Was browsing the Calgary Herald this morning and saw a familiar name starting at CB for the Saskatchewan Roughriders. Glad to see he's still living the dream.
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Was browsing the Calgary Herald this morning and saw a familiar name starting at CB for the Saskatchewan Roughriders. Glad to see he's still living the dream.
I'm "Friends" with him on FB and he's constantly talking about his team. Apparently he's having a blast.Originally Posted by Bill Brasky
Weldon was always one of my favorite players. I think he could have accomplished so much more under a better coach.
Dittos on Weldon-class act all the way. Do the players in Canada make a decent salary?
According to Wikipedia, the average salary in the CFL is $82,500. That's per season, not per game. The league has a salary cap of $4.35 million per team, which includes 42 active players, plus several inactive and on the practice squad.
[QUOTE=TechFanno1;1359529]Dittos on Weldon-class act all the way. Do the players in Canada make a decent salary?/]
What kw said. Not bad for doing what you love 6 months out of the year.
All CFL games are on e$pn3. Three of the first five games of weeks 1 and 2 were on either NBCSN or E$PN2, but no more games will be on those networks for the next couple of weeks. Saskatchewan leads Calgary 35-21 late in the 4th quarter tonight, and the Riders have shutout the Stamps in the second half.
ETA...Saskatchewan goes to 2-0...36-21 win over Calgary.
Last edited by RealityCheck; 07-05-2013 at 11:07 PM.
The Edmonton Eskimos signed Livas on July 2.
http://www.esks.com/roster/show/id/5537
Last edited by Dawg06; 07-06-2013 at 09:57 PM.
I wish calgary would sign some of our bulldogs.
The day he retires we should offer him a job as an asst AD. I can't figure out why we have failed to hire a former athlete somewhere in our athletic department, other than we are seriously under staffed and have no vision.
Livas comes across as being a humble guy that will give you everything he has on the field. http://www.esks.com/video/index/id/85663 Come to think of it, that description applies to a lot of former Tech players.
It also applies to a lot of the current TECH players.
this is why I come to BBB-- 3 HAPPY posts-- Weldon -Phillip and Eric Shaw. Thanks guys for the info.
[QUOTE=Bill Brasky;1359551]But compared to NFL and considering it is an average-doesn't sound too good.
[QUOTE=TechFanno1;1359681]Let's put it into perspective - that's 8 months of work and I think the team may provide accommodation. I've run into a number of Stamps players from the south and they seem to be doing alright. Plus the CFL is just about the only shot these guys have at doing what they love to do and get paid for it.
It's crazy to live in a place where you throw out Matt Dunigan's name before TB or KM when talking about Tech.
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