RIDERS SIGN TWO RECEIVERS

BAM CHILDRESS




17 Johnny Quinn, WR
Height/Weight: 6-0/202 Birthdate: 11/06/1983 Birthplace: Team: Green Bay College: North Texas


JOHNNY QUINN



By Rob Vanstone 01-12-2009 COMMENTS(0) Rider Rumblings

This just in from Riders headquarters . . .

Saskatchewan Roughrider General Manager/Vice President of Football Operations Eric Tillman announced today they have signed import receivers Brandon “Bam” Childress and Johnny Quinn to one-year plus an option contracts. Financial details of the signings were not released.

Childress (5’9 – 185 lbs) played four seasons at Ohio State and was a member of the 2002 BCS National Championship team. He finished his collegiate career with 33 catches for 392 yards and added 159 yards on nine punt returns. Childress signed with New England following his collegiate career and spent three seasons on the Patriots practice roster. He dressed in one regular season game and recorded three receptions for 32 yards. He signed with Philadelphia in 2008 and attended training camp with the Eagles. "Bam was a part time starter at Ohio State, but his athletic ability made him one of the surprises in New England's training camp back in 2005,” stated Tillman. “He was a long shot to make their team, but the Patriots loved his speed, intelligence and versatility and, as such, kept Bam for two seasons." "Playmaker is the first word they used to describe him in our discussions. The second comment was about his intelligence.

Those are pretty good starting points. We will initially look at Bam at wide receiver, but he has the ability to play corner, too, if called upon. The Patriots gave him a lot of snaps in practice at corner. So, combined with his return skills, Bam is an ideal candidate to help us in many ways.

"Johnny Quinn (6’1 – 200 lbs) finished his collegiate career at North Texas as the school’s leader in receptions with 187, receiving yards with 2,706 and 21 receiving touchdowns. He led the team in receiving in each of his four seasons. He also returned 39 kickoffs for 696 yards and 50 punts for 421 yards and a touchdown. He signed with the Buffalo Bills as a free agent in 2007 and also spent time on the Green Bay Packers practice roster.

"Our initial interest in Johnny was based on a high recommendation by Dalton Bell, who spent time with Johnny in Green Bay,” continued Tillman. “After doing our research, we validated everything Dalton had told us about this young man: great character, strong work ethic, a history of production, an excellent blocker and a very solid return guy."