1 72<br />
2003ab TOR 17 54 39 49 72.2 77 4541 59 70 117 5484 46.9 81<br />
2004ab TOR 18 40 29 47 72.5 66 3790 57.4 80 125 5740 45.9 84<br />
2005ac TOR 18 44 33 50 75.0 82 5007 61.1 69 100 4524 45.2 69<br />
2006abcd TOR 18 42 31 52 73.8 66 3989 60.4 73 137 6345 46.3 69<br />
2007 TOR 17 39 26 52 66.7 65 3981 61.2 71 120 5511 45.9 70<br />
2008 EDM 17 46 35 54 76.1 77 4636 60.2 73 103 4831 46.9 75<br />
2009 EDM 17 37 28 49 75.7 98 5555 56.7 72 114 5054 44.3 81<br />
2010 EDM 13 25 21 57 84.0 52 3010 57.9 86 87 3747 43.1 81<br />
TOR 4 7 6 48 85.7 14 826 59.0 95 21 888 42.3 56<br />
TOTALS 222 397 285 57 71.8 855 50292 58.8 95 1558 71766 46.1 88<br />
a - East Division All-Star<br />
b - CFL All-Star<br />
c - East Division Outstanding Special Teams Player<br />
d – Became Argos’ All-Time Leader in Kickoffs (passing<br />
CFL PLAYOFF STATISTICS<br />
Punting Kickoffs Field Goals<br />
GP NO YDS AVE LG NO YDS AVE LG A G PCT LG<br />
1998 TOR 1 6 270 45 50 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0<br />
1999 TOR 1 10 350 35 45 2 93 46.5 50 0 0 0.0 0<br />
2002 TOR 2 16 745 46.6 55 7 443 63.3 71 0 0 0.0 0<br />
2003 TOR 2 14 613 43.8 53 11 605 55 63 5 3 60.0 43<br />
2004 TOR 2 20 907 45.4 70 7 376 53.7 64 5 4 80.0 47<br />
2005 TOR 1 5 207 41.4 50 3 186 62 64 2 1 50.0 44<br />
2006 TOR 2 16 714 44.6 56 9 556 61.8 64 6 4 66.7 38<br />
2007 TOR 1 11 519 47.2 75 2 125 62.5 64 2 0 0.0 0<br />
2008 EDM 2 19 865 45.5 63 9 461 51.2 62 6 4 66.7 45<br />
2009 EDM 1 8 339 42.4 54 5 340 68.0 83 2 2 100.0 36<br />
2010 TOR 2 19 721 37.9 53 3 130 43.3 63 6 6 100.0 32<br />
TOTALS 17 144 6250 43.4 75 58 3315 57.2 83 33 23 69.7 47<br />
GREY CUP STATISTICS<br />
Punting Kickoffs Field Goals<br />
GP NO YDS AVE LG NO YDS AVE LG A G LG PCT<br />
2004 TOR 1 6 240 40 53 6 328 54.7 61 3 2 27 67<br />
TOTALS 1 6 240 40 53 6 328 54.7 61 3 2 27 67<br />
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CHAD REMPEL<br />
82 LONG SNAPPER<br />
6’3”, 224 lbs. • Saskatchewan • Born: May 23, 1982 • Sherwood Park, Alberta<br />
6th Year Argos / 7th Year CFL • Non-Import<br />
Acquired: Extended with <strong>Toronto</strong> on February 9, 2011.<br />
2010: Started 18 regular season games at LS and played backup<br />
WR for <strong>Toronto</strong>…Week 1, Started at LS and backup WR in Canada<br />
Day season opener at Calgary…Week 2, Started at LS and backup<br />
WR in win at Winnipeg… Week 3, Started at LS and backup WR<br />
in win vs. Calgary… Week 4, Started at LS and backup WR in win<br />
vs. B.C...Week 5, Started at LS and backup WR in loss at Montreal…<br />
Made 1 ST tackle…Week 6, Started at LS and backup WR<br />
in win at Edmonton… Week 7, Started at LS and backup WR in<br />
win vs. Montreal…Week 8, Started at LS and backup WR in loss<br />
vs. Hamilton…Week 9, Started at LS and backup WR in Labour<br />
Day Classic loss at Hamilton… Caught his first pass of the season<br />
for a one yard gain from QB Cleo Lemon…Week 10, Started at LS<br />
and played WR in loss at B.C…Week 11, Started at LS and backup<br />
WR in win vs. Winnipeg…Made 1 DT…Week 12, Started at LS and<br />
backup WR in Touchdown Atlantic loss vs. Edmonton…Week 13,<br />
Started at LS and backup WR in loss vs. Saskatchewan…Week<br />
14, Started at LS and backup WR in win at Saskatchewan…Week<br />
15, Started at LS and backup WR in loss vs. Hamilton…Made 2 ST<br />
tackles…Week 16, Started at LS and backup WR in win at Winnipeg…Made<br />
1 ST tackle…Week 17, Started at LS and backup WR<br />
in loss vs. Montreal… Made 1 ST tackle…Week 18, Started at LS<br />
and backup WR in win at Montreal…2010 Playoffs Started at LS and<br />
backup WR in Eastern Semi-Final win at Hamilton…Started at LS<br />
and played backup WR in Eastern Final loss at Montreal.<br />
2009: Released by Hamilton on April 30…Signed with the Montreal<br />
Alouettes on June 9 and released… Signed with the Argos on<br />
July 20 and dressed in 11 games at backup receiver/tight end<br />
…Caught 9 passes for 76 yards, returned 1 kickoff for 4 yards<br />
and made 3 ST tackles before being added to 9-game injured list<br />
with a broken fibula…Week 4, Added to active roster on July 23…<br />
Dressed as backup WR in win at Winnipeg…Recorded no stats…<br />
Week 14, Dressed at backup WR and played ST but recorded no<br />
stats in loss at Saskatchewan…Left game in the first half with a<br />
broken left fibula…Week 15, Added to 9-game injured list.<br />
2008: Extended his contract with <strong>Toronto</strong> on January 9, 2008…<br />
Attended training camp with <strong>Toronto</strong> and added to injured list for<br />
Weeks 1 and 2…Released by <strong>Toronto</strong> on July 6…Signed with the<br />
Hamilton Tiger-Cats and played 11 games making 3 catches for<br />
48 yards.<br />
2007: Played in the final 9 regular season games for <strong>Toronto</strong> after<br />
being placed on the 9-week injured list to begin the season…<br />
Dressed as backup WR but primarily played TE…Week 7, dressed<br />
in first game of the season, catching 1 pass for 7 yards and recording<br />
2 ST…Week 12, recorded 2 ST tackles in win over Winnipeg…2007<br />
Playoffs Dressed as backup WR and saw action at TE<br />
and on ST in East Final versus Winnipeg.<br />
2006: Released by Winnipeg in training camp on June 10...Signed<br />
with <strong>Toronto</strong> as a free agent on August 1…Played in 8 regular<br />
season games as a backup WR/RB, spending time on the practice<br />
roster when not in the lineup…Week 7, dressed as backup<br />
WR and played ST in Argo debut (03/08/06)...Week 11, entered<br />
the game at receiver late in contest...2006 Playoffs Dressed as<br />
backup WR and played ST, making 2 ST tackles in East Semi-Final<br />
win over Winnipeg… Dressed as backup WR and played ST in East<br />
Championship versus Montreal.<br />
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2005: Attended training camp with Hamilton and released…Signed<br />
with Winnipeg Blue Bombers on July 5…Dressed in nine games<br />
as a backup WR and special teams player, missing six with an eye<br />
injury…Finished the season with three ST tackles.<br />
2004: Drafted by the Edmonton Eskimos in the third round (35th<br />
overall) of the 2004 Canadian College Draft and released on June<br />
5.<br />
College: Played three seasons for the University of Saskatchewan<br />
Huskies…Recorded 120 career receptions for 2,352 yards and 17<br />
touchdowns…2004 Played in Vanier Cup Championship… 2003<br />
Sat out season with a broken foot…2002 Named Canada West All-<br />
Star…Played in Vanier Cup Championship…2001 Named Canada<br />
West All-Star.<br />
Personal: Chad recently bought a house in Oakville with his fiance,<br />
Krista. He currently owns a Booster Juice franchise in his hometown<br />
of Saskatoon. This off-season, Chad acquired his Real Estate<br />
license, with plans to open his own brokerage with teammate Jeff<br />
Johnson. Chad is also an active member of the Courtside Boatmen,<br />
the Argos charity basketball team. Chad was the starting<br />
quarterback for the Salisbury Sabres in 1997 and 1998, the last<br />
time they competed for a provincial title.
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82 LONG SNAPPER<br />
CFL REGULAR SEASON STATISTICS<br />
Receiving Kickoff Returns<br />
GP NO YDS AVE LG TD NO YDS AVG LG TD<br />
2005 WPG 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0<br />
2006 TOR 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0<br />
2007 TOR 9 5 70 14 29 0 0 0 0 0 0<br />
2008 TOR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0<br />
HAM 11 3 48 16 21 0 0 0 0 0 0<br />
2009 TOR 11 9 76 8.4 25 0 1 4 4.0 4 0<br />
2010 TOR 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0<br />
TOTALS 57 17 194 11.4 29 0 1 4 4.0 4 0<br />
Tackles<br />
DT ST TT FR FF<br />
2005 WPG 0 3 3 1 0<br />
2006 TOR 0 7 7 0 0<br />
2007 TOR 2 8 10 1 0<br />
2008 TOR 0 0 0 0 0<br />
HAM 0 0 0 0 0<br />
2009 TOR 0 3 3 0 0<br />
2010 TOR 0 10 10 0 0<br />
TOTALS 2 31 33 2 0<br />
CFL PLAYOFF STATISTICS<br />
Receiving Tackles<br />
GP NO YDS AVE LG TD DT ST TT FR FF<br />
2006 TOR 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0<br />
2007 TOR 1 1 15 15.0 15 0 0 0 0 0 0<br />
2010 TOR 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0<br />
TOTALS 5 1 15 15.0 15 0 0 2 2 0 0<br />
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BRANDON RIDEAU<br />
16 RECEIVER<br />
6’4”, 211 lbs. • Kansas • Born: October 18, 1982 • Beaumont, Texas<br />
2nd Year Argos/2nd Year CFL • Import<br />
Acquired: Signed as a free agent with <strong>Toronto</strong> on February 12, 2010.<br />
2010: Dressed in 12 games with 10 starts at WR for <strong>Toronto</strong>…<br />
Week 1, Made CFL regular season debut (01/07/10) starting at<br />
SB…caught 2 passes for 54 yards, LG 47, in Canada Day season<br />
opener at Calgary…Week 2, Started at SB in win at Winnipeg and<br />
caught 1 pass for 19 yards…Week 3, Started at WR in win vs. Calgary<br />
and caught 3 passes for 15 yards, LG 6…Week 4, Started at<br />
SB in win vs. B.C…Caught 2 passes for 42 yards, LG 22, including<br />
his first career CFL touchdown (23/07/10)…Week 5, Started at SB<br />
in loss at Montreal and caught a team and career-high 4 passes<br />
for 96 yards, including a career-long 55-yard reception from Cleo<br />
Lemon (29/07/10), in loss at Montreal…Week 6, Started at SB in<br />
win at Edmonton and led all Argos with 3 catches for 78 yards, LG<br />
36…Week 7, Started at SB and registered no stats in win vs. Montreal…Week<br />
8, Started at SB and caught 3 passes for 48 yards,<br />
LG 21 in loss vs. Hamilton… Week 9, Started at SB in Labour Day<br />
Classic loss at Hamilton and caught 3 passes for 50 yards, LG<br />
28…Week 10, Dressed at backup SB in loss at B.C….Caught 1<br />
pass for 12 yards…Week 11, Started at SB in win vs. Winnipeg<br />
but did not record a stat…Weeks 12-17, On 46-man active roster<br />
but did not dress…Week 18, Started at SB in win at Montreal…<br />
Caught 2 passes for 29 yards, LG 23…2010 Playoffs Started at WR<br />
in Eastern Semi-Final win at Hamilton…Recorded no stats…On<br />
46-man active roster but did not dress in Eastern Final loss at<br />
Montreal.<br />
2009: Attended training camp with Chicago and released as a final<br />
training camp cut on September 4.<br />
2008: Re-signed with the Chicago Bears and attended training<br />
camp…In pre-season, three of the first four passes Rideau caught<br />
went for touchdowns, and he finished with five catches for 127<br />
yards and a team-high 25.4 yards-per-catch average…Added to<br />
the club’s practice roster to start the season and activated on November<br />
21…Dressed in two games for the Bears.<br />
2007: Attended Bears’ training camp and released as a final cut<br />
on August 27.<br />
2006: Attended training camp with the Browns and released…<br />
Signed by the Chicago Bears and added to club’s practice squad<br />
for the entire season.<br />
CFL REGULAR SEASON STATISTICS<br />
Receiving<br />
GP NO YDS AVG LG TD<br />
2010 TOR 12 24 443 18.5 55 1<br />
TOTALS 12 24 443 18.5 55 1<br />
CFL PLAYOFF STATISTICS<br />
Receiving<br />
GP NO YDS AVG LG TD<br />
2010 TOR 1 0 0 0 0 0<br />
TOTALS 1 0 0 0 0 0<br />
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2005: Signed a free agent contract with the Cleveland Browns<br />
(NFL) in May…Attended Browns’ training camp and made the final<br />
roster but was hampered by injuries.<br />
College: Played four seasons at the University of Kansas (2001-<br />
04)…Finished career two receptions shy of the school record, with<br />
131 catches for 1,636 yards (12.5 avg.) and 14 TDs in 43 career<br />
games with the Jayhawks…2004 Earned Honourable mention<br />
All-Big 12 Conference…2003 Started all 13 games...Finished second<br />
on the team with 51 receptions and third with 677 receiving<br />
yards...His six touchdown catches tied for the most ever by a KU<br />
junior…2002 Jayhawks’ fourth-leading receiver with 27 catches<br />
for 307 yards ... Appeared in all 12 games with 10 starts...2001 One<br />
of just four true freshmen to see playing time.<br />
Personal: Brandon spends his off-season training in Houston, Texas.<br />
When he’s not playing football, he helps his dad coach youth<br />
basketball and lends a helping hand to his church. Brandon also<br />
assists his former University of Kansas receivers coach, Tyrone<br />
Dixon, in running a youth football camp in Pennsylvania. He enjoys<br />
watching movies, bowling and playing cards in his spare time. A<br />
Human Development & Family Life major in college, he attended<br />
Ozen High School in his hometown of Beaumont, Texas. There, he<br />
played quarterback until his senior season when he switched to<br />
wide receiver and was named First-Team All-District. Rideau also<br />
played basketball, going undefeated in four seasons, and lettered<br />
in track.
