CFL outstanding players announced
Published on October 24, 2007 under Canadian Football League (CFL) News Release
Toronto, ON (October 24, 2007) -The Canadian Football League (CFL) announced today the 2007 team outstanding players for the Rogers CFL Player Awards. The below players were selected by 40 voting members of the Football Reporters of Canada (FRC) and eight CFL head coaches.
In this first ballot, five FRC representatives from each CFL city plus the respective head coach submitted votes for the six categories. Voters were asked to select players from their local CFL club who through on-field performance excellence, best represent the awards' title - Outstanding Player, Outstanding Canadian Player, Outstanding Defensive Player, Outstanding Offensive Lineman, Outstanding Rookie, and Outstanding Special Teams Player.
The East and West Rogers CFL Player Awards voting results will be announced on Wednesday, October 31.
Below are the first ballot nominee results:
* - Indicates a unanimous selection
EAST DIVISION
MONTREAL ALOUETTES
PLAYER CANADIAN DEFENSIVE O-LINEMAN ROOKIE SPECIALTEAMS
Ben Cahoon (SB) Ben Cahoon (SB) Randee Drew (CB) Scott Flory* (G) Randee Drew (CB) Walter Spencer (LB)
TORONTO ARGONAUTS
PLAYER CANADIAN DEFENSIVE O-LINEMAN ROOKIE SPECIAL TEAMS
Jonathan Brown (DE) Kevin Eiben (LB) Jonathan Brown (DE) Taylor Robertson (G) Obed Cetoute (WR) Dominique Dorsey (RB)
HAMILTON TIGER-CATS
PLAYER CANADIAN DEFENSIVE O-LINEMAN ROOKIE SPECIAL TEAMS
Zeke Moreno (LB) Jesse Lumsden (RB) Zeke Moreno* (LB) Marwan Hage* (C) Nick Setta* (K/P) Nick Setta* (K/P)
WINNIPEG BLUE BOMBERS
PLAYER CANADIAN DEFENSIVE O-LINEMAN ROOKIE SPECIAL TEAMS
Kevin Glenn (QB) Doug Brown* (DT) Tom Canada (DE) Dan Goodspeed* (T) Cam Hall* (LB) Kyries Hebert (S)
WEST DIVISION
SASKATCHEWAN ROUGHRIDERS
PLAYER CANADIAN DEFENSIVE O-LINEMAN ROOKIE SPECIALTEAMS
Kerry Joseph* (QB) Andy Fantuz* (SB) Fred Perry* (DE) Jeremy O'Day (C) John Chick* (DL) Luca Congi (K)
CALGARY STAMPEDERS
PLAYER CANADIAN DEFENSIVE O-LINEMAN ROOKIE SPECIALTEAMS
Henry Burris* (QB) Brett Ralph (WR) Shannon James (DB) Jay McNeil (G) Tearrius George (DE) Sandro DeAngelis (K)
EDMONTON ESKIMOS
PLAYER CANADIAN DEFENSIVE O-LINEMAN ROOKIE SPECIALTEAMS
Ricky Ray (QB) Kamau Peterson* (WR) Jason Goss (CB) Joe McGrath (G) Tyler Ebell* (RB) Mathieu Bertrand (FB)
B.C. LIONS
PLAYER CANADIAN DEFENSIVE O-LINEMAN ROOKIE SPECIALTEAMS
Joe Smith (RB) Jason Clermont (SB) Cameron Wake (DE) Rob Murphy* (OL) Cameron Wake* (DE) Ian Smart* (RB)
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