2020-2021 offseason transaction thread

[Will]

Here are a list of Argos free agents, if a signing/transaction is significant enough to warrant its own thread then please start one.

TORONTO ARGONAUTS

PLAYER	A/N/G	POS	COLLEGE	STATUS
ACKIE, Chris	N	DB	Wilfrid Laurier
ADJEI, Natey	N	WR	Buffalo
BAZZIE, Alex	A	DL	Marshall
BEDE, Boris	A	K	Laval
BLADEK , Dariusz	N	OL	Bethune-Cookman
BOATENG , Matthew	N	DB	Fresno State
BRESCACIN, Juwan	N	WR	Northern Illinois
CAGE, Isiah	A	OL	Wisconsin Eau Claire
CIBASU , Regis	N	WR	Montreal
COLQUHOUN, Arjen	N	DB	Michigan State
DARBY, Alden	A	DB	Arizona State
GILCHRIST, Kennan	A	LB	Appalachian State
KOZACHUK, Paul	N	LB	Toronto
KWEMO, Nelkas	N	LB	Queen’s
LOKOMBO, Bo	N	LB	Oregon
NEVIS, Drake	A	DT	LSU
NOEL, Llevi	N	WR	Toronto
O’CONNOR , Michael	N	QB	UBC
RADFORD, Denzel	N	DB	Calgary
RICHARDS, Randy	A	OL	Missouri State
ROH, Craig	A	DE	Michigan
WOODSON, Robert	N	DB	Calgary

[Argo57]

IMO the Argos did a very good job in free agency this past February, hopefully they can retain most of these players.
Could be a free for all league wide this coming February .

[paulwoods13]

The Argos have the fewest pending free agents of any team -- 22. Edmonton has 47. I'd say priority re-signings are (in alphabetical order) Ackie, Adjei, Boateng, Brescacin, Colquhoun, Darby, Lokombo, O'Connor and Woodson. I'd also like to see Kwemo and Noel back, if possible. Other than Darby, most of the INTs are dispensible IMO, altho I assume we will re-sign some of them.

[jerrym]

With so many free agents available due to Covid-19, I agree that the Argos should focus on its Canadian content, as there will be many available and none of the internationals listed above are ones that can be considered anywhere near irreplaceable, although Bazzie and Darby would be worth pursuing at a reasonable price.

[AngeloV]

I'm thinking most free agents will re-sign with their own teams. The exceptions being of course the ones that won't be open to a pay cut as rumour has it the teams will likely spend closer to the floor of the cap than the ceiling this year. Hopefully the 600k difference won't mean much to MLSE. I'd love to see the Argos be the big paying bad boys of the league again.

[Will]

Been a minute since we had one of these to post

Welcome, @EliHarold_ 😤

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— Toronto Argonauts (@TorontoArgos) December 10, 2020

[doubleblue]

On paper Harold sounds like an upgrade over the projected 2020 DE's Bazzie and Roh who are both excellent players. 4 years in the NFL as a DE/LB with several sacks to his credit and also played special teams. 6'3 245 and ran a 4.6 forty. Maybe a tweener in the NFL but just right for a CFL DE. Good job Murph and Pinball.

[OV Argo]

On paper Harold sounds like an upgrade over the projected 2020 DE's Bazzie and Roh who are both excellent players. 4 years in the NFL as a DE/LB with several sacks to his credit and also played special teams. 6'3 245 and ran a 4.6 forty. Maybe a tweener in the NFL but just right for a CFL DE. Good job Murph and Pinball.

Harold does sound like a real nice prospect with an NFL resume; but what happened to that other ex-NFLer DE they had signed in the off-season (name escapes me now) ? - not showing on the roster now; there is also Whitney Richardson signed and he seems like a good DE prospect too; real TC competition should be key, and hopefully neither of Bazzie or Roh are starters cause they are not CFL starter DE material IMO; hoping Robbie Smith comes on with some more chances at DE too.

[jerrym]

Former Argo kicker Lirim Hajrullahu has signed a PR contract with Carolina after being cut by LA Rams at the end of TC. If he doesn't stick in the NFL he might be back in the CFL. I'd like to see him back with the Argos.

[Argo57]

Former Argo kicker Lirim Hajrullahu has signed a PR contract with Carolina after being cut by LA Rams at the end of TC. If he doesn't stick in the NFL he might be back in the CFL. I'd like to see him back with the Argos.

I suspect he would return to Hamilton if he comes back to the CFL.

[Tobin Rote]

This guy has the physical tools to be a big star up here...

[Tobin Rote]

Harold does sound like a real nice prospect with an NFL resume; but what happened to that other ex-NFLer DE they had signed in the off-season (name escapes me now) ? - not showing on the roster now; there is also Whitney Richardson signed and he seems like a good DE prospect too; real TC competition should be key, and hopefully neither of Bazzie or Roh are starters cause they are not CFL starter DE material IMO; hoping Robbie Smith comes on with some more chances at DE too.

Were you thinking of Ryan Davis?

[Will]

Front office not done 💼

We’ve also re-signed OL Isiah Cage

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— Toronto Argonauts (@TorontoArgos) December 11, 2020

[OV Argo]

Were you thinking of Ryan Davis?

Yeah - what happened to him ?

[doubleblue]

Yeah - what happened to him ?

I believe he asked to released.

[Tobin Rote]

I believe he asked to released.

Given the fact that no one really got paid for the 2020 season... there should be quite a few names that just disappear from the roster.

[Shatto]

Very pleased to see Noel has been re-signed. He has been an excellent special teams player during his career and IMO has been underutilized as a receiver. A good signing.

[jerrym]

Very pleased to see Noel has been re-signed. He has been an excellent special teams player during his career and IMO has been underutilized as a receiver. A good signing.

Couldn't agree more.

[Will]

We have extended the contracts of RB Karlos Williams, DB Travis Lee and WR Joel Blumenthal.

— Toronto Argonauts Media Relations (@ArgonautsMR) December 14, 2020

[Will]

We’ve also extended the contracts of five players

🇺🇸 RB @Ouellette_AJ12
🇨🇦 OL Eric Starczala
🇺🇸 DB @ErmonL
🇺🇸 DL @Jufacebaby5
🇺🇸 LB Jason Beck

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— Toronto Argonauts (@TorontoArgos) December 15, 2020