Acquired: Originally acquired in a trade with the Calgary Stampeders<br />
in 2007…Extended contract with Argos December 22, 2009.<br />
2010: Started all 18 regular seaon games at RG for <strong>Toronto</strong>… Week<br />
1, Started at RG in Canada Day season opener at Calgary…Week<br />
2, Started at RG in win at Winnipeg…Week 3, Started at RG in<br />
win vs. Calgary…Week 4, Started at RG in win vs. B.C…Week 5,<br />
Started at RG in loss at Montreal… Recorded a DT while preventing<br />
Als’ OL Eric Wilson from scoring on a fumble recovery…Week<br />
6, Started at RG in win at Edmonton…Week 7, Started at RG in<br />
win vs. Montreal… Week 8, Started at RG in loss vs. Hamilton…<br />
Week 9, Started at RG in Labour Day Classic loss at Hamilton…<br />
Launched his own charitable intiative on his birthday, September 8,<br />
called ‘Life on the Line’ to raise breast cancer awareness…Week<br />
10, Started at RG in loss at B.C…Week 11, Started at RG in win vs.<br />
Winnipeg…Week 12, Started at RG in Touchdown Atlantic loss vs.<br />
Edmonton…Week 13, Started at RG in loss vs. Saskatchewan…<br />
Week 14, Started at RG in win at Saskatchewan… Week 15,<br />
Started at RG in loss vs. Hamilton…Week 16, Started at RG in win<br />
at Winnipeg…Week 17, Started at RG in loss vs. Montreal…Week<br />
18, Started at RG in win at Montreal…2010 Playoffs Started at RG<br />
and won the first playoff game of his career in Eastern Semi-Final<br />
win at Hamilton…Started at RG in Eastern Final loss at Montreal.<br />
2009: Dressed and started all 18 games at right guard for the<br />
<strong>Argonauts</strong>...Named <strong>Argonauts</strong>’ Outstanding Lineman as voted on<br />
by the <strong>Toronto</strong> FRC for the third straight year... Week 9, Started<br />
at RG in loss at Hamilton…Was ejected in 3rd quarter for rough<br />
play in scuffle with J. Hickman who was also ejected…Extended<br />
contract with the Argos on December 22.<br />
2008: Named Argos nominee as Outstanding Lineman for second<br />
straight season…Started 18 games at right guard.<br />
2007: Acquired in a trade with the Calgary Stampeders, along with<br />
Calgary’s best fourth round pick (30th overall, TE Steve Schmidt) in<br />
the 2007 CFL Draft, on April 19, 2007, in exchange for the Argos’<br />
first round (5th overall, LB Justin Phillips) and third round pick<br />
(21st overall, DL Patrick MacDonald) in the 2007 CFL Canadian<br />
Draft…Named East Division All-Star at OG for the first time in his<br />
career…Named Argos’ nominee as Outstanding Lineman for the<br />
first time in his career…Started all 18 regular season games in his<br />
impressive first season with the Boatmen… 2007 Playoffs Started<br />
at RG in East Final versus Winnipeg.<br />
TAYLOR ROBERTSON<br />
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CFL REGULAR SEASON STATISTICS<br />
TACKLES<br />
GP DT ST TT FR<br />
2003 CGY 2 0 0 0 3<br />
2004 CGY 13 0 0 0 0<br />
2005 CGY 18 0 0 0 0<br />
2006 CGY 18 0 0 0 0<br />
2007a TOR 18 1 0 1 0<br />
2008 TOR 18 0 0 0 0<br />
2009 TOR 18 0 0 0 0<br />
2010 TOR 18 3 0 3 0<br />
TOTALS 123 4 0 4 3<br />
a – Named East Division All-Star<br />
6’6”, 317 lbs. • Central Florida • Born: September 8, 1980 • Brantford, Ontario<br />
5th Year Argos / 9th Year CFL • Non-Import<br />
2006: Played and started in all 18 regular season games at guard…<br />
Named CFL Lineman of the Week for Week 1…Contributed to<br />
Joffrey Reynolds’ CFL leading 1,609 rushing yards…2006 Playoffs<br />
Started on the line in loss to Saskatchewan.<br />
2005: Played in all 18 regular season games at guard...Played<br />
consistent season helping RB Joffrey Reynolds finish the season<br />
as the CFL’s second leading rusher…2005 Playoffs Started in loss<br />
to Edmonton.<br />
2004: Re-signed with Calgary April 8…Played in 13 regular season<br />
games...Injured on August 7 vs Winnipeg missing the next game...<br />
Returned to the line-up and aggravated the same injury in the<br />
following game vs B.C. on August 21...Missed the next four games<br />
and returned to his usual strong form for the final five games.<br />
2003: Drafted by the Calgary Stampeders in the second round<br />
(11th overall) of the 2003 CFL Canadian Draft…Signed by the<br />
Philadelphia Eagles (NFL) on April 28 and released as a final cut...<br />
Signed with Calgary on September 13…Activated for the second<br />
last game of the year (19/10/03) vs Saskatchewan Roughriders.<br />
College: Played four seasons at UCF (1999-02)…2002 Started 9<br />
out of 11 games in his senior season making the transition to<br />
right guard…Missed 2 games due to injury...Arguably the Golden<br />
Knights’ best run blocker by season’s end…Named 2nd Team All-<br />
MAC at guard…2001 Started all 11 games at left guard and proved<br />
to be a key member of the line…2000 Played in all 11 games…<br />
Saw considerable action as a backup at guard in every game<br />
during the season...1999 Signed with UCF in September 1998 as<br />
a tight end and enrolled at UCF a semester early to get accustom<br />
to the American game in January of 1999…Attended spring drills<br />
as a tight end before being moved to guard before fall camp...Saw<br />
action as a backup in all 11 games as a true freshman.<br />
Personal: Taylor was born in Brantford, Ontario but grew up in<br />
Kingston, Ontario where he graduated from LaSalle S.S., playing<br />
on both the football and rugby teams. Taylor resides in Oakville<br />
year round and spends a lot of his free time watching or attending<br />
his other passion, NASCAR racing. In 2010, Taylor launched his<br />
own charitable initiative called Life on the Line, in support of breast<br />
cancer awareness. The website is www.lifeontheline.ca.<br />
CFL PLAYOFF STATISTICS<br />
TACKLES<br />
GP DT ST TT FR<br />
2005 CGY 1 0 0 0 0<br />
2006 CGY 1 0 0 0 0<br />
2007 TOR 1 1 0 1 0<br />
2010 TOR 2 0 0 0 0<br />
TOTALS 5 1 0 1 0<br />
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GRANT SHAW<br />
13 PUNTER/KICKER<br />
6’3”, 218 lbs. • Saskatchewan • Born: August 3, 1984 • Edmonton, Alberta<br />
2nd Year Argos / 2nd Year CFL • Non-Import<br />
Acquired: Selected by <strong>Toronto</strong> in the 2nd Round (11th Overall) in the<br />
2010 CFL Canadian Draft.<br />
2010: Dressed in 18 regular season games, with 11 starts at kicker<br />
for <strong>Toronto</strong>… Week 1, Made CFL regular season debut starting at<br />
Kicker (01/07/10) in Canada Day season opener at Calgary…Hit<br />
1/1 field goals for 28 yards and played on coverage team during<br />
kickoff and punt returns making 1 ST tackle… Week 2, Started at<br />
Kicker in win at Winnipeg…Was good on 4/4 FG attempts including<br />
a career-high 52 yard attempt (09/07/10)…Week 3, Started at<br />
Kicker in win vs. Calgary and was good on 4/6 field goal attempts,<br />
LG 47…Week 4, Started at Kicker in win vs. B.C. and was good<br />
on 1/2 attempts including one from 50 yards in the first quarter<br />
of the game…Week 5, Started at Kicker and was good on 1 /2<br />
attempts, LG 31, in loss at Montreal…His miss was a 52-yard<br />
attempt that fell short…Week 6, Started at Kicker in win at Edmonton…Hit<br />
2 of 4 attempts from 35 yards and 45 yards…Week<br />
7, Started at Kicker in win vs. Montreal…Hit 1 of 2 field goal attempts,<br />
missing from 50-yards, and hit 4 of 5 converts in win vs.<br />
Montreal…Week 8, Started at Kicker and hit 3 of 4 attempts (22,<br />
47 & 12) missing one from 42 yards in loss vs. Hamilton… Week<br />
9, Started at Kicker in Labour Day Classic loss at Hamilton…Hit<br />
2/2 field goal attempts from 39 & 16 yards respectively…Week<br />
10, Started at Kicker in loss at B.C. and missed both of his field<br />
goal attempts from 44 yards & 38 yards respectively…Made both<br />
convert attempts… Week 11, Dressed at backup LB and played ST<br />
in win vs. Winnipeg…Week 12, Dressed at backup LB and played<br />
ST in Touchdown Atlantic loss vs. Edmonton…Week 13, Dressed<br />
at backup LB and played ST in loss vs. Saskatchewan…Week 14,<br />
Dressed at backup LB and played ST in win at Saskatchewan…<br />
Made 1 ST tackle…Week 15, Dressed at backup LB and played ST<br />
in loss vs. Hamilton…Week 16, Dressed at backup LB and played<br />
ST in win at Winnipeg…Made 1 ST tackle…Week 17, Dressed<br />
as backup LB and played ST in loss vs. Montreal…Made 1 DT…<br />
Placed in back of endzone on final play of game for kickout play.<br />
Fumbled the recovery of Damon Duval’s punt back into the Argos’<br />
endzone which resulted in Als’ game-winning touchdown….Wek<br />
18, Dressed at backup LB but thrust into action at Kicker/Punter<br />
during warmup when starter Noel Prefontaine was injured…<br />
Played an excellent game punting five (5) times for 245 yards, 49.0<br />
AVG, LG 63, 6 kickoffs for 370 yards, 61.7 AVG, LG 68, and was<br />
good on 3 of 4 field goals (47, 51 & 22) and 3/3 on converts…2010<br />
Playoffs Dressed as backup LB, played ST and handled kickoff duties<br />
in Eastern Semi-Final win at Hamilton… Recovered a Marcus<br />
Thigpen fumble, forced by teammate Matt Black, in 2nd quarter…<br />
Had 2 kickoffs for 123 yards, LG 72…Dressed as backup LB and<br />
played ST in Eastern Final loss at Montreal...Made 1 ST tackle.<br />
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College: 2009 Named Canada West All-Star…Played in eight<br />
games for the Huskies as a DB and kicker... Recorded 18 tackles,<br />
1 INT, one breakup and one forced fumble...Hit 19-of-23<br />
field goals...2,904 yards on 77 punts...1,597 yards on 27 kickoffs…2008<br />
Played in nine games...Recorded 15 tackles, four interceptions,<br />
two breakups and one forced fumble...Named Canada<br />
West and CIS Defensive Player of the Week for two interceptions<br />
in a win over Regina on September 6...JUNIOR (Edmonton Huskies)<br />
2006 Named PFC All-Star Defensive Back, Kicker of the Year and<br />
Special Teams Player of the Year... 2004-05 (Edmonton Huskies)<br />
Earned National Championship title…Led the nation in interceptions<br />
with 12.<br />
Personal: Grant Shaw’s parents are Heather and Glenn and his older<br />
brother is Steve. Grant was a sociology major at Saskatchewan.<br />
Grant spent his off-season in Edmonton, snowboarding, training<br />
and working with his dad as a subcontractor doing bathroom and<br />
kitchen renovations. He also plays flag football, golf and basketball<br />
in his spare time.<br />
CFL REGULAR SEASON STATISTICS<br />
Field Goals Kickoffs Punting Tackles<br />
GP T G LG PCT NO YDS AVE LG NO YDS AVE LG DT ST TT<br />
2010 TOR 18 22 33 52 66.7 6 370 61.7 68 5 245 49.0 63 1 2 3<br />
TOTALS 18 22 33 52 66.7 6 370 61.7 68 5 245 49.0 63 1 2 3<br />
CFL PLAYOFF STATISTICS<br />
Field Goals Kickoffs Punting Tackles<br />
GP T G LG PCT NO YDS AVE LG NO YDS AVE LG DT ST TT<br />
2010 TOR 2 0 0 0 0 2 123 61.5 72 0 0 0 0 0 1 1<br />
TOTALS 2 0 0 0 0 2 123 61.5 72 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
Acquired: Signed as a free agent with <strong>Toronto</strong> on February 11, 2009.<br />
2010: Started 18 regular season games at DB for <strong>Toronto</strong>…Named<br />
East Division All-Star at DB for the first time in his career… Week<br />
1, Started at DB in Canada Day season opener…Recorded 9 DT, 1<br />
PKD and his first INT of the season for a 10 yard return…Week 2,<br />
Started at DB in win at Winnipeg and made 6 DT…Moved to SAM<br />
LB and replaced Jordan Younger who left in the first half with an<br />
injury…Week 3, Started at DB and made 3 DT in win vs. Calgary…<br />
Week 4, Started at DB and played ST in win vs. B.C…Made 2 DT<br />
and 1 ST tackle…Week 5, Started at DB in loss at Montreal and<br />
made a career-high 11 DT (29/07/10)…Week 6, Started at DB<br />
in win at Edmonton making 4 DT and 1 PKD…Week 7, Started<br />
at DB and played ST in win vs. Montreal…Made 1 DT and 1 ST<br />
tackle…Left game for one series in third quarter and replaced by<br />
Josh Abrams, who came over from CB, Matt Black entered game<br />
in place of Abrams…Week 8, Started at DB in loss vs. Hamilton…<br />
Made 1 DT and 1 INT for 7 yards…Ejected late in the fourth quarter<br />
for objectionable conduct for allegedly spitting on an opponent<br />
and replaced on defence by Josh Abrams...Further investigation<br />
by the league determined that the accusation was without merit<br />
and no further action was taken…Week 9, Started at DB in Labour<br />
Day Classic loss at Hamilton and made 2 DT…Week 10, Started<br />
at DB in loss at B.C…Made 6 DT…Week 11, Started at DB in win<br />
vs. Winnipeg…Made 3 DT and forced one fumble on Steven Jyles<br />
in the third quarter, recovered by Argos’ teammate DE Ronald<br />
Flemons…Week 12, Started at DB in Touchdown Atlantic loss vs.<br />
Edmonton… Made 2 DT and 1 ST tackle…Week 13, Started at DB<br />
in loss vs. Saskatchewan…Made 2 DT…Week 14, Started at DB<br />
and played ST in win at Saskatchewan…Made 2 DT and recorded<br />
his third INT of the season, running back a Darian Durant pass 22<br />
yards…Week 15, Started at DB in loss vs. Hamilton… Made 2 DT<br />
and 1 ST tackle…Week 16, Started at DB in win at Winnipeg…<br />
Made 2 DT…Week 17, Started at DB in loss vs. Montreal…<br />
Made 1 DT…Week 18, Started DB in win at Montreal… Made<br />
1 DT and intercepted his fourth pass of the season for a 10 yard<br />
return…2010 Playoffs Started at DB in Eastern Semi-Final win at<br />
Hamilton…Made 7 DT…Started at DB in Eastern Final loss at<br />
Montreal…Made 6 DT.<br />
2009: Named Argos’ Outstanding Rookie by the <strong>Toronto</strong> chapter of<br />
the FRC…Dressed in 17 games, and started 16 games as a CFL<br />
rookie defensive back for the <strong>Argonauts</strong>... Week 1, Started at DB in<br />
CFL debut (01/07/09) and made 3 DT, 2 ST tackles and intercepted<br />
a Quinton Porter pass in the Argos’ own endzone for first career<br />
pick in CFL regular season opener at Hamilton…Week 2, Started<br />
at DB in loss vs. Saskatchewan…Had 2 DT, 1 fumble recovery on a<br />
blocked field goal by Jason Shivers which he returned for 22 yards<br />
before fumbling in to hands of teammate DT Kevin Huntley…Week<br />
LIN-J SHELL<br />
21 DEFENSIVE BACK<br />
6’0”, 202 lbs. • Jacksonville • Born: October 22, 1981 • Orlando, Florida<br />
3rd Year Argos/ 3rd Year CFL • Import<br />
3, Started at DB, recording 5 DT and single-game career-high 2<br />
QB sacks (17/07/09) in loss at Calgary…Week 4, Started at DB<br />
in another impressive outing for the rookie in win at Winnipeg…<br />
Had 5 DT and 1 QB sack on the night…Week 6, Started at DB<br />
and played ST in loss at Montreal recording a single-game careerhigh<br />
6 DT…Week 10, Started at DB and recorded 3 DT, 1 ST and<br />
recovered a fumble forced by teammate Willie Pile in win vs.<br />
Hamilton…Week 17, On 46-man active roster but did not dress in<br />
loss at Edmonton...Week 18, Dressed at backup DB and recorded<br />
a game-high 8 tackles in loss vs. Montreal.<br />
2008: Signed with the New Orleans VooDoo (AFL) and totalled<br />
118.5 tackles along with a career-high 5 INT.<br />
2007: Led Predators with 110.5 tackles and 18 pass defences...<br />
Also recorded four interceptions caused three fumbles and had<br />
three fumble recoveries for the season.<br />
