RIDERS ACQUIRE MCKINLEY FROM ESKIMOS
The Saskatchewan Roughriders have acquired international defensive lineman Cedric McKinley and a negotiation list player from the Edmonton Eskimos. In exchange the Riders have sent a negotiation list player as well as a conditional future to the Eskimos.
McKinley (6’6 – 300) is currently in his third CFL season after originally signing with Edmonton in August, 2014. The 29-year-old Alabama native has played 15 career CFL games to date, totalling 12 defensive tackles.
This season, the University of Minnesota product has started two regular season games, registering two defensive tackles.
He won his first Grey Cup in 2015 as a member of the Eskimos.
When does he retire?
Seems unusual that we didn't get DeMarco in the deal as well. We seem to be stock piling under achieving QB's….
Ugh.. enough with the "when's he going to retire" crap! It's getting old! McKinley will definitely stick around and is a just what the Riders need! Way to go Jones & Murphy! GO RIDERS!!
It's uncanny how there seems to be no shortage of stupidity on here. The acquisition of Waters and McKinley is part of an ongoing process. Lets wonder back a bit to where after Willy left our GM did nothing to have a capable backup ready. Likely because DD was never going to get injured right? It was only after this huge blunder did he bring in Kevin Glenn, but again after him there was nothing. We tried a couple of guys with a little potential and fed them to the wolves. This management are trying guys out at the position… Read more »
Facts are facts. If a trade is made between 2 teams. The players and the team they are being traded to are not allowed to talk until after the deal is done. So our last trade with Toronto for a QB and a bench warmer O-Lineman that retired simply because he did not want to move West. WHY? Very simple… The amount of money he was making as third on the depth chart or possibly not even dressing for a game. Did not make it worth while to leave his future in Toronto. So I agree with gman80 enough already.… Read more »
This is a tremendous trade. He was good enough to dress/start on a very good Edmonton DLine. Jones knows him well. He doesn't need weeks to adapt to his system and knows the CFL game well. McKinley will replace Jonathan Williams who will be out for weeks. Forces Corvey Irvin to play better as well. I really hope Rider Nation sees what is going on here. We have something special brewing. If you don't perform, you don't play the next week. It's as simple as that. We have asked for years why guys continually had jobs when they didn't play… Read more »