The
Saskatchewan Roughriders announced today national kicker Hugh O’Neil has signed
with the team and international defensive back Woodny Turenne has signed an
extension. As per club policy, details of the contracts were not
released.
O’Neill (6’2 – 185) joins the Riders for his
fifth CFL season after originally being selected in the 2nd round
(11th overall) by the BC Lions in the 2011 Canadian Draft. He
remained with the Lions for over two seasons before signing with the Edmonton
Eskimos in August, 2013.
Last season,
the Edmonton native played nine regular season games for the Eskimos,
connecting on 20 of 26 field goals (76.9%) and added 61 punts for 2,710 yards for
a 44.4 yard average.
For his
career, the 25-year-old has made 35 of 47 field goal attempts (74.5%) including
a 47 yard long while adding 82 punts for 3,555 yards (43.3 average) including a
70 yard long in 23 regular season games.
Turenne (6’0 – 190) will return for his fifth
CFL season and fourth with the Riders. The Florida native originally signed
with the Green and White in July, 2012 after spending the 2011 season with the
Hamilton Tiger-Cats.
Last season, the 27-year-old played
eight regular season games, registering nine defensive tackles, three special
teams tackles and one interception.
Turenne was eligible to become a free
agent on February 10th.
2 comments:
So now we have two kickers that can't hit 80% of their field goals. Is this an improvement or is the team hoping one of these guys suddenly can do their job?Marc
A tattoo between the the eyebrows, well la, riders new kicker Charlie Manson look alike.
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