CHRIS MILO HAPPY WITH HIS SITUATION

Chris Milo #19 with the Saskatchewan Roughriders during practice at Mosaic Stadium in Regina on October 18, 2011.

REGINA — Chris Milo woke up Wednesday as the only man on the Saskatchewan Roughriders’ roster who had punted and kicked in a CFL regular-season game.

The Roughriders released Luca Congi on Tuesday, one week after cutting Eddie Johnson. That left Milo — who handled all three duties (punting, kicking off and place-kicking) for the team’s final 12 games of 2011 — as the team’s lone veteran punter-kicker.

“It’s a tremendous honour and it’s great to have the confidence of the coaching staff and Mr. (Brendan) Taman (the Roughriders’ general manager),” Milo said Wednesday from Quebec City.
“Especially when it comes to the kicking game, when the people around you have confidence in you, it gives you that extra edge you need to have confidence in yourself. They trust and believe in what you can do and it gives you the extra little something you may need to perform at a high level.

“It’s a great accomplishment for me,” he added. “I’m proud and I’m going to work really hard to build on what I did last season and hopefully get better and better as the years go on.”

On Oct. 17, 2010, Congi sustained torn ligaments in his right knee when Calgary Stampeders defensive back Dwight Anderson crashed into the kicker while blocking a field-goal attempt.
Johnson and Warren Kean — who was signed after Congi was injured — handled the kicking duties for the rest of the 2010 campaign. Kean was released after the season.

Unsure if Congi would be ready for the 2011 season, the Roughriders selected Milo in the fourth round (30th overall) of the 2011 CFL draft from the Universite Laval Rouge et Or.

Saskatchewan began the regular season with Johnson punting, kicking off and handling placements while Milo was a healthy scratch, but that changed six games in after Johnson suffered a hip injury. With Johnson out, Milo took on all three jobs.

The Roughriders signed punter Jamie Boreham in early September, apparently with the notion that he would supplant Milo as the punter.

As well, the team apparently expected to hand the kicking duties to Congi, who came off the nine-game injured list and was added to the 46-man roster on Sept. 11.

But Milo hit his stride around that time. As a result, Congi didn’t dress for any games before returning to the nine-game injured list Oct. 21, Johnson never came off the injured list, and Boreham was traded to the Winnipeg Blue Bombers on Oct. 3 without appearing in a game for the Roughriders.

Milo finished the season with a 43.2-yard average on 79 punts (one of which was a CFL-record-tying 108-yarder against the Hamilton Tiger-Cats on Oct. 29), a 53.6-yard average on 47 kickoffs, and an 84.6-per-cent success rate on field-goal attempts (22-for-26).

After hitting only four of his first seven three-point tries, Milo missed just one of his next 19 attempts.

His success in 2011 — and, undoubtedly, his price tag — allowed the Roughriders to cut ties this off-season with Johnson and Congi.

“You have a good university career and you work so hard to get to this level, but once you come to this level, it doesn’t matter what you’ve done in the past,” the 25-year-old Milo said of his own progress. “What matters is what you do in the present and working toward the future.
“Coming in, there was Eddie Johnson and Luca Congi, two of the best in the league. Competing with the best pushes you to get to the next level.”

Having veterans waiting for him to stumble certainly pushed Milo last season, but he may not have that incentive next season. As of today, the only other punter-kicker on the roster is Chris Bodnar — the signing of the Regina Rams’ specialist was announced Wednesday — and he’ll be a CFL rookie in 2012.

“I’m sure that Mr. Taman will bring a few guys in to keep me going and keep me motivated, but at the level I’m at right now, I have all the motivation that I need,” Milo said.
“A little competition in practice and a little push is always good to have so that you can maintain that extra edge you need come game time.”

Milo noted he was “somewhat surprised” by Tuesday’s news about Congi, whom Milo said was a great teammate and teacher. That said, Milo admitted that transaction also eased his mind a bit.
“I can’t help but be pleased about my situation right now, but it’s not one that I’m going to take for granted,” he said. “It’s one that I’m going to work hard at and try to maintain for a long time.”

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WHY NOT HIRE BOTH DYCE AND JONES

Bobby Dyce has been the Roughriders’ receivers coach and passing-game co-ordinator for the past two seasons.

Khari Jones

REGINA — The Saskatchewan Roughriders are in the market for an offensive co-ordinator and a quarterbacks coach. How novel.

