It didn't happen when Canadian Theo Johnson thought it would but he landed where he wanted to. The New York Giants selected the Penn State tight end in the fourth round, No. 107 overall, of the NFL draft Saturday.
The New York Giants selected the Penn State tight end in the fourth round, No. 107 overall, of the NFL draft Saturday. Johnson had been projected as a possible second-day selection.
The Detroit Lions also took UBC tackle Giovanni Manu in the fourth round, No. 126 overall. Manu was born in Tonga and went to high school in Pitt Meadows, B.C. "He runs like a wide receiver," said Daniel Jeremiah, the NFL Network's draft guru."I thought he aced the spring. The Thunderbirds reached the Vanier Cup last year, dropping a 16-9 decision to the Montreal Carabins. Still, it was UBC's first appearance in the Canadian university football championship game since 2015."I’m not here on my own," Manu said."I’m here because of my family and all the mentors I’ve met on the way through this amazing sport of football I discovered in Canada.
The six-foot, 197-pound Stiggers had a team-high five interceptions and 56 tackles in 16 regular-season games with the Toronto Argonauts.
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