Still getting used to Chad Owens at Tiger Cat TC.
When he shows up for Hamilton Tiger-Cats training camp this weekend, when all CFL camps will get underway, the Flyin' Hawaiian will assume a background role as he gets adjusted to playing for his former arch rival.
“I'm excited to come in and see what that locker-room is about and not really try to come in and voice my (opinion),” Owens said. “I'm going to be a spectator. I'm going to sit back, and I'm going to observe and just let my actions do their thing and do what I do.
“I'm going to try to earn the respect of my new teammates just by doing what I do, man, and that's putting in work. I just work. I go to work every day. I show up. I love what I do, and I do it at a high level.”
Owens had a career worst 570 receiving yards last season in 13 games, but in 2014 he hauled in 989 yards worth of passes in just 11 contests. The Argos introduced a boatload of talented but immature young receivers last off-season, and they gobbled up most of the targets and yards. Toronto felt it didn't need Owens anymore, because it didn't even offer a contract to him when he became a free agent in February.
The Ticats scooped him up at a relatively discounted rate, and it allowed Owens to keep his family in southern Ontario.
“I'm doing what I love still, and my kids still get to watch me play ball,” Owens said, “so I'm excited.”
The 34-year-old may not be as fast as he once was, but his leaping, one handed touchdown catch against the RedBlacks late last season proved he still has a little bit of game left in him.
As for where the CFL's 2012 most outstanding player will fit into the Ticats receiving corps, that remains to be seen. The Tabbies lost two starting pass catchers during the winter in Bakari Grant, who signed with Calgary as a free agent, and Terrell Sinkfield, who joined the NFL's Minnesota Vikings.
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