Saskatchewan finished the 2011 season with vacancies in both positions — a glaring structural defect that helps to explain the team’s offensive futility and its dramatic descent to the CFL’s cellar.
With the intent of making amends, the Roughriders are looking to bolster their coaching staff, especially on offence. The names of Bobby Dyce and Khari Jones have been advanced as prospective offensive co-ordinators.

Here’s a thought: Why not employ them both?

Dyce, who has been the Roughriders’ receivers coach and passing-game co-ordinator for the past two seasons, is a candidate to become the Winnipeg Blue Bombers’ offensive co-ordinator. Winnipeg is looking to replace Jamie Barresi, who was dismissed shortly after the B.C. Lions defeated the Blue Bombers 34-23 in the Grey Cup.

The Roughriders’ passing game was merely a rumour in 2011, as evidenced by a seemingly interminable stretch of 410 minutes 10 seconds without an aerial touchdown. Those woes have not deterred the Bombers from talking to Dyce. The fact that a Grey Cup finalist is interested in Dyce is a testament to his qualifications.

The elevation of Dyce within the Roughriders’ ranks would not preclude the team from hiring Jones.
Jones was the Hamilton Tiger-Cats’ offensive co-ordinator in 2011 after spending the previous two seasons as the Tabbies’ quarterbacks coach. On the surface, it may appear that a move to Saskatchewan to again become a quarterbacks coach would constitute a backwards step for someone with credentials as an offensive co-ordinator. That becomes less of an issue when the Roughriders’ circumstances and resources are factored into the equation.

Given the team’s travails in 2011, there is an urgent need for a quarterbacks coach. Jones possesses a marquee name, being that he was named the CFL’s most outstanding player after enjoying a superlative 2001 season as the Bombers’ quarterback. His football acumen and easygoing personality would ensure a rapport with Roughriders quarterback Darian Durant and his understudies.

Durant, who piloted Saskatchewan to Grey Cup berths in 2009 and 2010, is among the Roughriders’ principal assets. But he is also the Green and White’s No. 1 project after a regressive 2011 season.
The likelihood of a bounce-back season by Durant can be enhanced by putting the proper people around him (see: Jones and Dyce).

Durant was not always philosophically compatible with Doug Berry, who was fired along with head
coach Greg Marshall on Aug. 19. Complicating matters, the Roughriders did not have someone to mentor the quarterbacks after former CFL pivot Marcus Crandell — an offensive assistant with Saskatchewan in 2009 and 2010 — left to become the Edmonton Eskimos’ offensive co-ordinator.
Jones would be a natural. And if it takes some extra money to entice him to join the Roughriders, cough it up! Coaches’ salaries are exempted from the cap, so the Richriders (to steal a term from Bob Hughes) should take full advantage of their financial might while assembling a staff.

The hiring of first-year head coach Corey Chamblin could prove to be beneficial as the Roughriders woo Dyce and Jones. Chamblin, who was Hamilton’s defensive co-ordinator in 2011, worked alongside Jones with the Tiger-Cats. Dyce and Chamblin were colleagues with the 2007 Bombers, for whom Dyce coached the receivers and Chamblin coached the defensive backs.

Chamblin’s appointment in Saskatchewan was met with some objections from fans who felt that an offensively oriented head coach should have been hired, considering the team’s tendency toward two-and-outs in 2011.

That is a fair point, but here is one in rebuttal: As someone who has game-planned against Saskatchewan’s offence since 2007, Chamblin should be well-positioned to assess its assets and liabilities.

Moreover, the Roughriders can bolster themselves on offence by ensuring that the ranks of the assistants are expanded and improved. This can be accomplished by hiring Dyce and Jones, as opposed to unnecessarily choosing between them.

rvanstone@leaderpost.com

RIDERS RELEASE CONGI

The Riders announced today that they have released non-import kicker/punter Luca Congi.
“We would like to thank Luca for his contributions and leadership both on and off the field,” stated General Manager Brendan Taman. “Unfortunately in this business sometimes tough decisions have to be made but we do wish Luca the best in his future career.”

The Riders have also released non-import defensive back Tamon George.”

RIDERS COULD END UP WITH A 3 FOR 1 DEAL

Calgary Stampeders offensive co-ordinator Dave Dickenson is being considered as a potential head coach of the Saskatchewan Roughriders.

