CFL FREE AGENT ROUND-UP
VANCOUVER – The B.C. Lions signed free-agent defensive back Chris Rwabukamba on Wednesday.
Rwabukamba spent the last two seasons with the Edmonton Eskimos, registering 40 tackles and two interceptions in 29 regular-season games.
He began his CFL career with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats, who drafted him in the fourth round, 27th overall, in the 2010 Canadian draft.
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CALGARY – The Calgary Stampeders re-signed offensive lineman Edwin Harrison on Wednesday.
The move comes a day after offensive lineman Stanley Bryant left Calgary to sign as a free agent with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers.
Harrison is entering his sixth season with Calgary. He has appeared in 45 regular-season games, making starts at both tackle and guard positions.
Harrison, who played collegiately at the University of Colorado, joined the Stampeders in 2010 after spending time on the practice roster of the NFL’s Kansas City Chiefs.
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HAMILTON – The Hamilton Tiger-Cats signed Canadian running back Anthony Woodson on Wednesday.
The six-foot, 215-pound Calgary native spent the last two seasons with the Toronto Argonauts.
Woodson began his CFL career with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers, who selected him in the fourth round, 29th overall, of the 2010 Canadian draft.
Last season, Woodson had 52 yards rushing and added eight catches for 60 yards with the Argos.
Woodson played collegiately at the University of Calgary, rushing for 1,745 yards and nine TDs.
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TORONTO – Curtis Steele is back with the Toronto Argonauts.
The veteran running back signed a one-year deal with the Argos on Wednesday, a day after he became a free agent.
“Curtis is a versatile athlete who understands the game and has developed into an important part of our team and our locker room,” Argos GM Jim Barker said in a statement. “He was voted a special-teams captain by his teammates, which is rare for an international player in our league, and he has been a consistent contributor to our backfield. We are happy to keep him in Toronto.”
Steele appeared in 16 regular-season games last year and was Toronto’s second-leading rusher with 541 on 87 carries (6.2-yard average) and also ran for four touchdowns. He added 35 catches for 309 yards and a TD while returning nine kickoffs for 219 yards.
Steele is entering his third season with Toronto, having rushed for 728 yards and seven TDs as well as registering 48 catches for 375 yards and one touchdown over that span.
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OTTAWA – Brad Sinopoli is returning to the Canadian capital.
The Ottawa Redblacks announced Wednesday that Sinopoli, who played collegiately at the University of Ottawa, had signed with the CFL club as a free agent. Also joining the second-year franchise are receiver Greg Ellingson and offensive lineman SirVincent Rogers.
The six-foot-four, 215-pound Sinopoli had 20 catches for 197 yards and two touchdowns in 12 games with the Grey Cup-champion Calgary Stampeders. The 24-year-old native of Peterborough, Ont., played quarterback at the University of Ottawa and in 2010 captured the Hec Crighton Trophy as Canadian university football’s outstanding player.
Calgary took Sinopoli in the fourth round, 29th overall, in the 2011 CFL draft. He served as the No. 3 quarterback with the club in 2011 and 2012 before being converted to receiver.
Ellingson, 26, a six-foot-three, 197-pound Florida native, had 84 catches for 1,229 yards and six TDs over two seasons with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats while Rogers, 28, of Jasper, Tex., spent the last two campaigns with the Toronto Argonauts. In 2012, Rogers played offensive lineman and tight end for the Arizona Rattlers of the Arena Football League, catching five passes for 129 yards and two touchdowns, helping his team win the Arena Bowl championship.
(Canadian Press)
