STAMPS SIGN JOCK SANDERS
Calgary Stampeders head coach and general manager John Hufnagel is pleased to announce the signing of free-agent import kick returner and running back Jock Sanders. As per team policy, terms of the agreement were not disclosed.
Sanders, 25, spent the past two seasons with the Saskatchewan Roughriders after making his CFL debut with the BC Lions in 2011.
Sanders saw action in 12 regular-season games for Saskatchewan in 2013 and accumulated 1,485 all-purpose yards. The total included 787 yards on 35 kickoff returns (an average of 22.5 yards per return), 505 yards on 64 punt returns (7.9-yard average), 78 rushing yards on 21 carries and 115 yards and one touchdown on nine receptions. The kickoff-return and punt-return yardage totals were both career highs.
The St. Petersburg, Fla., native played all three post-season contests for the Riders including the Grey Cup, during which he accumulated 72 yards in punt returns. In the three games, he had 75 rushing yards, 126 punt-return yards and 119 kickoff-return yards. He also made three catches.
“Jock is a dynamic and versatile player who has been a threat both on special teams and on offence during his time in the CFL,” said Hufnagel. “I’m very pleased that he has chosen to join the Stampeders and I look forward to seeing him in action with the Red and White.”
In 22 career regular-season games in the CFL, Sanders has amassed 2,694 all-purpose yards including 1,287 on kickoff returns, 773 on punt returns, 373 on receptions and 261 on rushing carries.
In college, Sanders played four seasons at West Virginia and became the Mountaineers’ all-time leader in receptions with 206. He amassed 3,398 all-purpose yards at West Virginia including 1,980 receiving, 622 rushing, 281 on punt returns and 515 on kickoff returns. He had 20 career touchdowns including 14 receiving majors.
“I’m very happy to be a Stampeder,” said Sanders. “From my time in Saskatchewan, I have the utmost respect for Calgary and the organization and I’m glad to be a part of that now. The Stampeders have been a very successful team for quite a few years and I’m looking forward to doing whatever I can to contribute to a championship.”
How long are the Riders going to sit on their hands as they leave one by one?
traitor!
do we have a signed running back?
Ye haa, giddyup !
Bo knows football,
so does Jon.
TRAITOR!!! So we now have no explosive running backs, it's back to square one to search at the camps or make a serious trade. After losing a star running back to Oakland, Jock knew he had opportunity here unless Taman has something up his sleeves?
Getting tired of all these guys jumping ship. What a group of turncoats. You give them opportunity and they jump for a couple extra bucks.
I hope Jock likes riding the pine because he won't be a running back in Calgary! He likely would have been the feature back in Sask. this year and could have worked to get a good contract in the long term. His loss
What makes you think the Riders are sitting on their hands?? These deals have to make sense for the long term of the club don't they? Jock Sanders wanted a starting running backs salary (six figures) and we didn't believe this made sense. Case closed. Especially if we have no intention of playing him in a starters role. We will bring in new young players like we do every year and be fine. The Riders are not going to spend stupid amounts of money on long term contracts when they have two of the most important pieces to lock up… Read more »
I really hope Taman has something here. I have faith in what he has done, but this is scary….
Riders can't afford anyone until they deal with the Impending starting QB pay raise at a "substantial team price". Roughriders fanbase say he's the best the CFL has to offer at that playing position, so now's the time to put up, shut up, sign to contract.
Property taxes in Regina went up 5.8% so ahh yeah a few extra dollars means something.
Not overly worried. Let's wait and see some of Taman's recruits.
I think a few of our "losses" won't even be on opening day rosters.
Starting to look scary…Many good players gone. Seems like Durant is going to get the big big money and all the rest leave…There is more to a team then 1 player. Sure hope we don't end up with one guy making 20% of the payroll leaving us with nothing for any other first stringers.
Guys like Jock a dime a dozen… his demands were too high for the Rider scale, and Calgary had room in their Cap to give him what he was asking…..
Jock is a receiver that happens to be able to line up at receiver. He isn’t particularly excellent at either (receiving or running) but his skills are suitable for returning.
No big loss for the Riders – Sanders is not that good that he is irreplaceable
Larry Taylor on the Stamps though as a result of this trade has been sent to Montreal for a swap of 5th rd picks
Capo, good points. There are a thousand good RBs out there. Jock won't and can't be the starting RB.
Has Frenzy given up now? Is he resigned to a 5 win season? Too bad this wouldn't have happened yesterday so I hear him say the sky is falling.
just in case some of us forgot, we did not know who corey sheets was 2 years ago
The kid is obviously happy being a KR and back up RB. Bring in some young fresh cheap legs… Let this kid stay on bench. Hope he got some dough.
Losing Sanders and Sheets hurts but you have to remember they're American so they can probably be replaced with little drop in talent. The two losses that hurt the most were Sholo and Butler. We'll be a long time recovering from that.