The Saskatchewan Roughriders’ pursuit of Kent Austin has to be considered a long-shot. In light of the odds, what is the most realistic scenario for the Roughriders as they once again attempt to fill a head-coaching vacancy? Rogers Sportsnet’s Arash Madani has reported that if Dave Dickenson is hired as head coach, his staff could also include incumbents Richie Hall (defensive co-ordinator) and Craig Dickenson (special-teams co-ordinator). Hall and the Dickenson brothers have all been interviewed for the head-coaching job by general manager Brendan Taman. If Taman were to select Dave Dickenson as the field boss, the Roughriders’ staff could include three head-coaching candidates. Something to ponder.

Hall has a year remaining on his contract, by the way.

Back to Austin (of course!) for a moment. Some readers have wondered whether it would be prudent to pay him upwards of $500,000 per annum, as would likely be required to lure him away from Cornell University and the bright lights of Ithaca, N.Y. The price tag would be steep, but remember that the Roughriders are also paying Greg Marshall $220,000 NOT to coach for each of the next two seasons. With that in mind, the notion of bestowing riches upon Austin does not seem so outlandish.
Taman’s signing of middle linebacker Maurice Lloyd could prove to be an inspired move. Although Lloyd was out of football last season, he will only be 29 and full of incentive when the 2012 CFL campaign commences. Lloyd is hardly antiquated, especially when you consider that 2011 Roughriders recruit Chris Graham — who will be first on the depth chart at middle linebacker when training camp begins — turns 28 on Sept. 30.

There is speculation that Roughriders slotback Andy Fantuz, who is eligible to become a free agent on Feb. 15, may be seeking a deal in the $300,000 range. Fantuz’s market value is much closer to $200,000 per annum. Fantuz is not nearly as accomplished as B.C. Lions slotback Geroy Simon — a surefire Hall of Famer who makes around $200,000. Winnipeg Blue Bombers legend Milt Stegall topped out at about $180,000. Fantuz stands to make more than that because of his considerable talent and his non-import status, but not $100,000 more.

The Roughriders are in need of a quarterbacks coach. How about Jamie Barresi? Barresi, who was recently fired as the Blue Bombers’ offensive co-ordinator, was Saskatchewan’s quarterbacks coach in 2009 when Darian Durant enjoyed a breakout season.

AUSTIN CONTROLS THE TIMETABLE

REGINA — The Saskatchewan Roughriders reserve the right to be Austin-tatious.
Optimally, they would love to sign Kent Austin to a lucrative contract — which would almost certainly be the largest ever awarded to a CFL head coach — and turn some heads in the process. It would be a showy display of financial might and negotiating finesse.

Such a coup, if it can be engineered by general manager Brendan Taman, would signify that the Roughriders mean business in their quest to atone for a miserable 2011 season.
It would also represent a dramatic departure from the past.

Nearly a generation ago, the Roughriders lost Austin because they could not afford him. At his peak as a CFL quarterback, he was making $200,000 per annum. He demanded a trade, principally because quarterbacks of his calibre commanded at least twice as much. The B.C. Lions eventually came through with a contract in the vicinity of $400,000.

Roughriders history has shown that head coaches can be wooed away with the promise of more money. It happened when Bob Shaw joined the Toronto Argonauts in 1965, and when his successor as Saskatchewan’s field boss — Eagle Keys — moved to B.C. after the 1970 campaign.
Don Matthews also received a healthy raise when he, like Austin, left Regina after the 1993 season. The Don soon resurfaced in Baltimore, where the American dollars were as plentiful as the victories.
Matthews’ final season with the Roughriders included a ticket blitz that was held in response to a sluggish start at the gate. Six years earlier — a few months before Austin joined the Green and White — a telethon was required to keep the franchise afloat. Another desperation telethon was held 10 years later.

At the time, it was difficult to imagine the Roughriders winning a bidding war for a Bubba Wyche rookie card, let alone someone of Austin’s ilk.

Austin played an integral role in the changing climate. The Roughriders’ fortunes skyrocketed in 2007, when Austin guided Saskatchewan to a Grey Cup title in his first (and heretofore only) season as a CFL head coach. The team’s revenues quickly reached the stratosphere, and the windfall continued long after Austin resigned in January of 2008 to become the offensive co-ordinator at his alma mater, the University of Mississippi.

After two seasons at Ole Miss, Austin was again on the move. He has spent the past two years as the head football coach at Cornell University, and is apparently happy with life on-campus in Ithaca, N.Y.