2006: Signed with the Orlando Predators (AFL) and played in 10<br />
games finishing fourth on team with 47 tackles...Led team in<br />
post-season with 22 tackles, 2 PKD, 1 FF and a fumble recovery<br />
in three games.<br />
2005: Signed with the Philadelphia Eagles (NFL) as a free agent<br />
on February 10…Allocated to the Cologne Centurions of NFL<br />
Europe…Posted 27 tackles and a team-high 2 INT while starting<br />
all 10 games…Returned to Philadelphia and released.<br />
2004: Beat out 300 others at an open tryout to earn a roster spot<br />
with the Orlando Predators (AFL).... Went on to earn a starting<br />
spot at WR/DB.... Played in 13 games as a rookie and recorded<br />
9 receptions for 104 yards and a pair of TDs…Made 30.5 tackles<br />
and 4 PKD.<br />
College: Played four seasons (1999-03) at Jacksonville University,<br />
recorded 122 career tackles (99 solo), 37 pass defences and 7 INT.<br />
Personal: Lin-J (Pro: LYNN-JAY) lives in Jacksonville, Florida with his<br />
wife Monique and their two dogs, Nino and Red. In the off-season,<br />
Lin-J works as a substitute teacher at a school in an at-risk area of<br />
Jacksonville. He also helps run a government-funded afterschool<br />
program called TEAM-UP that works to mentor and guide at-risk<br />
elementary school students from the Jacksonville area. Lin-J, who<br />
was a communications and sociology major in college, enjoys<br />
watching drag racing and the cartoon network. If he could have<br />
dinner with any celebrity, he would enjoy his favourite pre-game<br />
meal of steak and potatoes with Martin Luther King Jr. Lin-J<br />
earned All-District and All-Metro honours as a DB at Edgewater<br />
H.S. in Orlando, FL. He was a four-year letterman and MVP in track.<br />
CFL REGULAR SEASON STATISTICS<br />
Tackles Tkls for Loss INT Returns Fumble Recoveries<br />
GP DT ST TT QB PKD NO YDS NO YDS TD NO YDS LG TD<br />
2009 TOR 17 65 10 75 3 5 1 5 1 0 0 2 22 22 0<br />
2010 TOR 18 63 2 65 0 3 0 0 4 49 0 0 0 0 0<br />
TOTALS 35 128 12 140 3 8 1 5 5 49 0 2 22 22 0<br />
CFL PLAYOFF STATISTICS<br />
Tackles Tkls for Loss INT Returns Fumble Recoveries<br />
GP DT ST TT QB PKD NO YDS NO YDS TD NO YDS LG TD<br />
2010 TOR 2 13 0 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0<br />
TOTALS 2 13 0 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0<br />
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Acquired: Signed as a free agent with <strong>Toronto</strong> on October 6, 2010.<br />
2010: Attended training camp with the Hartford Colonials (UFL) and<br />
released as a final cut at the beginning of September…Dressed<br />
in and started one (1) regular season games for <strong>Toronto</strong>…Week<br />
14, Added to Argos’ PR for win at Saskatchewan…Week 15, Remained<br />
on PR for loss vs. Hamilton…Week 16, Remained on PR<br />
for win at Winnipeg…Week 17, Remained on PR for loss vs. Montreal…<br />
Week 18, Made first career CFL start in first career game<br />
(07/11/10) in win at Montreal… Replaced injured starter Willie<br />
Middlebrooks at CB and made 3 DT and 1 ST tackle…2010 Playoffs<br />
Started at CB in Eastern Semi-Final win at Hamilton…Made 2<br />
DT…Started at CB in Eastern Final loss vs. Montreal…Made 5 DT<br />
and his first career interception (21/11/10), on an Anthony Calvillo<br />
pass, for a 1 yard return.<br />
2009: Attended tryouts with various NFL teams.<br />
College: Played four seasons at U Mass (2005-2008)…Started 36<br />
games in a row at cornerback before sustaining season-ending<br />
hip injury as a senior in ‘08…2008 Had 20 tackles and two<br />
pass-break-ups...Recorded 13 punt returns for 57 yards...2007<br />
Named Sports Network Honourable Mention All-American...<br />
Named Conference (CAA) First-Team Cornerback...Named New<br />
England Football Writers All-Star…Had 49 tackles, two interceptions<br />
including one TD, with Conference-leading 12 PKDs...2006<br />
Named Atlantic 10 Second-Team Defensive Back...Started all 15<br />
games at cornerback...Made 59 tackles, forced a fumble and had<br />
one fumble recovery...Five solo stops in NCAA 1-AA Championship<br />
vs. Appalachian State... 2005 One of three true freshman to play<br />
for UMass…Dressed in nine games...Saw time in the secondary,<br />
kickoff returns, special teams coverage and some receiver...Had<br />
eight kickoff returns for 137 yards (17.1 average), eight tackles<br />
and three catches for 68 yards.<br />
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SEAN SMALLS<br />
25 CORNERBACK<br />
6’1”, 216 lbs. • Massachusetts • Born: April 20, 1987 • Richmond, Virginia<br />
2nd Year Argos / 2nd Year CFL • Import<br />
CFL REGULAR SEASON STATISTICS<br />
Tackles Tkls for Loss INT Returns<br />
GP DT ST TT QB PKD NO YDS NO YDS TD<br />
2010 TOR 1 3 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0<br />
TOTALS 1 3 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0<br />
CFL PLAYOFF STATISTICS<br />
Tackles Tkls for Loss INT Returns<br />
GP DT ST TT QB PKD NO YDS NO YDS TD<br />
GP DT ST TT QB PKD NO YDS NO YDS TD<br />
2010 TOR 2 7 0 7 0 0 0 0 1 0 0<br />
TOTALS 2 7 0 7 0 0 0 0 1 0 0<br />
Personal: Sean’s full name is Sean Ramon Smalls and his parents<br />
are Richard Smalls and Delores Perry. Sean has two sisters, Monique<br />
and Joy, and a brother named Richard III. He majored in<br />
Building Materials and Wood Technology at UMass. Sean spent the<br />
off-season in Bradenton, Florida training at the IMG Academy. He<br />
enjoys bowling, golfing and playing basketball and cards in his<br />
spare time. He likes movies and is named after the actor Sean<br />
Connery. Sean also volunteers his time with local high school students<br />
coaching football.
Acquired: Acquired in a trade with Saskatchewan on June 6, 2010<br />
in exchange for non-import WR Obed Cétoute.<br />
2010: Dressed in 17 regular season games as a backup OL for<br />
<strong>Toronto</strong>…Dressed in both pre-season games playing both OG and<br />
Centre…Week 1, Made Argos debut (01/07/10) as backup OL<br />
and played ST in Canada Day season opener at Calgary…Week<br />
2, Dressed at backup OL/TE and ST in win at Winnipeg…Week<br />
3, Dressed at backup OL/TE and ST in win vs. Calgary…Week 4,<br />
Dressed at backup OL/TE and played ST in win vs. B.C…Week 5,<br />
On 46-man active roster but did not dress in loss at Montreal…<br />
Week 6, Dressed at backup OL in win at Edmonton…Week 7,<br />
Dressed as backup OL and played ST in win vs. Montreal…Week<br />
8, Dressed as backup OL and played ST in loss vs. Hamilton…<br />
Replaced Dominic Picard at Centre late in the game…Week 9,<br />
Dressed at backup OL in Labour Day Classic loss at Hamilton…<br />
Pushed into action at RT when starter Chris Van Zeyl left game<br />
with an injury and did not return…Week 10, Dressed at backup<br />
OL and played TE in loss at B.C…Week 11, Dressed at backup OL<br />
and played ST in win vs. Winnipeg…Week 12, Drssed as backup<br />
OL and played ST in Touchdown Atlantic loss vs. Edmonton…<br />
Week 13, Dressed as backup OL and played ST in loss vs.<br />
Saskatchewan…Week 14, Dressed at backup OL and played ST<br />
in win at Saskatchewan… Week 15, Dressed at backup OL in loss<br />
vs. Hamilton…Week 16, Dressed as backup OL and played ST in<br />
win at Winnipeg…Week 17, Dressed at backup OL and played ST<br />
in loss vs. Montreal…Week 18, Dressed at backup OL and played<br />
ST in win at Montreal…2010 Playoffs On 46-man active roster but<br />
did not dress for Eastern Semi-Final win at Hamilton and Eastern<br />
Final loss at Montreal.<br />
2009: Spent season as a member of the Roughriders’ practice<br />
roster.<br />
2008: Drafted by in the 2nd Round (10th overall) by the<br />
Saskatchewan Roughriders in the CFL Canadian Draft but returned<br />
to Illinois State.<br />
College: Started his college career at the University of Miami (2004-<br />
05)…Transferred to Illinois State and played from 2006-2008…<br />
2008 (Illinois State) Started 11 games at Illinois State…2007<br />
Started 11 games at Illinois State and was instrumental in the<br />
running game that amassed more than 2,000 yards…2006 Named<br />
to the Valley Football All-Newcomer Team, after transferring to<br />
Illinois State during fall camp ... appeared in 12 games, starting<br />
the last nine...2005 (Miami) Played in four games, seeing action as<br />
a blocker on the field goal and extra-point unit...2004 Sat out the<br />
season as a redshirt, playing solely on the scout teams.<br />
Personal: Jonathan holds two undergraduate degrees, one in<br />
Business Administration from Miami and another from Illinois<br />
State in Economics, and a Masters of Economics from Illinois<br />
State. He spent one off-season working as a financial analyst<br />
for the Canadian federal government. Growing up in Quebec, he<br />
was a member of two different CGEP teams, Edouard-Montpetit<br />
and Vieux-Montreal. He attended Gerard-Filion High School and<br />
was a member of Team Canada his last two years in high school.<br />
Jonathan is the son of Richard St-Pierre and Celine Racette and<br />
his girlfriend is Emmanuelle.<br />
JONATHAN ST-PIERRE<br />
66 OFFENSIVE LINEMAN<br />
6’4”, 305 lbs. • Illinois State • Born: September 15, 1983 • Longueuil, Quebec<br />
2nd Year Argos / 3rd Year CFL • Import<br />
CFL REGULAR SEASON STATISTICS<br />
GP<br />
2010 TOR 17<br />
Totals 17<br />
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JEREMY UNERTL<br />
37 LINEBACKER<br />
6’2”, 216 lbs. • Wisconsin-La Crosse • Born: September 15, 1978 • Hartford, Wisconsin<br />
2nd Year Argos/ 2nd Year CFL • Import<br />
Acquired: Signed as a free agent with <strong>Toronto</strong> on April 6, 2010.<br />
2010: Dressed in 12 regular season games at DB/LB for <strong>Toronto</strong> in<br />
first CFL season… Week 1, Dressed at backup LB and played ST in<br />
CFL debut (01/07/10) in Canada Day season opener at Calgary…<br />
Week 2, Added to IR for win at Winnipeg…Week 3, Remained on<br />
IR for win vs. Calgary…Week 4, Dressed at backup LB/DB and<br />
played ST in win vs. B.C…Made 2 ST tackles…Week 5, Added to<br />
IR list for loss at Montreal…Weeks 6-8, Added to 46-man active<br />
but did not dress…Week 9, Dressed at backup LB/DB and played<br />
ST in Labour Day Classic loss at Hamilton…Made 1 DT and 1 ST<br />
tackle…Week 10, Dressed at backup LB/DB and played ST in loss<br />
at B.C…Week 11, Made first career start at SAM LB (19/09/10)<br />
in win vs. Winnipeg…Made 4 DT while replacing injured starter<br />
Jordan Younger…Week 12, Dressed at backup LB and played ST<br />
in Touchdown Atlantic loss vs. Edmonton…Week 13, Dressed at<br />
backup LB and played ST in loss vs. Saskatchewan…Made 2 ST<br />
tackles…Week 14, Dressed at backup LB, rotating in, and played<br />
ST in win at Saskatchewan and had a terrific game…Intercepted<br />
a Darian Durant pass in the first quarter and ran 69-yards for the<br />
first interception return TD of his career (9/10/10)…Also contributed<br />
2 DT and 1 QB sack…Named Runner-Up, CFL Defensive<br />
Player of the Week…Week 15, Started as fourth LB in 3-4 defensive<br />
formations and played ST in loss vs. Hamilton…Made second<br />
interception in as many games (on a Kevin Glenn pass) for a return<br />
of 29 yards along with 1 DT…Week 16, Started as fourth LB in 3-4<br />
defensive formations and played ST in win at Winnipeg…Made 3<br />
DT and 1 ST tackles…Week 17, Started as fourth LB in 3-4 defensive<br />
formations and played ST…Made 4 DT and 1 ST tackle…<br />
Entered game at CB in second quarter while relieving Matt Black<br />
(who had replaced injured starter Willie Middlebrooks)…Played<br />
most of second half in 3-4 and at CB…Week 18, Started as fourth<br />
LB in 3-4 defensive formations and played ST in win at Montreal…<br />
Made 1 DT…2010 Playoffs Dressed at backup LB and played ST in<br />
win at Hamilton…Made 1 ST tackle…Dressed at backup LB and<br />
played ST in Eastern Final loss vs. Montreal.<br />
2009: Jeremy was drafted by the California Redwoods of the UFL<br />
(United Football League)...Signed with the team on August 18 and<br />
made the team…Released following week 1 of the season.<br />
2008: Started 16 games for Chicago and made 92.5 DT and 5 INT<br />
for 114 yards and 2 TDs.<br />
2007: Led 12-4 Chicago Rush team to Central Division title…<br />
CFL REGULAR SEASON STATISTICS<br />
Tackles Tkls for Loss INT Returns<br />
GP DT ST TT QB PKD NO YDS NO YDS TD<br />
2010 TOR 12 16 7 23 1 0 0 0 2 98 1<br />
TOTALS 12 16 7 23 1 0 0 0 2 98 1<br />
CFL PLAYOFF STATISTICS<br />
Tackles Tkls for Loss INT Returns<br />
GP DT ST TT QB PKD NO YDS NO YDS TD<br />
2010 TOR 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0<br />
TOTALS 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0<br />
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Named Second-Team All-Arena at defensive back…Named<br />
Defensive Player of the Game twice…Started 16 games for the<br />
Rush…Recorded 72.5 tackles, 6 INTs and 22 PKDs... Recorded 4<br />
DT, 1 INT and 2 PKDs in the American Conference Final...Recorded<br />
5 DT and returned an INT 24 yards for a TD on the first possession<br />
of game in Divisional playoff game .<br />
2006: Traded from Columbus Destroyers to Chicago Rush for Henry<br />
Douglas…Named Defensive Player of the Game in all three games<br />
of a three- game winning streak, named Defensive Player of the<br />
game five times on the season...Named Chicago’s Team MVP…<br />
Led Rush in tackles (72.5), interceptions (6) and pass break-ups<br />
(22)…Won Arena Bowl Championship with Chicago.<br />
2005: Attended training camp with Las Vegas and released during<br />
the season…Claimed off waivers by the Columbus Destroyers<br />
(AFL)…Finished season with 13 receptions for 101 yards, 50<br />
tackles, 1 INT, 2 FF and 1 fumble recovered<br />
2004: Signed as a free agent with Las Vegas Gladiators (AFL)…<br />
Played in 6 games recording 12 tackles, 1 pass broken-up.<br />
2003: Re-signed by the Green Bay Packers and allocated to NFL<br />
Europa where he played for the Frankfurt Galaxy…Finished season<br />
with 29 tackles, 9 pass knockdowns, 4 INTs for 52 yards and<br />
1 forced fumble…Led NFLE in interceptions…Made 6 tackles in<br />
World Bowl XI championship win…Returned to Green Bay and attended<br />
training camp…Released on August 29 as a final training<br />
camp cut.<br />
2002: Signed as a free agent with the Green Bay Packers (NFL)<br />
attended training camp and released on July 22…Signed as a<br />
free agent with the Baltimore Ravens (NFL) on August 12 and was<br />
released as a final training camp cut.<br />
College: Four-year letter winner (1997-01) at University of Wisconsin-La<br />
Crosse…Upon graduation he ranked sixth in school history<br />
with 16 interceptions and recorded 209 career tackles. ..Named<br />
an Academic All-American.<br />
Personal: Jeremy Unertl (pro: YOU-NER-TLE) lives in Las Vegas,<br />
Nevada in the off-season with his girlfriend, Kasie. He earned a<br />
Finance degree at the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse and has<br />
worked in oil futures trading. An avid golfer, Jeremy says that after<br />
football he’d like to put his Finance degree to good use.
