Is it just me ? Or are more CFL players getting picked up by NFL teams ?
Lirum being released while under contract to pursue NFL opportunities really blew my mind.
Frankie Williams getting two tryout shocked me as well considering is size.
Even Bralon Addison is only 5:9
And not overly strong or fast. I think he will be back .Just not this year.
I wonder what has brought the attention to the CFL ?
Ex NFL Coach Sherman in Montreal ?
Johnny Manziel coming here and unable to be a starter ?
Marc Trestman - Head Coach of the Bears for a few years. ?
Ex eskie WR Duke Williams success with the Bills ?
5 Erik Harris starting with the raiders?
Ex CFL. Stampeder olineman Brent Jones starting center for vikings?
Ex Sask Head Coach ChrisJones coaching down there with clev defence
Delvin Breaux starting with New Orleans for a few years.
9 Marcus Thigpen returning kicks for the Bills for awhile ?
10 Ex stanp all star national mlb Alex Singleton sticking down there withe the eagles?
Brett Lauthier starting kicker for the cowboys last year.?
18 . June Jonrs and Jerry Glanville coaching up here seeing the talent.
Ex argo head coach Scott Milanovich coaching qbs in the NFL. With jags
20.ex BC star DE Cameron Wake becoming a star with Miami ?
Canadian olineman Tardif starting for the Chiefs ?
22 Ty Long punter starting for LA
24 Kicker Brett Maher starting for dallas
Ex eskie lb Deon Lacey playing in Miami
26 ex eskie wr Zylstra playing in carolina
27 ex ottawa wr Dionte Spencer on broncos roster
Ticat draft puck canadian Brett Urban on baltimore’s roster.
Adam Bighill sticking with the saints a few years back.
Ex cfl qb and coch marcus brady a qb coach with the colts
31 ex sask lb sam eguavon on miami roster
Ex argo wr Dontrel Inmann .
Db tevaugn campbell
34 . ex sask DE John Chick starting lb with colts for a few years
35 Ex Ticat DE Hickman starting with colts at lb
Ticat WR Marcus Tucker played with the steelers for a few years.
It’s an easy way to scout and pilfer . If I was working in the NFL and looking for guys ready to go game day they have easy access to talent pool north .
Plus It’s a numbers game and players get over looked and thankfully the CFL gets rewarded with talent every year .
Playing in a men’s pro league after the boyhood College years and competing at the CFL level is not that far off the NFL . You have to be hungry and have passion for the game up here .
If the player has talent and willing to work that hard on still playing pro they are getting a sweet deal in the NFL with pilfering the CFL .
Talking about Lirum being released ; I am surprised the world record holder for field goals Lewis Ward isn’t trying out down south .
I would think that some NFL scouting organization, even some teams, have a guy who subscribes to TSN and watches the games. If someone catches their eye, they probably have enough contacts or resources, to scout him in depth?
If they can keep track of the many, many myriad of college players available, they can certainly keep tabs on maybe 300 CFL players, and certainly a couple of dozen “standouts?.
I agree it happens every year, it’s just now with social media and CFL.ca and Ticats.ca and 3 Down Nation there is way more coverage then even 3 or 4 years ago.
My opinion: The NFL is becoming more like the CFL; more passing and less bull-through-people running, more no-huddle offence, et cetera. As a result they’re slowly starting to move towards the same types of players that excel in the CFL (smaller but still powerfully built). We will see the pilfering increase in future years.
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