That has not deterred Taman from seeking, and receiving, permission from the Cornell brass to approach Austin about possibly returning to the CFL. To date, Taman has been pursuing this matter with Austin’s agent, Gil Scott. The purpose of the discussions has been to ascertain whether Scott’s client has any interest in rejoining the Roughriders and, if so, what the expenditure might be.
The suspicion here is that at least $600,000 per year would be required. Austin would have to supplant the Montreal Alouettes’ Marc Trestman, who is said to earn around $500,000, as the CFL’s highest-paid head coach.

Such lavish spending would upset the CFL’s salary structure, and likely the governors of the Roughriders’ rivals. But, honestly, isn’t it about time that the Roughriders wielded some financial clout?

The telethons are but a memory. The Roughriders announced a $6.6-million profit on their 2010 operations. Even though the 2011 season was a mess, president-CEO Jim Hopson recently revealed that the 2011 revenues will be the second-highest in team history.

Due to the salary cap, there is only so much money that can be invested in players. Coaching salaries, however, are not regulated. So what is to deter the Roughriders from using an advantage that was unimaginable until then-GM Eric Tillman hired Austin?

The Roughriders have to pursue Austin — the best possible coaching candidate — from the standpoint of optics. More importantly, they are courting Austin because of his sparkling resume.
There is another factor at play — apparent interest by the Hamilton Tiger-Cats. The Roughriders can afford Austin. What they simply cannot afford is for Hamilton to swoop in and hire him. Such a development would be an embarrassment to the entire Roughriders organization.

If he opts to stay at Cornell, or accepts another coaching position in the United States, fair enough. But if he should sign with (gulp) Hamilton ...?

As much as the Roughriders would like to hit a home run by landing a marquee head coach, they must also guard against the worst-case scenario — Austin to Hamilton. Hence, the Roughriders have to see this process through to its culmination, whenever and whatever that may be, and ensure that any offer they tender is superior to that of Hamilton.

In the meantime, Taman continues to interview and evaluate other head-coaching candidates who emanate from the ranks of the CFL’s assistants. On Thursday, for example, Calgary Stampeders offensive co-ordinator Dave Dickenson was in Regina to meet with Taman and assistant GM Jeremy O’Day. And who knows? Corey Chamblin, Richie Hall, Mike Benevides, Tim Burke, Mike O’Shea or either of the Dickenson brothers (Dave and Craig) may end up having an Austin-like effect on a Roughriders team that is desperately in need of rejuvenation.

But until Austin himself says “yay’’ or “nay,’’ Taman cannot consummate an agreement with anybody. He can pare down the number of candidates and emerge with a short list.

The shortest list, however, consists of Kent Austin. Period. End of paragraph.

Austin has not been an employee of the Roughriders for nearly four years, yet his influence is still
immense. For the time being, he dictates the timing as Taman and his cohorts concentrate on addressing the head-coaching vacancy.

The Roughriders can only hope that Austin’s control of their agenda extends to 2012 and well beyond.
rvanstone@leaderpost.com

MAURICE LLOYD HAS A LOT TO PROVE

Maurice Lloyd walking off the field after practice in this file photo.

Photograph by: Ed Kaiser-, Edmonton Journal

REGINA — Mo Lloyd wants to do more than resurrect his professional football career.
The veteran Canadian Football League middle linebacker would also like to clean up a reputation tarnished during his second of two seasons with the Edmonton Eskimos.

Lloyd, who signed with the Eskimos as a high-profile and well-compensated free agent in 2009 after three seasons with the Saskatchewan Roughriders, was released on March 15 by the Eskimos. He sat out the 2011 season and re-signed Tuesday with the Riders.

Lloyd’s final season with Edmonton was turbulent. The Eskimos struggled under head coach Richie Hall en route to finishing with a 7-11 record and missing the playoffs. During the season, Lloyd was labelled “a cancer within the club” by Edmonton Sun columnist Terry Jones. The statement came while the slumping Eskimos were 1-6.

“I don’t know if those rumours are behind me,” Lloyd said Tuesday from his off-season home in Windham, Connecticut after the Riders announced he had re-signed for one year and an option. “I know in Riderville they believe in me. I can’t argue or fight with someone’s opinion and they have a right to their opinion. Their opinions and rumours hurt me, but what doesn’t kill only you makes you stronger.”