Acquired: Re-signed with <strong>Toronto</strong> on June 27, 2009.<br />
2010: Dressed in and started 14 regular season games at RT for<br />
<strong>Toronto</strong>… Week 1, Started at RT in Canada Day season opener<br />
at Calgary…Week 2, Started at RT in win at Winnipeg…Week 3,<br />
Added to IR for win vs. Calgary…Replaced at RT by import OL<br />
Shannon Boatman…Week 4, Added to IR for win vs. B.C…Week 5,<br />
Remained on IR for loss at Montreal…Week 6, Returned to lineup<br />
and started at RT in win at Edmonton…Week 7, Started at RT in<br />
win vs. Montreal…Week 8, Started at RT and recovered a Cleo<br />
Lemon fumble late in the fourth quarter…Week 9, Started at RT<br />
in Labour Day Classic loss at Hamilton…Made first career catch<br />
(06/09/10) on a 10-yard pass from Cleo Lemon early in the third<br />
quarter…Was injured on the play and did not return to the game…<br />
Week 10, Added to IR for loss at B.C… Replaced by Shannon<br />
Boatman…Week 11, Started at RT in win vs. Winnipeg…Week<br />
12, Started at RT in Touchdown Atlantic loss vs. Edmonton…Week<br />
13, Started at RT in loss vs. Saskatchewan… Week 14, Started at<br />
RT in win at Saskatchewan…Week 15, Started at RT in loss vs.<br />
Hamilton…Week 16, Started at RT in win at Winnipeg…Made 1<br />
DT when he brought down Clinton Kent who recovered a fumble by<br />
Cleo Lemon…Week 17, Started at RT in loss vs. Montreal…Week<br />
18, Started at RT in win at Montreal… 2010 Playoffs Started at RT<br />
in Eastern Semi-Final win at Hamilton…Started at RT in Eastern<br />
Final loss at Montreal…Recovered 1 own team fumble.<br />
2009: Dressed in 11, starting 3 games, at guard and tackle for<br />
the <strong>Argonauts</strong>... Weeks 1-7, Added to practice roster...Week 8,<br />
Dressed at backup OG in first-ever CFL game (28/08/09) in loss<br />
vs. Calgary…Week 15, Dressed at backup OG and entered game<br />
in first quarter at RT when starter Brian Ramsay suffered a leg<br />
injury in loss vs. Edmonton… Week 16, Made first-ever CFL start<br />
(23/10/09) at RT, in loss vs. Hamilton… Week 17, Started at RT in<br />
loss at Edmonton… Week 18, Started at RT in loss vs. Montreal.<br />
2008: Signed with <strong>Toronto</strong> as a free agent on September 5…<br />
Attended training camp with the Montreal Alouettes…Added<br />
to club’s practice roster and remained there until Week 9 and<br />
released...Week 11, Signed to Argos’ PR and remained there for<br />
the duration of the season.<br />
CHRIS VAN ZEYL<br />
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CFL REGULAR SEASON STATISTICS<br />
TACKLES<br />
GP DT ST TT<br />
2009 TOR 11 0 0 0<br />
2010 TOR 14 2 0 2<br />
TOTALS 25 2 0 2<br />
CFL PLAYOFF STATISTICS<br />
GP<br />
2010 TOR 2<br />
TOTALS 2<br />
6’6”, 310 lbs. • McMaster • Born: September 4, 1983 • St. Catharines, Ontario<br />
3rd Year Argos / 3rd Year CFL • Non-Import<br />
2007: Drafted by Montreal in the third round (18th overall) of the<br />
CFL Canadian Draft… Attended training camp with the Alouettes<br />
but returned to school in August…Re-joined the team in October<br />
and remained on the club’s practice roster for the rest of the<br />
season.<br />
College: Played four seasons at McMaster (2004-07)…2007<br />
Named CIS All-Canadian…Named 1st Team OUA at defensive<br />
tackle…Team Captain and Marauder Defensive Lineman of the<br />
Year…Played 6 games and made 15 DT and four sacks for the<br />
Marauders…2006 Named 2nd Team All-OUA…Played 5 games<br />
and made 15 DT with 2 sacks and one forced fumble…2005 Made<br />
5 DT and 1 sack…2004 Played 4 games and recorded 7 DT and<br />
4 sacks.<br />
Personal: Chris Van Zeyl (pro: VAN-ZILE) majored in geography at<br />
McMaster and hopes to be in law enforcement one day. He is the<br />
oldest of four: Adrian (brother), Elizabeth and Janine (both sisters).<br />
Chris’ mom is Betty and his father is Casey, and the family lives in<br />
Fonthill, Ontario where Chris grew up. Chris attended high school<br />
at Notre Dame H.S. in Welland, Ontario and he spent his off-season<br />
training, coaching and participating in community events such as<br />
the Courtside Boatmen, the Argos charity basketball team.<br />
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SPENCER WATT<br />
89 RECEIVER<br />
6’0”, 189 lbs. • Simon Fraser • Born: December 15, 1988 • North Vancouver, B.C.<br />
2nd Year Argos / 2nd Year CFL • Non-Import<br />
Acquired: Drafted by the <strong>Argonauts</strong> in the 3rd Round (18th overall)<br />
in the 2010 CFL Canadian Draft. Signed with <strong>Toronto</strong> on May 19,<br />
2010.<br />
2010: Dressed in 11 regular season games with one (1) start at WR<br />
in his rookie CFL season… Week 1, Added to injured list for Canada<br />
Day season opener at Calgary…Week 2, Remained on IR for<br />
win at Winnipeg…Weeks 3-5, Added to 46-man active roster but<br />
did not dress…Week 6, Made CFL debut as backup WR (06/08/10)<br />
in win at Edmonton…Caught 1 passes for 8 yards...Weeks 7-8,<br />
On 46-man active roster but did not dress... Week 9, Dressed at<br />
backup WR in Labour Day Classic at Hamilton…Made 1 DT in the<br />
first half on an interception return by Ticats’ DB Geoff Tisdale…<br />
Week 10, Dressed at backup WR and played ST in loss at B.C…<br />
Caught 4 passes for 21 yards, LG 7…Week 11, Dressed at WR<br />
in win vs. Winnipeg…Recorded no stats…Week 12, Dressed as<br />
backup WR and played ST in Touchdown Atlantic loss vs. Edmonton…Caught<br />
2 passes for 25 yards, LG 15…Week 13, Dressed at<br />
backup WR and played ST in loss vs. Saskatchewan…Made 1 ST<br />
tackle…Week 14, Dressed at backup WR and played ST in win at<br />
Saskatchewan…Week 15, Dressed at backup WR and played ST<br />
in loss vs. Hamilton… Week 16, Dressed at backup WR and played<br />
ST in win at Winnipeg…Caught 1 pass for 7 yards…Week 17,<br />
Dressed at backup WR and played ST in loss vs. Montreal…Week<br />
18, Made first career start in win at Montreal (07/11/10) and had<br />
a great game…Caught a career-high 6 passes for 140 yards and<br />
2 TDs, his first TD was a career-long 50-yards from Cleo Lemon<br />
and 34 yards from Dalton Bell… Became second Argo to catch<br />
for 100+ yards in a game in 2010…Named CFL Canadian Player<br />
of the Week for the first time in his career…2010 Playoffs Started<br />
at WR in Eastern Semi-Final win at Hamilton…Caught 3 passes<br />
for 23 yards, LG 12, and his first-career post-season touchdown<br />
(14/11/10) from Cleo Lemon (12 yards)…Started at WR in Eastern<br />
Final loss at Montreal…Caught 3 passes for 36 yards, LG 20.<br />
College: Started career at Minot State (2006) before transferring<br />
to Simon Fraser (2007-09)…2009 Played in seven games and<br />
caught 14 passes for 231 yards and 2 touchdowns…Named offensive<br />
player of the week in Canada West…2008 Finished season<br />
with 301 yards and 16 receptions, both SFU career highs…Scored<br />
one touchdown on the season…Played in eight of the Clan’s ten<br />
games…Registered a season-high four receptions for 90 yards<br />
in playoff win over Saskatchewan Huskies. 2007 First season with<br />
SFU, finished year with 194 yards receiving on 13 receptions…<br />
Registered a season-high six receptions for 112 yards against<br />
UBC…Played in seven of eight games on the year….2006 (Minot<br />
State): Attended Minot State as a freshman and competed in Track<br />
& Field.<br />
CFL REGULAR SEASON STATISTICS<br />
Receiving Tackles<br />
GP NO YDS AVG LG TD DT ST TT<br />
2010 TOR 11 14 201 14.4 50 2 1 1 2<br />
TOTALS 11 14 201 14.4 50 2 1 1 2<br />
CFL PLAYOFF STATISTICS<br />
Receiving Tackles<br />
GP NO YDS AVG LG TD DT ST TT<br />
2010 TOR 2 6 59 9.8 20 1 1 0 0<br />
TOTALS 2 6 59 9.8 20 1 1 0 0<br />
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Personal: After first playing football in grade 12, Spencer enrolled<br />
at Minot State where he also competed in track & field. After one<br />
year, Spencer transferred to Simon Fraser where he majored in<br />
Arts. His parents are Elizabeth and Mike, and he has an older sister<br />
named Melissa. Spencer played high school football at Windsor<br />
Secondary in North Vancouver.
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Acquired: Re-signed as a free agent with <strong>Toronto</strong> on March 4, 2010.<br />
2010: Released by <strong>Toronto</strong> on February 10…Re-signed with <strong>Toronto</strong><br />
on March 4…Dressed in and started 17 regular season<br />
games at SLB for <strong>Toronto</strong>… Week 1, Made first career start at LB<br />
(01/07/10) in Canada Day season opener at Calgary…Recorded<br />
6 DT…Week 2, Started at LB in win at Winnipeg but left game in<br />
first half due to injury…Replaced by DB Lin-J Shell for the duration<br />
of the game…Week 3, Started at LB in his 100th CFL game<br />
(14/07/10), a win vs. Calgary… Recorded 1 DT…Week 4, Started<br />
at LB in win vs. B.C…Made 1 DT and forced Lions’ RB Jamal<br />
Robertson to fumble on the Argos’ 2-yard line which was recovered<br />
by teammate Byron Parker…Week 5, Started at LB in loss<br />
at Montreal and recorded no stats…Week 6, Started at LB and<br />
played ST in win at Edmonton…Made 2 DT, 2 ST tackles and also<br />
recovered the ball after a series of laterals by Edmonton on the last<br />
play of the game…Week 7, Started at LB and made 6 DT and 1<br />
PKD in win vs. Montreal…Week 8, Started at LB and made 4 DT in<br />
loss vs. Hamilton…Week 9, Started at LB in Labour Day Classic at<br />
Hamilton and made 3 DT…Week 10, Started at LB in loss at B.C…<br />
Made 6 DT…Week 11, Added to 46-man active roster but did not<br />
dress in win vs. Winnipeg…Week 12, Started at LB in Touchdown<br />
Atlantic loss vs. Edmonton… Made 4 DT…Week 13, Started at LB<br />
and played ST in loss vs. Saskatchewan…Made 3 DT… Week 14,<br />
Started at LB in win at Saskatchewan and played a great game…<br />
Made 4 DT…Week 15, Started at LB in loss vs. Hamilton…Made<br />
first interception (4 yards) of 2010, on a Kevin Glenn pass, in the<br />
first quarter…Made 5 DT on the night…Week 16, Started at<br />
LB and recorded second INT in as many games in win at Winnipeg…Made<br />
3 DT and picked off a Joseph Elliott pass, returning<br />
it 35 yards, to setup Cleo Lemon’s rushing touchdown…Week 17,<br />
Started at LB in loss vs. Montreal…Made 5 DT and 1 ST tackle…<br />
Week 18, Started at LB and played ST in win at Montreal…Made<br />
1 ST which knocked Als’ KR Tim Maypray out at the Argos’ 12yard<br />
line saving a kick return TD in the first quarter…2010 Playoffs<br />
Started at LB in Eastern Semi-Final win at Hamilton…Made 5 DT<br />
and 1 INT, off Kevin Glenn in the 4th quarter, which he returned for<br />
50 yards and setup an Argos field goal…Started at LB in Eastern<br />
Final loss at Montreal…Made 5 DT.<br />
2009: Signed with <strong>Toronto</strong> as a free agent on January 13…<br />
Dressed and started 13 games at cornerback for the <strong>Argonauts</strong>...<br />
Missed 5 of the final 6 games of the season on the 46-man active<br />
but not dressed and injured reserve (toe) list... Week 1, Started at<br />
CB in his first regular season game as an Argonaut since 2007 and<br />
recorded 2 DT at Hamilton…Week 9, Started at CB and played ST,<br />
registering season-high 5 DT, in Labour Day loss at Hamilton…<br />
Week 11, Started at CB and made 1 DT in loss at BC…Recovered<br />
a fumble when James Green blocked a Sean Whyte punt and<br />
returned it 18 yards for the first special teams touchdown of his<br />
career…Weeks 13-14, Added to 46-man active roster but did not<br />
dress vs. Montreal and at Saskatchewan… Week 15, Added to IR<br />
with a toe injury in loss vs. Edmonton… Weeks 16-17, Returned<br />
to 46-man active roster but did not dress vs. Hamilton and at Edmonton…Week<br />
18, Returned to lineup and started at CB and had<br />
1 DT in loss vs. Montreal.<br />
2008: Traded to the Edmonton Eskimos on February 15 in exchange<br />
for RB Tyler Ebell and WR T.J. Acree...Dressed in 15 games<br />
for Edmonton…Recorded 52 DT, 8 PKD and 1 INT for 5 yards…<br />
2008 Playoffs Dressed in the East Semi-Final at Winnipeg and East<br />
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JORDAN YOUNGER<br />
26 LINEBACKER<br />
2004<br />
5’11”, 210 lbs. • Connecticut • Born: January 24, 1978 • Trenton, New Jersey<br />
7th Year Argos / 8th Year CFL • Import<br />
Final at Montreal due to playoff cross-over…Recorded 6 tackles<br />
and 1 PKD in playoffs.<br />
2007: Named CFL All-Star at CB…Named East Division All-Star<br />
at CB…Started 16 games at CB for <strong>Toronto</strong>, missing Weeks 9-10<br />
with an injury…Week 2, recorded 1 DT and 2 KD in win over Ham-<br />
ilton…Week 8, recorded 5 DT, playing a solid game while being<br />
tested all night at Winnipeg… Week 11, recorded a touchdownsaving<br />
knockdown in the first quarter vs B.C…Week 14, made his<br />
mark on ST when he blocked a Sean Fleming punt that was recovered<br />
by fellow CB Byron Parker and returned for an Argos touchdown…Week<br />
15, recorded 4 DT in win over Montreal…Week 16,<br />
played a great game recording 7 tackles and a single game personal<br />
career-high 3 knockdowns in win at Montreal…2007 Playoffs<br />
Started at CB in East Final vs Winnipeg.<br />
2006: Named East Division All-Star at CB for second straight<br />
year…Started all 18 games at CB… Week 5, recorded 1 INT to<br />
accompany a game-saving sack on a two point conversion…<br />
Week 8, recorded 3 DT, 1 INT and 1 PKD in win over Hamilton…<br />
Week 9, recorded 1 INT and 1 KD in win over Montreal…Week 11,<br />
recorded and 2 DT, 1 KD & 1 INT in win over Hamilton… Week<br />
12, recorded his second INT in as many games in win over Hamilton...Week<br />
15, recorded his first ever CFL TD (09/10/06) when<br />
he picked off a Ricky Ray pass and returned it 72 yards… Named<br />
