Calgary Stampeder #2 Thread

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The Calgary Stampeder Thread is not allowing new posts, so I started a second Calgary Stampeder thread.

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Former Guelph Gryphon Clarke Barnes had an impressive breakout last Sunday with five receptions for 87 yards plus 110 KR yards against Ottawa and is one of the top rookies in the CFL.

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Calgary has placed DE James Vaughters on the six game injured list.

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Hamilton's trade of Ja'Gared Davis to Calgary was voided after he failed his physical in Calgary.

[ArgoRavi]

Hamilton's trade of Ja'Gared Davis to Calgary was voided after he failed his physical in Calgary.

I wonder if this might be the end of the road for Davis, who reportedly has seemed disinterested in Hamilton this year.

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Calgary looked like they were ready to mug the Argos in the parking lot, let alone in the game tonight. At times it looked like the Argos were still in the parking lot. But credit to Calgary. Mills running the ball down the Argos throat was the key part of the game with Maier's job being simply to manage the game. Focusing on attacking another team's strength, run defence in the case of the Argos, is a great strategy if a team can manage it, as it tends to wear on the entire opposition.

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Former Argo WR Markeith Ambles, who had personal bests 72 catches for 737 yards and 5 TDs with the Argos in 2022, has re-signed with Calgary after a year and a half in Toronto.
https://calgaryherald.com/sports/football/cfl/calgary-stampeders/stampeders-notes-receiver-markeith-ambles-slots-right-back-in/wcm/2d4b5026-9700-42f4-8e1f-8b7de65990dd

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Calgary has placed star Canadian WR/KR Barnes on the six game injury list. He has been one of their few bright spots.

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Below is a look at the history of the Calgary-Edmonton Labour Day Classic.

https://www.stampeders.com/2023/08/30/its-a-blackout-at-the-labour-day-classic/

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Retired Calgary Stampeder RB and third overall in Canadian rushing yardage Jon Cornish has been named to the BC Football Hall of Fame. Cornish was born in New Westminster where he rushed for 3,200 yards for St. Thomas Moore before going to the University of Kansas.

https://www.bcfootballhalloffame.com/jon-cornish/

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Former Argo Micah Awe, who is leading the CFL in DTs and TTs, is interviewed, displaying his usual confidence, in the video url below:

https://www.stampeders.com/2023/09/06/1-on-1-with-micah-awe-3/

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The Stamps have added National DB Malcolm Thomson, who played 12 games with 23 DTs for the Tiger Cats and Bombers in 2021-22 and American DL George Obinna who played two games with 2 DTS for Calgary last year to their PR.

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Micah Awe, always a dirty player, this week received the maximum possible fine of one half of a player's game check for fourth high hit of the season on the Als WR Cole Spieker.

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Calgary put three players on the CFL All-Star team.



Micah Awe (linebacker): In his first season with the Red and White, Awe set a franchise single-season record by recording 134 defensive tackles, the third-highest total in CFL history. Awe also led the CFL with 153 defensive plays including the aforementioned 134 defensive tackles, four tackles for loss, six special-teams stops, two sacks, three interceptions, one forced fumble and three knockdowns.

Reggie Begelton (receiver): Begelton was the team’s leader in receptions (86), receiving yards (1,119) and receiving touchdowns (five). Despite missing three games in 2023, the veteran slotback ranked second in the CFL in catches and sixth in receiving yards. Begelton had four games with at least 100 receiving yards this season including a 203-yard performance against Toronto. He had a season-high 13 catches in a game against Montreal.

Mike Rose (defensive lineman): Rose led all CFL defensive tackles and set a career high by registering 11 sacks this season. His stat totals also included 24 tackles, one forced fumble and one fumble recovery. Rose had a pair of two-sack games in 2023 – in a game at Saskatchewan on July 16 and at Hamilton on Sept. 30.
https://www.stampeders.com/2023/11/08/awe-begelton-and-rose-are-cfl-all-stars/

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The Stampeders have added five new players. DB Mazzi Wilkins is the one with the most pro experience having played 7 NFL games.