Lloyd was among a number highly paid Eskimos who were released after the 2010 season by general manager Eric Tillman, who wanted to take the franchise in a different direction while clearing up salary-cap space. Lloyd felt he would be signed by another team, considering he was only 28. That never happened.

“My agent (Marty Magid) told me that the rumours of being a cancer to the team were killing me,” said Lloyd, who had had 55 defensive tackles and four sacks in 2009 and 82 defensive tackles in 2010. “It hurt because they didn’t get a chance to know me as a person in the locker-room. They looked at my actions on the field. As a linebacker you’re supposed to be nasty, because there aren’t any friends between those two white lines. If you have a different-coloured helmet on and I’m your friend, then I’m playing the wrong game.”

The Riders looked beyond the rumours concerning Lloyd’s character when considering re-signing him. Jeremy O’Day, the Riders’ assistant general manager, got to know Lloyd when they were teammates from 2006 through 2008. Hall, now the defensive co-ordinator with the Riders, was also familiar with Lloyd from his two seasons as Edmonton’s head coach and before that with the Riders.
“We do our homework here,” said Riders general manager Brendan Taman. “(Lloyd) might rub people the wrong way, but he’s not a bad football player. He made a lot of money when he left here and he has been humbled a little bit. Cap-wise, he’s friendly to us. If he plays so many games, he’ll be treated fairly at his end too.”

The Eskimos enticed Lloyd into signing in 2009 with a $100,000 bonus above his salary, which was believed to be approximately $60,000 per season. It’s believed that Lloyd re-signed with the Riders for a salary cap friendly $50,000. That works for the Riders because Taman said that the middle linebacker’s job is Chris Graham’s to lose. They are looking at Lloyd to create competition for Graham, who is headed into his second season, and to add another veteran presence in the locker-room.

“Sometimes we need a change -up,” Taman said. “I go back to Kitwana Jones (who wasn’t signed as a free agent after the 2010 season). He was a different kind of guy, but when he came running out of the tunnel he was fired up and ready to go. We didn’t have that type of guy (in 2011) and we were missing that. Mo brings that.”

Lloyd didn’t know which direction his career was headed after being released. He was a volunteer coach in a youth league and he worked in an all-boys group home for youngsters with disabilities. Lloyd also spent some of his time off a stay-at-home dad. Lloyd and his wife, Kay, have two children — Jayde (11) and Jared (seven). Lloyd said it was Magid who kept him going when it appeared his career was over.

“He called when I had heard the rumours about my character and he told me to keep a level head,” said Lloyd, who was a 2008 CFL all-star. “Without him, I would have probably said something stupid and I would have regretted it down the road. He told me to keep working out to the best of my ability and he would do the same in finding me a contract. He did that.”

The Riders announced Lloyd’s signing the same day they released middle linebacker Barrin Simpson. Lloyd and Simpson met after the 2007 Grey Cup game, in which the Riders beat the Winnipeg Blue Bombers 23-19. Simpson, who was Winnipeg’s starting middle linebacker in the Grey Cup game, was released on Tuesday after spending two seasons with the Roughriders.
“He’s a great guy and I know he’s had some flak over the last year because of the situations he has been in,” Simpson said. “Sometimes situations can happen and you can be portrayed not necessarily as the person you are. As you mature and learn from life, you will handle things differently. He has matured over this year into a better man and person.”

The Riders also got a little younger with Lloyd potentially replacing the 34-year-old Simpson on the roster. Lloyd has also had a year off from football, which has contributed to his overall health.
“You can’t say that my heart is old, because as long as football is around I still feel young,” said Lloyd, who turns 29 on March 15. “Age is just a number and the way you play the game is how you should be treated. It shouldn’t be based on your age.”

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2012 CFL Free Agents

MONTREAL ALOUETTESBOULAY,

Etienne DB New Hampshire N
BROUILLETTE, Marc-Olivier LB Montreal N
CAHOON, Ben SB BYU N
DESLAURIERS, Eric WR Eastern Michigan N
ESTELLE, Mark CB Utah St. I
FLORY, Scott G Saskatchewan N
FONTAINE, Raymond LB Kentucky N
MACDONALD, Patrick DL Alberta N
MCELVEEN, Jermaine DE Alabama Birmingham I
PROULX, Matthieu DB Laval N
ROBERTSHAW, Jeff DL McMaster N
SPENCER, Walter LB Indianapolis N
WOLDU, Paul DB Saskatchewan N

