The
Saskatchewan Roughriders announced today that international free agent receiver
Jamel Richardson has signed with the team. As per club policy financial details
of the contract were not released.
Richardson (6’3 – 215) returns
to Saskatchewan for a second stint after originally entering the Canadian
Football League with the Green and White in 2003. The Victor Valley College
product spent four seasons with the Riders where he registered 113 receptions
for 1,471 yards and four touchdowns in 30 regular season games.
Richardson
missed the 2007 CFL season as he attended training camp with the NFL’s Dallas
Cowboys before returning in 2008 with the Montreal Alouettes. He spent the next
six seasons with the Al’s where he amassed 6,603 yards and 48 touchdowns on 473
receptions in 88 regular season games.
For
his career, the 32-year-old currently sits 39th in CFL history with
8,074 receiving yards. He has recorded 24 career 100-yard games on his way to
being named a CFL All-Star twice (2008, 2011) and a four-time East Division
All-Star (2008, 2009, 2010, 2011).
He
has won two Grey Cup championships (2009, 2010) and was named the game’s MVP in
2010 after leading the contest with 109 receiving yards on eight
receptions.
Whoopie Ding another Band-Aid. C'mon Brendan find us some NEW talent not just old recycle jobs.
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Why?
ReplyDeleteThis might have excited me if it was SJ Green.
ReplyDeleteSure am glad the genius's that comment on here aren't part of team management because the team would have to fold because of stupidity!
ReplyDeleteNew Hank
Does Taman even have a passport? It appears not.
ReplyDeleteIf anyone hasn't figured it out yet, here it Is in black and white. Taman wouldn't know football talent if came up to him and introduced itself. Rider gm not known for personally scouting on his own down south or anywhere for that matter. His method of operations is to sign others rejects or internet finds. When the scouting department/coaching staff does find the odd exceptional athlete during free agent try out camps he wrongly gets the credit by organization gm title as the person who found the on field productive Rider asset. His overall CFL win/loss record speaks for itself, the losses outweigh a winning directional long term forecast. 2013 CFL Grey Cup Championship courtesy of Mr. J. Hopson.
ReplyDeleteSimilar to bringing Kerry Joseph back. It's just throwing mud against a wall hoping something will stick.
ReplyDeletecongratulations
ReplyDeleteI like this move, It doesn't cost the team anything and if he produces, its a bonus. Solid move by the much-criticized Taman.
ReplyDeleteYeh, you're right, the 'idiot faction' is alive and well.
ReplyDeleteThey're all blindly endorsing a GM that can't find talent.
And you have won how many Grey Cups genius?
DeleteFantastic !
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