Former CFL star Chad Owens has been arrested and charged with one count of assault.
According to Peel regional police, Owens was arrested Monday and appeared in court Tuesday. No further details were provided.The 36-year-old Honolulu native is a 10-year CFL veteran having spent time with the Montreal Alouettes, Toronto Argonauts, Hamilton Tiger-Cats and Saskatchewan Roughriders but didn't play in the league last season.
Owens capped his 2012 campaign by helping Toronto beat Calgary 35-22 to capture the 100th Grey Cup title at Rogers Centre. In the off-season, Owens decided to pursue mixed-martial arts as a form of training and was set to make his MMA debut April 6 in Honolulu."I think he's making a bad decision, our organization thinks he's making a bad decision," Barker said. "But we don't have control of what players choose to do and not do in the off-season.
Owens made an immediate impact with the Argos, being named the CFL's top special-teams player after leading the league in punt, kickoff, missed field goal returns and all-purpose yards. He also finished tied for the overall league in return touchdowns and became just the fifth player in league history to have over 1,000 punt- and kick-return yards in the same season.
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