FRIDAY SHOW RECAP: BEN CAHOON JOINS!

The stars came out on Football Friday on The Rod Pedersen Show! Here are the highlights:

• Rod and Dupes were joined by Hall of Fame Rider broadcaster John Lynch for The Rollout for Flooring Superstores. They discussed the Dallas Cowboys firing head coach Jason Garrett, the mess with the Cleveland Browns, the futures of Chris Jones and Duron Carter, and much more. 
• RP Show Director of Scouting Craig Smith joined the bunker in Block 2. A hot topic throughout the show was whether CFL teams should allow players out of their contracts to sign NFL deals? Lynch and Smith said no while Rod says yes. That was the daily Capital Auto Mall/Universal Collision Centre poll question and over 70% of respondents agreed with Rod however Smitty explained why that would create chaos from a CFL personnel standpoint.
• Montreal Alouettes great Ben Cahoon joined the show via video chat from his home in Utah and discussed a variety of things. He spent 4 seasons as the WR coach with his alma mater BYU but is now the Canadian sales rep for G2G sports protein bars. He talked about his non-import CFL status, reflected on his Hall of Fame career and discussed the current plight of the Alouettes. He feels they’re on the right track with head coach Khari Jones and interim front office boss Eric Deslauriers.
• BC Lions receiver Lemar Durant joined the show from Vancouver and said the future is bright for the club with new head coach Rick Campbell. Lemar said he talked with Campbell the same day he was introduced to the Vancouver media. Durant doesn’t regret leaving the Stampeders in favour of the Lions, and is grateful to be able to play for his hometown team.
• 4-year CFL veteran DB Jermain Robinson joined the show from his home in Tampa Bay and said he’s looking for a free agent contract this off-season. His preference would be Montreal, but all CFL teams have attractive qualities and said he wouldn’t be opposed to playing for a West Division team for the first time in his career. 
• Craig Smith, Dupont and Rod teed up this weekend’s NFL wildcard playoff weekend and gave their picks.
• Friday’s show is available for viewing now on our Facebook page or you can listen to the podcast by clicking on the PODCAST tab at the top of this page.
• See you at 10 am CT on Facebook Live and RodPedersen.com/ListenLive as we’ll recap another great sports weekend!