Part 2 - Toronto Argonauts

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Acquired: Signed as a free agent with Toronto on March 17, 2010.
2010: Started 17 regular season games as a CFL rookie… Week 1,
Made CFL regular season debut (01/07/10) in Canada Day season
opener at Calgary…Completed 16 of 28 passes, 57.1%, for 192
yards, LG 47 and his first career passing touchdown (to FB Jeff
Johnson) and rushed 3 times for 11 yards… Week 2, Started at
QB in win at Winnipeg...Completed 15 of 23 passes for 162 yards,
LG 27, and rushed 3 times for 22 yards, LG 9, including his first
career CFL touchdown (09/07/10)…Week 3, Started at QB in win
vs. Calgary…Completed 18 of 37 passes (48.6%) for 187 yards
with 1 INT and carried 2 times for 13 yards, LG 12…Lost one
fumble…Week 4, Started at QB in win vs. B.C…Completed 19
of 28 (67.9%) passes for 222 yards, LG 22, 2 INT and 2 TD and
rushed 2 times for 13 yards, LG 8… Week 5, Started at QB in loss
at Montreal…Completed 8 of 17 passes for 143 yard, including a
55–yard completion to WR Brandon Rideau, it was the longest of
Lemon’s CFL career…Rushed 5 times for 35 yards and scored a
3-yard TD…Week 6, Started at QB and played his best statistical
game as an Argo (06/08/10) in win at Edmonton…Completed 23
of 34 passes, 67.6%, for a career-high 292 yards with 1 TD and 1
INT… Carried 1 time for 19 yards…Week 7, Played a smart game,
including his first CFL game throwing at least 3 TDs and his first
pass reception (14/08/10) in win vs. Montreal…Completed 13 of
19 passes, 68.4%, 269 yards, 3 TDs…Caught one pass for a 13yard
gain on an option throw-back from RB Cory Boyd in the first
quarter and carried once for 8 yards…Week 8, Started at QB in
loss vs. Hamilton…Completed 18 of 31 passes (58.1%) for 208
yards, LG 21 and rushed once for 2 yards…Week 9, Started at QB
in Labour Day Classic loss at Hamilton…Passed for career-high
350 yards (06/09/10) which was also his first 300+ yard game in
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CLEO LEMON
QUARTERBACK
6’3”, 218 lbs. • Arkansas State • Born: August 16, 1979 • Greenwood, Mississippi
2nd Year Argos/ 2nd Year CFL • Import
the CFL...Completed 32 of 44 passes, 72.7%, and tossed 3 INTs
(all single-game career-highs) with 0 TDs…Carried twice for 3
yards…Week 10, Started at QB in loss at B.C…Completed 20 of
31 passes (64.5%) for 277 yards and 2 TDs (both to WR James
Robinson)…Rushed 2 times for 7 yards, LG 5…Week 11, Started
at QB in win vs. Winnipeg… Completed 14 of 23 passes, 60.9%,
for 90 yards, LG 15, 1 INT and 1 TD…Ran 3 times for 31 yards,
LG 15…Week 12, Started at QB in Touchdown Atlantic loss vs.
Edmonton…Completed 23 of 35 passes for 274 yards, LG 50, career-high
4 INT… Rushed twice for 14 yards, LG 13, before leaving
game in the fourth quarter with an injury, replaced by backup
QB Dalton Bell…Week 13, Added to IR with a concussion for loss
vs. Saskatchewan… Replaced by backup QB Dalton Bell…Week
14, Started at QB in win at Saskatchewan…Completed 17 of 26
passes (65.4%) for 152 yards, 1 INT and 1 TD…Rushed 2 times
for 17 yards, including a huge first down late in the game…Week
15, Started at QB in loss vs. Hamilton…Played all but two series
in the third quarter when he was replaced by Dalton Bell…Completed
16 of 29 attempts for 159 yards, LG 25, 2 INT, 0 TD…Carried
5 times for 39 yards, LG 14…Week 16, Started at QB in win
at Winnipeg… Completed 17 of 29 passes (58.6%) for 212 yards,
LG 66 and 1 TD…Ran 3 times for 21 yards, LG 12, including a
9-yard touchdown run late in the game to seal the win…Week 17,
Started at QB in loss vs. Montreal… Completed 13 of 23 passes
for 167 yards, LG 33, 2 INT, 2 TD…Ran twice for 19 yards, LG
15…Week 18, Started at QB in win at Montreal and played most
of the first quarter before giving way to Dalton Bell…Completed
3 of 6 passes for 77 yards and a 50-yard touchdown pass to WR
Spencer Watt…2010 Playoffs Started at QB in Eastern Semi-Final
win at Hamilton…Completed 22 of 29 passes for 134 yards, LG
12, 1 TD, 1 INT…Rushed 4 times for 29 yards, LG 10…Started
Eastern Final loss at Montreal… Completed 11 of 21 passes for
169 yards, 2 INTs, and 0 TDs...Carried 2 times for 11 yards, LG 8.
2009: Released by Jacksonville in February…Signed with the Baltimore
Ravens on August 16 and waived before start of regular
season to attend to family issues.
2008: Signed as a free agent with the Jacksonville Jaguars and
dressed in 2 games and attempted 2 passes.
2007: Served as back up QB to Trent Green in Miami for first four
games of the season…Named starting quarterback for Week 5
when Green was injured…Returned to backup QB behind John
Beck in Week 11…Renamed starting QB in Week 15 and led Dolphins
to their first and only win of the season.
2006: Designated as third QB for first four games of season with
Miami…Promoted to backup QB for the next 11 games and started
one game…Saw action in four games in total…Completed 38
of 68 passes for 929 yards, 2 TDs and 1 INT…Made NFL regular
season debut (23/11/06) on Thanksgiving at Detroit…Made first
career NFL start (31/12/06) vs. Indianapolis and completed 18 of
36 passes for 210 yards in narrow 22-27 loss.
2005: Designated the third quarterback for first six games with San
Diego Chargers… Completed 34 of 49 passes for 369 yards and 3
TDs and no INTs in preseason…Traded to the Miami Dolphins (NFL)
from the San Diego Chargers (NFL) on October 18 in exchange for QB
A.J. Feeley and a sixth round draft pick in the 2006 NFL Draft (K Kurt
Smith)…Designated the third QB for all 10 games with Miami.