TORONTO ARGONAUTS

BELL, Dalton QB West Texas A&M I
BLACK, Matt DB Saginaw Valley St. N
BUZBEE, Alex DE Georgetown College I
EIBEN, Kevin LB Bucknell N
ISHOLA, Ben DE Indiana I
JOHNSON, Jeff RB York N
MURPHY, Rob OL Ohio St. I
PARKER, Byron CB Tulane I
PICARD, Dominic OL Laval N
PILE, Willie DB Virginia Tech I
POTTINGER, Jason LB McMaster N
ROBERTSON, Taylor OL Central Florida N
YOUNGER, Jordan CB Connecticut I

HAMILTON TIGER-CATS

BARRENECHEA, Agustin FB Calgary N
BROWN, Isaac LB Central Michigan I
CARTER, Matt WR Acadia N
HICKMAN, Justin DE UCLA I
JIMENEZ, Jason OT Southern Mississippi I
KIRK, Matt DL Queen's N
MCINTYRE, Garrett DE Frenso St. I
MEDLOCK, Justin K UCLA I
ROTTIER, Simeon OL Alberta N
SHIVERS, Jason DB Arizona St. I

WINNIPEG BLUE BOMBERS

ARMSTRONG, Derek OL St. Francis Xavier N
BRINK, Alex QB Washington St. I
BROWN, Doug DL Simon Fraser N
BROWNE, Brady DB Manitoba N
CARR, Greg WR Florida St. I
CVETKOVIC, Chris FB Concordia N
DONNELLY, Ryan OL McMaster N
DOUGLAS, Andre OT Temple I
ELLIOTT, Joey QB Purdue I
HARGREAVES, Aaron WR Simon Fraser N
HUNT, Phillip DE Houston I
JANUARY, Glenn OL Texas Tech I
LABATTE, Brendon OL Regina N
LOGAN, Ian DB Wilfrid Laurier N
MORLEY, Steven OT Saint Mary's N
ORAMASIONWU, Donald DT Manitoba N
PIERCE, Buck QB New Mexico St. I

SASKATCHEWAN ROUGHRIDERS

BELL, Graeme RB Saskatchewan N
CATES, Wes RB California U of PA I
CLERMONT, Jason SB Regina N
FANTUZ, Andrew WR Western Ontario N
FOORD, Stuart RB Regina Jrs N
FREEMAN, Jerrell LB Mary Hardin-Baylor I
GRAHAM, Nick CB Tulsa I
HAWKINS, Brent DE Illinois St. I
JACKSON, Tristan DB Central Arkansas I
JOHNSON, Eddie P Idaho St. I
KOCH, Cary WR Virginia I
MITCHELL, Leron DB Western Ontario N
PARENTEAU, Marc OL Boston College N

CALGARY STAMPEDERS

CALIXTE, Marc LB Tennessee Martin N
DALES, Burke P Concordia N
FRANKLIN, Arjei WR Windsor N
ISAAC, Brandon DB South Carolina I
O'NEILL, Timothy OL Calgary N

EDMONTON ESKIMOS

BERTRAND, Mathieu FB Laval N
CIEZKI, Chris RB UBC N
DAVIS, Rod LB Southern Mississippi I
FOURNIER, Samuel RB Laval N
GLATT, Javier LB UBC N
KOCH, Kyle OL McMaster N
LEGARE, Etienne DL Laval N
MCCARTY, Calvin RB Western Washington N
NOWACKI, Andrew WR Murray St. N
PEACH, Greg DE Eastern Washington I
RESTELLI, Mark LB Cal Poly I
SCHIAVONE, Derek K Western Ontario N
TALBOT, Andre WR Wilfrid Laurier N

B.C. LIONS

ARCENEAUX, Emmanuel WR Alcorn St. I
HUNT, Aaron DL Texas Tech I
JONES, Andrew OL McMaster N
JONES, Jason WR Arkansas Pine Bluff I
LEE, Jamall RB Bishop's N
LONG, Robert WR Northern Colorado I
MARSH, Dante CB Fresno St. I
MCCALLUM, Paul K Surrey Jrs N
MCKENZIE, Anton LB Massachusetts I
MITCHELL, Khalif DT East Carolina I
PHILLIPS, Ryan DB Eastern Washington I
RUSSO, Anthony WR Washington I