KAMLOOPS, BC — The BC Lions have released defensive lineman Steven Richardson. The club announced the news as part of its rookie camp cutdowns on Saturday afternoon.
Wonder if the Bombers bring in this fan favorite for a 2nd tour of duty. Suspect Stove would have to sign a far reduced contract to extend his playing career due to the career-threatening injuries and possibly not even pass a hard physical. He’s collected a swack of injury money from the Lions, so why not give himself a chance to re-introduce himself into the league?
The guy was a legitimate toilet-plug in the middle of the d-line. Last year, the Bomber d-line was kinda pushed around at will between the 20s.
I think the Stove is broken still… otherwise the Lions wouldn’t have cut him after a three day Rookie Camp.
Good points all. The opportunity, even for a Broken Stove is for the Bombers to bring him in under their umbrella, rehabbing the injury and doing public relations events & gatherings while trying to re-hab. A $70k per anum contract redacted to injury payouts might not be much but enough to keep hope alive - and let Richardson learn some about team ops & P.R.