Hearing the RedBlacks have acquired QB Drew Tate from Calgary. @TSN1200#CFL
Tate is due a $40K bonus on March 1st
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?@TSNDaveNaylor Can confirm the Ottawa Redblacks have acquired quarterback Drew Tate in exchange for a 5th-round pick in 2018.
David William NaylorVerified account ?@TSNDaveNaylor 4m4 minutes ago Just spoke to Drew Tate. He anticipates going into Ottawa as the #2 QB. "I'm super-excited and just grateful for the opportunity." #cfl
Nice insurance policy , they have had some nice signings as well in free agency , hard to imagine them not being a top contender to be in the G.C. game in Ottawa , although Montreal may give them a run for it . I doubt Hamilton and Toronto will even make the playoffs . :twisted: :twisted:
Great trade by Ottawa. They are going to become the class of the east. They will improve upon last year in the regular season for sure. Still calling for Calgary to win it all in Ottawa.
Wow !!! The leagues biggest slacker is now a REDBLACKER !!! . Yup , the Jeff Spicoli of the CFL. :lol: Well I guess he can carry a clipboard in Ottawa just as good as he carried one in Calgary.
Would have thought Tate would have been a better fit in Regina. Goes from being a back up on one team, to a back up on another. Kind of a lateral move. He could have competed for the starters job for the Riders.
But then again this shouldn't come as a surprise since we all know what happens when CFL players are due bonuses.
Gotta agree with Taleback here , can’t see Cato going to Calgary at all .
It would appear to me that the window just got shut a little bit more tighter on where Cato’s options are on finding further employment in the league. I’m thinking that at this time his only hope is to be signed to the scrap heap in Toronto.
It would seem to be the only place where he might get a shot at being a starter and the only team where he could be at the very worst the 2nd stringer.
good pickup IMO. he is a guy that can be chucked in if need be but still allows development of another. I know there was a bit of speculation this move might happen
I agree Cato to the stamps is unlikely…maybe (big maybe) Hamilton. as for Gale being number 2…he will have to legitimately beat out Buckley for that. The Stamps really like him and he did well enough as a rookie to displace Tate as #2 last year. Then man has game
I’m thinking the logical place for Cato right now is Sask, in the interest of both parties. Sask needs an up and commer, Cato has shown lots of potential, and Cato needs a shot at number one to stay sharp and progress. The somewhat illogical, IMO, signing of Carter, if that’s the reason Cato is out of the Sask picture, seems to have mitigated that though. I get that Carter is an elite, but they have enough semi elites that I think Cato is a bigger need for Riders than Carter right now.
sounds like they have zero interest in Cato…honestly…I probably wouldn’t either. Dude has some serious baggage and was a big reason for the issues at practices…Carter actually only got involved because he tried stepping in to break stuff up and calm people down (got between Cato and another receiver)…then Cato had to get dragged out of practice. Yeah…sounds like Carter showed some immaturity after that by poking but he went in trying to do the right thing actually…and Cato’s headbutting was still there post-Carter so there are concerns. I question if he will land anywhere…which is a shame because he has some skill. I would rather see them take a chance on Waters than Cato. If it doesn’t pan out I have the feeling Cato or Crompton will be available