Calgary product played eight regular-season games at Oklahoma State last season
The Toronto Argonauts selected Oklahoma State offensive lineman Shane Richards, a Calgary product, first overall in the CFL draft on May 2, 2019.The Toronto Argonauts selected offensive lineman Shane Richards first overall in the CFL Canadian college draft Thursday night.
Veteran Chris Van Zeyl, a 35-year-old native of Fonthill, Ont., enters his 14th season with Toronto at right tackle. The selection of Richards does allow the Argos the opportunity to go with five Canadians on the offensive line as the club finished 2018 with American Isiah Cage at left tackle. At No. 3, the Edmonton Eskimos took a flyer on the six-foot-three, 254-pound Betts. The 24-year-old Montreal native is the only player to win the J.P. Metras Trophy as Canadian university football’s top lineman three straight years and was named U Sports’ top rookie in 2015. He also won two national titles with Laval.
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