Clifford Chattman Defensive back
College: Texas-San Antonio
Height: 6.05
Weight: 198
Born: May 23, 1997
Birthplace: New Orleans, LA
American
Chattman attended training camp with the National Football League’s Atlanta Falcons earlier this year and saw action in three pre-season games, recording six tackles including two tackles for loss and a sack. Chattman finished his collegiate career with two seasons at the University of Texas at San Antonio and, in two seasons with the Roadrunners, played 18 games and produced 90 tackles including two tackles for loss, 0.5 sacks, five interceptions, one forced fumble and 15 passes defended. He was named first-team all-Conference USA following his senior season in 2022 after accumulating 72 tackles and five interceptions in 14 games. The New Orleans native transferred to UTSA after two seasons at Texas A&M. In 17 games for the Aggies, he had 35 tackles including two tackles for loss, one interception, one fumble recovery and five passes defended.

Will Choloh Defensive lineman
College: Troy
Height: 6.00
Weight: 282
Born: Jan. 9, 2000
Birthplace: Monrovia, Liberia
American
At Troy, Choloh was honoured on the Sun Belt Conference’s all-star team on four occasions as he was on the first team in 2022 and the second team in 2019, 2020 and 2021. In 62 career games for the Trojans, he had 200 tackles including 34 tackles for loss, 20.5 sacks, three forced fumbles and three blocked kicks.

Tyler Richardson Defensive back
College: Tiffin
Height: 5.10
Weight: 188
Born: Dec. 5, 1998
Birthplace: Cincinnati, OH
American
Earlier this year, Richardson attended rookie mini-camp with the Indianapolis Colts. Before turning pro, Richardson played 37 games over four seasons at Tiffin University. He earned all-Great Midwest Athletic Conference honours on three occasions – he was second-team all-conference in 2019 and 2020 and third-team in 2022. Over the course of his career with the Dragons, Richardson made 113 tackles and also had three interceptions and a half-sack.

Kyle Vantrease Quarterback
College: Georgia Southern
Height: 6.02
Weight: 225
Born: Aug. 20, 1998
Birthplace: Akron, OH
American
Vantrease earned third-team all-Sun Belt Conference honours in 2022 at Georgia Southern after throwing for 4,253 yards and 27 touchdowns. Both totals established single-season school records for the Eagles as did Vantrease’s 371 completions and 604 attempts. Vantrease transferred to Georgia Southern after playing 35 games over five seasons at the University of Buffalo. As a member of the Bulls, he completed 387 of 654 passes for 4,755 yards and 25 touchdowns.


Mazzi Wilkins Defensive back
College: South Florida
Height: 5.10
Weight: 188
Born: Oct. 12, 1995
Birthplace: Tampa, FL
American
Wilkins has seven games of the National Football League experience with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Baltimore Ravens – recording three tackles – and he attended training camp with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers in 2021. He has also been with the Alphas in The Spring League and with the Philadelphia Stars in the United States Football League. In college, Wilkins played 47 games over four seasons at South Florida and accumulated 110 total tackles – 78 solo and 32 assisted – including two tackles for loss. He also had a half-sack, three interceptions, one fumble recovery and 19 pass breakups. Wilkins participated in the 2019 East-West Shrine Game and intercepted a pass by Oklahoma State quarterback Taylor Cornelius, who later signed with the Edmonton Elks.
https://www.stampeders.com/2023/11/09/stamps-sign-five/

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The Stamps take DB Benjamin Labrosse from Syracuse and McGill as the fourth overall pick.

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Calgary trades their 13th and 14th overall picks to Winnipeg for the 8th and 28th picks.

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With their second first round pick Calgary selects an OL with a mean streak, Christy Nkanu from Washington State.

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The Stamps detail their 2024 draft picks below.

https://www.stampeders.com/2024/04/30/stamps-tab-eight-in-2024-draft/

[Mocha]

It'll be interesting to see if Maier's focus on running pays off . . . Or will it just take his focus off his usual game?

https://www.tsn.ca/cfl/salim-valji-jake-maier-making-strides-on-and-off-the-field-1.2123343