Kenny Lawler and the Winnipeg Blue Bombers are leading the Toronto Argonauts 10-3 about half way through 2nd quarter of the Grey Cup. I've watched a few minutes and saw Lawler make a catch for 15-20 yards. From the announcers, it sounded like his only catch so far. It's on the CBS Sports Network if you're interested in watching it now that bulk of the NFL games are done.

Makai Polk is playing for the Argos. He had a thousand yards this season.

sucramus said:

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Makai Polk is playing for the Argos. He had a thousand yards this season.

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Thanks for mentioning Makai. I recognized his name but forgot he started out at Cal. I see he never played college football after 2021 despite apparently still having eligibility. I wonder what the story is behind that.

His Wiki indicates he entered the draft after that season at Mississippi State. Maybe he signed with an agent. He bounced around a few practice squads before joining Toronto this season.

It was a good close game until Winnipeg QB got a deep cut on a finger of his throwing hand in the 3rd quarter. He tried playing with a glove on which he had never done before and appeared to be in a fair amount of pain. After that, it was pick 6 after near pick 6. I don't understand why they didn't send in the backup QB in to replace him. Final score Toronto 41 Winnipeg 24. Makai Polk had 4 catches for 42 yards and Kenny Lawler had 2 catches for 27 yards.

It was a good game. I also like the wider, longer field of play, the extra room in the end zones, the 'single', among other differences. Seems to be a more wide open game.

Why don't NFL teams steal more players from the Canadian league?