CFL Defensive Player of the Week...2006 Playoffs Started at CB and<br />
recovered a crucial fumble late in the fourth quarter that led to the<br />
winning TD over Winnipeg in the East Semi-Final… Started at CB<br />
in East Championship versus Montreal.<br />
2005: Extended his contract with <strong>Toronto</strong> on May 27, 2005…<br />
Named East Division All-Star and CFL All-Star at CB for first time<br />
in his career…Started 17 games for <strong>Toronto</strong> at short side CB…<br />
Week 3, had 6 DT in win over Saskatchewan…Week 4, generated<br />
a key late-game INT…Week 8, recorded a key interception in win<br />
over Edmonton…Week 9, led all Argo tacklers with 5 total tackles<br />
in win over Calgary… Week 13, did not dress due to injury…Week<br />
16, recorded an interception in win at Montreal… Week 17, made<br />
6 tackles and 1 special teams tackle in a win over Hamilton…2005<br />
Playoffs Started at CB and tied for team lead in DT with six in East<br />
Championship versus Montreal.<br />
2004: Signed as a free agent with <strong>Toronto</strong> on May 27…Played<br />
in 13 games with the AFL’s Indiana Firebirds... made 20 catches<br />
for 235 yards and 4 touchdowns also made 1 interception for 20<br />
yards and 3 kick returns for 41 yards...Arrived in <strong>Toronto</strong> as a free<br />
agent during training camp…Started in all 18 games for the Argos<br />
at weak side CB…Named CFLPA East Division All-Star at CB…Led<br />
<strong>Argonauts</strong> in passes knockdown (11)…Made CFL debut in Week<br />
1 vs Saskatchewan, recorded a game high 3 passes knocked<br />
down….Week 3, recorded a single game high 6 DT and picked off<br />
an Anthony Calvillo pass in the end zone…2004 Playoffs Started<br />
at CB in East Semi-Final vs Hamilton, making 4 DT and knocking<br />
away 1 pass…Started at CB and made some spectacular plays<br />
on the ball, his high energy style registered 2 PKD, 1 INT and 1<br />
tackle…Named CFL Defensive Player of the Week for the first time<br />
in his career …Grey Cup Championship Started at CB making 2 DT<br />
and knocking away 1 pass in win vs BC.<br />
2003: Joined the Washington Redskins after playing in NFL Europe<br />
for 3 seasons…Played the 2003 season with the Amsterdam Ad-<br />
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JORDAN YOUNGER<br />
26 LINEBACKER<br />
mirals...Selected by the Admirals in the sixth round of the free<br />
agent draft…Returned 13 punts for 84 yards and had 14 kickoff<br />
returns for 313 yards.<br />
2002: Was a standout performer for the Rhein Fire, returning 14<br />
kickoffs for 342 yards and 1 touchdown and 33 punts for 258<br />
yards…Added 13 tackles on defence and knocked down 1<br />
pass…Attended camp with Arizona Cardinals.<br />
2001: Allocated to the Rhein Fire (NFLE) by the Arizona Cardinals…<br />
Named to the All-NFLE team for his play on special teams…His<br />
10.1-yard punt return average was third in the league as he returned<br />
24 kicks for 242 yards was fourth in the league in kick<br />
returns, with 448 yards on 21 kickoffs (21.2 yard average)…Also<br />
added 27 tackles and 4 pass deflections on defence… attended<br />
camp with Arizona Cardinals.<br />
2000: Signed with the Arizona Cardinals (NFL) as a free agent in<br />
April…Released and signed to the Cardinals practice squad…<br />
Activated in December and played as reserve CB.<br />
CFL REGULAR SEASON STATISTICS<br />
Tackles Tkls for Loss INT Returns<br />
GP DT ST TT QB PKD NO YDS NO YDS TD<br />
2004 TOR 18 45 0 45 0 11 1 2 2 0 0<br />
2005ab TOR 17 56 2 58 0 4 0 0 3 11 0<br />
2006a TOR 18 41 2 43 1 7 0 0 6 72 0<br />
2007ab TOR 16 47 0 47 0 9 0 0 0 0 0<br />
2008 EDM 15 52 0 52 0 8 0 0 1 5 0<br />
2009 TOR 13 34 0 34 0 4 0 0 0 0 0<br />
2010 TOR 17 49 3 52 0 2 2 6 2 39 0<br />
TOTALS 114 324 7 331 1 45 3 8 14 127 0<br />
a – East Division All Star<br />
b – CFL All-Star<br />
Fumble BLK<br />
Recoveries Kicks<br />
NO YDS LG TD NO<br />
2004 TOR 0 0 0 0 0<br />
2005 TOR 0 0 0 0 0<br />
2006 TOR 0 0 0 0 0<br />
2007 TOR 0 0 0 0 1<br />
2008 EDM 0 0 0 0 0<br />
2009 TOR 1 18 18 1 0<br />
2010 TOR 2 5 5 0 0<br />
TOTALS 3 23 18 1 1<br />
CFL PLAYOFF STATISTICS<br />
Tackles INT Returns<br />
GP DT ST TT PKD NO YDS TD<br />
2004 TOR 2 5 0 5 3 1 0 0<br />
2005 TOR 1 6 0 6 1 0 0 0<br />
2006 TOR 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0<br />
2007 TOR 1 2 0 2 0 0 0 0<br />
2008 EDM 2 6 0 6 1 0 0 0<br />
2010 TOR 2 10 0 10 0 1 50 0<br />
TOTALS 10 30 0 30 5 2 50 0<br />
College: Played three seasons at UConn (1997-99)...Started 27 of<br />
35 games at Connecticut…completed his collegiate year with<br />
144 tackles (111 solos), 15 passes defended, 6 INT, 2 forced fumbles<br />
and 8 tackles for a loss…Holds Connecticut record for kick<br />
return TD in career with 4 (3 punts, 1 kickoff)…Ranked second<br />
in the country as a junior with 15.9 punt return average and had<br />
two 68-yard TD returns.<br />
Personal: Jordan’s favourite Argo memory is the 2004 Grey Cup<br />
win and all of the fan support he received. The political science<br />
major enjoys working out and playing video games. His favourite<br />
musical artist is Jay-Z and his favourite film is The Usual Suspects.<br />
“JY” split the off-season between New Jersey and <strong>Toronto</strong><br />
where he is an active participant in the Argos Huddle Up Bullying<br />
Prevention Program and the Courtside Boatmen, the Argos charity<br />
basketball team.<br />
GREY CUP STATISTICS<br />
Tackles INT Returns<br />
GP DT ST TT PKD NO YDS TD<br />
2004 TOR 1 2 0 2 1 0 0 0<br />
TOTALS 1 5 0 5 1 0 0 0
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6’2”, 270 lbs. • Montreal<br />
Born: May 31, 1985 • Montreal, Quebec<br />
1st Year Argos / 1st Year CFL<br />
Non Import<br />
GREGORY ALEXANDRE D.J. BOLDIN<br />
DEFENSIVE TACKLE RECEIVER<br />
Acquired: Drafted by <strong>Toronto</strong> in the fifth round, 35th overall, in<br />
the 2011 CFL Canadian Draft.<br />
College: Played four seasons for the Montreal Carabins (2007-<br />
10)…Named to the 1st Provincial All-Star Team all 4 years<br />
2010 Played in 9 games…Posted 21 tackles…9 tackles for<br />
loss…2 QB sacks…Led the QUFL with 9 pass break-ups…<br />
Returned an interception 28 yards for a TD…2009 Played in 8<br />
games…Recorded 6 sacks and 7 tackles for loss…Named to<br />
the 1st Canadian All-Star Team…2008 Played in 8 games…<br />
Recorded 30 tackles, 8 tackles for loss, and 6 sacks…2007<br />
Played in 8 games…Recorded 24 tackles, 10 tackles for loss,<br />
5 sacks, 3 forced fumbles, and 2 fumble recoveries…Named<br />
Carabins Rookie of the Year.<br />
Personal: Gregory attended Dunton H.S. and played CEGEP football<br />
for Rene Lafleur. Gregory’s mom is Emelea and his older<br />
brother Randy played basketball at Northern Michigan. He enjoys<br />
playing basketball, spending time with friends and watching<br />
movies. Gregory coached youth football players during the<br />
summer months in university and studied Youth Intervention.<br />
5’11”, 216 lbs. • Wake Forest<br />
Born: June 20, 1986 • Pahokee, Florida<br />
1st Year Argos/1st Year CFL<br />
Import<br />
Acquired: Signed as a free agent with <strong>Toronto</strong> on October 19,<br />
2010…Re-Signed with <strong>Toronto</strong> on December 7, 2010.<br />
2010: Signed with the Montreal Alouettes on April 16 and attended<br />
training camp…Released as a final cut. …Signed with <strong>Toronto</strong><br />
and added to PR for duration of season…Week 16, Added to <strong>Toronto</strong>’s<br />
PR for win at Winnipeg…Week 17, Remained on PR for<br />
loss vs. Montreal…Week 18, Remained on PR for win at Montreal…2010<br />
Playoffs On practice roster for Eastern Semi-Final<br />
win at Hamilton and Eastern Final loss at Montreal.<br />
2009: Signed as a free agent with the Detroit Lions (NFL) and<br />
attended training camp…Released as a final cut.<br />
College: Played four seasons at Wake Forest (2004-05, 2007-<br />
08)…2008 Earned First-Team All-ACC selection after recording<br />
81 catches for 848 yards and three touchdowns in 13 games as a<br />
senior…Also rushed 25 times for 96 yards and completed 1 of 3<br />
pass attempts for a 64 yard touchdown…2007 Caught 11 passes<br />
for 127 yards while appearing in all 13 games as a junior...2006<br />
Sat out sophomore season for academic reasons…2005 Named<br />
to The Sporting News’ ACC All-Freshman Team...Played 9 games<br />
with 6 starts and finished second on team in receiving yards<br />
(224) and fourth on the team in receptions (15)... Played nine<br />
games and started six...2004 Redshirted the season where he<br />
focused on being a receiver.<br />
Personal: D.J., short for Demir Javon, studied Sociology at Wake<br />
Forest and is the son of Brenda Banks. D.J.’s older brother is<br />
NFL veteran receiver Anquan Boldin and he is the cousin of B.C.<br />
Lions CB Korey Banks. He attended Pahokee High School where<br />
he was an all-state selection on defence, named the Defensive<br />
Player of the Year by the Palm Beach Post and a star on the basketball<br />
team.<br />
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Acquired: Signed as a free agent with <strong>Toronto</strong> on May 27, 2011.<br />
2011: Signed by the Georgia Force (AFL) on February 26…Released<br />
by the Force on March 7, prior to the start of the regular<br />
season…Signed with the Columbus Lions (SIFL) and made 10.5<br />
sacks in the first seven games of the year.<br />
2010: Released by the Rams on May 24.<br />
2009: Re-signed by the Buccaneers on January 8...Released<br />
by Tampa Bay on September 5 as a final training camp cut…<br />
Signed to the St. Louis Rams’ practice roster on October 12 and<br />
remained there for duration of the season.<br />
2008: Signed as an undrafted free agent with the Tampa Bay<br />
Buccaneers…Released by Tampa Bay as a final training camp<br />
cut August 30…Signed to the practice squad on December 3…<br />
Released by Tampa Bay on December 17.<br />
College: Finished his college career at Troy (2007) after playing<br />
at Northeast Mississippi Community College (2005) and Florida<br />
State (2003-04)…2007 (Troy) Played in all 12 games…Recorded<br />
36 tackles, 8 tackles for loss, 4 sacks, 2 fumble recoveries<br />
and 1 forced fumble…Named Sun Belt Conference Newcomer<br />
of the Year…2006 (Troy) Sat out the year while transferring from<br />
NE Mississippi C.C.…2005 (Northeast Mississippi C.C.) Transferred<br />
to NE Mississippi C.C. and recorded 70 tackles, including<br />
10 tackles for loss…Named Junior College All-American<br />
and Defensive Player of the Year…2004 (Florida State) Played<br />
in 4 games, recording 1 tackle…2003 (Florida State) Redshirt<br />
Season.<br />
Personal: Chris lived in Jacksonville, Florida until high school<br />
when he moved to Georgia where he enrolled at Chattahoochee<br />
H.S. After high school he attended Hargrave Military Academy<br />
for one year. Chris is the proud father of daughters Neveah (5)<br />
and Ava (1). He writes music and plays basketball in his sparetime<br />
and co-owns (along with his cousin Victor Jackson) a<br />
record company in Atlanta called Connect Entertainment. Chris<br />
earned his degree in broadcast journalism at Troy.<br />
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CHRIS BRADWELL<br />
LINEMAN<br />
6’4”, 285 lbs. • Troy<br />
Born: December 17, 1983 • Jacksonville, FL<br />
1st Year Argos / 1st Year CFL<br />
Import<br />
45 5’11”,<br />
Acquired: Signed as a free agent with <strong>Toronto</strong> on January 4,<br />
2011.<br />
2010: Did not play football.<br />
ANTHONY CANNON<br />
LINEBACKER<br />
2009: Released by the Detroit Lions on March 16.<br />
228 lbs. • Tulane<br />
Born: December 31, 1984 • Pensacola, Florida<br />
1st Year Argos / 1st Year CFL<br />
Import<br />
2008: Played in 9 games with the Detroit Lions…Made 7 tackles<br />
playing defence and special teams.<br />
2007: Played in 11 games with the Detroit Lions…Made six<br />
tackles playing defence and special teams.<br />
2006: Selected by the Detroit Lions in the Seventh Round (247th<br />
Overall) of the NFL Draft…Dressed in 12 games for the Lions…<br />
Made 8 tackles as a rookie playing defence and special teams.<br />
College: Played four seasons (2002-05) for the Tulane Green<br />
Wave…2005 Named First-Team All-Conference USA (first<br />
linebacker in school history to earn the award)…Recorded<br />
114 tackles and 10 starts… 2004 Named Third-Team All-<br />
Conference USA...Led Tulane in tackles (107) and quarterback<br />
sacks (4)…Named First-Team All-Louisiana for second straight<br />
season…Named CoSIDA Academic All-District Second-<br />
Team…2003 Played in 11 games with 10 starts at weakside<br />
linebacker…Earned All-Louisiana...Finished the season with<br />
102 tackles…2002 Dressed in 13 games as a freshman…Led<br />
Tulane with 114 tackles…Ranked second in the nation among<br />
all Division I-A true freshmen in tackles…Named to the C-USA<br />
All-Freshman Team…Named Second-Team All-Louisiana.…<br />
Started in the Hawaii Bowl (25/12/02) recorded a sack, forced<br />
a fumble, broke up a pass and collected four tackles.<br />
Personal: Anthony is the son of Alice Cannon-Camp and Anthony<br />
Cannon Sr. He has a 1-year old son named Anthony Jr. and lives<br />
in Atlanta, Georgia in the off-season. There, he mentors at-risk<br />
youth while working at a family services centre, and also helps<br />
run an afterschool program called Elev8 Performance that<br />
teaches life skills to youth from 6-18 years old. Anthony grew<br />
up in Lithonia, Georgia where he played high school football<br />
for Stephenson H.S. and first met Argos teammates CB Byron<br />
Parker and DB Michael Grant, and played football with CFL<br />
player Sean Lucas. Anthony was an Organizational Information<br />
Technology major at Tulane.
