The ninth player taken in the draft was linebacker Roni Salonen, who’s known as the Finnish Lawrence Taylor. That was two spots behind Benjamin Plu. Just hope this doesn’t turn into one of those ug…
There is much in the wording of the B.C. Lions’ press release that is familiar for a training-camp hopeful.
There’s just one difference with this particular dude. He played with the powerhouse Thonon-les-Bains Black Panthers in the elite division of the French Federation of American Football last season and he’s from Le Mans, France.Pity. That would have made a great feature and I, for one, would have volunteered to write it.
As part of the newly imagined league, the CFL invited 18 “global” players to its Canadian scouting combine in Toronto that has now served up nine ready-made training camp features for the various scribes located around the Dominion. Hervey, you should know, as no illusions about the four players who’ll be attending the main camp in Kamloops. When asked what he saw in Toronto and the LFA combine in Mexico City, you get comments like, “better than we expected,” and, ‘It’s going to be a learning experience for them.”
“We were all pleasantly surprised over how much interest there is and how much passion there is for the game,” CFL commissioner Randy Ambrosie says over the phone. “What happened was so eye-opening. If we’re vigilant and thoughtful we can play a leadership role in global football.” “They’re talking about the CFL in Europe,” says Roger Kelly, the managing editor of the website. “The CFL offers a unique opportunity. The NFL is an incredible opportunity but the chances of making the NFL are minimal. The CFL is more realistic.”
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