
XFL Will Give Johnny Manziel a Chance After All
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According to the the Montreal Gazette, Colin Kaepernick hasn’t been invited to Montreal for a workout or team visit, but the team’s general manager has reached out to his agent to discuss possibilities. According to Pro Football Talk, Kaepernick is the one who’s not interested. “A source close to Kaepernick told PFT that Kaepernick is not…

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The Canadian Football League denied Johnny Manziel's comeback bid to play in 2017 but said the former NFL quarterback can revisit his eligibility for next season. Manziel would be eligible in 2018 if he "meets certain conditions that have been spelled out" by commissioner Randy Ambrosie, the CFL announced Wednesday. "After an extensive process of due…

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Colin Kaepernick may be the next in line to head north of the border. According to the the Montreal Gazette, Kaepernick hasn’t been invited to Montreal for a workout or team visit, but the team’s general manager has reached out to his agent to discuss possibilities. “He’s in the midst of some very important things,” Reed…

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Vince Young has played a down of professional football since 2011, but the 34-year-old will make his return to the field this year. Young signed a contract to join the Saskatchewan Roughriders of the Canadian Football League on Thursday, according to his agent, Leigh Steinberg. Congratulations to Vince Young as he heads to training camp in…

Quarterback Vince Young, who has not played in a professional game since 2011, signed to play with the Saskatchewan Roughriders of the Canadian Football League, the team announced Thursday. Young, 33, worked out for the Roughriders in Austin, Tex., last week and signed a standard one-year contract with the Roughriders with a team option for a…

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The first black starting quarterback in pro football history has passed away. The CFL’s Hamilton Tiger-Cats broke the news on Thursday that Bernie Custis has passed away at 88. A Syracuse alum — and a college roommate of future Oakland Raiders owner Al Davis — Custis was taken in the 1951 NFL Draft by the Cleveland…