NICK CLEMENT<br />
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EDAWN COUGHMAN<br />
LINEBACKER DEFENSIVE BACK<br />
LINEBACKER<br />
OFFENSIVE TACKLE<br />
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GREGORY ALEXANDRE GREGORY ALEXANDRE<br />
6’1”, 6’0”, 235 196 lbs. lbs. • • Maryland North Carolina A&T<br />
Born: October March 23, 26, 1988 1981 • Arden, Dayton, North OhioCarolina<br />
1st 1st Year Argos/1st Year CFL CFL<br />
Import<br />
Acquired: Signed as as a a free free agent agent with with <strong>Toronto</strong> <strong>Toronto</strong> on June on January 1, 2011. 12,<br />
2010.<br />
2010: Did not play football.<br />
2009: Drafted by the B.C. Lions in the fourth round, 29th overall,<br />
College: in the CFL Played Canadian four seasons Draft…Attended at North Carolina training camp A&T (2006- with the<br />
09)…2009 Lions and added Played to in the all club’s 10 games practice for roster…Rights the Aggies, collecting acquired<br />
28 by solo the <strong>Argonauts</strong> and 24 Assisted from the tackles Lions’ and practice was ranked roster # 1 on in July tackles 23…<br />
in Week the MEAC 4, Added amongst to the DB’s Argos’ for 45-man the first active 8 weeks roster of but the did seanot<br />
son…2008 dress at Winnipeg…Released Started in all 12 games, by <strong>Toronto</strong> ranking on third August on 6. the team<br />
with 67 tackles and second on the team in pass deflections<br />
(5) College: while Appeared also starring in 42 on games special in teams…2007 four seasons (2005-08) Played in 11 with<br />
games the Jayhawks…2008 with two starts as Played a sophomore. one game as a senior recording<br />
one tackle…2007 Played 13 games in the defensive secondary<br />
Personal: and on special Nick’s nickname teams…Recorded is “Hit Stick”, 8 tackles…2006 as he gained Played a reputa- in 12<br />
tion games for being but did one not of record the hardest any stats…2005 hitters in Recruited the MEAC as during a run-<br />
his ning four back year but career. changed He to is safety the son after of Tara spring Foster drills…Dressed and Walter in<br />
Clement. 8 games Nick primarily has five on special siblings: teams. Spenser, Devin, Mariah, Monique<br />
and Makayla. He was a business management major<br />
in Personal: college. Tang’s full name is Godfrey Tang Bacheyie (pro: TUNG<br />
BA-SHAY). He was an economics major at Kansas and aspires<br />
to start a music career after football. He enjoys watching movies,<br />
listening to music and playing video games in his spare<br />
time. He has two brothers and one sister and claims to be a<br />
gourmet chef and an excellent swimmer. He attended football<br />
powerhouse Sandwich Secondary School in his hometown of<br />
Windsor, Ontario and was named offensive player of the year as<br />
a junior while also participating in track & field.<br />
6’1”, 235 309 lbs. lbs. • • Maryland Shaw<br />
Born: October July 21, 26, 1988 1981 • Riverdale, • Dayton, Georgia Ohio<br />
1st 1st Year Year Argos/1st Argos / 1st Year Year CFL CFL<br />
Import<br />
Acquired: Signed Signed as as a a free free agent agent with with <strong>Toronto</strong> <strong>Toronto</strong> on on January June 1, 12, 2011. 2010.<br />
2009: College: Drafted Played by four the B.C. seasons Lions at in Shaw the fourth (2007-10)…Played round, 29th overall, guard, in<br />
the right CFL and Canadian left tackle Draft…Attended in his career…2010 training Anchored camp with O-line the Lions that<br />
and led added the CIAA to football the club’s conference practice roster…Rights in scoring offense acquired (42.1 points by the<br />
<strong>Argonauts</strong> per game) from and the total Lions’ offense practice (387.4 roster yards on a July game)…Named<br />
23… Week 4,<br />
Added First-Team to the All-CIAA… Argos’ 45-man Named active CIAA roster All-American…Won but did not dress at CIAA Winnipeg…Released<br />
Championship…Named by <strong>Toronto</strong> 2-time on August CIAA 6. Offensive Lineman of<br />
the Week…Invited to play in HBCU Bowl All-Star game…2009<br />
College: Named Appeared First-Team in All-CIAA… 42 games Named in four CIAA seasons All-American…2008<br />
(2005-08) with<br />
the Started Jayhawks…2008 all games…Won Played CIAA one Championship…Named game as a senior recording CIAA All- one<br />
tackle…2007 American… Played Started 13 all games in on the the defensive offensive secondary line…2007 and Won on<br />
special CIAA Championship…Started teams…Recorded 8 tackles…2006 all games on the Played offensive in 12 line. games<br />
but did not record any stats…2005 Recruited as a running back but<br />
changed Personal: to Edawn safety after is the spring son drills…Dressed of Evangela Coughman in 8 games and primar- Teri<br />
ily Thomas. on special Edawn teams. has two sons, Sean (4) and Emond (2). He enjoys<br />
going to church, spending time with family and working<br />
Personal: with kids. Tang’s He trained full name with is Godfrey two-time Tang super Bacheyie bowl champion (pro: TUNG Tony BA-<br />
SHAY). Jones He as was well an as economics NFL players major Ronnie at Kansas White and and Brian aspires Johnson to start<br />
a at music WPI training. career after football. He enjoys watching movies, listening<br />
to music and playing video games in his spare time. He has two<br />
brothers and one sister and claims to be a gourmet chef and an<br />
excellent swimmer. He attended football powerhouse Sandwich<br />
Secondary School in his hometown of Windsor, Ontario and was<br />
named offensive player of the year as a junior while also participating<br />
in track & field.<br />
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Acquired: Signed as a free agent with <strong>Toronto</strong> on May 27, 2011.<br />
2011: Traded from the Barnstormers back to the Tampa Bay Storm<br />
at the end of training camp in March…Released by the Storm in<br />
April after seeing no game action.<br />
2010: Signed with the Tampa Bay Storm (AFL) and released at<br />
the end of training camp…Later signed with the Dallas Vigilantes<br />
(AFL) where he played in three games, completing 41 of 70<br />
passes for six touchdowns and 398 yards along with rushing<br />
seven times for 55 yards and one touchdown…Later signed with<br />
the Iowa Barnstormers (AFL).<br />
2009: Played in 10 games for the New Mexico Wildcats (AIFA)…<br />
Threw for more than 2,000 yards, 41 touchdowns and 202.6<br />
yards per game…Named an AIFA All- Star.<br />
2008: Played for the Lehigh Valley Outlawz (CIFL).<br />
2007: Did not play football. Worked toward completing his degree<br />
criminal justice.<br />
College: Began his college career at Troy University (2004) before<br />
transferring to Solano C.C. (2005). He played his senior season<br />
at Webber International University (NAIA) (2006)…2006 (Webber)<br />
During his one season at WIU, B.J. played in 7 games, completing<br />
110 passes for 719 yards, running 52 times for 118 yards, and<br />
scoring 8 total touchdowns…2005 (Solano C.C.) transferred to<br />
Solano C.C. in Fairfield, California…Finished with a 6-4 record…<br />
Named First-Team All-Conference as a utility player (played QB,<br />
WR, DB, KR and PR)… 2004 (Troy) Redshirt as a quarterback.<br />
Personal: Bakial James Hall was born in Tampa but grew up in St.<br />
Petersburg, Florida. He was a three sport athlete (track, baseball<br />
and football) at Dixie Hollins H.S. His longtime girlfriend is Ashley<br />
and he is the proud father of 2-year old Aleyah. B.J.’s parents are<br />
Richard Hall and Carrie Pugh and his older brother is Tyrone Stanford.<br />
He graduated from WIU with a criminal justice degree and<br />
he trains in the off-season with CFL player Prechea Rodriguez.<br />
B.J. enjoys listening to music and cooking in the off-season.<br />
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B.J. HALL<br />
QUARTERBACK<br />
6’3”, 217 lbs. • Webber International<br />
Born: January 27, 1985 • Tampa, Florida<br />
1st Year Argo/1st Year CFL<br />
Import<br />
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JASON HARMON<br />
RECEIVER<br />
218 lbs. • Florida Atlantic<br />
Born: January 27, 1987 • Newport News, Virginia<br />
1st Year Argos / 1st Year CFL<br />
Import<br />
Acquired: Signed as a free agent with <strong>Toronto</strong> on June 1, 2011.<br />
2010: Signed as a free agent with the Jacksonville Jaguars<br />
(NFL)…Attended training camp with Jacksonville and released<br />
on August 5.<br />
College: Played four seasons at Florida Atlantic (2006-09)…<br />
2009 2008 Redshirted after a spring knee surgery committed<br />
to team by working in equipment room while rehabbing...2007<br />
Earned First-Team All-Sun Belt…Named first team all-state<br />
by the Miami Herald…Caught 63 passes for 825 yards and<br />
5 TDs…Started New Orleans Bowl and recorded 7 receptions<br />
for a total of 97 yards and one touchdown...2006 Played in<br />
every game and recorded a reception in every game...Caught<br />
12 passes for 26 yards and 2 touchdowns...2005 Played in 11<br />
games and recorded seven tackles, including four solo tackles,<br />
all on special teams.<br />
Personal: Jason is the son of Mark Harmon and Mike & Darlene<br />
Thornton. Jason was born in Virginia but grew up in Tampa,<br />
Florida. He attended Riverview High School where he was a<br />
three sport athlete in football, basketball and baseball). He was<br />
a sociology major in college.
Acquired: Acquired by <strong>Toronto</strong> in a trade with the Winnipeg Blue<br />
Bombers in exchange for the Argos’ first round pick, 4th overall,<br />
(WR Jade Etienne) in the 2011 CFL Canadian Draft and a conditional<br />
pick in the 2012 CFL Canadian Draft.<br />
2010: Signed as a free agent with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers<br />
on February 23…Dressed in 16 regular season games, with<br />
11 starts, and missed the final two games of the season due to<br />
injury…Started season as backup but promoted to starter when<br />
Buck Pierce was injured…Set career-highs by completing 196 of<br />
318 passes (61.6%) for 2,804 yards, LG 81, 19 TDs and just 7<br />
INTs…Had an overall QB rating of 100.7…Carried 65 times for<br />
452 yards and 4 TDs.<br />
2009: Dressed in 18 games for the Roughriders as a backup QB<br />
(behind Darian Durant)…Registered (4) four rushing touchdowns<br />
and 102 yards on 24 carries…Completed 25 of 40 attempts<br />
(62.5%) for 290 yards with one touchdown.<br />
2008: Traded from Edmonton to Saskatchewan on February 8,<br />
along with a second round draft pick (OL Jonathan St-Pierre) in<br />
the 2008 CFL Canadian Draft, in exchange for DE Fred Perry…<br />
Completed 42 of 61 passes for 533 yards, LG 55, 4 TDs and 6<br />
INTs…Rushed 14 times for 114 yards…Earned first CFL start<br />
vs. Edmonton (25/10/08) and completed 7 of 13 passes for 99<br />
yards…Threw first CFL touchdown when he came off the bench<br />
in week 2…Had his most productive game (27/07/08) against<br />
<strong>Toronto</strong> when he completed 14 of 18 passes for 201 yards and<br />
a TD.<br />
STEVEN JYLES<br />
9 QUARTERBACK<br />
CFL REGULAR SEASON STATISTICS<br />
Passing Rushing<br />
GP COMP ATT YDS PCT TD INT NO YDS TD<br />
2006 EDM 18 6 11 48 54.5 0 0 3 7 1<br />
2007 EDM 18 19 40 214 47.5 0 3 20 80 3<br />
2008 SSK 18 42 61 533 68.9 4 6 14 114 0<br />
2009 SSK 18 25 40 290 62.5 1 2 24 102 4<br />
2010 WPG 16 196 318 2804 61.6 19 7 65 452 4<br />
TOTALS 88 288 470 3889 61.3 24 18 126 755 12<br />
CFL PLAYOFF STATISTICS<br />
Passing Rushing<br />
GP COMP ATT YDS PCT TD INT NO YDS TD<br />
2008 SSK 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0<br />
2009 SSK 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0<br />
TOTALS 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0<br />
GREY CUP STATISTICS<br />
Passing Rushing<br />
GP COMP ATT YDS PCT TD INT NO YDS TD<br />
2009 SSK 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0<br />
TOTALS 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0<br />
6’1”, 218 lbs. • Louisiana at Monroe • Born: September 25, 1982 • Independence, Louisiana<br />
1st Year Argos / 6th Year CFL • Import<br />
2007: Dressed in 18 games behind Ricky Ray and backup Stefan<br />
LeFors, as third string QB in his second year with Edmonton…<br />
Entered two games completing 19 of 40 passes for 214 yards,<br />
LG 32 and 3 INTs…Rushed 20 times for 80 yards and three TDs.<br />
2006: Signed with Edmonton as a free agent…Dressed in 18<br />
games as the third string quarterback behind starter Ricky Ray<br />
and backup Stefan LeFors…Saw action in three games completing<br />
6 of 11 passes for 48 yards, LG 13…Rushed 3 times for 7<br />
yards and scored his first CFL touchdown (21/10/06) at Montreal.<br />
College: Played four seasons at Louisiana-Monroe (2002-05)…<br />
Graduated as the school’s all-time leading passer with his<br />
name next to virtually every passing record…Named Sun Belt<br />
Conference Player of the Year and Offensive Player of the Year,<br />
while being selected First-Team All-Sun Belt squad as a senior…<br />
Led the Sun Belt in total offence as a senior and became the<br />
league’s all-time leading passer…Played in Magnolia Gridiron<br />
All-Star Game where he was named MVP.<br />
Personal: Steven lives in Louisiana in the off-season with his son<br />
Dylon (3) and his wife Ashley. When he’s not training he enjoys<br />
fishing and spending time with family. He’s a carpenter by trade<br />
and puts his Construction Management degree to good use when<br />
he’s at home. There, he usually works for his dad’s company performing<br />
all kinds of major building carpentry work. When at home<br />
Jyles can also be found at his old high school helping out young<br />
players and throwing passes their way. Jyles’ cousin is Eskmos’<br />
running back Daniel Porter.<br />
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Acquired: Signed as free agent with <strong>Toronto</strong> on February 14, 2011.<br />
2010: Signed as free agent with Jacksonville Jaguars April 24…<br />
Waived by Jacksonville on September 4 as a final training camp<br />
cut…Signed a practice roster agreement with the Calgary Stampeders<br />
in October.<br />
College: Played for the New Hampshire from (2006-09)…Fouryear<br />
letterman at RB and returner...2009 Earned Second-Team<br />
ALL-CAA at Running Back…Led the team in rushes in his senior<br />
year with 168 catches for 780 yards, and 10 TDs...2008 Carried 99<br />
times for 780 yards with 6 TDs... Led team with 20.4 avg. on 25<br />
kickoff returns with a long of 59...15 receptions for 176 yards and<br />
2 TDs…2007 Played in only nine games due to injury... Led UNH in<br />
kick returns with 26.3 AVG…Carried 80 times for 380 yards and<br />
4 TDs...2006 Top returning rusher with 115 carries for 584 yards,<br />
and 5 TDs...Recorded 14 catches for 166 yards, and 2 TDs.<br />
Personal: Charles Kackert (PRO: KAK-ERT) was nicknamed ‘Chad’<br />
at a young age by his father, Craig Kackert. His mom is Bette<br />
Kackert and his sister Jamie works in the not-for-profit sector.<br />
Chad was a kinesiology/pedagogy major at New Hampshire<br />
where he played football with the younger brother of Argos teammate<br />
Alex Buzbee. Chad plays piano and enjoys listening to all<br />
types of music. He also enjoys travel as he has driven his car<br />
throughout most of North America this off-season.<br />
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RUNNING BACK RECEIVER<br />
CHAD KACKERT DJEMS KOUAME<br />
201 lbs. • New Hampshire<br />
Born: September 15, 1986 • Simi Valley, CAL<br />
1st Year Argos/ 1st Year CFL<br />
Import<br />
6’1”, 185 lbs. • Montreal<br />
Born: April 5, 1989 • Montreal, Quebec<br />
1st Year Argos/1st Year CFL<br />
Non-Import<br />
Acquired: Selected by <strong>Toronto</strong> in the 3rd round (18th overall) in<br />
the 2011 CFL Canadian Draft. The pick was originally acquired<br />
from Hamilton in 2009 as a conditional pick, along with a 3rd<br />
round choice in the 2010 CFL Canadian Draft and the negotiation<br />
rights to DL Cory Mace in exchange for WR Arland Bruce<br />
III. The 2010 third round choice eventually became WR Spencer<br />
Watt (through a series of other trades involving the pick).<br />
2011: Attended Duane Forde’s National Invitational Combine.<br />
College: Played four years at the University of Montreal (2007-<br />
2010) under Marc Santerre…Finished career with 644 yards<br />
on 34 catches and 2 touchdowns in 24 games…Holds the record<br />
at the University of Montreal for most catches in a playoff<br />
game (9)…2010 Played in 9 games…caught 20 passes for<br />
378 yards and 1 touchdown…Had 98 yards on 9 catches in<br />
1 playoff game…2009 Played in 6 games…Had 8 catches for<br />
151 yards…2008 Played in 7 games…Had 6 catches for 115<br />
yards and one touchdown…2007 Played in 2 games.<br />
Personal: Djems Kouame, pronounced GEMS KOO-AH-MEE,<br />
was born in Montreal and moved to Ottawa when he was twoyears<br />
old. He attended St. Patrick’s High School in Ottawa. His<br />
mom is Miemouni and his dad is Aka and they immigrated to<br />
Canada from the Ivory Coast in the early 1980s. Djems has<br />
two older siblings; his brother, Malick, played football for the<br />
Ottawa Sooners and his sister, Jugigh, lives in France. Djems<br />
is a talented musician who can play piano, guitar and sing and<br />
is working toward producing his own record. He volunteers his<br />
time to a local Montreal community centre in the off-season<br />
and enjoys basketball and spending time at the gym. Djems<br />
was enrolled in the Arts & Sciences program at the University<br />
of Montreal.
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Acquired: Signed as a free agent with <strong>Toronto</strong> on February 17, 2011.<br />
2010: Tom Pate Award winner for excellence in the community<br />
and on the football field…Started 18 games for Calgary at<br />
safety…Made 15 DT, 2 ST tackles, 2 FF, 1 QB sack, 3 tackles for<br />
a loss and 5 PKD…2010 Playoffs Dressed in Western Final loss to<br />
Saskatchewan.<br />
2009: Started 18 games for the Stampeders making 16 DT, 3 ST<br />
tackles, 1 PKD, 1 QB sack, returned a fumble 11 yards and made<br />
2 INTs for 1 yard…2009 Playoffs Started both playoff games for the<br />
Stamps…Totalled 3 DT.<br />
2008: Started 16 games for Calgary, missing two due to injury…<br />
Led the Stamps with 4 INTs for 101 yards, LG 57 and 1 TD…The<br />
touchdown was the first of his career (20/09/08) vs. <strong>Toronto</strong>…<br />
He also had 2 recovered fumbles, 22 DT, 4 ST tackles and 6<br />
PKDs…2008 Playoffs Started the Western Final and made 5 DT<br />
in the win…2008 Grey Cup Started the championship game vs.<br />
Montreal at Olympic Stadium and made 3 DT.<br />
2007: Dressed in 15 games for the Stampeders…Made 2 DT and<br />
6 ST tackles…2007 Playoffs Dressed in Western Semi-Final loss to<br />
Saskatchewan and recorded no stats.<br />
2006: Started 18 games for Calgary making 39 DTs and 9<br />
ST tackles…Also had 2 PKDs and made 2 tackles for a loss<br />
of 3 yards…2006 Playoffs Started Western Semi-Final loss to<br />
Saskatchewan and made 3 DT.<br />
2005: Traded back to Calgary, from Winnipeg, on October 5 in<br />
exchange for DB Anthony Malbrough…Began the season with<br />
WES LYSACK<br />
6’1”, 203 lbs. • Manitoba • Born: March 3, 1978 • Winnipeg, Manitoba<br />
1st Year Argos/ 9th Year CFL • Non-Import<br />
2008<br />
Winnipeg and started 14 games making a career-high 71 DT as<br />
well as 4 PKD, 1 FF, 1 tackle for a loss, 1 fumble return and 1 INT…<br />
Established a career-high, while playing with Winnipeg, making 11<br />
DTs vs. Edmonton (15/07/05)…Dressed in 4 games for Calgary<br />
and made 3 DT…2005 Playoffs Dressed in Western Semi-Final loss<br />
to Edmonton but did not record a stat.<br />
2004: Named a West Division All-Star at Safety…Spent most of<br />
the season in Calgary before being traded to Winnipeg in late<br />
September, along with FB Scott Regimbald and DE Joe Fleming,<br />
for QB Khari Jones, FB Randy Bowles and a fourth round pick in<br />
the 2006 CFL Canadian Draft (OL Riley Clayton)…Recorded first<br />
career INT from Khari Jones vs. Winnipeg (07/08/04)…Started<br />
14 games at Safety for Calgary and made 36 DT, 3 ST tackles,<br />
made 4 INT for 50 yards, LG 24, forced one fumble and made one<br />
fumble recovery…Following the trade he started three games for<br />
Winnipeg making 8 DT, 1 PKD, 1 fumble recovery and 1 INT.<br />
2003: Drafted by the Calgary Stampeders in the first round (5th<br />
overall) in the CFL Canadian Draft…Pick was originally acquired<br />
by the Stamps in the trade with the Saskatchewan Roughriders,<br />
in exchange the Stampeders sent Saskatchewan players WR<br />
Travis Moore and LB Chris Hoople…Recorded first career tackle<br />
at Ottawa (01/07/03)…Dressed in 10 games and made 15 DT, 3<br />
ST tackles, 1 PKD, and recovered one fumble.<br />
College: Attended Rutgers University (2000-01) before transferring<br />
to the University of Manitoba (2002)…2002 (Manitoba) Started all<br />
games for the Bisons…2001 (Rutgers) Did not play football…2000<br />
(Rutgers) Played 11 games in 2000 and recorded 10 tackles, two<br />
interceptions, one blocked punt, one fumble return and one forced<br />
fumble.<br />
Personal: While in Calgary, Lysack was a spokesperson for the<br />
Canadian Cancer Society and was heavily involved in the group’s<br />
partnership with Stampeders football club. Specifically, he<br />
worked closely on the PinkPower project and for Prostate Cancer<br />
Awareness games.<br />
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30 SAFETY<br />
CFL REGULAR SEASON STATISTICS<br />
Tackles QB Tkls Fumble Returns INT Returns<br />
Sacks For Loss<br />
GP DT ST TT PKD FF NO YDS NO YDS NO YDS LG TD NO YDS LG TD<br />
2003 CGY 10 15 3 18 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0<br />
2004a WPG 3 8 0 8 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0<br />
CGY 14 36 3 39 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 4 50 24 0<br />
2005 WPG 14 71 0 71 4 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 61 61 0<br />
CGY 4 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0<br />
2006 CGY 18 39 9 48 2 0 0 0 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0<br />
2007 CGY 15 2 6 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0<br />
2008 CGY 16 22 4 26 6 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 4 101 57 0<br />
2009 CGY 18 16 3 19 1 0 1 11 0 0 1 11 11 0 2 1 1 1<br />
2010 CGY 18 15 2 17 5 2 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0<br />
TOTALS 130 227 30 257 22 4 2 11 6 4 7 11 11 0X 12 213 143 1<br />
Blocked Kicks: 1 Punt with Calgary in 2009 Total Blocked Kicks: 1<br />
a – West Division All-Star<br />
CFL PLAYOFF STATISTICS<br />
Tackles QB Tkls Fumble Returns INT Returns<br />
Sacks For Loss<br />
GP DT ST TT PKD FF NO YDS NO YDS NO YDS LG TD NO YDS LG TD<br />
2005 CGY 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0<br />
2006 CGY 1 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0<br />
2007 CGY 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0<br />
2008 CGY 1 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0<br />
2009 CGY 2 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0<br />
2010 CGY 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0<br />
TOTALS 7 8 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0<br />
GREY CUP STATISTICS<br />
Tackles QB Tkls Fumble Returns INT Returns<br />
Sacks For Loss<br />
GP DT ST TT PKD FF NO YDS NO YDS NO YDS LG TD NO YDS LG TD<br />
2008 CGY 1 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0<br />
TOTALS 1 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0<br />
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ARMANDO MURILLO<br />
CORNERBACK<br />
5’10”, 193 lbs. • Nebraska<br />
Born: February 1, 1986 • Tampa, Florida<br />
1st Year Argos / 1st Year CFL<br />
Import<br />
Acquired: Signed as a free agent with <strong>Toronto</strong> on May 27, 2011.<br />
2010: Attended rookie camp with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.<br />
2009: Did not play football while recovering from leg injury.<br />
College: Played with the Cornhuskers for two years (2007-08)<br />
after transferring from Eastern Arizona Community College<br />
(2005-06)... 2008 (Nebraska) Started the final 12 games of the<br />
season…Led the team with 9 pass breakups…had five games<br />
with 5 or more tackles, including a season-high 8 against San<br />
Jose State…Had 14 pass knock downs…2007 (Nebraska)<br />
Started all 12 games at cornerback…finished fourth on<br />
the team in tackles with 71 stops, while his 43 solo tackles<br />
ranked second…Tied for the team-lead with 11 passes<br />
knocked down…2006 (Eastern Arizona CC) Made 30 tackles<br />
and recorded 3 interceptions… 2005 (Eastern Arizona CC) Recorded<br />
seven interceptions, including two that he returned for<br />
touchdowns…Earned First-Team All-America honors from the<br />
National Junior College Athletic Association…Ranked among<br />
the nation’s top 40 junior college prospects by both Rivals.com<br />
and SuperPrep Magazine.<br />
Personal: Armando is the son of Facunda Arenas, and the<br />
brother of Jeno, Marco, Michael and Javier. He attended Robinson<br />
High School in Tampa, where he won the Golden Helmet<br />
Award. His brother, Javier Arenas, is a cornerback and return<br />
specialist for the Kansas City Chiefs, and his cousin is NBA star<br />
Gilbert Arenas of the Orlando Magic. Armando graduated with<br />
a sociology degree while at Nebraska. He splits his time in the<br />
off-season between Kansas City and Tampa, enjoys watching<br />
movies and listening to and recording music.<br />
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Acquired: Selected by <strong>Toronto</strong> in the third round (22nd overall)<br />
in the 2011 CFL Canadian Draft. The pick was originally acquired<br />
by <strong>Toronto</strong> in 2008, from Saskatchewan, in exchange<br />
for QB Michael Bishop.<br />
2011: Attended CFL Evaluation Camp in March.<br />
ALEXANDER ROBINSON<br />
DEFENSIVE END<br />
6’5”, 255 lbs. • Western Ontario<br />
Born: October 11, 1989 • Vancouver, BC<br />
1st Year Argos / 1st Year CFL<br />
Non Import<br />
College: Played four seasons at Western (2007-2010) under<br />
Greg Marshall…CIS Second-Team All-Canadian, First-Team<br />
OUA All-Star… Western made the Yates Cup in each of his<br />
four seasons at the school…2010 Started 8 games for the<br />
Yates Cup champion Mustangs…Named CIS Second-Team<br />
All-Canadian and First-Team OUA All-Star…Recorded 37<br />
tackles and 6 sacks…Earned CIS and OUA Defensive Player<br />
of the Week after recording 12.5 tackles and 2.5 sacks vs.<br />
Guelph...Won Western’s Defensive Lineman of the Year…2009<br />
Played in 5 games…Recorded 10 tackles and 2 sacks helping<br />
UWO reach the Yates Cup for the third consecutive year…2008<br />
Freshman 2007 Redshirted.<br />
Personal: Alexander “Zander” Robinson was a kinesiology major<br />
at Western Ontario. He attended Vancouver College in his<br />
hometown Vancouver, B.C. Zander’s sister, Jacqueline, plays<br />
for the women’s volleyball team at UWO and his parents are<br />
Patrick and Isabelle. He has two other siblings named Matthew<br />
and Leigh. The avid soccer player lists his favourite<br />
movie as Shawshank Redemption and his favourite show is<br />
Trailer Park Boys.<br />
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Acquired: Signed as a free agent with <strong>Toronto</strong> on June 1, 2011.<br />
2011: Attended training camp with Tulsa…Released by the Talons<br />
in February.<br />
2010: Signed as a free agent with Tulsa Talons (AFL) in November.<br />
College: Sammy played four seasons (2006-09) at Seton Hill<br />
University after transferring from Edward Waters College…<br />
Finished his career with 136 receptions for 1,896 yards and 18<br />
touchdowns, 55 punt returns for 732 yards and 5 touchdowns,<br />
and 124 kickoff returns for 2,752 yards and 2 touchdowns…<br />
Holds multiple school records including single game receptions<br />
(9), single game receiving yards (165), single season receiving<br />
yards (865), single season receptions (63), career receptions<br />
(136), and Sammy holds all school records for returns<br />
(kick and punt)…2009 CDS Division II Preseason All-American<br />
Team…2008 Co-Specialist of the Year by Don Hansen’s Football<br />
Gazette, third All-American wide receiver on the Hansen squad,<br />
Associated Press Little All-America Football Team as a third team<br />
all-purpose honoree, First Team Daktronics, Inc. Division II All-<br />
Super Region 1 Football Team, First Team All WVIAC…2007 All-<br />
Conference honourable mention as a kick returner.<br />
Personal: Sammy was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania where<br />
he attended Martin Luther King H.S. While there he started at<br />
Cornerback, Wide Receiver, and Kick/Punt returner, his sophomore<br />
through senior years. Sammy’s favourite food is Mandarin<br />
oranges, his favourite musician is Marvin Gaye, his favourite<br />
movie is Bamboozled, and his favourite TV Show is Martin.<br />
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SAMMY TRANKS<br />
WIDE RECEIVER/<br />
KICK RETURNER<br />
6’1”, 235 lbs. • Maryland<br />
Born: October 26, 1981 • Dayton, Ohio<br />
1st Year Argos/1st Year CFL<br />
Import<br />
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DEMETRICE WEBB<br />
CORNERBACK<br />
5’11”, 190 lbs. • Florida<br />
Born: December 8, 1984 • Jacksonville, Florida<br />
1st Year Argos / 1st Year CFL<br />
Import<br />
Acquired: Signed as a free agent with <strong>Toronto</strong> on February 14,<br />
2011.<br />
2010: Signed as a free agent with the Jacksonville Sharks (AFL)<br />
and played part of the season…Released by the Sharks to attend<br />
a tryout with the Miami Dolphins (NFL).<br />
2009: Signed as a free agent with <strong>Toronto</strong> on April 27…Attended<br />
training camp with <strong>Toronto</strong> and released…Signed a practice<br />
roster agreement with the Calgary Stampeders…Started one<br />
game at DB on September 25 vs. B.C. and made 2 DT…Released<br />
following the season.<br />
2008: Recorded 40 tackles in first year with the Philadelphia Soul<br />
(AFL)…Won ArenaBowl championship.<br />
2007: Released by the Jacksonville Jaguars on September 1…<br />
Signed with the Philadelphia Soul (AFL) as a free agent on December<br />
11.<br />
2006: Drafted by the Jacksonville Jaguars in the seventh round,<br />
236th overall, in the 2006 NFL Draft….Signed a four-year contract<br />
with the team on July 24…Played in 11 games with one<br />
start…Recorded 17 tackles (13 solo), one interception and five<br />
special teams tackles.<br />
College: Two-year starter at Florida (2003-05)…Started 24 of<br />
35 games and had career totals of 118 tackles (87 solo), five<br />
tackles for loss, 24 passes deflected, three forced fumbles and<br />
three blocked kicks...2005 Selected First-Team All-SEC by AP<br />
and the NFL Draft Report….Named Second-Team All-SEC by the<br />
coaches…Ranked 6th on the team with 46 tackles (34 solo) and<br />
had one INT and blocked two kicks…Had two forced fumbles<br />
and 13 passes deflected…2004 Started all 12 games…Saw the<br />
most plays (924) of any Gator…Named team’s Most Outstanding<br />
Defensive Back…Ranked fourth on the team with 61 tackles<br />
(46 solo) and had five tackles for loss…Blocked a kick and had<br />
three passes deflected…2003 Appeared in 11 games as a true<br />
freshman mainly on special teams…Recorded 11 tackles (7<br />
solo) with one forced fumble.<br />
Personal: “Dee” Webb attended Ed White H.S. in Jacksonville,<br />
Florida where he earned USA Today First-Team All-America honours,<br />
Super Prep’s Defensive Player of the Year and was named<br />
Florida Times-Union Player of the Year as a senior. He majored<br />
in Anthropology at the University of Florida and resides in his<br />
hometown of Jacksonville during the off-season.
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Acquired: Signed as a free agent by <strong>Toronto</strong> on April 20, 2011.<br />
2010: Played every game for the Tuskers and named Player of<br />
the Week on multiple occasions…Played in championship game<br />
loss vs. Las Vegas.<br />
2009: Signed by the Florida Tuskers (UFL) August 17...Played all<br />
games for the Tuskers recording 12 tackles, 2 QB sacks, 3 PKDs<br />
and 2 FF…Added 4 tackles during the inaugural UFL championship…Played<br />
in championship loss to Las Vegas.<br />
2008: Did not play football.<br />
CLAUDE WROTEN<br />
DEFENSIVE TACKLE<br />
295 lbs. • Louisiana State<br />
Born: September 16, 1983 Bastrop, Louisiana<br />
1st Year Argos / 1st Year CFL<br />
Import<br />
2007: Played in 11 games making 13 tackles and one sack for<br />
St. Louis.<br />
2006: Drafted by the St. Louis Rams in the third round (68th Overall)<br />
of the NFL Draft...Played 15 games in his rookie year making<br />
13 tackles, one sack and one forced fumble.<br />
College: Played two seasons at LSU (2004-05) making 21 starts<br />
in 25 games…Started college career at Mississippi Delta C.C.<br />
(2002-03)…2005 (LSU) Named First-Team All-America by Collegefootballnews.com<br />
and Second-Team All-America by The<br />
Sporting News…Played 13 games with 12 starts and finished<br />
with 49 tackles...Made 10.5 tackles for losses and six sacks…<br />
and compiled 22.5 tackles for losses and 12 sacks... 2004 (LSU)<br />
Transferred to LSU earning First-Team All-SEC honours from<br />
Collegefootballnews.com and Second-Team All-SEC awards<br />
from the Associated Press and the SEC coaches…Played in all<br />
12 games with nine starts and recorded 44 tackles, 12 tackles<br />
for losses and 6 QB sacks…Earned First-Team All-SEC honours<br />
from the SEC coaches and the Associated Press as a senior in<br />
2002-03 (Mississippi Delta) Began career at Mississippi Delta<br />
Community College…Made 53 tackles, 15 QB sacks, 3 FF, 2<br />
fumble recoveries before transferring to LSU…Named one of the<br />
top 10 junior college prospects in the nation.<br />
Personal: Claude played football at Bastrop H.S. in his hometown<br />
of Bastrop, Louisiana. He still lives in Bastrop and occasionally<br />
returns to his high school to speak to the football team. He was a<br />
general studies major at LSU and spends most of his spare time<br />
training. Claude also enjoys watching movies, listening to music<br />
and playing video games.<br />
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2010 TORONTO ARGONAUTS<br />
PLAYER NO. POS. HT. WT. D.O.B. COLLEGE<br />
* Abrams, Joshua 8 DB 6 198 18-Jan-86 Ohio<br />
Alexandre, Gregory 75 DT 6.02 270 31-May-85 Montreal<br />
* Bell, Dalton 12 QB 6.03 215 9-Mar-83 West Texas A&M<br />
Black, Matt 39 DB 5.09 189 1-Mar-85 Saginaw Valley State<br />
Black, Tristan 51 LB 6.03 232 8-Apr-84 Wayne State<br />
* Boldin, D.J. 87 WR 5.11 216 20-Jun-86 Wake Forest<br />
* Boyd, Cory 3 RB 6.02 218 6-Aug-85 South Carolina<br />
* Bradwell, Chris 93 DT 6.04 285 17-Dec-83 Troy<br />
Bradwell, Mike 88 WR 6.04 201 11-Jul-86 McMaster<br />
* Buzbee, Alex 96 DE 6.04 266 27-Nov-84 Georgetown<br />
* Cannon, Anthony 45 LB 5.11 228 25-Dec-84 Tulane<br />
* Clement, Nick 27 DB 6 196 23-Mar-88 North Carolina A&T<br />
* Copeland, Jeremaine 80 SB 6.02 205 19-Feb-77 Tennessee<br />
* Coughman, Edawn 62 OL 6.04 309 21-Jul-88 Shaw<br />
Crawford, Bryan 40 RB 5.1 208 18-Feb-82 Queen’s<br />
Durie, Andre 32 RB/SB 5.1 197 27-Jul-81 York<br />
Eiben, Kevin 35 LB 6.01 216 28-Sep-79 Bucknell<br />
Eppele, Joe 59 OL 6.07 302 8-Dec-87 Washington State<br />
* Flemons, Ronald 99 DE 6.06 269 20-Oct-79 Texas A&M<br />
Foley, Ricky 95 DE 6.03 247 9-Jun-82 York<br />
Gagne-Marcoux, Cedric 61 OG 6.03 295 27-Sep-82 Central Florida<br />
* Hall, B.J. 19 QB 6.03 217 27-Jan-85 Webber International<br />
* Harmon, Jason 86 WR 6.03 218 27-Jan-87 Florida Atlantic<br />
* Huntley, Kevin 94 DT 6.08 293 8-Apr-82 Kansas State<br />
* Ishola, Ben 91 DE 6.03 242 3-Jun-80 Indiana<br />
Johnson, Jeff 33 FB 5.1 218 28-Feb-77 York<br />
* Jyles, Steven 9 QB 6.01 218 25-Sep-82 Louisiana Monroe<br />
* Kackert, Chad 44 RB 5.08 201 15-Sep-86 New Hampshire<br />
Keeping, Jeff 67 OL 6.06 302 19-Jul-82 Western Ontario<br />
Kouame, Djems 71 WR 6.01 185 5-Apr-89 Montreal<br />
* Kuale, Ejiro 5 LB 6.02 229 22-Jun-83 Louisiana State<br />
* Lemon, Cleo 1 QB 6.03 218 16-Aug-79 Arkansas State<br />
Lysack, Wes 30 S 6.01 203 3-Mar-78 Manitoba<br />
* McCollough, Evan 24 DB 5.1 196 2-Sep-87 James Madison<br />
* Murillo, Armando 43 CB 5.1 193 1-Feb-86 Nebraska<br />
* Murphy, Rob 56 OT 6.06 318 18-Jan-77 Ohio State<br />
* Owens, Chad 2 WR/KR 5.08 180 3-Apr-82 Hawaii<br />
* Parker, Byron 28 CB 6 220 7-Mar-81 Tulane<br />
Picard, Dominic 64 OC 6.02 301 22-Jun-82 Laval<br />
* Pile, Willie 10 S 6.03 210 25-May-80 Virginia Tech<br />
Pottinger, Jason 46 LB 6.02 228 29-Jun-83 McMaster<br />
Prefontaine, Noel 7 P/K 6 206 23-Dec-73 San Diego State<br />
Rempel, Chad 82 SB 6.03 224 23-May-82 Saskatchewan<br />
* Rideau, Brandon 16 SB 6.04 211 18-Oct-82 Kansas<br />
Robertson, Taylor 65 OG 6.06 317 8-Sep-80 Central Florida<br />
Robinson, Alexander 68 DL 6.05 255 11-Oct-89 Western Ontario<br />
Shaw, Grant 13 P/K 6.03 218 3-Aug-84 Saskatchewan<br />
* Shell, Lin-J 21 DB 6 202 22-Oct-81 Jacksonville<br />
* Smalls, Sean 25 CB 6.01 216 20-Apr-87 Massachusetts<br />
St-Pierre, Jonathan 66 OL 6.04 305 15-Sep-83 Illinois State<br />
* Tranks, Sammy 84 WR/KR 6 186 14-Dec-86 Seton Hill<br />
* Unertl, Jeremy 37 LB 6.02 216 15-Nov-78 Wisconsin-La Crosse<br />
Van Zeyl, Chris 54 OT 6.06 310 4-Sep-83 McMaster<br />
Watt, Spencer 89 WR 6 189 15-Dec-88 Simon Fraser<br />
* Webb, Dee 15 DB 5.11 190 8-Dec-84 Florida<br />
* Wroten, Claude 97 DT 6.02 295 16-Sep-83 Louisiana State<br />
* Younger, Jordan 26 LB 5.11 210 24-Jan-78 Connecticut<br />
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ALPHABETICAL ROSTER
GAME PARTICIPATION<br />
NAME GS GP<br />
Abrams, Joshua* 1 4<br />
Aldridge, Anthony* 1 2<br />
Armstrong, Calvin* 0 1<br />
Bacheyie, Tang 10 10<br />
Bell, Dalton* 1 18<br />
Belli, Adriano 4 6<br />
Black, Matt 0 13<br />
Black, Tristan 0 9<br />
Boatman, Shannon* 5 5<br />
Boreham, Jamie 14 14<br />
Boyd, Cory* 15 15<br />
Bradwell, Mike 4 18<br />
Brannagan, Danny 0 2<br />
Buzbee, Alex* 18 18<br />
Christian, Ryan* 10 10<br />
Clarke, Delroy 0 7<br />
Copeland, Jeremaine* 14 14<br />
Crawford, Bryan 0 16<br />
Davis, Adrian 1 7<br />
Dorsey, Ken* 0 17<br />
Durie, Andre 18 18<br />
Eiben, Kevin 18 18<br />
Eppele, Joe 1 7<br />
Flemons, Ronald* 18 18<br />
Fontaine, Raymond 0 6<br />
Foley, Ricky 5 8<br />
Gagne-Marcoux, Cedric 15 15<br />
Godding, Keith 0 4<br />
Grant, Michael* 2 6<br />
Huntley, Kevin* 14 14<br />
Ishola, Ben* 0 3<br />
Joe, Leon* 0 2<br />
Johnson, Jeff 17 17<br />
Jones, Kyle 0 1<br />
Joseph, Sammy* 3 3<br />
Keeping, Jeff 3 13<br />
Kuale, Ejiro* 0 15<br />
Legare, Etienne 0 8<br />
Lemon, Cleo* 17 17<br />
Lucas, Chad* 5 5<br />
McCollough, Evan* 16 17<br />
McNeal, Reggie* 7 7<br />
Medlock, Justin* 4 4<br />
2010 REGULAR SEASON<br />
Middlebrooks, Willie* 15 15<br />
Murphy, Rob* 16 16<br />
Owens, Chad* 17 17<br />
Parker, Byron* 15 15<br />
Picard, Dominic 18 18<br />
Pile, Willie* 18 18<br />
Pottinger, Jason 18 18<br />
Prefontaine, Noel 5 5<br />
Quinney, Peter 1 10<br />
Rempel, Chad 18 18<br />
Rideau, Brandon* 10 12<br />
Robertson, Taylor 18 18<br />
Robinson, James* 9 10<br />
Shaw, Grant 11 18<br />
Shell, Lin-J* 18 18<br />
Smalls, Sean* 1 1<br />
Stewart, Broderick* 0 4<br />
St-Pierre, Jonathan 0 17<br />
Taylor, Eric* 13 13<br />
Unertl, Jeremy* 0 12<br />
Van Zeyl, Chris 14 14<br />
Watt, Spencer 1 11<br />
Webb, Jeff* 4 4<br />
Wright, Dwayne* 1 4<br />
Younger, Jordan*<br />
* - Import<br />
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ARGOS ALL-TIME DRAFT LIST<br />
2011<br />
Tyler Holmes, OL, Tulsa<br />
Djems Kouame, WR, Montreal<br />
Alexander Robinson, DL, Western Ontario<br />
Jedd Gardner, WR, Guelph<br />
Gregory Alexandre, DL, Montreal<br />
Julian Feoli Gudino, WR, Laval<br />
Michael Knill, OL, Wilfrid Laurier<br />
2010<br />
Joe Eppele, OT, Washington State<br />
Cory Greenwood, LB, Concordia<br />
Grant Shaw, DB/K, Saskatchewan<br />
Spencer Watt, WR, SFU<br />
Joel Reinders, OL, Waterloo<br />
Steven Turner, WR/KR, Bishop’s<br />
Mike Warner, OL, Waterloo<br />
Nasser Jamal, OL, Louisiana-Lafayette<br />
Conor Elliott, LB/LS, Western Ontario<br />
2009<br />
Etienne Legare, DL, Laval<br />
Matt Lambros, WR, Liberty<br />
James Green, LB, Calgary<br />
Zach Pollari, OL, Western Ontario<br />
Gordon Sawler, OG, St. Frances Xavier<br />
Anthony Deslauriers, DB, Simon Fraser<br />
Brad Crawford, DB Guelph<br />
2008<br />
Mike Bradwell, WR, McMaster<br />
Jean-Nicolas Carriere, DE, McGill<br />
Delroy Clarke, DB, Ottawa<br />
Richard Zulys, OL, Western Ontario<br />
Mark Dewit, C, Calgary<br />
Tyler Scott, WR, Western Ontario<br />
Matt Black, DB, Saginaw Valley<br />
2007<br />
Eric Maranda, LB, Laval<br />
Steve Schmidt, TE, San Diego State<br />
Sean Simms, DT, York<br />
Brad Smith, WR, Queen’s<br />
2006<br />
Daniel Federkeil, DL, Calgary<br />
Leron Mitchell, CB, Western Ontario<br />
Aaron Wagner, LB, Brigham Young<br />
Obed Cetoute, WR, Cent. Michigan<br />
Brian Ramsay, OT, New Mexico<br />
Clifton Dawson, RB, Harvard<br />
2005<br />
Nick Kaczur, OL, Toledo<br />
Raymond Fontaine, LB, Kentucky<br />
Philippe Audet, DL, Laval<br />
Jeff Keeping, OT, Western<br />
Riall Johnson, DE, Stanford*<br />
Tye Smith, OL, Manitoba<br />
Bryan Crawford, RB, Queen’s<br />
Ian Forde, WR, Waterloo<br />
2004<br />
Mark Moroz, OL, Wake Forest<br />
Jean-Frederic Tremblay, WR, Laval<br />
Frank Hoffmann, OL, York<br />
Mike Mahoney, LB, McGill<br />
Brendan Mahoney, SB, SFU<br />
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PAST 23 YEARS<br />
2003<br />
Ray Mariuz, LB, McMaster<br />
Derrick Fury, DB, Mt. Allison<br />
Michael Palmer, WR, Guelph<br />
2002<br />
Cory Annett, OL, Eastern Michigan<br />
Robin Tremblay, DE, Houston<br />
Rob Stewart, DL, Manitoba<br />
Alexis Sanschagrin, DB, Western<br />
Marvin Brereton, TE, Buffalo<br />
Chuck Walsh, LB, Waterloo<br />
Sean Spender, LB, Guelph<br />
Jarel Cockburn, WR, Columbia<br />
Darryl Ray, WR, Ottawa<br />
Travis Matlock, OL, North Texas*<br />
2001<br />
Angus Reid, OL, Simon Fraser<br />
Kevin Eiben, S, Bucknell<br />
Andre Talbot, WR, Wilfrid Laurier<br />
Jermaine Romans, DB, Acadia<br />
Matt McKnight, S, Waterloo<br />
2000<br />
Donovan Carter, S, Northern Illinois<br />
Richard Clark, WR, Weber State<br />
Carson Souter, K, Montana State<br />
Benoit Meloche, LB, Laval<br />
Kojo Millington, DE, Wilfrid Laurier<br />
Brad Coutts, WR, UBC<br />
Jean Posy-Audette, DB, Laval<br />
1999<br />
David De La Perralle, OT, Kentucky<br />
Wayne Shaw, DB, Kent State<br />
J.P. Darche, LB, McGill<br />
Andre Trudel, OL, Laval<br />
Glynn Hall, SB, St. Mary’s<br />
1998<br />
Dave Miller-Johnston, K/P, Concordia<br />
Roger Dunbrack, DE, Western Ontario<br />
Jermaine Brown, RB, Winona State<br />
Brian Mlachak, K/P, Calgary<br />
Eric Shilts, WR, <strong>Toronto</strong><br />
Bill Mitoulas, LB, Notre Dame<br />
Noel Prefontaine, K/P, San Diego State*<br />
1997<br />
Chad Folk, C, Utah State<br />
Matt Debuc, SB, Texas Tech<br />
Steve Salter, OL, Ottawa<br />
Aldi Henry, CB, Michigan State<br />
Dave Mudge, OT, Michigan State<br />
Jayson Hansen, OL, Texas Tech<br />
Mark Giardetti, DE, Evangel College<br />
Kris Kershaw, QB, Salisbury State<br />
1996<br />
Kelly Wiltshire, DB, James Madison<br />
L.J. Eiben, WR, Humbolt State<br />
Tshimanga Biakabutuka, RB, Michigan<br />
Craig Poole, WR, Windsor<br />
1995<br />
Mark Montreuil, DB, Concordia<br />
Sheldon Benoit, LB, W. Kentucky<br />
Frank Jones, WR, Missouri<br />
Sean Ralph, RB, Ottawa<br />
John Raposo, DE, <strong>Toronto</strong><br />
Michael Carr, DT, Princeton<br />
1994<br />
Claudio Bertone, FB, Lehigh<br />
Mike Campbell, OT, Idaho State<br />
Dave Irwin, WR, Guelph<br />
Jamie Bennett, DT, Fresno State<br />
Norm Casola, WR, Windsor<br />
1993<br />
Brian McCurdy, DB, N. Arizona<br />
Jerrold Johnson, FB, Azusa Pacific<br />
George Nimako, DB, Liberty<br />
Dean Stewart, RB, Mansfield<br />
Frank Jagas, PK, Western Ontario<br />
Dave Scandiffio, OL, <strong>Toronto</strong><br />
1992<br />
Marc Dube, LB, Maine<br />
Chris Hugnes, DL, Hayward<br />
Chris Wilson, LB, Bishop’s<br />
Tim Bisci, DB, Wilfrid Laurier<br />
Jason Schwabe, WR, Mayville State<br />
Hugh Lawson, DL, Wilfrid Laurier<br />
1991<br />
J.P. Izquierdo, RB, Calgary<br />
Chris Green, OT, Ottawa<br />
Dave Giacomazzo, OG, Boise State<br />
Mitch Brown, RB, Eastern Michigan<br />
Tony Clarke, LB, Ottawa<br />
Steve Roest, DL, <strong>Toronto</strong><br />
Stefan Soulieres, OG, New Haven<br />
Rocky Hanson, S, Dickinson State<br />
1990<br />
Jock Climie, WR, Queen’s<br />
John Yule, LB, Manitoba<br />
Dave Van Belleghem, DB, Calgary<br />
Bill Madden, LB, Wilfrid Laurier<br />
Gerry Ifill, RB, McGill<br />
Richard MacLean, OT, St. Mary’s<br />
Marco Arbour, LB, Ottawa<br />
1989<br />
Mike Campbell, DT, Slippery Rock<br />
Craig Keller, SB, UBC<br />
Dave Kinzie, DE, Bowling Green<br />
Mike Cote, OT, Colgate<br />
Derrick Joseph, DT, Bishop’s<br />
Roger Dietrich, DT, Simon Fraser<br />
Brian Beckles, C, Wilfrid Laurier<br />
Dave Harr, LB, Carleton<br />
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